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Popularity of the baby name Charlotte


Posts that mention the name Charlotte

Popular baby names in Washington state, 2015

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Flag of Washington

According to Washington State’s Department of Health, the most popular baby names in the state in 2015 were Olivia and Oliver.

Here are Washington’s top 10 girl names and top 10 boy names of 2015. (As of right now, this is the most recent set of rankings available on the state’s website.)

Girl Names
1. Olivia, 481 baby girls
2. Emma, 423
3. Sophia, 356
4. Evelyn, 314
5. Ava, 310
6. Emily, 295
7. Isabella, 278 (tie)
8. Mia, 278 (tie)
9. Charlotte, 268
10. Elizabeth, 262

Boy Names
1. Oliver, 404 baby boys
2. Liam, 368
3. Noah, 363
4. Benjamin, 360
5. Henry, 351
6. William, 341
7. Alexander, 333
8. Logan, 332
9. Samuel, 326
10. James, 321

In the girls’ top 10, Elizabeth replaced Abigail (now 13th).

In the boys’ top 10, Henry and Samuel replaced Mason (now 11th) and Daniel (now 12th).

In 2014, the top two names were Olivia and Liam. In 2012, they were Sophia and Liam.

Source: Washington State’s Most Popular Baby Names

Image: Adapted from Flag of Washington (public domain)

Popular baby names in Ontario (Canada), 2016

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Flag of Ontario

According to a recent news release from the Government of Ontario, the most popular baby names in the province in 2016 were Olivia and Benjamin.

Here are Ontario’s top 10 girl names and top 10 boy names of 2016:

Girl Names
1. Olivia
2. Emma
3. Charlotte
4. Ava
5. Sophia
6. Abigail
7. Emily
8. Amelia
9. Mia
10. Isabella

Boy Names
1. Benjamin
2. Liam
3. Noah
4. Ethan
5. Lucas
6. William
7. Jacob
8. Oliver
9. James
10. Logan

The girls’ top 10 is basically the same as it was in 2015, except for the loss of Ella (which was in 10th last year, but only due to a tie for 9th).

In the boys’ top 10, Oliver and James replaced Nathan (now 11th) and Mason (now 14th).

Finally, according to the news release, “Lincoln makes it in the top 20 for the first time in history of Ontario baby names.”

Sources: Benjamin and Olivia are the Top Baby Names in Ontario, Ontario’s Top 20 Baby Names for 2016

Image: Adapted from Flag of Ontario (public domain)

Game: Add 3 girl names to this 1910 list…

In 1910, the Boston-based publisher H. M. Caldwell Co. ran the following ad for its “My Own Name” series of books in American Motherhood magazine.

names from 1910

It is the purpose of these charming little books to tell girls all about their names, information about the name, its origin, the name in history, the name in poetry, fiction and romance is given, also notable namesakes past and present.

It wasn’t much of a series, though, as there were only 25 names to choose from:

  1. Alice (ranked 10th nationally in 1910)
  2. Annie (19th)
  3. Bertha (33rd)
  4. Charlotte (99th)
  5. Dorothy (4th)
  6. Edith (35th)
  7. Eleanor (55th)
  8. Elizabeth (7th)
  9. Fanny (391st)
  10. Gertrude (26th)
  11. Gladys (15th)
  12. Helen (2nd)
  13. Isabel (176th)
  14. Jane (116th)
  15. Katherine (57th)
  16. Lucy (75th)
  17. Margaret (3rd)
  18. Marion (59th)
  19. Marjorie (68th)
  20. Mary (1st)
  21. Mildred (8th)
  22. Nellie (51st)
  23. Ruth (5th)
  24. Sarah (40th)
  25. Winifred (185th)

Clearly three more names could have fit on that last line (next to Winifred), so let’s turn this into a game. Which three girl names would you add to this list? That is, give us three names you like that would also be logical additions to this list, given the time period. For instance, I think I’d add Iola, Della, and Bonnie. How about you?

(If you want to access the national rankings for 1910, click over to the SSA’s site and scroll down to “Popular Names by Birth Year.”)

Popular baby names in Northern Territory (Australia), 2016

According to the government of Northern Territory, Australia, the most popular baby names in NT in 2016 were again Charlotte and Jack.

Here are Northern Territory’s top 10 girl names and top 10 boy names of 2016:

Girl Names
1. Charlotte, 31 baby girls
2. Emily, 17
3. Ava, 14 [tie]
4. Sophie, 14 [tie]
5. Amelia, 13 [tie]
6. Grace, 13 [tie]
7. Olivia, 13 [tie]
8. Scarlett, 13 [tie]
9. Ella, 12 [tie]
10. Isabella, 12 [tie]

Boy Names
1. Jack, 26 baby boys
2. Noah, 22
3. Charlie, 20 [tie]
4. Oliver, 20 [tie]
5. James, 19
6. Jacob, 18
7. William, 15
8. Eli, 14 [tie]
9. Nathan, 14 [tie]
10. Max, 13

In 18th place on the girls’ list — and appearing for the first time in any Northern Territory top 20 (since 2002, anyway) — was Billie, with 8 baby girls. In the U.S., in contrast, Billie is sitting just outside the top 2,000.

Here are Northern Territory’s 2015 rankings.

Source: Popular Baby Names – NT.GOV.AU