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Popular baby names in Mississippi, 2024

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Flag of Mississippi

The state of Mississippi likely welcomed more than 34,000* babies last year.

What were the most popular names among these babies? Olivia and William, according to provisional data released in late December, 2024, by the Mississippi State Department of Health’s Office of Vital Records and Public Health Statistics.

Here are Mississippi’s projected top 25+ girl names and top 25+ boy names of 2024:

Girl names

  1. Olivia, 101 baby girls
  2. Ava, 94
  3. Mary, 92
  4. Amelia, 91
  5. Charlotte and Harper (tie), 82 each
  6. Elizabeth, 80
  7. Emma, 67
  8. Nova, 65
  9. Ivy, 63
  10. Hazel, 61
  11. Ella, Evelyn, and Paisley (3-way tie), 58 each
  12. Caroline, 54
  13. Kinsley, 53
  14. Ellie and Lainey (tie), 52 each
  15. Mia, 51
  16. Eleanor and Isabella (tie), 50 each
  17. Riley, 48
  18. Serenity, 47
  19. Autumn, Layla, Millie, and Naomi (4-way tie), 46 each
  20. Journee, 45
  21. Kehlani, Khloe, and Sophia (3-way tie), 44 each
  22. Avery, Chloe, and Oaklynn (3-way tie), 42 each
  23. Londyn, Scarlett, and Skylar (3-way tie), 41 each
  24. Aria, Brooklyn, Emery, Lucy, and Raelynn (5-way tie), 40 each
  25. Aurora, Josie, Nora, and Willow (4-way tie), 39 each

Boy names

  1. William, 167 baby boys
  2. John, 159
  3. James, 148
  4. Noah, 118
  5. Liam, 106
  6. Elijah, 104
  7. Waylon, 91
  8. Asher, 86
  9. Samuel, 84
  10. Levi and Walker (tie), 80 each
  11. Henry, 79
  12. Mason, 78
  13. Carter, Josiah, and Maverick (3-way tie), 75 each
  14. Grayson, 72
  15. Hudson, 71
  16. Beau, Charles, and Oliver (3-way tie), 67 each
  17. Luke, 65
  18. Kayden, 64
  19. Amir, David, Jackson, and Thomas (4-way tie), 63 each
  20. Cooper, 62
  21. Kingston, Legend, and Michael (3-way tie), 61 each
  22. Wyatt, 59
  23. Aiden and Christopher (tie), 57 each
  24. Silas, 55
  25. Lucas and Nolan (tie), 53 each

In the girls’ top 10, Ivy and Hazel replaced Evelyn.

In the boys’ top 10, Samuel, Levi, and Walker replaced Mason and Grayson.

Finally, if you’d like to see Mississippi’s projected rankings for 2023, you can find them in this post.

*The state welcomed about 34,354 babies in 2023.

Sources:

Image: Adapted from Flag of Mississippi

Popular baby names in Arizona, 2024

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Flag of Arizona

The state of Arizona will likely welcome more than 77,000 babies in 2024.

What will the top baby names of the year be? Olivia and Liam, according to provisional data released in late December, 2024, by the Arizona Department of Health Services.

Here are Arizona’s projected top 50 girl names and top 50 boy names of 2024:

Girl names

  1. Olivia
  2. Emma
  3. Isabella
  4. Sophia
  5. Amelia
  6. Mia
  7. Camila
  8. Charlotte
  9. Sofia
  10. Luna
  11. Evelyn
  12. Aurora
  13. Aria
  14. Violet
  15. Ava
  16. Gianna
  17. Penelope
  18. Eliana
  19. Elena
  20. Ellie
  21. Valentina
  22. Hazel
  23. Layla
  24. Mila
  25. Lily
  26. Emily
  27. Harper
  28. Ivy
  29. Scarlett
  30. Chloe
  31. Emilia
  32. Leilani
  33. Delilah
  34. Eleanor
  35. Elizabeth
  36. Victoria
  37. Nora
  38. Avery
  39. Maria
  40. Abigail
  41. Nova
  42. Ella
  43. Madison
  44. Liliana
  45. Grace
  46. Daisy
  47. Natalia
  48. Genesis
  49. Athena
  50. Maya

