How popular is the baby name Christian 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 Christian.
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We’ve talked about a Tongan baby named Leicester after a rugby win in Leicester, and a Samoan baby named Wales after a rugby win against Wales. Today we have a third baby from the Pacific Islands whose rugby-inspired name is both a location and a reference to Wales.
On November 16, 2012, a rugby match between Samoa and Wales was held at Millennium Stadium in the Welsh capital of Cardiff.
The same day, a baby boy was born in Samoa to parents Tala’i Jr. Lene and Falute Va’auli-Lene (who was Miss Samoa 2005, incidentally).
Samoa ended up winning the match, beating Wales with a score of 26-19.
Tala’i and Falute, both devoted rugby fans, decided to mark the occasion by naming their fourth son Cardiff Va’auli Asotoelau Lene. (Their older sons are named Jeremiah, Sam, and Christian.)
The name of the city was likely derived from the settlement’s original Welsh name, Caer-Taff, meaning “fort on the (river) Taff.”
The Southern European country of Italy — that boot-shaped peninsula that juts out into the Mediterranean Sea — shares land borders with France, Switzerland, Austria, and Slovenia.
Last year, Italy welcomed 400,249 babies.
What were the most popular names among these babies? Sofia and Leonardo.
Here are Italy’s top 50 girl names and top 50 boy names of 2021:
Girl Names
Sofia, 5,578 baby girls (2.86%)
Aurora, 4,991
Giulia, 4,616
Ginevra, 3,803
Beatrice, 3,647
Alice, 3,392
Vittoria, 3,202
Emma, 2,876
Ludovica, 2,813
Matilde, 2,633
Giorgia, 2,359
Camilla, 2,343
Chiara, 2,320
Anna, 2,291
Bianca, 2,201
Nicole, 2,169
Gaia, 2,088
Martina, 2,069
Greta, 2,052
Azzurra, 1,673
Sara, 1,651
Arianna, 1,647
Noemi, 1,639
Rebecca, 1,533
Mia, 1,494
Isabel, 1,422
Adele, 1,349
Chloe, 1,317
Elena, 1,298
Francesca, 1,260
Gioia, 1,202
Ambra, 1,171
Viola, 1,152
Carlotta, 1,149
Cecilia, 1,144
Diana, 1,117
Alessia, 1,101
Elisa, 1,086
Emily, 1,070
Marta, 1,066
Maria, 989
Margherita, 988
Anita, 978
Giada, 972
Eleonora, 926
Nina, 856
Miriam, 842
Asia, 823
Amelia, 805
Diletta, 804 – means “beloved” in Italian.
Boy Names
Leonardo, 8,448 baby boys (4.12%)
Alessandro, 4,975
Tommaso, 4,973
Francesco, 4,924
Lorenzo, 4,642
Edoardo, 4,369
Mattia, 4,215
Riccardo, 3,992
Gabriele, 3,944
Andrea, 3,860
Diego, 2,946
Matteo, 2,867
Nicolò, 2,847
Giuseppe, 2,740
Antonio, 2,598
Federico, 2,546
Pietro, 2,247
Samuele, 2,225
Giovanni, 2,211
Filippo, 2,113
Enea, 1,963 – form of Aeneas.
According to Greek mythology, the Trojan hero Aeneas was an ancestor of twins Romulus and Remus, the legendary founders of Rome. One ancient source associates Aeneas’ name with the Greek adjective ainos, meaning “unspeakable, causing nervousness, fear, terror.”
Davide, 1,925
Christian, 1,738
Gioele, 1,722
Giulio, 1,713
Michele, 1,685
Marco, 1,541
Gabriel, 1,439
Elia, 1,403
Luca, 1,400
Salvatore, 1,374
Vincenzo, 1,333
Emanuele, 1,326
Thomas, 1,322
Alessio, 1,251
Giacomo, 1,197
Nathan, 1,192
Liam, 1,174
Simone, 1,166
Samuel, 1,133
Jacopo, 1,129
Noah, 1,097
Daniele, 1,050
Giorgio, 1,025
Ettore, 1,002 – form of Hector.
