How popular is the baby name Autumn 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 Autumn.
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Years ago I posted about a set of all-girl quadruplets born in Canada in 2007. They had alphabetical names: Autumn, Brooke, Calissa and Dahlia.
More recently, I discovered a set of all-girl quadruplets born in the Philippines in 1963, on New Year’s Day. They had similar names — Adelia, Bella, Celia and Dina. (Sadly, I don’t think any of them survived.)
Which set of alphabetical quadruplet names do you prefer? Why?
Source: “Quads Arrive; That Makes 10.” Miami News 2 Jan. 1963: 5B.
Once upon a time, the U.S. Social Security Administration put out annual twin name rankings (that is, rankings of the pairs of baby names given most frequently to sets of U.S. twins).
It all started in 2005 with simple, single-list rankings. Things got more interesting in 2009, when the SSA began splitting the rankings into gender-specific sub-rankings. Then in 2012, nothing. The updates stopped coming.
Now we have seven years’ worth of official twin name data from the U.S. government…and that’s it.
I used to keep these rankings in my directory, but they are so out-of-date now that I think it’s best to archive them in a single blog post, for easy reference. So, without further ado, here are the top baby names for twins born in the United States from 2005 to 2011 (in reverse order):
| Girl-girl twins, 2011 | Boy-boy twins, 2011 | Girl-boy twins, 2011 |
| 1. Olivia, Sophia (50 sets) 2. Gabriella, Isabella (39) 3. Ella, Emma (33) 4. Faith, Hope (33) 5. Makayla, Makenzie (31) 6. Heaven, Nevaeh (29) 7. Isabella, Sophia (29) 8. Mackenzie, Madison (24) 9. Hailey, Hannah (18) 10. Abigail, Olivia (17) 11. Ava, Emma (17) 12. Ava, Olivia (17) 13. Ava, Mia (16) 14. Emma, Olivia (16) 15. Addison, Avery (15) 16. Ava, Ella (15) 17. Arianna, Brianna (14) 18. Isabella, Olivia (14) 19. London, Paris (14) 20. Madison, Makenzie (14) 21. Faith, Grace (13) 22. Haylee, Kaylee (13) 23. Samantha, Sophia (13) 24. Abigail, Emily (12) 25. Anna, Emma (12) 26. Chloe, Zoey (12) 27. Elizabeth, Emma (12) 28. Emily, Evelyn (12) 29. Reagan, Riley (12) 30. Abigail, Emma (11) 31. Abigail, Sophia (11) 32. Sarah, Sophia (11) 33. Elizabeth, Katherine (10) 34. Emily, Olivia (10) 35. Emma, Sophia (10) 36. Jayla, Kayla (10) 37. Madison, Mckenzie (10) 38. Madison, Morgan (10) 39. Mia, Mya (10) 40. Natalie, Nicole (10) 41. Serenity, Trinity (10) 42. Abigail, Isabella (9) 43. Addison, Olivia (9) 44. Autumn, Summer (9) 45. Ava, Sophia (9) 46. Ella, Olivia (9) 47. Emma, Sophie (9) 48. Gabriella, Sophia (9) 49. Mackenzie, Makayla (9) 50. Valentina, Valeria (9) | 1. Daniel, David (58 sets) 2. Jacob, Joshua (55) 3. Isaac, Isaiah (47) 4. Jayden, Jordan (41) 5. Ethan, Evan (39) 6. Elijah, Isaiah (38) 7. Matthew, Michael (33) 8. Jayden, Jaylen (26) 9. Ethan, Nathan (25) 10. Jayden, Kayden (25) 11. Landon, Logan (25) 12. Logan, Lucas (24) 13. Caleb, Joshua (23) 14. James, John (23) 15. Jeremiah, Josiah (21) 16. Logan, Luke (21) 17. Alexander, Benjamin (20) 18. Andrew, Matthew (20) 19. Chance, Chase (20) 20. Hayden, Hunter (20) 21. Alexander, Nicholas (19) 22. Gabriel, Michael (19) 23. Jacob, Joseph (19) 24. Andrew, Benjamin (18) 25. Andrew, Anthony (17) 26. Benjamin, Samuel (17) 27. Ayden, Jayden (16) 28. Christian, Christopher (16) 29. Brandon, Bryan (15) 30. Jacob, Lucas (15) 31. Liam, Logan (15) 32. Nathan, Noah (15) 33. Alexander, Andrew (14) 34. Alexander, Anthony (14) 35. Elijah, Ethan (14) 36. Nathan, Nicholas (14) 37. Aiden, Ethan (13) 38. Aiden, Noah (13) 39. Jason, Justin (13) 40. Logan, Mason (13) 41. Maddox, Mason (13) 42. Nicholas, Noah (13) 43. Benjamin, William (12) 44. Garrett, Gavin (12) 45. Henry, William (12) 46. Jayden, Joshua (12) 47. Jeremiah, Jeremy (12) 48. Jonah, Noah (12) 49. Jordan, Justin (12) 50. Matthew, Nathan (12) | 1. Madison, Mason (50 sets) 2. Olivia, Owen (18) 3. Jayda, Jayden (17) 4. Emma, Ethan (14) 5. Isabella, Isaiah (14) 6. Addison, Aiden (13) 7. Emily, Ethan (13) 8. Ava, Aiden (12) 9. Ella, Ethan (12) 10. Jada, Jaden (12) 11. Taylor, Tyler (12) 12. Abigail, Andrew (11) 13. Landon, London (11) 14. Mason, Morgan (11) 15. Olivia, Oliver (11) 16. Zoey, Zachary (11) 17. Isabella, Alexander (10) 18. Olivia, Ethan (10) 19. Madison, Michael (10) 20. Abigail, Benjamin (9) 21. Sophia, Alexander (9) 22. Emily, Matthew (9) 23. Emma, John (9) 24. Mackenzie, Mason (9) 25. Michelle, Michael (9) 26. Adriana, Adrian (8) 27. Charlotte, Henry (8) 28. Elizabeth, William (8) 29. Isabella, Isaac (8) 30. Jayla, Jayden (8) 31. Sophia, Samuel (8) 32. Addison, Jackson (7) 33. Emma, Andrew (7) 34. Ava, Jackson (7) 35. Brooklyn, Blake (7) 36. Chloe, Caleb (7) 37. Chloe, Colton (7) 38. Chloe, Connor (7) 39. Emma, Jack (7) 40. Emma, Jacob (7) 41. Isabella, Jacob (7) 42. Jada, Jordan (7) 43. Natalie, Nathan (7) 44. Sophia, Robert (7) 45. Trinity, Tristan (7) 46. Zoey, Zane (7) 47. Abigail, Alexander (6) 48. Abigail, Jacob (6) 49. Abigail, Zachary (6) 50. Addison, Austin (6) |
Similarities in the 2011 rankings:
| Girl-girl twins, 2010 | Boy-boy twins, 2010 | Girl-boy twins, 2010 |
| 1. Ella, Emma (44 sets) 2. Olivia, Sophia (42) 3. Gabriella, Isabella (34) 4. Faith, Hope (32) 5. Ava, Emma (28) 6. Isabella, Sophia (25) 7. Madison, Morgan (24) 8. Ava, Ella (21) 9. Ava, Olivia (21) 10. Mackenzie, Madison (21) 11. Abigail, Isabella (20) 12. Abigail, Emma (19) 13. Hailey, Hannah (19) 14. Makayla, Makenzie (19) 15. Addison, Avery (17) 16. Elizabeth, Emily (17) 17. Ava, Mia (16) 18. Heaven, Nevaeh (16) 19. Abigail, Emily (14) 20. Emma, Olivia (14) 21. London, Paris (14) 22. Chloe, Claire (13) 23. Mia, Mya (13) 24. Anna, Emma (12) 25. Arianna, Brianna (12) 26. Isabella, Olivia (12) 27. Abigail, Lillian (11) 28. Addison, Ava (11) 29. Emma, Isabella (11) 30. Samantha, Sophia (11) 31. Ella, Olivia (10) 32. Emma, Hannah (10) 33. Emma, Mia (10) 34. Faith, Grace (10) 35. Madison, Makenzie (10) 36. Madison, Olivia (10) 37. Abigail, Olivia (9) 38. Anabella, Isabella (9) 39. Chloe, Zoe (9) 40. Elizabeth, Isabella (9) 41. Elizabeth, Victoria (9) 42. Jada, Jade (9) 43. Julia, Sophia (9) 44. Kayla, Kylie (9) 45. Madison, Megan (9) 46. Mia, Sophia (9) 47. Natalie, Olivia (9) 48. Paige, Payton (9) 49. Serenity, Trinity (9) 50. Valentina, Valeria (9) | 1. Jacob, Joshua (69 sets) 2. Ethan, Evan (54) 3. Jayden, Jordan (52) 4. Daniel, David (50) 5. Matthew, Michael (35) 6. Landon, Logan (32) 7. Elijah, Isaiah (31) 8. Jacob, Joseph (30) 9. Jayden, Jaylen (27) 10. Isaac, Isaiah (26) 11. Caleb, Joshua (25) 12. Andrew, Matthew (22) 13. James, John (22) 14. Alexander, Nicholas (21) 15. Jeremiah, Josiah (21) 16. Joseph, Joshua (21) 17. Nathan, Nicholas (21) 18. Jonathan, Joshua (20) 19. Logan, Lucas (20) 20. Ethan, Nathan (19) 21. Aiden, Ethan (18) 22. Jeremiah, Joshua (18) 23. Alexander, Andrew (17) 24. Alexander, Benjamin (17) 25. Logan, Luke (17) 26. Jacob, Lucas (16) 27. Jonathan, Joseph (16) 28. Nathan, Noah (16) 29. Andrew, Anthony (15) 30. Brandon, Bryan (15) 31. Daniel, Michael (15) 32. Daniel, Samuel (15) 33. Isaiah, Jeremiah (15) 34. Jaden, Jordan (15) 35. Jayden, Kayden (15) 36. John, Joseph (15) 37. Matthew, Ryan (15) 38. Aiden, Austin (14) 39. Benjamin, Samuel (14) 40. Christopher, Nicholas (14) 41. Taylor, Tyler (14) 42. Benjamin, William (13) 43. Hayden, Hunter (13) 44. Santiago, Sebastian (13) 45. Alexander, Anthony (12) 46. Alexander, William (12) 47. Brandon, Brian (12) 48. Carter, Cooper (12) 49. Evan, Owen (12) 50. Evan, Ryan (12) | 1. Madison, Mason (32 sets) 2. Emma, Ethan (28) 3. Taylor, Tyler (26) 4. Madison, Michael (19) 5. Jayda, Jayden (17) 6. Madison, Matthew (17) 7. Sophia, Samuel (17) 8. Addison, Aiden (14) 9. Olivia, Owen (13) 10. Zoe, Zachary (13) 11. Addison, Jackson (12) 12. Ava, Aiden (12) 13. Emily, Ethan (12) 14. Emma, Ryan (12) 15. Isabella, Isaac (12) 16. Natalie, Nathan (12) 17. Abigail, Benjamin (11) 18. Emma, Andrew (11) 19. Isabella, Isaiah (11) 20. Jada, Jaden (11) 21. Brianna, Brian (10) 22. Emma, Jack (10) 23. Emma, Aiden (9) 24. Ella, Eli (9) 25. Olivia, Jacob (9) 26. Lily, Logan (9) 27. Michelle, Michael (9) 28. Naomi, Noah (9) 29. Abigail, Alexander (8) 30. Abigail, Andrew (8) 31. Brianna, Brandon (8) 32. Chloe, Christian (8) 33. Elizabeth, William (8) 34. Emily, Matthew (8) 35. Emma, Jacob (8) 36. Emma, William (8) 37. Sarah, Jacob (8) 38. Lilly, Logan (8) 39. Sophia, Nicholas (8) 40. Sophia, Noah (8) 41. Olivia, Oliver (8) 42. Sophia, William (8) 43. Abigail, Jacob (7) 44. Addison, Austin (7) 45. Sophia, Alexander (7) 46. Ella, Jackson (7) 47. Emma, Evan (7) 48. Emma, James (7) 49. Jayla, Jaylen (7) 50. Zoey, Zachary (7) |
Similarities in the 2010 rankings:
| Girl-girl twins, 2009 | Boy-boy twins, 2009 | Girl-boy twins, 2009 |
| 1. Isabella, Sophia (41 sets) 2. Faith, Hope (40) 3. Olivia, Sophia (29) 4. Ella, Emma (28) 5. Hailey, Hannah (27) 6. Ava, Emma (25) 7. Heaven, Nevaeh (25) 8. Madison, Morgan (24) 9. Mackenzie, Madison (23) 10. Ava, Olivia (21) 11. Isabella, Olivia (20) 12. Makayla, Makenzie (20) 13. Ava, Ella (19) 14. Faith, Grace (17) 15. Gabriella, Isabella (16) 16. Abigail, Olivia (15) 17. Emma, Sophia (15) 18. London, Paris (15) 19. Elizabeth, Emily (14) 20. Valeria, Vanessa (14) 21. Emily, Emma (12) 22. Emma, Grace (12) 23. Gabriella, Isabella (12) 24. Abigail, Allison (11) 25. Abigail, Emma (11) 26. Addison, Ava (11) 27. Anna, Emma (11) 28. Ava, Mia (11) 29. Ava, Sophia (11) 30. Abigail, Emily (10) 31. Addison, Emma (10) 32. Chloe, Sophie (10) 33. Grace, Hope (10) 34. Natalie, Nicole (10) 35. Savannah, Sierra (10) 36. Allison, Ashley (9) 37. Ella, Lily (9) 38. Emily, Natalie (9) 39. Emily, Olivia (9) 40. Emma, Hannah (9) 41. Emma, Lily (9) 42. Haylee, Kaylee (9) 43. Jennifer, Jessica (9) 44. Madison, Mckenzie (9) 45. Abigail, Elizabeth (8) 46. Addison, Avery (8) 47. Adriana, Andrea (8) 48. Alexandra, Elizabeth (8) 49. Ashley, Emily (8) 50. Ava, Grace (8) | 1. Jacob, Joshua (55 sets) 2. Matthew, Michael (52) 3. Daniel, David (50) 4. Jayden, Jordan (41) 5. Jayden, Jaylen (38) 6. Elijah, Isaiah (36) 7. Isaac, Isaiah (36) 8. Ethan, Evan (31) 9. Logan, Lucas (31) 10. Logan, Luke (27) 11. Caleb, Joshua (24) 12. Landon, Logan (24) 13. Andrew, Matthew (23) 14. Nathan, Nicholas (23) 15. Brandon, Bryan (22) 16. Alexander, Benjamin (21) 17. Hayden, Hunter (21) 18. Alexander, Nicholas (20) 19. Gabriel, Michael (20) 20. Christian, Christopher (19) 21. Jordan, Justin (19) 22. Benjamin, Samuel (18) 23. James, John (18) 24. Jeremiah, Joshua (18) 25. John, Joseph (18) 26. Joseph, Joshua (18) 27. Jeremiah, Josiah (17) 28. Aiden, Ethan (16) 29. Jacob, Noah (16) 30. Alexander, Anthony (15) 31. Caleb, Jacob (15) 32. Ethan, Noah (15) 33. Jacob, Joseph (15) 34. James, William (15) 35. Andrew, Anthony (14) 36. Jacob, Zachary (14) 37. Nathan, Noah (14) 38. Aiden, Ashton (13) 39. Alexander, Michael (13) 40. Andrew, William (13) 41. Christopher, Nicholas (13) 42. Dylan, Logan (13) 43. Michael, Nicholas (13) 44. Thomas, William (13) 45. Aidan, Ethan (12) 46. Aiden, Jayden (12) 47. Alexander, Alexis (12) 48. Benjamin, Jacob (12) 