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Popularity of the baby name Matthew


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Popular and unique baby names in Alberta (Canada), 2006

Flag of Alberta
Flag of Alberta

These rankings will likely be updated soon, so I wanted to post them before they became old news!

In the Canadian province of Alberta, the top baby names of 2006 were…

Girl Names

  1. Ava
  2. Emma
  3. Emily
  4. Hannah
  5. Madison
  6. Sarah
  7. Abigail
  8. Olivia
  9. Grace
  10. Ella

Boy Names

  1. Ethan
  2. Joshua
  3. Jacob
  4. Logan
  5. Matthew
  6. Noah
  7. Nathan
  8. Liam
  9. Carter
  10. William

And these were some of the unusual names bestowed in Alberta that same year:

Unusual Girl NamesUnusual Boy Names
Appeline, Aristotle, Autumn-Jewels, Ayodele, Ayverée, Beimnet, Bhoomi, Callahan, Charlatan, Chyme, Corinthian, Czarina, Dhiksha, Drishti, Dusty-Storm, Eleftheria, Elgin, Eshroop, Feyisope, FleurdeMay, Freshelle, Ginaovaline, Gjoa, Gladness, Hiwot, Huntter, Imonitie, Iqraa, Irish, Ishnoort, Jazznoor, Jeytsun, Kashf, Kimjot, Kindred, Kohl, KoJo, Krymson, Lana-Salam-Amil, Lexington, Loveday, Mephew, Mirical, Misty-Jade, Moeaqic, Morningstar, Muzn, Myatta, Nghi, NuEmi, Ocean-Joy, Phancie, Phull, Pneet, Pope, Prissy, Qalkidan, Raya-Sun, Rehap-Allislame, Riverine, Rooaa, Salestial, Sheridtton, Sneha, Spirt, Starlight, Sumr, SunShine, Taylor-Judith-Lynn, Tequila, Trail-Dancer, Trillion, Tymber, Uririnoghene, Vritika, Wichan, Yram, Zailey, Zealand, ZyryllA.K.I.L., Ainnelhyethum, Atreyu, Banderas, Brigz, Catcher, Chancellor, Cimmaron, Cobain, Coo-nah, Corny, Creedence, Detroit, Dezzmen, Diezel-Blaze, DoTayne-Tebekew-Belachew, Drizz, Dutch, Elolo, Erilinyth, Eryx, Essay, Excell, Ferozudin, Fopefoluwa, Frost, Gleb, Guardian, Gurmoney, Harrattanbir, Isaiah-Mikael-Tafari, Jacob-Danny-Micheal, Jihad, Jupinder, J’zyn, Kalixto, Keltic, Krrish, Kuothnyuer, Kwynton, Lavindu, Leviathan, Lovedeep, Lyth, Mavricky, Morningsky, Morphious, Naufil, Nozzey, Nvuselelo, Okello, Olt, Pipehgwance, Princeraj, Promesse, Qazi, Raddix, Ryic, Rylee-Kris, Sachalsultan, Sawyrr, Shashwat, Shlok, Siwoo, Shooter, Skipper, Sweetgrassman, Tgn, Trennis, Truth, Vraj, WhiteElk, Willex, Winandus, Wol, Xzyler, Yug, Zarry, Zhakirullah, Zinedine

Source: Alberta’s top baby names – Alberta.ca

Image: Adapted from Flag of Alberta (public domain)

Popular baby names in Northern Ireland (UK), 2007

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Flag of the United Kingdom

What were the top names in Northern Ireland last year? According to the Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency, they were:

Girl names

  1. Katie
  2. Grace
  3. Sophie
  4. Lucy
  5. Emma
  6. Ellie
  7. Sarah
  8. Erin
  9. Hannah
  10. Anna

Boy names

  1. Jack
  2. James
  3. Matthew
  4. Daniel
  5. Ryan
  6. Thomas
  7. Adam
  8. Joshua
  9. Dylan
  10. Ben

NISRA also had this to say about the growing diversity of first names in Northern Ireland:

In 2007, there were approximately 1,900 girls’ and 1,400 boys’ names used; compared with 1,500 girls’ and 1,000 boys’ names in 2001.

Source: Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency

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

Popular and unique baby names in Scotland (UK), 2007

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Flag of the United Kingdom

Scotland’s top baby names have been released!

