Which boy names increased the most in popularity from 2017 to 2018?
In this post we’ll answer the question two different ways: first by looking at the top absolute (raw number) rises, second by looking at the top relative rises.
Fastest Rising Boy Names: Absolute
- Theodore, +1,070 baby boys
- Liam, +1,039
- Asher, +772
- Leo, +769
- Hudson, +759
- Gael, +686
- Ezra, +680
- Luca, +507
- Carson, +487
- Milo, +487
Fastest Rising Boy Names: Relative
- Atreus, +1888% (from 8 to 159 baby boys)
- Emric, +843%
- Nahmir, +820%
- Deluca, +420%
- Jiren, +400%
- Nihit, +360%
- Daire, +350%
- Dayveon, +350%
- Syre, +346%
- Kaelum, +340%
(This second list only accounts for names that appeared in the data both years; I’ll be posting the 2018 debut names separately.)
Do you have any explanations for any of the name movement above? If so, please comment!
P.S. Here’s the SSA’s table of baby names that increased in rank from 2017 to 2018. The top boy names on their list are Genesis, Saint, and Baker.
Image: Adapted from Turkey-2036 by Dennis Jarvis under CC BY-SA 2.0.