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Popularity of the baby name Charlotte


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Popular baby names in Tennessee, 2016

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According to provisional data released on January 10th by Tennessee’s Office of Vital Records, the most popular baby names in the state in 2016 were Emma and William.

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

Girl Names
1. Emma
2. Olivia
3. Ava
4. Harper
5. Isabella
6. Amelia
7. Elizabeth
8. Ella
9. Charlotte
10. Abigail

Boy Names
1. William
2. Elijah and James (tie)
3. Mason
4. Noah
5. Jackson and Liam (tie)
6. John and Michael (tie)
7. Benjamin
8. Aiden
9. Jacob
10. Carter

The #1 names were the same in 2015.

In the girls’ top 10, Amelia, Ella, and Charlotte replaced Sophia, Madison, and Emily.

Newcomers to the boys’ top 10 are Michael, Benjamin, and Aiden. (No drop-offs this year due to the ties.)

Source: Emma, William Maintain Titles as Tennessee’s Top Baby Names

Image: Adapted from Flag of Tennessee (public domain)

Popular baby names in New Brunswick (Canada), 2016

According to New Brunswick’s Vital Statistics Office, the most popular baby names in the Canadian province in 2016 were Emma and Liam.

Here’s my guess at New Brunswick’s projected top 10 girl names and top 10+ boy names of 2016:

Girl Names

  1. Emma, 55 baby girls
  2. Olivia, 52
  3. Charlotte, 38
  4. Sophia, 36
  5. Ellie, 29
  6. Lily, 26 (tie)
  7. Mia, 26 (tie)
  8. Anna, 24 (tie)
  9. Audrey, 24 (tie)
  10. Grace, 23

Boy Names

  1. Liam, 56 baby boys
  2. William, 48
  3. Jacob, 45
  4. Noah, 44
  5. Thomas, 42
  6. Benjamin, 38
  7. Mason, 36 (tie)
  8. Samuel, 36 (tie)
  9. Jack, 35
  10. Jaxon, 31 (tie)
  11. Lincoln, 31 (tie)

The boys’ top 20 also included Jackson, and both Oliver and Olivier.

In 2015, the top two names in N.B. were the same.

Sources: New Brunswick’s birth numbers and top baby names for 2016, NB Top 20 Popular Baby Names 1980-2018 – GNB

Popular baby names in New Zealand, 2016

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According to data released a few days ago by New Zealand’s Department of Internal Affairs, the most popular baby names in the country in 2016 were Olivia and Oliver.

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

Girl Names
1. Olivia, 266 baby girls
2. Charlotte, 262
3. Isla, 239
4. Harper, 236
5. Ella, 220
6. Amelia, 211
7. Emily, 203
8. Mia, 196
9. Sophie, 189
10. Ava, 188

Boy Names
1. Oliver, 332 baby boys
2. Jack, 286
3. William, 263
4. Mason, 254
5. James, 253
6. Hunter, 244
7. Noah, 229
8. Lucas, 228
9. Leo, 220
10. Max, 217

In the girls’ top 10, Ava replaced Isabella.

In the boys’ top 10, Noah, Max, Lucas, and Leo replaced Liam, Charlie, Benjamin, and Jacob.

One name that’s rising fast in New Zealand is Matilda, which ranked…

  • 24th in 2016
  • 41st in 2015
  • 77th in 2014
  • 95th in 2013

Leo jumped from 24th to 9th in a single year…do you think Matilda could do the same?

Here are New Zealand’s rankings for 2015.

Sources: Revealed: New Zealand’s most popular baby names of 2016, Most Popular Male and Female First Names

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

Popular baby names in San Diego (California), 2016

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According to data released yesterday by San Diego County’s Health and Human Services Agency, the most popular baby names in the county in 2016 were Emma and Noah.

Here are San Diego County’s top 10 girl names and top 10 boy names of 2016:

Girl Names

  1. Emma, 263 baby girls
  2. Mia, 258
  3. Isabella, 257
  4. Olivia, 246
  5. Sophia, 225
  6. Sofia, 171
  7. Victoria, 162
  8. Charlotte, 160
  9. Ava, 149
  10. Emily, 145

Boy Names

  1. Noah, 236 baby boys
  2. Liam, 228
  3. Sebastian, 216
  4. Daniel, 194
  5. Ethan, 193 (tie)
  6. Mateo, 193 (tie)
  7. Alexander, 189
  8. Jacob, 186
  9. Benjamin, 184
  10. James, 173

Emma replaced Mia as the #1 name for girls.

In the boys’ top 10, Sebastian jumped from 8th to 3rd, and Mateo and James replaced Oliver and David.

Here are the 2015 rankings.

Source: Top Baby Names in San Diego

Image: Adapted from Flag of California (public domain)