Boy names

  1. Liam
  2. Noah
  3. Mateo
  4. Sebastian
  5. Oliver
  6. Elijah
  7. Alexander
  8. Benjamin
  9. Daniel
  10. Julian
  11. Santiago
  12. Michael
  13. James
  14. Ethan
  15. Aiden
  16. David
  17. Angel
  18. Logan
  19. Mason
  20. Jacob
  21. Ezra
  22. Gabriel
  23. William
  24. Adrian
  25. Isaac
  26. Levi
  27. Anthony
  28. Lucas
  29. Joseph
  30. Ezekiel
  31. Wyatt
  32. Elias
  33. Luke
  34. Samuel
  35. Jose
  36. Henry
  37. Isaiah
  38. Jackson
  39. Matthew
  40. Jayden
  41. Jesus
  42. Luis
  43. Jack
  44. Theodore
  45. Dylan
  46. Carter
  47. Owen
  48. Andrew
  49. Lincoln
  50. Grayson

In the girls’ top 10, Sofia replaced Evelyn.

In the boys’ top 10, Alexander, Daniel, and Julian replaced Santiago, Ezra, and Levi.

And Juniper, which was the #1 girl name in Arizona’s Coconino County in 2022, only managed to rank 90th state-wide in 2024.

If you’d like to see Arizona’s projected rankings for 2023, you can find them in this post.

Sources:

Image: Adapted from Flag of Arizona (public domain)

Baby names with ART: Arthur, Hartley, Stuart

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Are you an art lover? Interested in baby names that contain the word ART?

If so, you’re in luck!

Below you’ll find hundreds of names that contain the letter sequence “a-r-t.” Most of these names come directly from the U.S. SSA’s baby name data.