49. Chance, Chase (12) 50. Jayden, Kayden (12) | 1. Madison, Mason (34 sets) 2. Taylor, Tyler (30) 3. Addison, Aiden (18) 4. Emily, Ethan (16) 5. Emma, Evan (16) 6. Ella, Ethan (15) 7. Emma, Ethan (14) 8. Jayda, Jayden (13) 9. Jada, Jaden (12) 10. Aidan, Nadia (11) 11. Aiden, Ava (11) 12. Emma, William (11) 13. Madison, Matthew (11) 14. Anna, William (10) 15. Emily, Evan (10) 16. Emma, Jacob (10) 17. Emma, Noah (10) 18. Isabella, Isaiah (10) 19. Madison, Michael (10) 20. Addison, Andrew (9) 21. Chloe, Connor (9) 22. Emma, Jack (9) 23. Nicholas, Sophia (9) 24. Noah, Sophia (9) 25. Olivia, Owen (9) 26. Zachary, Zoe (9) 27. Zachary, Zoey (9) 28. Brian, Brianna (8) 29. Caleb, Chloe (8) 30. Ethan, Isabella (8) 31. Grace, John (8) 32. Isabella, Michael (8) 33. Jacob, Jillian (8) 34. Jada, Jayden (8) 35. James, Julia (8) 36. Landon, London (8) 37. Lily, Luke (8) 38. Olivia, William (8) 39. Samuel, Sophia (8) 40. Sophia, William (8) 41. Abigail, Alexander (7) 42. Abigail, Benjamin (7) 43. Alexander, Ava (7) 44. Andrea, Andrew (7) 45. Andrew, Emily (7) 46. Ava, John (7) 47. Ava, Noah (7) 48. Emily, Ryan (7) 49. Emma, James (7) 50. Hannah, Noah (7) |
Observations on the 2009 rankings:
(Gender combinations not specified.)
1. Jacob, Joshua (69 sets born in 2008)
2. Daniel, David (59)
3. Jayden, Jordan (56)
4. Ethan, Evan (50)
5. Taylor, Tyler (43)
6. Gabriella, Isabella (42)
7. Isaac, Isaiah (40)
8. Madison, Morgan (38)
9. Elijah, Isaiah (36)
10. Ella, Emma (35)
11. Landon, Logan (34)
12. Logan, Lucas (34)
13. Matthew, Michael (33)
14. Faith, Hope (29)
15. Isabella, Sophia (28)
16. Olivia, Sophia (28)
17. James, John (27)
18. Madison, Mason (27)
19. Brandon, Bryan (25)
20. Hailey, Hannah (25)
21. Mackenzie, Madison (25)
22. Nathan, Nicholas (25)
23. Addison, Aiden (24)
24. Caleb, Joshua (24)
25. Christian, Christopher (24)
26. Emma, Ethan (24)
27. Jayden, Jaylen (24)
28. Ava, Emma (23)
29. Ava, Olivia (23)
30. Joseph, Joshua (23)
31. Andrew, Matthew (22)
32. Makayla, Makenzie (22)
33. Benjamin, Samuel (21)
34. Brandon, Brian (21)
35. Abigail, Emma (20)
36. Jacob, Matthew (20)
37. Jordan, Justin (20)
38. Nathan, Noah (20)
39. Alexander, Andrew (19)
40. Emily, Ethan (19)
41. Ethan, Nathan (19)
42. Gabriel, Michael (19)
43. Hayden, Hunter (19)
44. Jacob, Joseph (19)
45. Addison, Avery (17)
46. Faith, Grace (17)
47. Jayda, Jayden (17)
48. Joshua, Justin (17)
49. Joshua, Matthew (17)
50. Alexander, Nicholas (16)
51. Emma, Sophie (16)
52. Jada, Jaden (16)
53. Logan, Luke (16)
54. Aaron, Andrew (15)
55. Andrew, Anthony (15)
56. Anna, Emma (15)
57. Autumn, Summer (15)
58. Isabella, Olivia (15)
59. Jacob, Jordan (15)
60. Jacob, Lucas (15)
61. Kyle, Ryan (15)
62. Nicholas, Noah (15)
63. Valeria, Vanessa (15)
64. Abigail, Benjamin (14)
65. Aiden, Ava (14)
66. Alexander, Benjamin (14)
67. Alexander, Christopher (14)
68. Ashley, Emily (14)
69. Benjamin, William (14)
70. Christopher, Matthew (14)
71. Daniel, Michael (14)
72. Dylan, Tyler (14)
73. Emma, Sophia (14)
74. Hannah, Sarah (14)
75. Heaven, Nevaeh (14)
76. Jake, Luke (14)
77. Jennifer, Jessica (14)
78. Mackenzie, Makayla (14)
79. Matthew, William (14)
80. Natalie, Nathan (14)
81. Ryan, Tyler (14)
82. Samuel, Sophia (14)
83. Samuel, William (14)
84. Addison, Emma (13)
85. Adrian, Adriana (13)
86. Aiden, Austin (13)
87. Alexander, Alexis (13)
88. Ava, Mia (13)
89. Benjamin, Jacob (13)
90. Benjamin, Matthew (13)
91. Caleb, Christian (13)
92. Caleb, Jacob (13)
93. Elijah, Ethan (13)
94. Jada, Jayden (13)
95. James, William (13)
96. John, William (13)
97. Lily, Logan (13)
98. Mark, Matthew (13)
99. Matthew, Nicholas (13)
100. Maxwell, Samuel (13)
Similarities in the 2008 rankings:
(Gender combinations not specified.)
