Which boy names rose the most from 2011 to 2012?
And which ones fell?
We just looked at the girl names, so now let’s check out the boy names.
Here are the differences between the two “increases” and “decreases” lists–
My list, on the left, looks at the raw number differences between the 2011 names and the 2012 names. My analysis covers all 14,162 boy names on the 2012 list.
The SSA’s list, on the right, looks at the ranking differences between the 2011 names and the 2012 names. Their analysis covers approximately the top 500 boy names on the 2012 list.
Biggest Increases
The baby boy names that saw the biggest popularity increases from 2011 to 2012 were…
| Nancy’s list (raw numbers) | SSA’s list (rankings) |
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Looks like the movie Lincoln influenced a lot of parents last year.
Here are last year’s raw number jumps and last year’s ranking jumps.
Biggest Decreases
The baby boy names that saw the biggest popularity decreases from 2011 to 2012 were…
| Nancy’s list (raw numbers) | SSA’s list (rankings) |
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Here are last year’s raw number drops and last year’s ranking drops.
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