Here are the top 20 girl names and top 20+ boy names of 2007:

Girl names

  1. Sophie, 613 baby girls
  2. Emma, 479
  3. Lucy, 417
  4. Katie, 410
  5. Erin, 401
  6. Ellie, 392
  7. Amy, 369
  8. Emily, 364
  9. Chloe, 363
  10. Olivia, 357
  11. Hannah, 346
  12. Jessica, 296
  13. Grace, 279
  14. Ava, 254
  15. Rebecca, 251
  16. Isla, 232
  17. Brooke, 219
  18. Megan, 204
  19. Niamh, 203
  20. Eilidh, 200

Boy names

  1. Lewis, 687 baby boys
  2. Jack, 676
  3. Ryan, 476
  4. James, 456
  5. Callum, 411
  6. Cameron, 396
  7. Daniel, 391
  8. Liam, 375
  9. Jamie, 350 (3-way tie)
  10. Kyle, 350 (3-way tie)
  11. Matthew, 350 (3-way tie)
  12. Logan, 346
  13. Finlay, 339
  14. Adam, 323
  15. Alexander, 299
  16. Dylan, 293
  17. Aiden, 289
  18. Andrew, 288
  19. Ben, 286
  20. Aaron, 279 (tie)
  21. Connor, 279 (tie)

Approximately 6,500 baby names were bestowed in Scotland in 2007. Of these, about 2,400 girl names and 1,700 boy names were unique (as in, given to only one child). Here’s a sampling of those unique names:

Unique girl namesUnique boy Names
Amberly, Babyjane, Chardonnay, Divine-Grace, Eliska, Fizzah, Gracealexandra, Heaven-Leigh, Irmak, Jasmina, Kiranpreet, Luighsighe, Misty-Blue, Noor-El-Iman, Oluwateniolami, Possum, Queeneffa, Rhythm, Sheignneth, Tianqi, Uxia, VJay, Wezi, Xanthia, Yolwandle, ZalfaAtom, Brydon-Craig, Crombie, Daood, Eriz, Favour, Gurardass, Heini, Ieuan, Jock, Kurtis-Jae, Loche, Montague, Nader, Olaoluwapolorimi, Promise, Qirui Ruslan, Stephenjunior, Taliesin, Ubayd, Vithujan, Wesley-Scott, Xabier, Yadgor, Zaineddine

To see more, download the full list directly from the General Registrar Office for Scotland.

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

Baby name “safe list”: Amelia, Calvin, Grace, Preston, Rebecca, Wesley

Not sure what to name your baby?

Maybe you should go with a classic. The following names have been popular in the U.S. since at least 1880 (when data on baby names was first collected). None of the male names have ever been out of the top 400, and none of the female names have ever been out of the top 500.

So, if you’re stumped, simply close your eyes and point. Just remember to veer to the left if you’re having a boy, to the right if you’re having a girl…

Aaron
Albert
Alex
Alexander
Allen
Andrew
Andy
Anthony
Antonio
Arthur
Benjamin
Calvin
Charles
Christopher
Clayton
Curtis
Daniel
David
Dennis
Donald
Edgar
Edward
Edwin
Felix
Frank
George		Grant
Henry
Isaac
Jack
Jacob
James
Jay
Jerry
Jesse
Joe
Joel
John
Jose
Joseph
Juan
Julian
Kenneth
Louis
Manuel
Marcus
Mark
Martin
Marvin
Matthew
Michael		Nathan
Nathaniel
Nicholas
Oscar
Patrick
Paul
Peter
Philip
Phillip
Preston
Raymond
Richard
Robert
Ruben
Samuel
Stephen
Theodore
Thomas
Timothy
Tony
Victor
Vincent
Walter
Wesley
William		Alice
Amanda
Amelia
Amy
Anna
Anne
Annie
Caroline
Catherine
Cecilia
Charlotte
Christina
Christine
Claudia
Cynthia
Elizabeth
Emily
Emma
Esther
Eva
Evelyn
Grace
Helen
Jane
Josephine
Julia
Katherine		Kathleen
Kathryn
Katie
Laura
Leah
Lillian
Linda
Lydia
Margaret
Maria
Mary
Miriam
Molly
Nancy
Naomi
Nina
Priscilla
Rachel
Rebecca
Rose
Rosa
Ruby
Ruth
Sara
Sarah
Veronica

Honorable Mentions: Douglas, Eddie, Ivan, Lawrence, Mitchell and Russell were each out of the top 400 only once, and Nora was out of the top 500 only once.