How popular is the baby name Charlotte in the United States right now? How popular was it historically? Use the popularity graph and data table below to find out! Plus, see all the blog posts that mention the name Charlotte.
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According to provisional data from the Ministry of Government and Consumer Services, the most popular baby names in Ontario in 2014 were Olivia and Liam.
Ontario doesn’t tend to release updated/official baby name data after the year has ended, so this is probably all we’ll get from the province.
Here are Ontario’s projected top 5 girl names and top 5 boy names of 2014:
Girl Names
Boy Names
1. Olivia 2. Emma 3. Sophia 4. Ava 5. Charlotte
1. Liam 2. Ethan 3. Lucas 4. Noah 5. Benjamin
Charlotte replaced Emily in the girls’ top 5.
Noah replaced Jacob in the boys’ top 5.
Here are the top baby names in Ontario for 2013 and 2012.
A couple of days ago, in my post about Rhiannon, I mentioned the Mabinogion.
The first person to translate this collection of medieval tales into English was Lady Charlotte Guest (1812-1885). She wasn’t a native Welsh speaker, but learned the language after marrying Welsh businessman John Josiah Guest at the age of 21 and moving to Wales.
That marriage produced 10 children. Here are the names:
Charlotte Maria (b. 1834)
Ivor Bertie (b. 1835)
Katherine Gwladys (b. 1837)
Thomas Merthyr (b. 1838)
Montague John (b. 1839)
Augustus Frederick (b. 1840)
Arthur Edward (b. 1841)
Mary Enid Evelyn (b. 1843)
Constance Rhiannon (b. 1844)
Blanche Vere (b. 1847)
Many of the above, including Bertie, Montagu (without the e) and Vere, are family names on Charlotte’s side. Charlotte’s father Albemarle got another interesting family name.
Here are definitions for the four Welsh names:
Gwladys – A form of the old Welsh name Gwladus. It might be based on the Welsh word gwlad, meaning “country.”
Merthyr – From the Welsh word merthyr, which means “martyr.” Records show that Thomas was born in the town of Merthyr Tydfil.
Enid – Found in the Welsh legend of Geraint and Enid. It might be based on the Welsh word enaid, meaning “soul.”
Rhiannon – Found in the Mabinogion. It might mean “divine goddess” or “maid of Annwfn.”
If you could add an 11th name (first + middle) to this set, what combination would you choose and why? Gender is up to you.
Tuesday’s post about the Victorian-style Tylney Hall Hotel reminded me of a list of Victorian-era names that I’ve had bookmarked forever.
The list was created by amateur genealogist G. M. Atwater as a resource for writers. It contains names and name combinations that were commonly seen in the U.S. from the 1840s to the 1890s. Below is the full list (with a few minor changes).
Victorian Era Female Names
Victorian Era Male Names
Abigale / Abby
Ada
Adella
Agnes
Allie
Almira / Almyra
Alva
America
Amelia
Ann / Annie
Arrah
Beatrice
Bernice
Charity
Charlotte
Chastity
Claire
Constance
Cynthia
Dorothy / Dot
Edith
Edna
Edwina
Ella
Eleanor
Ellie
Elizabeth / Eliza / Liza / Lizzy / Bess / Bessie / Beth / Betsy
According to the Idaho Department of Health and Welfare, the state’s top names two years ago were Sophia for girls and Liam for boys.
Here are Idaho’s top 25 girl names and top 25 boy names of 2012:
Girl names
Sophia (115 baby girls)
Olivia (113)
Emma (100)
Ava (79)
Abigail (76)
Elizabeth (71)
Chloe (69)
Emily (62) – tie
Zoey (62) – tie
Brooklyn (61)
Hannah* (60)
Madison (57)
Ella (56) – tie
Isabella (56) – tie
Lily (56) – tie
Avery (54)
Grace (51)
Amelia (50) – tie
Evelyn (50) – tie
Hailey* (48)
Ellie (46) – tie
Natalie (46) – tie
Charlotte* (45) – tie
Paisley* (45) – tie
Addison (44)
Boy names
Liam (133 baby boys)
William (94)
Mason (81)
Jacob (79)
Michael* (78) – tie
Samuel (78) – tie
Wyatt (77)
Logan (76)
Ethan (75)
Carter (73)
Hunter (72)
Aiden (71)
Benjamin (69) – tie
Jackson (69) – tie
Gabriel (68)
Andrew (67)
Henry* (66) – tie
Noah (66) – tie
Cooper* (65) – tie
Elijah (65) – tie
David* (64)
Isaac (63)
Alexander* (57) – tie
Jayden (57) – tie
Joseph* (57) – tie
Owen (57) – tie
*New to the top 25 since 2011.
Idaho’s annual report also includes a small section entitled “Selected Unique Baby Names, Yewneek Baybee Spellings.” Here are all of the single-use names highlighted in the 2012 report:
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