Luigi, 996
Daniel, 946
Manuel, 936
Nicola, 859
Damiano, 830
Leonardo is still the clear favorite for baby boys, while Azzurra — no doubt inspired by Italy’s national soccer team gli Azzurri, “the Blues” — continues its rise among baby girls:
Here are Italy’s 2020 rankings, if you’d like to compare last year to the year before.
The country of Denmark, which is located in northern Europe and shares a border with only Germany, consists of two-thirds of the Jutland peninsula plus an archipelago of hundreds of islands.
Last year, Denmark welcomed 63,473 babies. The most popular names among these babies? Alma and Oscar.
Here are Denmark’s top 50 girl names and top 50 boy names of 2021:
Girl Names
Alma, 482 baby girls
Ida, 474
Clara, 437
Ella, 436
Olivia, 428
Freja, 425
Emma, 420
Luna, 411
Agnes, 410
Nora, 398
Karla, 393 (tie)
Sofia, 393 (tie)
Anna, 387
Ellie, 370
Asta, 356 (tie)
Lily, 356 (tie)
Alberte, 353
Frida, 313
Josefine, 306
Laura, 299
Esther, 297
Ellen, 287
Astrid, 267
Isabella, 259
Saga, 245
Aya, 242 – Anglicized form of Aija.
Lærke, 237 – means “lark” in Danish.
Marie, 223
Liva, 220
Hannah, 219
Mathilde, 214
Maja, 213 (tie)
Vilma, 213 (tie)
Merle, 209
Victoria, 205
Mille, 199
Liv, 190
Emily, 189
Sofie, 183
Leonora, 178 (tie)
Molly, 178 (tie)
Lea, 176
Andrea, 175
Gry, 172 – (pronounced groo, roughly) means “dawn” in Danish and Norwegian.
Nohr, 293 – related to the Germanic word for “north.”
Liam, 291 (tie)
Matheo, 291 (tie)
Anton, 289
Hugo, 267
Loui, 264
Alexander, 254
Theodor, 249
Frederik, 248
Konrad, 244
Lauge, 243 – based on the Old Norse word félagi, meaning “companion, partner.”
The Old Norse word félag (“fellowship, partnership”), which referred to a joint financial venture during the Viking Age, gave rise to both the Old Norse word félagi and the modern English word fellow.
Anker, 241
Albert, 235
Johan, 215
Storm, 209
About half as many U.S. baby boys (105) were given the English word Storm as a name last year.
Adam, 199
Milas, 197
Erik, 195 (tie)
Pelle, 195 (tie)
Vincent, 189
Villads, 185 – form of Willihad.
Villum, 183 – form of Vilhelm (William).
Marius, 182
Christian, 181
Holger, 174 – derived from an Old Norse name that was comprised of elements meaning “small island” and “spear.”
P.S. The country of Denmark is part of the larger Kingdom of Denmark, which includes the two autonomous countries of Greenland and the Faroe Islands. I’ll post the rankings for both later this week…
A few days ago, I stumbled upon a set of baby name data for Austin, Texas, for the year 2017. While it isn’t current, it does seem to be complete — so it includes hundreds of rare and single-use names (which are always fascinating!).
The data accounts for nearly 19,900 births (9,733 girls and 10,163 boys), and features nearly 6,100 names (3,431 given to girls, 2,656 given to boys).
According to this data, which comes from the City of Austin’s Open Data Portal, the top baby names in the capital of Texas five years ago were Emma and James.