1. Jacob, Joshua (69 sets born in 2007)
2. Matthew, Michael (55)
3. Daniel, David (52)
4. Isaac, Isaiah (39)
5. Ella, Emma (38)
6. Madison, Morgan (36)
7. Taylor, Tyler (36)
8. Landon, Logan (35)
9. Brandon, Bryan (34)
10. Christian, Christopher (33)
11. Gabriella, Isabella (33)
12. Andrew, Matthew (32)
13. Faith, Hope (32)
14. Joseph, Joshua (31)
15. Ethan, Evan (30)
16. Jacob, Joseph (30)
17. Mackenzie, Madison (29)
18. Alexander, Benjamin (27)
19. Caleb, Joshua (26)
20. Hailey, Hannah (26)
21. Isabella, Sophia (26)
22. Madison, Matthew (26)
23. Emily, Ethan (25)
24. Joshua, Matthew (25)
25. Nathan, Nicholas (25)
26. Andrew, Anthony (24)
27. Jayden, Jordan (24)
28. Madison, Mason (24)
29. Elijah, Isaiah (23)
30. Alexander, Nicholas (22)
31. Jeremiah, Joshua (22)
32. Emma, Ethan (21)
33. Olivia, Sophia (21)
34. Ava, Emma (20)
35. Haley, Hannah (20)
36. Hayden, Hunter (20)
37. Jacob, Zachary (20)
38. Logan, Luke (20)
39. Natalie, Nathan (20)
40. Benjamin, Samuel (19)
41. Christopher, Nicholas (19)
42. Nathan, Noah (19)
43. Alexander, Christopher (18)
44. James, John (18)
45. John, William (18)
46. Jordan, Justin (18)
47. Megan, Morgan (18)
48. Alexander, Anthony (17)
49. Andrew, William (17)
50. Christopher, Matthew (17)
51. Isabella, Olivia (17)
52. Jacob, Jordan (17)
53. Joseph, Michael (17)
54. Alexander, Andrew (16)
55. Andrew, Jacob (16)
56. Elijah, Ethan (16)
57. Jacob, Matthew (16)
58. Jacob, Samuel (16)
59. James, Joseph (16)
60. Jordan, Joshua (16)
61. Matthew, Ryan (16)
62. Nicholas, Noah (16)
63. Ava, Olivia (15)
64. Emma, Grace (15)
65. Emma, Hannah (15)
66. Jason, Justin (15)
67. Jennifer, Jessica (15)
68. Makayla, Makenzie (15)
69. Natalie, Nicole (15)
70. Zachary, Zoe (15)
71. Ava, Sophia (14)
72. Benjamin, Jacob (14)
73. Emma, Olivia (14)
74. Ethan, Nathan (14)
75. Gabriel, Michael (14)
76. Grace, Olivia (14)
77. Jacob, Justin (14)
78. Jacob, Tyler (14)
79. Jaden, Jordan (14)
80. Jonathan, Joshua (14)
81. Jose, Juan (14)
82. Logan, Lucas (14)
83. Mark, Matthew (14)
84. Robert, William (14)
85. Samuel, Sophia (14)
86. Abigail, Emily (13)
87. Abigail, Emma (13)
88. Alexander, William (13)
89. Anna, Emma (13)
90. Ashley, Emily (13)
91. Ava, Ella (13)
92. Cameron, Christian (13)
93. Emily, Sarah (13)
94. Emma, Jacob (13)
95. Emma, William (13)
96. Grace, Hannah (13)
97. Hannah, Sarah (13)
98. Jayden, Jaylen (13)
99. Joseph, Nicholas (13)
100. Joshua, Zachary (13)
101. Madison, Megan (13)
102. Parker, Preston (13)
Similarities in the 2007 rankings:
(Gender combinations not specified.)
