How popular is the baby name Christopher in the United States right now? How popular was it historically? Use the popularity graph and data table below to find out! Plus, see all the blog posts that mention the name Christopher.
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In 1916, the London Globe mentioned twins named Jere and Miah:
There lived for many years in the village of Twerton, Bath, one named Miah. He was born a twin, and his parents thriftily divided the predestined name of Jeremiah between them, the other babe being christened Jere.
What other names could we divide into two usable mini-names like this?
Here are a few ideas to kick things off…
Abigail, Abi + Gail Anastasia, Ana + Stasia Calista, Cal + Ista Drusilla, Dru + Silla Elizabeth, Eliza + Beth Mozelle, Mo + Zelle Valentina, Valen + Tina
Alexander, Alex + Ander Christopher, Chris + Topher Denzel, Den + Zel Donovan, Dono + Van Joseph, Jo + Seph Rexford, Rex + Ford William, Wil + Liam
On the girls’ side, Ariana, Penelope, Skylar and Nora (previously ranked 54th, 56th, 73rd and 82nd) are new to the top 50. They replaced Hailey, Kaylee, Alexis and Nevaeh (now ranked 51st, 52nd, 64th and 65th).
On the boys’s side, Oliver and Aaron (previously ranked 52nd and 51st) are new to the top 50. They replaced Brayden and Gavin (now ranked 62nd and 60th).
The biggest jumps within the top 50 were Scarlett (+12 spots), Sebastian (+11) and Aria (+9).
The biggest drops within the top 50 were Aaliyah (-10), Christian (-7), Ryan (-7) and Nathan (-7).
Here’s more from the SSA’s news release:
Aranza jumped an amazing 3,625 spots on the girls’ side to number 607, from number 4,232 in 2013. The Latin soap opera “Por siempre mi amor” was aired on Univision from 2013 to 2015. The show featured a young lead character named Aranza, and obviously had its effect on naming trends last year.
Bode raced ahead 645 spots, from number 1,428 in 2013 to number 783 in 2014. This might have had something to do with the Winter Olympics in early 2014, where Bode Miller continued his outstanding alpine skiing career by collecting his sixth Olympic medal. Not only is he the most successful male American alpine skier of all time, he is considered by many to be an American hero.
The second fastest riser for boys was Axl, a nod to both rock legend Axl Rose of Guns N’ Roses and Axl Jack Duhamel, son of Stacy Ann “Fergie” Ferguson and Josh Duhamel. For girls, Montserrat, the lead character in a very popular Latin soap opera, was number two, joined by another Monserrat (spelled just one letter differently) at number three.
The Commonwealth of Virginia, on the east coast of the United States, is the 12th most populous state in the nation.
Every year, Virginia welcomes approximately 100,000 babies.
What were the most popular names among these babies in 2013 specifically? Emma and William, according to the Virginia Department of Health’s Division of Health Statistics.
Here are Virginia’s top 15+ girl names and top 15 boy names of 2013:
Girl names
Emma
Olivia
Sophia
Ava
Abigail
Isabella
Charlotte
Emily
Madison
Elizabeth
Harper
Chloe
Mia
Hannah
Lillian
Amelia
Avery
(Why 17 names? According to my source, “There are some ties among the top 15 names by group, so some lists are longer.”)
Boy names
William
Noah
Liam
Mason
Jacob
Jackson
Ethan
Elijah
James
Michael
John
Aiden
Alexander
Benjamin
Gabriel
…But that’s not all!
Virginia (just like New York City, in the nearby state of New York) also breaks down its baby name rankings by race/ethnic group.
In 2013, the population of Virginia was roughly 69.6% White (58.0% non-Hispanic White), 22.5% Black, 12.8% Hispanic, 7.7% Asian, and 0.2% Native American. While the state did not release baby name data for Asians and Native Americans, it did release data for the three larger groups.
Here are the top 15+ girl names and 15+ boy names for Virginia’s White babies:
Girl names, White
Boy names, White
1. Emma 2. Olivia 3. Sophia 4. Abigail 5. Charlotte 6. Ava 7. Isabella 8. Emily 9. Madison 10. Harper 11. Elizabeth 12. Lillian 13. Avery 14. Hannah 15. Amelia 16. Addison
1. William 2. Liam 3. Jackson 4. James 5. Noah 6. Jacob 7. Mason 8. John 9. Benjamin 10. Ethan 11. Alexander 12. Luke 13. Lucas 14. Henry 15. Michael 16. Logan
Here are the top 15+ girl names and 15+ boy names for Virginia’s Black babies:
Girl names, Black
Boy names, Black
1. Aaliyah 2. London 3. Madison 4. Serenity 5. Ava 6. Nevaeh 7. Olivia 8. Skylar 9. Kennedy 10. Londyn 11. Trinity 12. Taylor 13. Faith 14. Makayla 15. Layla 16. Gabrielle 17. Mariah 18. Naomi 19. Arianna 20. Jordyn
1. Elijah 2. Jeremiah 3. Josiah 4. Jayden 5. Aiden 6. Christian 7. Noah 8. Isaiah 9. Mason 10. Michael 11. Cameron 12. Jordan 13. Ayden 14. Christopher 15. Caleb 16. Ethan
And, finally, here are the top 15+ girl names and 15+ boy names for Virginia’s Hispanic babies:
Girl names, Hispanic
Boy names, Hispanic
1. Genesis 2. Sophia 3. Isabella 4. Ashley 5. Mia 6. Emily 7. Sofia 8. Camila 9. Allison 10. Brianna 11. Kimberly 12. Amy 13. Samantha 14. Melanie 15. Victoria 16. Alexa 17. Ariana 18. Emma 19. Andrea 20. Nicole
1. Daniel 2. Christopher 3. Jacob 4. Anthony 5. David 6. Angel 7. Dylan 8. Mathew 9. Joshua 10. Michael 11. Jonathan 12. Liam 13. Gabriel 14. Sebastian 15. Kevin 16. Justin 17. Adrian 18. Christian 19. Lucas 20. Brandon
Tuesday’s post about the Victorian-style Tylney Hall Hotel reminded me of a list of Victorian-era names that I’ve had bookmarked forever.
The list was created by amateur genealogist G. M. Atwater as a resource for writers. It contains names and name combinations that were commonly seen in the U.S. from the 1840s to the 1890s. Below is the full list (with a few minor changes).
Victorian Era Female Names
Victorian Era Male Names
Abigale / Abby
Ada
Adella
Agnes
Allie
Almira / Almyra
Alva
America
Amelia
Ann / Annie
Arrah
Beatrice
Bernice
Charity
Charlotte
Chastity
Claire
Constance
Cynthia
Dorothy / Dot
Edith
Edna
Edwina
Ella
Eleanor
Ellie
Elizabeth / Eliza / Liza / Lizzy / Bess / Bessie / Beth / Betsy
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