In 2023, which boy names re-emerged most impressively in the U.S. baby name data (after an absence of at least one year)?
Here are the top 10+ boy-name returns:
- Yamari, 55 baby boys
- Khmari, 24
- Amell, 21 (tie)
- Jozhiel, 21 (tie)
- Nachmen, 18 (tie)
- Riftyn, 18 (tie)
- Jaydence, 17
- Dagim, 16 (tie)
- Jehiel, 16 (tie)
- Adriell, 15 (5-way tie)
- Kamsiyochukwu, 15 (5-way tie)
- Leniel, 15 (5-way tie)
- Rhettlee, 15 (5-way tie)
- Wyndham, 15 (5-way tie)
The return that caught my eye was a little lower on the list — Shohei, given to 13 baby boys last year (after being absent from the data for more than two decades). I’m surprised that the first name of baseball phenom Shohei Ohtani didn’t return a year (or two) earlier than 2023, actually.
If you can think of a likely explanation for any of the returns listed above, please leave a comment!
Source: SSA
Image: Adapted from First leaves Novosibirsk Siberia 24.04.2012 by Mikhail Koninin under CC BY 2.0.