1. Jacob, Joshua (67 sets born in 2006)
2. Matthew, Michael (54)
3. Daniel, David (52)
4. Ella, Emma (38)
5. Isaac, Isaiah (38)
6. Madison, Morgan (36)
7. Landon, Logan (35)
8. Taylor, Tyler (35)
9. Brandon, Bryan (34)
10. Christian, Christopher (33)
11. Gabriella, Isabella (33)
12. Andrew, Matthew (32)
13. Faith, Hope (31)
14. Ethan, Evan (30)
15. Jacob, Joseph (30)
16. Joseph, Joshua (29)
17. Mackenzie, Madison (29)
18. Alexander, Benjamin (27)
19. Hailey, Hannah (27)
20. Madison, Matthew (26)
21. Caleb, Joshua (25)
22. Emily, Ethan (25)
23. Isabella, Sophia (25)
24. Joshua, Matthew (25)
25. Nathan, Nicholas (25)
26. Andrew, Anthony (24)
27. Jayden, Jordan (24)
28. Madison, Mason (24)
29. Elijah, Isaiah (22)
30. Jeremiah, Joshua (22)
31. Alexander, Nicholas (21)
32. Emma, Ethan (21)
33. Olivia, Sophia (21)
34. Ava, Emma (20)
35. Hayden, Hunter (20)
36. Logan, Luke (20)
37. Natalie, Nathan (20)
38. Christopher, Nicholas (19)
39. Haley, Hannah (19)
40. Jacob, Zachary (19)
41. John, William (19)
42. Nathan, Noah (19)
43. Benjamin, Samuel (18)
44. James, John (18)
45. Jordan, Justin (18)
46. Megan, Morgan (18)
47. Alexander, Anthony (17)
48. Isabella, Olivia (17)
49. Jacob, Jordan (17)
50. Joseph, Michael (17)
51. Nicholas, Noah (17)
52. Alexander, Andrew (16)
53. Alexander, Christopher (16)
54. Andrew, Jacob (16)
55. Christopher, Matthew (16)
56. Elijah, Ethan (16)
57. Jacob, Samuel (16)
58. James, Joseph (16)
59. Matthew, Ryan (16)
60. Ava, Olivia (15)
61. Emma, Grace (15)
62. Emma, Hannah (15)
63. Jacob, Matthew (15)
64. Jaden, Jordan (15)
65. Jason, Justin (15)
66. Jordan, Joshua (15)
67. Makayla, Makenzie (15)
68. Zachary, Zoe (15)
69. Abigail, Emily (14)
70. Andrew, William (14)
71. Benjamin, Jacob (14)
72. Emma, Olivia (14)
73. Ethan, Nathan (14)
74. Gabriel, Michael (14)
75. Hannah, Sarah (14)
76. Jacob, Justin (14)
77. Jacob, Tyler (14)
78. Jennifer, Jessica (14)
79. Jonathan, Joshua (14)
80. Jose, Juan (14)
81. Mark, Matthew (14)
82. Natalie, Nicole (14)
83. Samuel, Sophia (14)
84. Abigail, Emma (13)
85. Alexander, William (13)
86. Anna, Emma (13)
87. Ashley, Emily (13)
88. Ava, Sophia (13)
89. Cameron, Christian (13)
90. Emily, Sarah (13)
91. Emma, Jacob (13)
92. Grace, Hannah (13)
93. Grace, Olivia (13)
94. Jayden, Jaylen (13)
95. Joseph, Nicholas (13)
96. Joshua, Zachary (13)
97. Logan, Lucas (13)
98. Madison, Megan (13)
99. Parker, Preston (13)
100. Robert, William (13)
Similarities in the 2006 rankings:
(Gender combinations not specified.)
1. Jacob, Joshua (78 sets born in 2005)
2. Matthew, Michael (70)
3. Daniel, David (63)
4. Faith, Hope (49)
5. Ethan, Evan (43)
6. Taylor, Tyler (42)
7. Isaac, Isaiah (37)
8. Joseph, Joshua (37)
9. Nathan, Nicholas (37)
10. Madison, Mason (33)
11. Hailey, Hannah (32)
12. Madison, Morgan (32)
13. Alexander, Andrew (29)
14. Elijah, Isaiah (28)
15. Jordan, Justin (28)
16. Mackenzie, Madison (27)
17. Alexander, Nicholas (25)
18. Caleb, Joshua (25)
19. Emma, Ethan (25)
20. Jonathan, Joshua (25)
21. Emily, Ethan (24)
22. Alexander, Benjamin (23)
23. Andrew, Matthew (23)
24. Benjamin, Samuel (23)
25. James, John (23)
26. Matthew, Nicholas (23)
27. Brandon, Brian (22)
28. Ella, Emma (22)
29. Alexander, Zachary (21)
30. Dylan, Tyler (21)
31. Hannah, Sarah (21)
32. Madison, Matthew (21)
33. Christian, Christopher (20)
34. Faith, Grace (20)
35. Jacob, Jordan (20)
36. Jacob, Matthew (20)
37. Jaden, Jordan (20)
38. Alexander, Anthony (19)
39. Brandon, Bryan (19)
40. Emily, Sarah (19)
41. Ethan, Nathan (19)
42. Jacob, Joseph (19)
43. Jordan, Joshua (19)
44. Landon, Logan (19)
45. Olivia, Sophia (19)
46. Ashley, Emily (18)
47. Elizabeth, Emily (18)
48. Elizabeth, Katherine (18)
49. Jeremy, Joshua (18)
50. John, Joseph (18)