  • Aarti, Aarthi, Arthi
  • Amartya
  • Art
  • Arta
  • Artadius
  • Artan
  • Artasia
  • Artavia
  • Artavion
  • Artavis
  • Artavius, Artavious
  • Arteen
  • Artelia
  • Artell
  • Artella
  • Artem
  • Artemas
  • Artemio
  • Artemis
  • Artemisa
  • Artemisia
  • Artemiy, Artemy
  • Artemus
  • Artena
  • Artensia
  • Arteo
  • Arter
  • Arteria
  • Artesha
  • Artesia
  • Artez
  • Arth
  • Artha
  • Arthar
  • Arthas
  • Arthea
  • Arthel, Arthell
  • Arthelia
  • Arthella
  • Arthemise
  • Arthena
  • Arthenia
  • Arther
  • Artherine
  • Arthetta
  • Arthor
  • Arthur
  • Arthuree
  • Arthurene
  • Arthurine
  • Arthuro
  • Arthus
  • Artia
  • Artiana
  • Artice
  • Artie, Arty, Artee
  • Artimas
  • Artimese
  • Artimus
  • Artin
  • Artina
  • Artis
  • Artisha
  • Artishia
  • Artist, Artyst
  • Arto
  • Artorius, Artorias
  • Artrell
  • Artresha
  • Artreus
  • Artrice
  • Artricia
  • Artrina
  • Artturi
  • Artur
  • Artura
  • Arturo
  • Artyom
  • Bart, Bartt
  • Bartek
  • Barth
  • Bartha
  • Bartholomew
  • Bartlett
  • Bartley, Bartly
  • Bartlomiej
  • Bartola
  • Bartolo
  • Bartolome
  • Bartolomeo
  • Barton
  • Bartosz
  • Bartow, Barto
  • Bartu
  • Barty
  • Benhart
  • Bernhart
  • Besart
  • Bogart
  • Cartavious
  • Carter, Cartyr
  • Cartez
  • Cartha
  • Carthel, Carthell
  • Carti
  • Cartier
  • Cartina
  • Cartisha
  • Cartlin
  • Cartney
  • Cartrell
  • Cartrina
  • Charta
  • Chartese
  • Chartez
  • Dalhart
  • Dart
  • Dartagnan, Dartanyan, Dartanian, Dartanyon, Dartanion
  • Dartanya
  • Dartavius, Dartavious
  • Dartez
  • Dartha
  • Darthea
  • Darthia
  • Darthula
  • Darthy
  • Dartisha
  • Dartrell
  • Dharti
  • Duarte
  • Earth
  • Eartha
  • Earther
  • Earthy
  • Erhart
  • Evart
  • Ewart
  • Fartun
  • Garth
  • Gartha
  • Gartrell
  • Gerhart
  • Hart
  • Hartej
  • Hartense
  • Hartford
  • Hartie
  • Hartlen
  • Hartley, Hartlee, Hartleigh, Hartlie, Hartly, Hartli
  • Hartlyn, Hartlynn
  • Hartman
  • Hartsel, Hartsell
  • Hartwell
  • Hartzell
  • Heart
  • Hearther
  • Heartley, Heartlee, Heartly
  • Heartlynn
  • Hobart
  • Hubart
  • Jacarter, Jakarter
  • Jartavis
  • Jartavius, Jartavious
  • Kartar
  • Karter, Kharter, Kartyr
  • Kartez
  • Karthikeyan
  • Karti
  • Kartier
  • Kartik, Karthik
  • Kartika, Karthika
  • Kartikeya, Karthikeya
  • Kartina
  • Kartrina
  • Lamart
  • Lartarsha
  • Lartha
  • Leart
  • Learta
  • Leartis
  • Lennart
  • Leonhart
  • Maarten
  • Macarthur, Mcarthur
  • Mart
  • Marta
  • Martae
  • Martain
  • Martaja, Martajah
  • Martarius
  • Martasia
  • Martavia
  • Martavian
  • Martavion, Martaveon
  • Martavis
  • Martavius, Martavious
  • Martay
  • Martaz
  • Marte
  • Marteen
  • Marteisha
  • Martel, Martell, Martelle
  • Martella
  • Martellis
  • Marten
  • Martena
  • Marterius
  • Marterrion
  • Martes
  • Martese
  • Martesha
  • Martez
  • Marteze
  • Marth
  • Martha
  • Marthalene
  • Marthana
  • Marthann, Marthanne
  • Martharee
  • Marthe
  • Marthel, Marthell
  • Marthella
  • Marthena
  • Marthenia
  • Marther
  • Marthia
  • Marthie, Marthy
  • Martia
  • Martial
  • Martiana
  • Martice
  • Marticia
  • Martiel
  • Martijn
  • Martika, Martica, Marteeka, Marteka
  • Martile
  • Martin
  • Martina
  • Martine
  • Martinez
  • Martini
  • Martiniano
  • Martinique
  • Martinis
  • Martino
  • Martinus
  • Martiqua
  • Martique
  • Martir
  • Martis
  • Martisa
  • Martise
  • Martisha
  • Martita
  • Martiza
  • Martize
  • Marton
  • Martrail
  • Martravious
  • Martrel, Martrell
  • Martrez
  • Martrice
  • Martricia
  • Martrina
  • Martwan, Martwon
  • Marty, Martie, Marti, Martee
  • Martyn
  • Martyna
  • Martynas
  • Mccarthy
  • Mccartney
  • Mccarty
  • Mozart
  • Nevart
  • Parth, Paarth
  • Partha
  • Parthena, Parthina
  • Parthenia
  • Parthiv
  • Prarthana
  • Quarterrio
  • Quartez
  • Quartney
  • Raymart
  • Reinhart, Rinehart
  • Robart
  • Saarth
  • Samarth
  • Sartaj, Sartaaj
  • Sarthak
  • Shartavia
  • Siddharth, Sidharth, Siddarth, Sidarth
  • Siddhartha
  • Spartaco
  • Spartacus
  • Spartan
  • Startasia
  • Stuart, Stewart
  • Taggart
  • Tarteel
  • Thearthur
  • Theartis
  • Vartan
  • Vedarth
  • Vidharth
  • Wharton
  • Yatharth
  • Yosgart, Yosgarth, Josgart

Some of the above are non-traditional spellings of more common names such as Heather and Robert.

Which ART name do you like most? Let me know in the comments!

Source: SSA

Image: Adapted from French paintings in the Louvre, room 826 b (public domain)

Popular baby names (and Maori baby names) in New Zealand, 2023

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Flag of New Zealand

Last year, the island nation of New Zealand welcomed a total of 57,889 babies.

What were the most popular names among these babies? Charlotte and Noah.

