How popular is the baby name Kiera 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 Kiera.
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Which girl names made the biggest gains from 2011 to 2012?
And which ones suffered the biggest losses?
This is where the stats start telling us some interesting stories!
Below I’ve got two different lists for both “increases” and “decreases.”
On the left is the my list. I looked at the raw number differences between the 2011 names and the 2012 names. My analysis covers all 19,380 girl names on the 2012 list.
On the right is the SSA’s list. They looked at the ranking differences between the 2011 names and the 2012 names. Their analysis covers approximately the top 500 girl names on the 2012 list.
Biggest Increases
The baby girl names that saw the biggest popularity increases from 2011 to 2012 were…
Looking for a set of baby names with something in common? If so, here are some 5-letter anagram names for you to check out!
Anagrams are words that contain the same set of letters, but not in the same sequence. For instance, the words “alter,” “alert,” and “later” are all anagrams of one another.
Anagram names can be a neat option for siblings — particularly multiples (like twins and triplets). They’re also a clever way to connect a baby name to the name of an older relative (e.g., grandpa Klaus, grandson Lukas).
Below are hundreds of five-letter names (collected from the SSA’s huge database of U.S. baby names) that happen to be anagrams of other names.
There’s nothing wrong with the list itself. But problems begin when you try to compare this list with the 2006 list.
For instance, in 2006, 49 boys were named Michael or Michele. A year later, there’s no way to tell if either of these names has became more or less popular — all we know is that 24 boys were named Michael, Michele Mikiel or Mikail, and that 29 boys were named Miguel specifically.
And that’s just the beginning. Between 2006 and 2007, Nicholas became Nicholas/Nikolai, Thomas became Thomas/Tommaso, and James became James/Jamie. Alexander became Alexander/Alessandro/Alejandro, while (accent-less) Andre became Andrew/André/Andrea. All of these odd groupings make it impossible to draw conclusions about how the popularity level of a specific name has changed over time.
I am also suspicious about spelling. Aidan (#6) and Jaydon (#19) from the 2006 list seemed to morph into Aiden (#6) and Jayden (#11) in 2007.
Finally — and this may be nit-picky — I dislike how Jeremy and Jerome were lumped together. The names may look alike, but they are unrelated.
I have issues with the girl names as well:
Maria/Mariah, 73 baby girls
Martina, 47
Julia/Giulia, 42
Christina/Kristina/Christine/Christa, 41
Elisa/Eliza/Elizabeth, 39
Sarah, 36
Emma & Maya, 34 (tie)
Nicole/Nicola/Nicolette, 31
Amy & Jasmine/Yasmine, 30 (tie)
Michela/Michelle, 29
Katrina/Katie & Shania, 27 (tie)
Aaliyah & Hayley & Jade, 21 (tie)
Alexandra/Alessandra/Alessia, 20
Francesca & Ylenia, 19 (tie)
Kylie, 18
Kaya, 17
Emily & Kayleigh, 16 (tie)
Kelsey & Leah & Rihanna & Thea, 15 (4-way tie)
Ella & Elena & Kiera & Kyra, 14 (4-way tie)
Hannah, 13
Between 2006 and 2007, Julia became Julia/Giula, Nicole became Nicole/Nicola/Nicolette, Jasmin (sans e) became Jasmine/Yasmine, and Elisa/Eliza became Elisa/Eliza/Elisabeth. Michela went from being grouped with Michaela to being grouped with Michelle.
And, as with the boys, I don’t think spelling stayed consistent. Hailey (#10, 2006) became Hayley (#12, 2007) and Kaylie (#17, 2006) became Kayleigh (#17, 2007).
Malta, you’re driving me crazy! I hope the top names of 2008 are listed more logically, i.e., using name-groupings that have been used before.
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