51. Nathan, Noah (18)
52. Nicholas, Noah (18)
53. Nicholas, Zachary (18)
54. Alexander, Christopher (17)
55. Christopher, Michael (17)
56. Jacob, Zachary (17)
57. Jason, Justin (17)
58. Abigail, Allison (16)
59. Amy, Emily (16)
60. Andrew, Nicholas (16)
61. Benjamin, William (16)
62. Christopher, Nicholas (16)
63. Ella, Ethan (16)
64. Gabriella, Isabella (16)
65. Isabella, Sophia (16)
66. Jeremiah, Joshua (16)
67. Megan, Morgan (16)
68. Samuel, Sophia (16)
69. Aidan, Ava (15)
70. Alexander, Alexis (15)
71. Andrew, Anthony (15)
72. Andrew, Ethan (15)
73. Andrew, William (15)
74. Ava, Olivia (15)
75. Caleb, Jacob (15)
76. Jacob, Nicholas (15)
77. Jacob, Ryan (15)
78. Jake, Luke (15)
79. Jayden, Jordan (15)
80. John, William (15)
81. Mark, Matthew (15)
82. Natalie, Nathan (15)
83. Nathaniel, Nicholas (15)
84. Ryan, Tyler (15)
85. Abigail, Emily (14)
86. Anna, Emma (14)
87. Anthony, Michael (14)
88. Anthony, Nicholas (14)
89. Austin, Justin (14)
90. Benjamin, Jacob (14)
91. Brian, Brianna (14)
92. Christopher, Matthew (14)
93. Daniel, Samuel (14)
94. Gabriel, Michael (14)
95. Haley, Hannah (14)
96. Jada, Jaden (14)
97. Jayden, Jaylen (14)
98. Jonathan, Joseph (14)
99. Kyle, Ryan (14)
100. Logan, Lucas (14)
101. Logan, Luke (14)
102. Matthew, Ryan (14)
103. Parker, Payton (14)
104. Parker, Peyton (14)
105. Reagan, Riley (14)
106. Tanner, Tyler (14)
Similarities in the 2005 rankings:
Sources:
Image: Adapted from FraternalTwins by MultipleParent under CC BY-SA 3.0.
[Latest update: Mar. 2024]
On Valentine’s Day, Texas couple Manuel and Tressa Montalvo (and their 2-year-old son Memphis) welcomed four baby boys into the family.
This was no ordinary set of quadruplets, though. Tressa had given birth to two sets of identical twins.
The odds of that happening? About 1 in 70 million.
The first set of twins was named Ace and Blaine. The second set was named Cash and Dylan.
“We tried to stick to the A-B-C-D theme when naming them,” Tressa said. (So did Canadian couple J.P. and Karen Jepp, who named their quads Autumn, Brooke, Carissa and Dahlia.)
Do you like the names Ace, Blaine, Cash and Dylan?
If you were going to rename these babies and follow the same pattern, what four alphabetical boy names would you choose?
The state of Idaho recently released its 2010 annual report, and the report includes some baby names.
First, here are Idaho’s most popular baby names of 2010. (More or less the same as what SSA has listed for Idaho that year.)
Girl Names
Boy Names
Now on to the bizarre stuff!
In the report, Idaho included a selection of unique names:
| Unique Boy Names (2010) | Unique Girl Names (2010) |
| Bear, Character, Dagger, Freighter, Genghis, Hatchet, Hemi, Ice-T, Jethreaux, Justify, King Tiberius, Laugh, Nightsky, Permisius, Raysyn, Ripken, Saw, Scythe, Skeeter, Sourish, Theory, Truth, W’dbin, Wisdom, Zytareon | Arrehli, Aoife, Balou, Bronwyn, Dawnlight, Dixi, Espn, Hickory, Kalifornia, Koal, Legacy, Little Noah, Meeka Bella, Mhyrrauzhe, Moneeq, Moserratt, Omolola, Oo, Rootsy, Saphron, Sparkle, Sunset, Tietsie, Virtue, Xoko |
Some thoughts:
Since Idaho’s annual reports for 2003-2010 are all available online, lets look at the selections of unique names from years past, shall we?
2009:
| Unique Boy Names (2009) | Unique Girl Names (2009) |
| “Champion” Reese, Civic, Cougar, Domonique, Eleven, Evol, Hopper, Huckleberry, Irish, Jah Kobi, Jaxxon, Kastle, K-Den, Major Jack, Nixon, Noall, Oz, Pledger, Reef, Sabyr, Shade, Shadow, Skeet, Taft, Zebedee | Arlington, August Star, Beatriz, Byrkli, Charm, Clarixxa, Daiquiri, Fayte, Goldie-Moon, Gyzzelle, Jubilee, Kanyon, Lala, Love, Montana, Nirvana, Pepper, Prairie, Poppy, Soul, Tottie, Tundra, Zipporah |
Yes, those quotation marks were included.
