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Popularity of the baby name Chris


Posts that mention the name Chris

Which “Mod Generation” sticker name do you like best?

mod generation stickers

In 1969, dozens of “Mod Generation” stickers — each of which featured a drawing of a young person, and a first name — were distributed inside packs of Topps chewing gum.

Female names used on the stickers included Alice, Ann, Barbara, Betty, Connie, Diane, Donna, Dotty, Ellen, Esther, Fay, Frances, Gloria, Helen, Jackie, Joan, Judy, Lois, Marie, Mary, Millie, Minda, Nancy, Natalie, Phyllis, Rose, Shelly, and Susan.

mod generation stickers

Male names used on the stickers included Barry, Bert, Bill, Charlie, Chris, Dave, Don, Fred, George, Herb, Irv, Jerry, Joe, John, Larry, Louis, Michael, Paul, Pete, Ray, Richard, Roy, Teddy, and Tony.

mod generation stickers

While of these female and male names do you like most? How about least?

Sources: 1969: “Mod Generation” Stickers, Mod Generation – 1969

How do you feel about your name, Roseanna?

Today’s interview is with Roseanna, a 26-year-old from Grand Rapids, Michigan.

What’s the story behind her name?

In the 80’s, singer Chris de Burgh wrote a song for his daughter called “For Rosanna”. When my mom heard the song, she instantly loved the name. She chose my spelling, Roseanna, because she figured it was the most intuitive. Rose-anna.

The name Rosanna (and all sound-alike names) had become trendy in the early ’80s thanks to Toto’s 1982 song “Rosanna.” Perhaps this trendiness is what inspired Chris de Burgh to name his daughter Rosanna in 1984. His song “For Rosanna” was released on the same 1986 album as mega-hit “The Lady in Red.” (The specific spelling Roseanna, though, was most popular back in 1950 thanks to the 1949 movie Roseanna McCoy.)

What does she like most about her name?

I love that it is uncommon. I have only met a few others with my name. I like the nickname options too, though I don’t use them often. When I was younger, I was called Rosie, which I quite like these days. My family calls me Zana, which I really love.

What does she like least about her name?

I am constantly called Roseanne. And despite my moms best intentions, people usually spell it without the E, Rosanna.

Finally, would Roseanna recommend that her name be given to babies today?

Perhaps? In some ways, Roseanna seems kind of dated. I have yet to meet anyone my age, or younger, with this name; most I’ve met are a couple decades older. That said, both Rose and Anna are well loved these days.

-anna/ana names are all over the charts: Arianna, Brianna, Gianna, Adriana, Joanna, Hanna, Leanna, Liliana, Eliana, etc

Then there are names like Annabelle, Annalise, Annalee, Rosemary, Rosalie, and Roselyn that are all in the top 1000. I think Roseanna could fit in nicely. It is certainly usable and might be considered somewhat unexpected.

Thank you, Roseanna!

English family with 16 children

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The Radfords — Noel and Sue of Morecambe, Lancashire, plus their 16 kids — are thought to be Britain’s biggest family.

In order from oldest to youngest, the names of all 16 Radford children are…

  1. Chris, 23
  2. Sophie, 18
  3. Chloe, 17
  4. Jack, 15
  5. Daniel, 13
  6. Luke, 11
  7. Millie, 10
  8. Katie, 9
  9. James, 8
  10. Ellie, 7
  11. Aimee, 6
  12. Josh, 4
  13. Max, 3
  14. Tilly May, 2
  15. Oscar, 1
  16. Casper, one month

Which of the 16 names is your favorite?

Want to read about other large families? I’ve blogged about families with 9 kids, 12 kids, 14 kids, 15 kids, 16 kids, 17 kids, 18 kids, 18 kids, 18 kids, 19 kids, 20 kids, 20 kids, 21 kids and 22 kids.

Source: Britain’s biggest family increases as mother gives birth to 16th child

Image: Ein Kinderfest (1868) by Ludwig Knaus

3 baby names inspired by the U.S. election

Mitt Romney and Barack Obama in the Oval Office in November of 2012.
Mitt Romney and Barack Obama

The 2012 U.S. presidential election was held two days ago, on November 6th.

The day before the election, Chris and Wendi Bench of Utah welcomed a baby boy and named him Senator. Wendi said, “I’m not really sure what influenced it…but I thought it would be a great name to give him a little bit of respect, with some room for scandal.”

And the day of the election, Millicent Owuor of Kenya welcomed twin boys and named them Barack and Mitt. “Several other new mothers around Kogelo also named their newborns after Obama, but Owuor was the only one to call her baby Mitt.”

Sources: Kenyan mother names new babies Barack and Mitt, Kenyan twins named after Barack Obama and Mitt Romney, Utah Couple Dubs Their Kid ‘Senator’

Image: P112912PS-0444 by the U.S. government (via Flickr)