Here are Austin’s top 50 girl names and top 50 boy names of 2017:
Girl Names
Emma, 98 baby girls
Isabella, 88
Olivia, 84
Mia, 81
Evelyn, 77
Sophia, 75
Ava, 73
Abigail, 59 (tie)
Charlotte, 59 (tie)
Emily, 58
Camila, 56 (tie)
Elizabeth, 56 (tie)
Harper, 53
Amelia, 52
Penelope, 51 (tie)
Sofia, 51 (tie)
Scarlett, 46
Ella, 45
Avery, 43 (tie)
Zoe, 43 (tie)
Lillian, 41
Layla, 40 (tie)
Madison, 40 (tie)
Eleanor, 39
Victoria, 38
Allison, 37
Claire, 36 (3-way tie)
Elena, 36 (3-way tie)
Luna, 36 (3-way tie)
Aria, 35 (tie)
Chloe, 35 (tie)
Ellie, 34 (tie)
Katherine, 34 (tie)
Samantha, 33
Hannah, 30 (4-way tie)
Hazel, 30 (4-way tie)
Mila, 30 (4-way tie)
Stella, 30 (4-way tie)
Leah, 29
Cora, 28 (5-way tie)
Genesis, 28 (5-way tie)
Grace, 28 (5-way tie)
Natalie, 28 (5-way tie)
Ximena, 28 (5-way tie)
Clara, 27 (3-way tie)
Eliana, 27 (3-way tie)
Ruby, 27 (3-way tie)
Audrey, 26 (tie)
Sarah, 26 (tie)
Alexa, 25 (3-way tie)
Everly, 25 (3-way tie)
Lily, 25 (3-way tie)
Boy Names
James, 104 baby boys
Noah, 85
Daniel, 83
Benjamin, 82
William, 80
Oliver, 75
Liam, 74
Alexander, 73
Sebastian, 70
Henry, 67
Elijah, 66 (tie)
Mateo, 66 (tie)
Ethan, 65
Jackson, 63
Anthony, 61
Jacob, 60
Aiden, 59 (tie)
Luke, 59 (tie)
David, 58 (tie)
Samuel, 58 (tie)
John, 56
Isaac, 55 (tie)
Julian, 55 (tie)
Michael, 54
Charles, 53 (3-way tie)
Jack, 53 (3-way tie)
Matthew, 53 (3-way tie)
Jose, 52 (tie)
Joshua, 52 (tie)
Wyatt, 50
Aaron, 49 (4-way tie)
Grayson, 49 (4-way tie)
Joseph, 49 (4-way tie)
Levi, 49 (4-way tie)
Dylan, 48
Hudson, 47
Josiah, 46 (3-way tie)
Logan, 46 (3-way tie)
Santiago, 46 (3-way tie)
Jayden, 45
Nathan, 44
Christopher, 43 (tie)
Thomas, 43 (tie)
Andrew, 42 (4-way tie)
Gabriel, 42 (4-way tie)
Luis, 42 (4-way tie)
Owen, 42 (4-way tie)
Lucas, 41
Adrian, 40 (3-way tie)
Axel, 40 (3-way tie)
Christian, 40 (3-way tie)
On the girls’ list, Allison caught my eye. It ranked 26th in Austin in 2017, but 61st nationally the same year. Interesting.
Further down on the boys’ list was Austin itself, in 95th place — vs. 75th nationally — with 21 baby boys. Much further down was Texas, with 2 baby boys.
And now it’s time for the unique names!
One-of-a-kind names were given to 24% of the baby girls and 17% of the baby boys born in Austin in 2017. Here’s a sampling of the names that were bestowed just once:
Some possible explanations/associations for a few of the above:
Cadeau is the French word for “present, gift.”
Ceiba is a type of tree.
Tsumugi Shirogane is a character from the 2017 video game Danganronpa V3: Killing Harmony.
Ynafets is “Stefany” spelled backwards.
Bruges is the capital of West Flanders (a province of Belgium).
Mistral is a strong late-winter wind in southern France.
The Rigveda is a sacred Hindu text.
I’ve never posted rankings for Austin before, but I have posted rankings recently for two nearby Texas cities: Houston (which is more than twice the size of Austin, population-wise) and College Station (which is about an eighth of the size of Austin).
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