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Popularity of the baby name Gabriella


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Popular baby names in Jamaica, 2017

Flag of Jamaica
Flag of Jamaica

According to preliminary data from the Registrar General’s Department of Jamaica, the most popular baby names in the country in 2017 were Amelia and Jayden.

Here are the island’s top 10 girl names and top 10 boy names of 2017:

Girl names

  1. Amelia, 207 baby girls
  2. Arianna, 181
  3. Ariana, 95
  4. Kaira
  5. Gabrielle
  6. Gabriella
  7. Brianna
  8. Mia
  9. Adrianna
  10. Savannah

Boy names

  1. Jayden, 230 baby boys
  2. Aiden, 188
  3. Joshua, 162
  4. Daniel
  5. Nathaniel
  6. Nathan
  7. Malachi
  8. Liam
  9. Kyle
  10. Jordan

Arianna has been the top girl name since 2013, and Jayden has been the top boy name since 2010 (including 2011).

And here’s an interesting fact: “The name Neymar appeared as the sixth most popular name in the World Cup year of 2014, but failed to make the top 10 the following year.”

(Incidentally, the baby name Jamaica saw peak usage in the U.S. in the late ’70s and early ’80s.)

Source: What are Jamaican parents naming their babies?

Image: Adapted from Flag of Jamaica (public domain)

Popular baby names in Italy, 2017

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Flag of Italy

According to Italy’s Istituto Nazionale di Statistica, the most popular baby names in the country in 2017 were Sofia and Francesco.

Here are Italy’s top 10 girl names and top 10 boy names of 2017:

Girl Names
1. Sofia, 7,173 baby girls
2. Giulia, 6,143
3. Aurora, 5,808
4. Alice, 3,691
5. Ginevra, 3,564
6. Emma, 3,525
7. Giorgia, 3,474
8. Greta, 3,270
9. Martina, 3,129
10. Beatrice, 2,970

Boy Names
1. Francesco, 7,209 baby boys
2. Leonardo, 6,622
3. Alessandro, 5,987
4. Lorenzo, 5,789
5. Mattia, 5,715
6. Andrea, 5,322
7. Gabriele, 5,129
8. Riccardo, 4,336
9. Matteo, 4,072
10. Tommaso, 4,020

In the girls’ top 10, Beatrice replaced Chiara (now 12th). Also notable is the fact that the top 10 again includes a total of four g-names. (In the U.S., on the other hand, there are only four g-names — Grace, Genesis, Gabriella, and Gianna — in the entire top 100.)

On the boys’ side, farther down, Kevin is hanging on at #50.

Source: How many babies are named…? (Istat)

Image: Adapted from Flag of Italy (public domain)

Most popular first letters for baby names, 2016

What were the most popular first letters for baby names in 2016?

Here’s a chart showing the first letter breakdown for girl names:

first letter, girl names, baby names, 2016, chart

For girls, the most-used first letter was A, followed by M and E. The least-used first letter was U.

The three most-used girl names per letter last year were…

A: Ava, Abigail, Amelia
B: Brooklyn, Bella, Brianna
C: Charlotte, Chloe, Camila
D: Delilah, Daisy, Daniela
E: Emma, Emily, Evelyn
F: Faith, Finley, Fiona
G: Grace, Genesis, Gabriella
H: Harper, Hannah, Hazel
I: Isabella, Isabelle, Ivy
J: Julia, Josephine, Jade
K: Kennedy, Kaylee, Kylie
L: Lily, Lillian, Layla
M: Mia, Madison, Mila
N: Natalie, Nora, Naomi
O: Olivia, Olive, Oakley
P: Penelope, Paisley, Piper
Q: Quinn, Queen, Quincy
R: Riley, Ruby, Reagan
S: Sophia, Sofia, Scarlett
T: Taylor, Trinity, Teagan
U: Unique, Uma, Una
V: Victoria, Violet, Vivian
W: Willow, Willa, Winter
X: Ximena, Xiomara, Xena
Y: Yaretzi, Yareli, Yamileth
Z: Zoey, Zoe, Zara

Here’s the breakdown for boy names:

first letter, boy names, baby names, 2016, chart

For boys, the most-used first letter was J, followed by A and C. The least-used letter was U.

The three most-used boy names per letter last year were…

A: Alexander, Aiden, Anthony
B: Benjamin, Brayden, Bryson
C: Carter, Christopher, Caleb
D: Daniel, David, Dylan
E: Elijah, Ethan, Eli
F: Finn, Felix, Francisco
G: Gabriel, Grayson, Gavin
H: Henry, Hunter, Hudson
I: Isaac, Isaiah, Ian
J: James, Jacob, Jackson
K: Kevin, Kayden, Kingston
L: Liam, Lucas, Logan
M: Mason, Michael, Matthew
N: Noah, Nathan, Nicholas
O: Oliver, Owen, Oscar
P: Parker, Patrick, Preston
Q: Quinn, Quentin, Quincy
R: Ryan, Robert, Roman
S: Samuel, Sebastian, Sawyer
T: Thomas, Theodore, Tyler
U: Uriel, Uriah, Ulises
V: Vincent, Victor, Valentino
W: William, Wyatt, Wesley
X: Xavier, Xander, Xzavier
Y: Yusuf, Yosef, Yahir
Z: Zachary, Zayden, Zane

Finally, here are both genders side-by-side:

first letter, baby names, 2016, chart

Overall, the top first letter was A, followed by J and M. And the least popular letter was, of course, U.

Here’s last year’s post on the most and least popular first letters of 2015.

Most popular lengths for baby names, 2016

The long and short of it is that U.S. parents don’t choose long and short baby names as often as they choose mid-length baby names. The most popular lengths for baby names in 2016? 6 letters, followed by 5 letters, followed by 7 letters…yet again.

Here’s a chart showing the length breakdown for girl names:

lengths, girl names, baby names, 2016, chart

The most-used girl names per length (from 2 to 10 letters) last year were…

And here’s the breakdown for boy names:

lengths, boy names, baby names, 2016, chart

The most-used boy names per length (from 2 to 10 letters) were…

Finally, here are both genders on the same chart:

lengths, boy names, baby names, girl names, 2016, chart

Here’s last year’s post on the top name lengths of 2015, if you’d like to compare.