Here are New Zealand’s top 50 girl names and top 50 boy names of 2023:

Girl names

  1. Charlotte, 209 baby girls
  2. Amelia, 184
  3. Isla, 179
  4. Olivia, 155
  5. Harper, 150
  6. Willow, 145
  7. Lily, 144
  8. Ava, 143 (tie)
  9. Ella, 143 (tie)
  10. Hazel, 141
  11. Mila, 138
  12. Evelyn, 135 (3-way tie)
  13. Mia, 135 (3-way tie)
  14. Sophie, 135 (3-way tie)
  15. Isabella, 130
  16. Aria, 125
  17. Ruby, 122
  18. Grace, 121
  19. Millie, 119
  20. Florence, 110
  21. Lucy, 108
  22. Ivy, 105
  23. Chloe, 101
  24. Zoe, 100
  25. Maeve, 98
  26. Daisy, 96
  27. Matilda, 95
  28. Sadie, 93 (tie)
  29. Sophia, 93 (tie)
  30. Emily, 92 (3-way tie)
  31. Freya, 92 (3-way tie)
  32. Luna, 92 (3-way tie)
  33. Olive, 88
  34. Georgia, 82 (tie)
  35. Maia, 82 (tie)
  36. Poppy, 81
  37. Frankie, 80 (tie)
  38. Violet, 80 (tie)
  39. Mackenzie, 79
  40. Ellie, 78
  41. Riley, 77
  42. Aurora, 76
  43. Bella, 74
  44. Madison, 70 (tie)
  45. Penelope, 70 (tie)
  46. Kaia, 69 (tie)
  47. Zara, 69 (tie)
  48. Billie, 68 (tie)
  49. Quinn, 68 (tie)
  50. Layla, 67

Boy names

  1. Noah, 267 baby boys
  2. Oliver, 247
  3. Luca, 207
  4. Jack, 194
  5. Leo, 189
  6. Theodore, 186
  7. George, 177
  8. Henry, 172
  9. Charlie, 163
  10. Hudson, 162
  11. Arthur, 158
  12. Arlo, 156
  13. Elijah, 153
  14. William, 147
  15. James, 146 (tie)
  16. Lucas, 146 (tie)
  17. Liam, 143
  18. Thomas, 142
  19. Theo, 135
  20. Oscar, 131
  21. Cooper, 122
  22. Beau, 119
  23. Hugo, 115
  24. Ethan, 114
  25. Ezra, 113 (tie)
  26. Mason, 113 (tie)
  27. Archie, 111 (tie)
  28. Levi, 111 (tie)
  29. Max, 110
  30. Carter, 106
  31. Felix, 105 (tie)
  32. Finn, 105 (tie)
  33. Alexander, 102
  34. Lachlan, 97
  35. Asher, 90 (3-way tie)
  36. Hunter, 90 (3-way tie)
  37. Louie, 90 (3-way tie)
  38. Luke, 87
  39. Benjamin, 84
  40. Harry, 83
  41. Jackson, 82
  42. Archer, 81
  43. Micah, 79 (tie)
  44. Riley, 79 (tie)
  45. Caleb, 78 (3-way tie)
  46. Isaac, 78 (3-way tie)
  47. Louis, 78 (3-way tie)
  48. Austin, 77
  49. Luka, 75
  50. Samuel, 74

And what about Maori names specifically?

Currently, the top Maori baby names in New Zealand are Aroha/Te Aroha for girls and Ariki/Te Ariki for boys. In Maori, the word aroha means “love” or “affection,” the word ariki means “chieftain” or “leader,” and the word te (in these two cases) is the article “the.”

Here are New Zealand’s top 10 Maori girl names and top 10 Maori boy names:

Maori girl names

  1. Aroha/Te Aroha, 164 baby girls
  2. Amaia, 110
  3. Maia, 103
  4. Anahera, 85
  5. Moana, 70
  6. Manaia, 68
  7. Ataahua, 54
  8. Marama, 51
  9. Atarangi, 41
  10. Tui, 39

Maori boy names

  1. Ariki/Te Ariki, 111 baby boys
  2. Wiremu, 86
  3. Rawiri, 80
  4. Mikaere, 65
  5. Nikau, 63
  6. Koa, 62 (tie)
  7. Manaia, 62 (tie)
  8. Manaaki, 59
  9. Kiwa, 45 (tie)
  10. Kaitoa, 45 (tie)

Please note that the Maori rankings don’t cover the calendar year 2023, as the national rankings do. Instead, they cover births from July 10, 2023, to June 30, 2024. (These dates coincide with Matariki, a.k.a. Maori New Year.)

Finally, here’s a link to New Zealand’s 2022 rankings, if you’d like to compare last year to the year before.

P.S. Did you know that New Zealand’s closest geographic neighbor in the Pacific is New Caledonia (to the north)?

Sources: Top Baby Names – New Zealand Government, Most common Maori baby names in 2023/24 released for Matariki – Te Ao Maori News, Te Aka Maori Dictionary, New Caledonia – New Zealand Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade

Image: Adapted from Flag of New Zealand (public domain)