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The interesting name Chael, after first appearing in the U.S. baby name data in the early 2000s, rose to peak usage in 2013:
2015: 35 baby boys named Chael
2014: 60 baby boys named Chael
2013: 96 baby boys named Chael [peak]
2012: 61 baby boys named Chael
2011: 34 baby boys named Chael
What was the influence?
Mixed martial artist Chael Sonnen (pronounced CHAYL SUN-en; first name similar to “jail”), whose career lasted from the late 1990s to the late 2010s.
He was most famous during the early 2010s, when he was a top contender in two different UFC weight classes. Also during that time period, he cemented his reputation as one of MMA’s best trash-talkers.
Sonnen’s initial fight with Anderson Silva* for the UFC Middleweight Championship in August of 2010 was voted Fight of the Year at the annual World MMA awards. Ahead of their highly anticipated re-match in July of 2012, a Bleacher Report writer said:
Chael Sonnen is a name that seems to be on the tip of every MMA fans’ tongues these days. Whether you’re online or watching UFC televised programming, Sonnen’s name and face are everywhere.
In April of 2013, Sonnen lost his third and final title bout, this time against Jon Jones in the Light Heavyweight division. But he did win MMA Personality of the Year in 2013 — ousting the usual recipient, Joe Rogan.
So how did Sonnen, who was born in Oregon in 1977, get the first name Chael? Here’s what he said during a Reddit AMA a few years ago:
My Mom took the name “Michael” and removed the “Mi”.
Some simplified definitions for a few of the above…
Döggvi, “dew”
Dreki, “dragon”
Dýrleif, “deer” + “heir”
Fanndis, “snowdrift” + “woman”
Feykir, “fire”
Gigja, “fiddle”
Himri, short for himbrimi, “common loon” in Icelandic
Jökla, feminine version of Jökull, the #2 boy name
Myrkvi, “darkness (caused by fog or a storm)” or “eclipse“
Sumarliði, “summer-farer”
Svanhvit, “swan” + “white”
There was also a single non-binary name, Blær (“light breeze”), registered in Iceland last year.
Interestingly, about a decade ago, a teenager named Blær forced Iceland to legally recognize her name — which, at that time, was considered solely masculine — by taking the government to court. Perhaps that court battle paved the way for Blær to become a dual-gender name in Iceland? Hm…
The last time I posted rankings for Iceland, in 2018, the top two names (Embla and Aron) were the same.
Last year, the country of Switzerland welcomed 89,644 babies.
What were the most popular names among these babies? Mia and Noah.
Here are Switzerland’s top 50 girl names and top 50 boy names of 2021:
Girl Names
Mia, 467 baby girls
Emma, 416
Elena, 322
Lina, 315
Mila, 307
Emilia, 303
Sofia, 298
Olivia, 279
Nora, 270
Alina, 260
Anna, 259
Lea, 256
Lia, 255
Lara, 251
Lena, 243
Julia, 241
Ella, 240
Elin, 238
Laura, 233
Malea, 231
Nina, 225
Leonie, 220
Giulia, 213
Sophia, 211
Chiara, 208
Alice, 203
Elina, 197 (tie)
Valentina, 197 (tie)
Luna, 195
Luana, 193
Livia, 191
Sara, 187 (tie)
Sophie, 187 (tie)
Yara, 176
Eva, 174
Emily, 171
Aurora, 170
Amelia, 167
Ava, 160 (3-way tie)
Juna, 160 (3-way tie)
Zoé, 160 (3-way tie)
Elisa, 155
Alea, 147
Melina, 146 (tie)
Victoria, 146 (tie)
Jana, 144
Hana, 141
Maria, 140
Mara, 137
Charlotte, 136
Boy Names
Noah, 559 baby boys
Liam, 391
Matteo, 385
Luca, 368
Gabriel, 327
Leon, 315
Elias, 303
Louis, 272
Lio, 270
Nino, 258
Leo, 256
Leonardo, 248
Samuel, 243
Leano, 229
Ben, 227
David, 226
Julian, 218
Diego, 206
Aaron, 204 (tie)
Elia, 204 (tie)
Lian, 201
Levi, 199
Finn, 197
Nico, 192
Robin, 185
Elio, 183 (tie)
Mateo, 183 (tie)
Malik, 179
Levin, 178
Arthur, 177
Tim, 176
Luan, 175
Alessio, 170 (tie)
Jonas, 170 (tie)
Nael, 169
Adam, 168
Lenny, 162
Dario, 159
Benjamin, 157 (tie)
Milo, 157 (tie)
Laurin, 156
Leandro, 154
Emil, 153
Lucas, 152
Noé, 148
Luis, 147
Alexander, 146
Mattia, 144 (tie)
Nathan, 144 (tie)
Gian, 143 (tie)
Jan, 143 (tie)
Home to more than 8.5 million people, Switzerland has four national languages: German, French, Italian, and Romansh. Here are the top baby names among the speakers of each of these languages:
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