How popular is the baby name Jessa 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 Jessa.
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The top baby names in the Republic of Ireland last year were Sophie and Jack.
Here are Ireland’s top 50+ girl names and top 50 boy names of 2024:
Girl names
Sophie, 294 baby girls
Éabha, 293
Grace, 291
Emily, 290
Fiadh, 286
Lily, 253
Olivia, 246
Amelia, 220
Sadie, 216
Mia, 213
Lucy, 204
Freya, 196
Isla, 193
Ella, 192
Ellie, 190
Croía, 188
Emma, 187 (tie)
Maya, 187 (tie)
Sophia, 180
Chloe, 179 (tie)
Hannah, 179 (tie)
Molly, 171
Evie, 167
Saoirse, 164
Sofia, 154
Ava, 152
Robyn, 148
Millie, 145
Anna, 140
Ruby, 134
Caoimhe, 131 (tie)
Rosie, 131 (tie)
Róisín, 126
Bonnie, 123
Erin, 120 (tie)
Isabelle, 120 (tie)
Cara, 118
Sadhbh, 117
Holly, 115
Éala, 114
Annie, 112
Clodagh, 109 (tie)
Daisy, 109 (tie)
Hazel, 108
Aoife, 107 (tie)
Katie, 107 (tie)
Kate, 106 (tie)
Willow, 106 (tie)
Maisie, 105
Ada, 104 (tie)
Méabh, 104 (tie)
Boy names
Jack, 490 baby boys
Noah, 486
Rían, 432
Cillian, 352
James, 336
Tadhg, 318
Fionn, 304
Liam, 303
Oisín, 286
Charlie, 258
Daniel, 257
Finn, 255
Theo, 252
Thomas, 226
Seán, 222
Patrick, 220
Michael, 218
Luke, 217
Conor, 210
Harry, 209
Tommy, 202
Leo, 201 (tie)
Páidí, 201 (tie)
Luca, 197
Adam, 188
Darragh, 184
Oliver, 181
Bobby, 179
John, 168
Jamie, 162 (tie)
Kai, 162 (tie)
Oscar, 159
Cian, 158 (tie)
Max, 158 (tie)
Ollie, 157
Alex, 155
Callum, 154
Sonny, 147
Dylan, 141
David, 134
Ben, 132
Matthew, 131
Caelan, 128
Alexander, 127
Muhammad, 126
Ryan, 124
Arthur, 119
Arlo, 118
Alfie, 117
Shay, 107
The trendy name Croía (pronounced KREE-a) rose from 95th in 2020, to 52nd in 2021, to 38th in 2022, to 24th in 2023, to 16th last year. Do you think it will reach the top 10 in 2025?
Speaking of names on the upswing, the fastest-rising girl names in the top 100 were Maya (in terms of number of babies) and Rhea (in terms of rank). Likewise, the fastest-rising boy names in the top 100 were Rían (in terms of number of babies) and Caleb (in terms of rank).
And what about the names at the other end of the spectrum? Here’s a selection of the names given to just 3 babies each in Ireland last year:
If you’re on the hunt for baby names with a numerological value of 9, you’re in luck! Because today’s post features hundreds of 9-names.
Before we get to the names, though — how do we know that they’re “nines” in numerology?
Turning names into numbers
Here’s how to calculate the numerological value of a name.
First, for each letter, come up with a number to represent that letter’s position in the alphabet. (Letter A would be number 1, letter B would be number 2, and so forth.) Then, add all the numbers together. If the sum has two or more digits, add the digits together recursively until the result is a single digit. That single digit is the name’s numerological value.
For instance, the letters in the name Rockwell correspond to the numbers 18, 15, 3, 11, 23, 5, 12, and 12. The sum of these numbers is 99. The digits of 99 added together equal 18, and the digits of 18 added together equal 9 — the numerological value of Rockwell.
Baby names with a value of 9
Below you’ll find the most popular 9-names per gender, according to the latest U.S. baby name data. I’ve further sub-categorized them by total sums — just in case any of those larger numbers are significant to anyone.
9
The letters in the unisex baby name Ace add up to 9.
9 via 18
The letters in the following baby names add up to 18, which reduces to nine (1+8=9).
Girl names (9 via 18)
Boy names (9 via 18)
Lea, Gaia, Ela, Acacia, Addi
Can, Adal, Acie, Edi, Jag
9 via 27
The letters in the following baby names add up to 27, which reduces to nine (2+7=9).
There’s no definitive answer, unfortunately, because various numerological systems exist, and each one has its own interpretation of the number nine. That said, if we look at a couple of modern numerology/astrology websites, we see 9 being described as “humanitarian,” “tolerant,” “helpful,” “determined,” and “compassionate.”
We can also look at associations, which are a bit more concrete. Here are some things that are associated with the number 9:
Pregnancy (9 months long)
Baseball (9 players on the field; 9 innings)
K-9 (“canine”) police dog units
“Cloud nine” (expression)
“Nine lives” of a cat (expression)
“To the nines” (expression)
“The whole nine yards” (expression)
What does the number 9 mean to you? What are your strongest associations with the number?
P.S. To see names with other numerological values, check out the posts for the numbers one, two, three, four, five, six, seven, and eight.
Which girl names increased the most in popularity from 2016 to 2017? And which ones decreased the most?
There are a few different ways to answer this question. The SSA, for instance, likes to look at ranking differences within the top 1,000. And I like to augment their list by looking at raw number differences across all the data.
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