Happy New Year, everyone!
So here’s the question of the day: Have any babies ever been named after the New Year?
The answer is yes.
Notably, at least six people have been named Happy New Year:
- Happy New Year Boor (female), born on January 1, 1926, in Pennsylvania
- Happy New Year Dennis (female), born in 1920 in South Africa
- Happy New Year Grierson, born on January 1, 1896, in Oregon
- Happy New Year Kauakahi (female), born on January 1, 1907, in Hawaii
- Happy New Year Kapahu (male), born circa 1907 in Hawaii
- Happy Newyear Kerwenzee (female), born circa 1877 in Ontario
Several hundred others have simply been named New Year.
The earliest examples I’ve seen come from the 1600s:
- Newyear Dale (male), baptized on January 6, 1675, in Yorkshire, England
- Newyear Harrison (male), baptized on January 2, 1687, in Yorkshire, England
- New Year Carlile (female), baptized on January 12, 1690, in Cumberland, England
- New Years Mitchinson (male), baptized on December 31, 1691, in Cumberland, England
- New Year Ireland (male), baptized on February 5, 1694, in Yorkshire, England
Here are a few more from the 1700s:
- New Year Dowthwait (male), baptized on January 1, 1731 in Yorkshire, England
- New Year Prudget (male), baptized on January 15, 1737, in Suffolk, England
- Hannah New Year Chamberlain (female), baptized on January 7, 1759 in Northampton, England
- Newyear Laycock (male), baptized on January 13, 1779 in Yorkshire, England
- Charles Newyear Dunn (male), baptized on January 3, 1790, in Lincolnshire, England
And a few more from the 1800s:
- William New Year Sadler (male), baptized on January 2, 1819, in Norfolk, England
- Aaron New Years Enderby (male), baptized on January 9, 1831, in Lincolnshire, England
- Henry New Year Norris (male), born on January 1, 1845, in Illinois
- Frances New Year Tobin (female), born on December 31, 1872, in Minnesota
- Jesse New Years Harris (male), born on January 1, 1891, in Alabama
And, finally, a few more from the early 1900s:
- Columbus New Year Clanton (male), born on January 1, 1900, in Alabama
- Curtis New Year Cooper (male), born on January 1, 1905, in Texas
- New Years George Many Ribs (male), born on January 1, 1910, in North Dakota
- New Year Bell Baine (female), born on January 1, 1912, in Alabama
- New Year Day McAdoo (male), born on January 1, 1912, in Arkansas
- He went by the nickname “Day.”
Interested in checking out some other holiday-themed baby names? Here are posts on Christmas Eve, Merry Christmas, Christmas Day, Christmas Carol, and Christmas Tree.
Sources: FamilySearch.org, Find a Grave
Top image: Adapted from Bellagio Christmas tree by Bert Kaufmann under CC BY-SA 2.0.
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