How popular is the baby name Aya in the United States right now? How popular was it historically? Find out using the graph below! Plus, check out all the blog posts that mention the name Aya.
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The country of Denmark, which is located in northern Europe and shares a border with only Germany, consists of two-thirds of the Jutland peninsula plus an archipelago of hundreds of islands.
Last year, Denmark welcomed 63,473 babies. The most popular names among these babies? Alma and Oscar.
Here are Denmark’s top 50 girl names and top 50 boy names of 2021:
Girl Names
Alma, 482 baby girls
Ida, 474
Clara, 437
Ella, 436
Olivia, 428
Freja, 425
Emma, 420
Luna, 411
Agnes, 410
Nora, 398
Karla, 393 (tie)
Sofia, 393 (tie)
Anna, 387
Ellie, 370
Asta, 356 (tie)
Lily, 356 (tie)
Alberte, 353
Frida, 313
Josefine, 306
Laura, 299
Esther, 297
Ellen, 287
Astrid, 267
Isabella, 259
Saga, 245
Aya, 242 – Anglicized form of Aija.
Lærke, 237 – means “lark” in Danish.
Marie, 223
Liva, 220
Hannah, 219
Mathilde, 214
Maja, 213 (tie)
Vilma, 213 (tie)
Merle, 209
Victoria, 205
Mille, 199
Liv, 190
Emily, 189
Sofie, 183
Leonora, 178 (tie)
Molly, 178 (tie)
Lea, 176
Andrea, 175
Gry, 172 – (pronounced groo, roughly) means “dawn” in Danish and Norwegian.
Emilie, 167
Vera, 161
Rosa, 156
Alva, 153
Elina, 148
Johanne, 147
Boy Names
Oscar, 562 baby boys
Karl, 555
William, 520
Oliver, 494
Alfred, 470
August, 462
Valdemar, 458
Malthe, 452
Arthur, 451
Emil, 447
Lucas, 439
Aksel, 435
Noah, 427
Victor, 395
Elias, 375
Theo, 355
Otto, 340
Viggo, 319
Magnus, 306
Felix, 301
Elliot, 300
Nohr, 293 – related to the Germanic word for “north.”
Liam, 291 (tie)
Matheo, 291 (tie)
Anton, 289
Hugo, 267
Loui, 264
Alexander, 254
Theodor, 249
Frederik, 248
Konrad, 244
Lauge, 243 – based on the Old Norse word félagi, meaning “companion, partner.”
The Old Norse word félag (“fellowship, partnership”), which referred to a joint financial venture during the Viking Age, gave rise to both the Old Norse word félagi and the modern English word fellow.
Anker, 241
Albert, 235
Johan, 215
Storm, 209
About half as many U.S. baby boys (105) were given the English word Storm as a name last year.
Adam, 199
Milas, 197
Erik, 195 (tie)
Pelle, 195 (tie)
Vincent, 189
Villads, 185 – form of Willihad.
Villum, 183 – form of Vilhelm (William).
Marius, 182
Christian, 181
Holger, 174 – derived from an Old Norse name that was comprised of elements meaning “small island” and “spear.”
P.S. The country of Denmark is part of the larger Kingdom of Denmark, which includes the two autonomous countries of Greenland and the Faroe Islands. I’ll post the rankings for both later this week…
While the name Nipsey didn’t debut in 2019, Nipsey Hussle’s legal first name, Ermias, was the fastest-rising boy name of 2019 (in terms of relative increase).
Dua, one of the rising names in last year’s game, stayed perfectly level this time around — exactly 72 baby girls in both ’18 and ’19. (In the UK, on the other hand, Dua’s usage increased quite a bit.)
What are your thoughts on the results this year? Did anything surprise you?
[The usual disclaimer: Some of the names above were already moving in the direction indicated. Others were influenced by more than a single pop culture person/event. In each case, I leave it up to you to judge the degree/nature of pop culture influence.]
According to INSEE (Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques), the most popular baby names in France in 2018 were Emma and Gabriel.
