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Popularity of the baby name Evelyn


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Popular baby names in Oxfordshire (England), 2018

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Last year, the English county of Oxfordshire welcomed 7,745 babies.

What were the most popular names among these babies? Olivia and Oliver, according to data released recently by the Oxfordshire County Council’s Registration Service.

Here are Oxfordshire’s top 10 girl names and top 10 boy names of 2018:

Girl names

  1. Olivia
  2. Isabella
  3. Amelia
  4. Florence
  5. Lily
  6. Evelyn
  7. Isla
  8. Emilia
  9. Sophie
  10. Ava

Boy names

  1. Oliver
  2. George
  3. Oscar
  4. Jacob
  5. William
  6. Jack
  7. Benjamin
  8. Joshua
  9. Charlie
  10. Henry

In the girls’ top 10, Evelyn, Emilia, and Sophie replaced Poppy, Emily, and Evie.

In the boys’ top 10, William, Joshua, and Charlie replaced Arthur, Alfie, and Muhammed.

The registrar also made note of the rise in hyphenated first names (for the second year in a row, actually).

In 2017, the top names in the county were Lily and Oliver.

Update, Nov. 2019: The top baby names in England and Wales in 2018 were also Olivia and Oliver.

Source: Clayton, Indya. “Oxfordshire’s most popular baby names revealed.” Oxford Mail 1 Feb. 2019.

Image: Adapted from Flag of the United Kingdom (public domain)

Popular baby names in Canberra/ACT (Australia), 2018

According to ACT Government, the most popular baby names in Canberra in 2018 were Amelia and William.

Here are the Australian Capital Territory’s top 10 girl names and top 10 boy names of 2018:

Girl Names
1. Amelia
2. Ella (tie)
2. Olivia (tie)
4. Ava
5. Evelyn (tie)
5. Zoe (tie)
7. Chloe
8. Matilda (tie)
8. Mia (tie)
10. Charlotte

Boy Names
1. William
2. Noah
3. Oliver
4. Henry
5. Jack (tie)
5. Thomas (tie)
7. Ethan
8. Alexander
9. Leo
10. Lucas

In the girls’ top 10, Ella, Evelyn, Zoe, and Matilda replaced Sophie, Isla, Ivy and Grace. (The last time Matilda waltzed into the ACT top 10 was in 2009.)

In the boys’ top 10, Ethan and Lucas replaced James, Samuel, Charlie, and Lachlan.

(These rankings are based on provisional data covering the year up to mid-December.)

In 2017, the top names were Charlotte and Oliver.

Sources: Amelia and William top baby names in 2018, Top 10 baby names 1930, 1950 and 1991 to 2018

Popular baby names in Nova Scotia (Canada), 2018

According to Nova Scotia’s Registry of Vital Statistics, the most popular baby names in the province in 2018 were Olivia and William.

Here are Nova Scotia’s top 10 girl names and top 10 boy names of 2018:

Girl Names
1. Olivia, 44 baby girls
2. Sophia, 42
3. Charlotte and Emma, 38 each (tie)
4. Amelia, 34
5. Ava, 33
6. Isla, 32
7. Abigail, 31
8. Evelyn, 29
9. Sadie and Sophie, 28 each (tie)
10. Mia and Scarlett, 27 each (tie)

Boy Names
1. William, 61 baby boys
2. Benjamin, 49
3. Hunter, 41
4. Lincoln, 40
5. Jack, 38
6. Noah and Oliver, 37 each (tie)
7. Logan and Owen, 35 each (tie)
8. Ethan and Liam, 34 each (tie)
9. Lucas, 33
10. Mason, 32

In the girls’ top 10, Isla, Sadie, Sophie, and Mia replaced Ella, Claire, Hannah, and Lily.

In the boys’ top 10, Mason replaced James and Alexander.

(These rankings are based on provisional data covering the year up to December 28th.)

In 2017, the top two names were the same.

Source: This Year’s Most Popular Baby Names in Nova Scotia

Popular baby names in Arizona, 2018

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According to Arizona’s Department of Health Services, the most popular baby names in the state in 2018 were Emma and Liam.

Here are Arizona’s top 10 girl names and top 10 boy names of 2018:

Girl Names
1. Emma
2. Olivia
3. Mia
4. Isabella
5. Sophia
6. Mila
7. Camila
8. Charlotte
9. Amelia
10. Emily

Boy Names
1. Liam
2. Noah
3. Sebastian
4. Oliver
5. Benjamin
6. Daniel
7. Mateo
8. Alexander
9. Julian
10. Elijah

In the girls’ top 10, Mila and Camila replaced Ava (now 12th) and Evelyn (now 13th). Also notable: Luna is now sitting just outside the top 10, having jumped from 20th to 11th.

In the boys’ top 10, Mateo replaced Logan (now 16th).

(These rankings are based on provisional data covering the year up to mid-December.)

In 2017, the top names in Arizona were also Emma and Liam.

Source: Top Baby Names in Arizona 2018 Announced

Image: Adapted from Flag of Arizona (public domain)