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Popularity of the baby name Ryan


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Popular baby names on the Isle of Man, 2007

Flag of the Isle of Man
Flag of the Isle of Man

According to the Manx General Registry, there were 918 births on the Isle of Man last year (down from 931 in 2006). Here were the most popular baby names…

Girl names

  1. Sophie, Sofie & Sofia
  2. Jessica
  3. Lily & Lillie
  4. Emily
  5. Katie & Kate
  6. Ruby
  7. Ellie & Ellen
  8. Grace
  9. Hannah & Hanna
  10. Abigail
  11. Amy
  12. Chloe

Boy names

  1. Jack
  2. Thomas
  3. Charles & Charlie
  4. Daniel
  5. Matthew
  6. Benjamin, Ben & Benedict
  7. Harry & Harold
  8. Alex & Alexander
  9. William
  10. Joseph
  11. Oliver
  12. Ryan

I find it odd that Benedict was lumped with Benjamin. They might sound similar and share the nickname “Ben,” but the two names have totally different origins: Benjamin is derived from a Hebrew name meaning either “son of the right hand” or “son of the south,” while Benedict comes from the Latin name Benedictus, meaning “blessed.”

Source: Island’s favourite baby names for 2007

Image: Adapted from Flag of the Isle of Man (public domain)

Top baby names in Massachusetts, 2007

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Flag of Massachusetts

According to the Massachusetts Department of Public Health (via Boston Magazine), the most popular baby names in the state in 2007 were Ava and Ryan.

Here are Massachusetts’ top five girl names and top five boy names of 2007:

Girl names

  1. Ava
  2. Isabella
  3. Sophia
  4. Olivia
  5. Emma

Boy names

  1. Ryan
  2. Matthew
  3. Michael
  4. William
  5. Jacob

Writer Amy Derjue found these results “pretty disappointing” — not a Brady, Randy, Kevin, Beckett, or Jacoby to be found among the top 5 boy names, despite the fact that 2007 was “such a banner year in sports.”

I can’t say I share her sense of disappointment, but I do think that, given Tom Brady’s popularity, Brady might have a shot at cracking the state-wide top 5 one day. Here’s how the name has fared in recent years, according to Social Security Administration data:

YearBrady’s rank in Mass.Brady’s rank in U.S.
200654th105th
200548th110th
200453rd122nd
200385th141st
200293rd147th

Source: Derjue, Amy. “A Baby by Any Other Name.” Boston Magazine 2 Jan. 2008.

Image: Adapted from Flag of Massachusetts (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)