Here are France’s top 10 girl names and top 10 boy names of 2018:
Girl Names
Emma, 4,369 baby girls
Jade, 3,977
Louise, 3,766
Alice, 3,313
Chloé, 3126
Lina, 2,908
Léa, 2798
Rose, 2,720
Anna, 2,603
Mila, 2,581
Boy Names
Gabriel, 5,419 baby boys
Raphaël, 4591
Léo, 4446
Louis, 4415
Lucas, 3979
Adam, 3897
Arthur, 3755
Jules, 3698
Hugo, 3686
Maël, 3259
Two baby names that are trendy in France right now are Kylian and Aya — Kylian because of French soccer player Kylian Mbappé, and Aya because of French-Malian pop singer Aya Nakamura.
Strangely, I’ve never covered the French rankings before. I have posted about Paris a couple of times, though.
Here are hundreds of baby names that have a numerological value of “9.”
I’ve sub-categorized them by overall totals, because I think that some of the intermediate numbers could have special significance to people as well.
Within each group, I’ve listed up to ten of the most popular “9” names per gender (according to the current U.S. rankings).
Beneath all the names are some ways you could interpret the numerological value of “9,” including descriptions from two different numerological systems.
9
The following baby names add up to 9.
“9” boy names: Ace, Ed
9 via 18
The following baby names add up to 18, which reduces to nine (1+8=9).
The following baby names add up to 144, which reduces to nine (1+4+4=9).
“144” girl names: Yuritzy, Harleyquinn
“144” boy names: Constantino, Johnanthony, Oluwalonimi
9 via 153
The boy name Quintavius adds up to 153, which reduces to nine (1+5+3=9).
9 via 171
The following baby names add up to 171, which reduces to nine (1+7+1=9).
“171” girl names: Oluwatomisin
“171” boy names: Konstantinos, Oluwatimilehin
9 via 180
The unisex name Kamsiyochukwu adds up to 180, which reduces to nine (1+8+0=9).
What Does “9” Mean?
First, we’ll look at the significance assigned to “9” by two different numerological sources. Second, and more importantly, ask yourself if “9” or any of the intermediate numbers above have any special significance to you.
Numerological Attributes
“9” (the ennead) according to the Pythagoreans:
“It is by no means possible for there to subsist any number beyond the nine elementary numbers. Hence they called it ‘Oceanus’ and ‘horizon,’ because it encompasses both of these locations and has them within itself.”
“Because it does not allow the harmony of number to be dissipated beyond itself, but brings numbers together and makes them play in concert, it is called ‘concord’ and ‘limitation,’ and also ‘sun,’ in the sense that it gathers things together.”
“They also called it ‘Hyperion,’ because it has gone beyond all the other numbers as regards magnitude”
“The ennead is the first square based on an odd number. It too is called ‘that which brings completion,’ and it completes nine-month children, moreover, it is called ‘perfect,’ because it arises out of 3, which is a perfect number.”
“It was called ‘assimilation,’ perhaps because it is the first odd square”
“They used to call it […] ‘banisher’ because it prevents the voluntary progress of number; and ‘finishing-post’ because it has been organized as the goal and, as it were, turning-point of advancement.”
“9” according to Edgar Cayce:
“Nine – the change” (reading 261-14).
“Nine indicates strength and power, with a change” (reading 261-15).
“Nine making for the completeness in numbers; […] making for that termination in the forces in natural order of things that come as a change imminent in the life” (reading 5751-1).
“As to numbers, or numerology: We find that the number nine becomes as the entity’s force or influence, which may be seen in that whatever the entity begins it desires to finish. Everything must be in order. It is manifested in those tendencies for the expressions of orderliness, neatness. To be sure, nine – in its completeness, then – is a portion” (reading 1035-1).
Personal/Cultural Significance
Does “9” — or do any of the other numbers above (e.g., 18, 63, 99, 144) — have any special significance to you?
Think about your own preferences and personal experiences: lucky numbers, birth dates, music, sports, and so on. For example, maybe your favorite sport is golf, which has 18 holes per game.
Also think about associations you may have picked up from your culture, your religion, or society in general.
If you have any interesting insights about the number 9, or any of the other numbers above, please leave a comment!
Source: Theologumena Arithmeticae, attributed to Iamblichus (c.250-c.330).
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