2008:
| Unique Boy Names (2008) | Unique Girl Names (2008) |
| Adjrick, Andronicus, Arrow, Blazer, Brayke, Buzz, Casino, Chamillionaire, Dacx, Driggs, Gamble, Heman, Klete, Kodiak, Kroten, Krue, Link, Mitt, Pheonix, Ransom, Rodee, Silynce, Summit, Zzyzx | Angelic, Beautifull, Boisen, Byainett, Calloway, Celestial, Ecstacy, Eeleceya, Hadies, Heaven, Infiniti, Integrity, Jewleah, Kaskade, Kozmo, Maplejo, Mishalyn, Remmington, Season, Symphony, Thyme, Ugonna, Xerenity, Zepplyn |
2007:
| Unique Boy Names (2007) | Unique Girl Names (2007) |
| Aodhan, Braestyn, Buell, Champ, Dazryn, Elisjsha, Enveus, Grimsley, Hayze, Holdem, Kamero, Kay-Sin, Khonnerk, Lowgin, Makaijden, Mickyle, Nykolaus, Painter, Praze, Sander, Shadrack, Solo, Space, Tlaloc, Trackin | Arbor, Auktober, Blessin, Brizzbin, Brookenzie, Cabella, Clarity, Denym, Eos, Epiphany, Honesty, Kwincee, Lavender, Lybburtie, Miami, Modiesty-Star, Mysticque, Peaches, Perfect, Rebel-Ann, Seattle, Shy, Uneike, Vegas, Zoigh |
Casino and Gamble in 2008, Holdem and Vegas in 2007…do I detect a pattern here?
2006:
| Unique Boy Names (2006) | Unique Girl Names (2006) |
| Akhilles, Backtash, Blend, Bronco, Chalk, College, Colquohn, Daily, Gid, Hampton, Howdy, Jameraquoi, Karona, Lake, Packer, Polo, Razor, Rythmik, Sacramento, Spur, Trask, Tucson, Winn, Wracer, Xzavvyer | Allyvia, Anakalia, Aptisam, Aveda, Blayde, Bristol, Cedee, Dorcas, Fall, Heziachiah, Kalispell, Klowie, Lexington, Little Summers, Navy, Northstar, Nutaliay Harmoney, Pennilane Meadow, Phaedra, Russia, Tacheranai, Tragen, Tsunami, Viktoriya, Yochabelle |
2005:
| Unique Boy Names (2005) | Unique Girl Names (2005) |
| Anthem, Ayerik, Candyladio, Cotton, Dodger, Drizzt, Havoc, Izik, Kaschus, Khargo, Kleveland, Kryzstian, Kudter, Lucky, Nickel, Perrigrine, Quirt, Rook, Salad, Snuepy, Tearin, Trapper, Troix, Truth, Western | Alaska, Alpine, Aquilla, Autumn Hunnie, Cascade, Chili, England, Graceland, Happy, Holland, Itali, Juniper, Jynnjer, Kahlua, Khlover, Kronic, Libbertie, Lixy, Mali, Manhattan, Oyuky, Saoirse, Tanaquil, Wyntre, Zipaya |
2004:
| Unique Boy Names (2004) | Unique Girl Names (2004) |
| Audi, Boulder, Cairo, Carpenter, Catcher, Cohl, Craeton, Fynyxx, Gairimiah, Honniscrave, Kahlvyn, Kaimbridge, Koa, Ledg, Nike, Qwydion, Nation, Racin, Rhoamen, Sagedricht, Stouffer, Stryker, Tayo, Tracer, Wongfei | Americus, Braenwynne, Cachet, Creedance, Fennel, Freedom, Indyana, Innocence, Libertyann, Mavity, McCall, Mem’Ree, Memphis, Octayvia, Olive, Remedy, Sativalyn, Secret-Destiny, Serendipity, Sicily, Sublym, Surreal, Tennessee, Tuesday-Rain, Zuzu |
2003:
| Unique Boy Names (2003) | Unique Girl Names (2003) |
| Barnaby, Birch, Boone, Bruin, Cage, Camas, Carbon, Coupe, Dooley, Drakeland, Dutch, Future, Gryphon, Hatch, Huckle, Jex, Kross, Kutter, Magnus, Mir, Pantaleon, Tazyn, Treznor, Tugg, Tuker | Alastrionna, Ambrosia, Amnesty, Berlyn, Brittanica, Calypso, Capreece, Catalina, Celtic, Crimson, Daytona, Diligence, Divinity, Dublin, Hermyanie, Icelynn, Kazpyr, Kezzi, Lotus, Magnolia, Otila, Payshence, Pranaleyadri, Rainger, Starlit |
In Idaho’s 2003-2009 annual reports, the heading of the unique names section was “Selected Unique Names, Yewneek Spellings.” For 2010, it was lengthened to “Selected Unique Baby Names, Yewneek Baybee Spellings.” Aren’t these a bit snarky for an official state document…?
Source: Idaho Vital Statistics – Idaho Department of Health and Welfare
Image: Adapted from Flag of Idaho (public domain)
[Latest update: June 2023]
