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Popularity of the baby name Brooklyn


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Top baby names in Oklahoma, 2011

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Flag of Oklahoma

According to the Oklahoma Department of Health, the most popular baby names in Oklahoma in 2011 were these:

Girl names

  1. Emma
  2. Sophia
  3. Isabella
  4. Olivia
  5. Addison
  6. Ava
  7. Emily
  8. Abigail
  9. Brooklyn
  10. Madison
  11. Chloe
  12. Avery
  13. Elizabeth
  14. Lillian
  15. Alexis
  16. Lily
  17. Zoey
  18. Harper
  19. Natalie
  20. Ella

Boy names

  1. William
  2. Mason
  3. Jacob
  4. Elijah
  5. Noah
  6. Ethan
  7. Aiden
  8. Michael
  9. James
  10. Wyatt
  11. Gabriel
  12. Jackson
  13. Jayden
  14. Alexander
  15. Hunter
  16. Landon
  17. Bentley
  18. David
  19. Eli
  20. Joshua

Unisex names

  1. Riley
  2. Charlie
  3. River
  4. Landry
  5. Reece
  6. Elliot
  7. Camdyn
  8. Skylar
  9. Emerson
  10. Jessie
  11. Briar
  12. Justice
  13. Harley
  14. Rowan
  15. Baylor
  16. Casey
  17. Chandler
  18. Tegan
  19. Kamdyn
  20. Memphis

I don’t think I’ve ever seen a U.S. state put out a list of top gender-neutral names before. Interesting. Wish I knew what guideline/formula they were using to classify certain names as gender-neutral instead of gendered, though.

I also think it’s interesting that Zoey made the top 20, but Zoe didn’t. (Unless “Zoey” is a typo in my source article.)

I posted about bizarre baby names in Oklahoma in early 2011 — remember 12-Gage? — but the state hasn’t put out one of their fascinating “Oklahoma Baby Names Books” for 2011 yet, so I can’t dig any deeper than this. All I know is that “Oklahoma children were bestowed with 7,517 unique girls’ names and 5,255 unique boys’ names in 2011.”

Source: Smith, Michael. “William, Emma top most-popular baby names.” Tulsa World 18 Mar. 2012.

Image: Adapted from Flag of Oklahoma (public domain)

Popular and unique baby names in Alberta (Canada), 2011

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Flag of Alberta

I saw lots of news last week about baby names in Alberta, Canada. The media didn’t focus on the Alberta’s most popular names of 2011, which happen to be these:

Girl names

  1. Olivia
  2. Sophia
  3. Emma
  4. Emily
  5. Ava
  6. Chloe
  7. Abigail
  8. Lily
  9. Brooklyn
  10. Sophie

Boy names

  1. Liam
  2. Ethan
  3. Mason
  4. Lucas
  5. Jacob
  6. Benjamin
  7. Alexander
  8. Noah
  9. William
  10. Logan

Instead, the media focused on Alberta’s unique names, which is something that I’ve been writing about for years (literally: 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009).

The official list of Albertan baby names isn’t ready yet, but preliminary data is available via the Edmonton Journal. Here are some unusual names I spotted on the Journal’s list:

Boy namesGirl names
Crevance, Dawnwalker, Dybry, Flourish, Goliath, Jheizzller, Knowledge-Tree,* Lefarius, Llord-Xedric, Madrid, Matt-Dainon, Moo, Moxon, Nzoputa, Princelife, Pure, Spyder, Mskr, Tata-peh, Wanderingspirit, Wisherlee, VedderApril-May, Chaz-a-rae, Cupid, Dayleigh, Dazzelyn, Duffni, Eirachloe, Evolet, Glennizelle, Gobza, Laker-Lynn, Mississippi, Nomalisa, Phetlunda, Psanatcsakor, Q’Tyyr’N, Rainejewelle, Sheamus, Starr-shine, Thespina, Thipphaphone, Vylet, Xyza, Zxyvian

*I’m guessing at the last letter; I think it was cut off.

Many of the news articles also claimed that baby names in Alberta had been inspired by royals William and Kate, who visited Canada last July. This could be true — there were a few more Princes and Dukes than usual in 2011:

  • 2011: 199 Williams, 50 Kates, 8 Princes, 6 Princesses, 9 Dukes, 0 Duchesses
  • 2010: 184 Williams, 44 Kates, 5 Princes, 5 Princesses, 0 Dukes, 0 Duchesses
  • 2009: 198 Williams, 67 Kates, 5 Princes, 2 Princesses, 2 Dukes, 0 Duchesses
  • 2008: 178 Williams, 68 Kates, 4 Princes, 0 Princesses, 3 Dukes, 0 Duchesses
  • 2007: 185 Williams, 67 Kates, 5 Princes, 1 Princess, 3 Dukes, 0 Duchesses

The names Kate and William didn’t move too much, though.

Image: Adapted from Flag of Alberta (public domain)

Popular baby names in Manitoba & Saskatchewan (Canada), 2011

Liam was the most popular baby boy name in both Manitoba and Saskatchewan last year. The other top names in the neighboring Canadian provinces were…

Manitoba:

Boy NamesGirl Names
1. Liam
2. Ethan
3. Noah
4. Logan
5. Lucas
6. Benjamin
7. Mason
8. Jayden
9. Carter
10. Jacob/Alexander [tie]		1. Olivia
2. Ava
3. Emily
4. Sophia
5. Emma
6. Hailey/Sophie [tie]
7. Chloe/Isabella [tie]
8. Lily
9. Brooklyn
10. Abigail/Ella [tie]

Saskatchewan:

Boy NamesGirl Names
1. Liam
2. Jacob
3. Ethan
4. Mason
5. Lucas
6. Hunter
7. Noah
8. William
9. Carter
10. Cole		1. Emma
2. Ava
3. Sophia
4. Olivia
5. Chloe
6. Emily
7. Hailey
8. Lily
9. Ella
10. Abigail

Sources: Sask. most popular baby names released, Liam top baby name in ‘Toba

Popular baby names in Wyoming, 2010

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Flag of Wyoming

According to the Wyoming Department of Health, nearly 7,500 babies were born in Wyoming in 2010. The most popular baby names were…

Boy NamesGirl Names
1. James [tied]
1. Logan [tied]
3. Aiden
4. Wyatt
5. Samuel
6. Gabriel [tied]
6. Jayden [tied]
6. Kayden [tied]
9. Brayden		1. Isabella
2. Madison
3. Chloe
4. Sophia
5. Addison
6. Brooklyn
7. Abigail
8. Hailey

Check out the -ayden dominance on the boys’ list! Aiden, Jayden, Kayden, Brayden…four of the top nine are -aydens. Crazy.

Image: Adapted from Flag of Wyoming (public domain)