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Popular baby names in Mississippi, 2024

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Flag of Mississippi

The state of Mississippi likely welcomed more than 34,000* babies last year.

What were the most popular names among these babies? Olivia and William, according to provisional data released in late December, 2024, by the Mississippi State Department of Health’s Office of Vital Records and Public Health Statistics.

Here are Mississippi’s projected top 25+ girl names and top 25+ boy names of 2024:

Girl names

  1. Olivia, 101 baby girls
  2. Ava, 94
  3. Mary, 92
  4. Amelia, 91
  5. Charlotte and Harper (tie), 82 each
  6. Elizabeth, 80
  7. Emma, 67
  8. Nova, 65
  9. Ivy, 63
  10. Hazel, 61
  11. Ella, Evelyn, and Paisley (3-way tie), 58 each
  12. Caroline, 54
  13. Kinsley, 53
  14. Ellie and Lainey (tie), 52 each
  15. Mia, 51
  16. Eleanor and Isabella (tie), 50 each
  17. Riley, 48
  18. Serenity, 47
  19. Autumn, Layla, Millie, and Naomi (4-way tie), 46 each
  20. Journee, 45
  21. Kehlani, Khloe, and Sophia (3-way tie), 44 each
  22. Avery, Chloe, and Oaklynn (3-way tie), 42 each
  23. Londyn, Scarlett, and Skylar (3-way tie), 41 each
  24. Aria, Brooklyn, Emery, Lucy, and Raelynn (5-way tie), 40 each
  25. Aurora, Josie, Nora, and Willow (4-way tie), 39 each

Boy names

  1. William, 167 baby boys
  2. John, 159
  3. James, 148
  4. Noah, 118
  5. Liam, 106
  6. Elijah, 104
  7. Waylon, 91
  8. Asher, 86
  9. Samuel, 84
  10. Levi and Walker (tie), 80 each
  11. Henry, 79
  12. Mason, 78
  13. Carter, Josiah, and Maverick (3-way tie), 75 each
  14. Grayson, 72
  15. Hudson, 71
  16. Beau, Charles, and Oliver (3-way tie), 67 each
  17. Luke, 65
  18. Kayden, 64
  19. Amir, David, Jackson, and Thomas (4-way tie), 63 each
  20. Cooper, 62
  21. Kingston, Legend, and Michael (3-way tie), 61 each
  22. Wyatt, 59
  23. Aiden and Christopher (tie), 57 each
  24. Silas, 55
  25. Lucas and Nolan (tie), 53 each

In the girls’ top 10, Ivy and Hazel replaced Evelyn.

In the boys’ top 10, Samuel, Levi, and Walker replaced Mason and Grayson.

Finally, if you’d like to see Mississippi’s projected rankings for 2023, you can find them in this post.

*The state welcomed about 34,354 babies in 2023.

Sources:

Image: Adapted from Flag of Mississippi

Popular and unique baby names in Iowa, 2023

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Flag of Iowa

The U.S. state of Iowa welcomes “around 40,000” babies each year.

What were the most popular names among last year’s babies specifically? Charlotte and Oliver, according to the Iowa Department of Health and Human Services.

Here are Iowa’s top 20+ girl names and top 20+ boy names of 2023:

Girl names

  1. Charlotte, 161 baby girls
  2. Evelyn, 128
  3. Harper, 127
  4. Olivia, 126
  5. Amelia, 125
  6. Emma, 110
  7. Sophia, 109
  8. Eleanor, 106
  9. Ava, 102
  10. Hazel, 88
  11. Nora, 84
  12. Violet, 82
  13. Willow, 77
  14. Mia, 76
  15. Isabella, 75 (tie)
  16. Ivy, 75 (tie)
  17. Lainey, 74
  18. Isla, 71
  19. Grace, 69
  20. Aurora, 67 (tie)
  21. Ellie, 67 (tie)

Boy names

  1. Oliver, 194 baby boys
  2. Henry, 173
  3. Theodore, 154
  4. Liam, 147
  5. Jack, 135 (tie)
  6. Noah, 135 (tie)
  7. Hudson, 114
  8. William, 112
  9. James, 104
  10. Owen, 103
  11. Cooper, 99 (tie)
  12. Maverick, 99 (tie)
  13. Leo, 95
  14. Brooks, 94
  15. Waylon, 91
  16. Benjamin, 88
  17. Wyatt, 87
  18. Elijah, 85
  19. Asher, 84 (3-way tie)
  20. Bennett, 84 (3-way tie)
  21. Lucas, 84 (3-way tie)

The SSA’s rankings for Iowa are mostly (but not exactly) the same.

And what about the names at the other end of the spectrum? Here’s a selection of the baby names that were bestowed just once in Iowa last year:

Unique girl namesUnique boy names
Ainekulu, Berthenina, Caspia, Dotlyn, Eterna, Fauna, Genavee, Historia, Ivella, Jaspen, Kimawari, Landrine, Malulani, Nicklin, Osprey, Pendeza, Quenya, Rosehip, Still, Tcharleen, Vanlal, Wembley, Xanna, Yangkuoth, ZiigwanAsphodel, Brodysseus, Calmly, Datsun, Ethic, Fisk, Grealish, Haiku, Inguun, Jozion, Kakashi, Linux, Malipo, Nayrold, Omegajoe, Pomaikai, Quantum, Render, Sabawoon, Thaylor, Vybe, Witt, Xiver, Yekini, Zettlin

Some possible explanations/associations for a few of the above:

  • Grealish is the surname of English soccer player Jack Grealish.
  • Kakashi is a character from the Japanese manga/anime series Naruto. (The literal translation of his name is “scarecrow.”)
  • Kimawari is the Japanese name of the Pokémon character Sunflora.
  • Malipo means “payments” or “revenge” in Swahili.
  • Malulani is a particular star in Hawaiian astronomy. (The literal translation of the star’s name is “celestial shade.”)
  • Pendeza means “to be pleasing” or “to be attractive” in Swahili.
  • Pomaikai is based on the Hawaiian word pomaika’i, which means “good fortune.”
  • Sabawoon means “dawn” in Pashto.
  • Wembley is a soccer stadium (and music venue) in London.
  • Ziigwan means “it is (early) spring” in Ojibwe.

Finally, here’s a link to Iowa’s 2022 rankings, if you’d like to compare last year to the year before.

Sources:

Image: Adapted from Flag of Iowa (public domain)

Girl names on the rise in Canada, 2023

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Which names were the trendiest among baby girls born in Canada last year?

Below you’ll find Canada’s fastest-rising and highest-debuting girl names of 2023.

Rises (absolute)

Here are the girl names that saw the biggest increases in usage in terms of absolute change (number of babies) from 2022 to 2023:

  1. Sofia, rose from 763 to 887 baby girls (+124)
  2. Lainey, 77 to 189 (+112)
  3. Maeve, 368 to 462 (+94)
  4. Margot, 230 to 319 (+89)
  5. Rehmat, 151 to 237 (+86)

Lainey was influenced by Lainey Wilson, a Louisiana-born country singer who has also made appearances on the popular TV series Yellowstone. (In the U.S., Lainey was one of the fastest-rising girl names of 2023.)

Rises (relative)

Here are the girl names that saw the biggest increases in usage in terms of relative change (percentage of babies) from 2022 to 2023:

  1. Anant, rose from 5 to 39 baby girls (680% increase)
  2. Tiaraoluwa, 5 to 20 (300%)
  3. Mehnoor, 5 to 19 (280%)
  4. Hasrat, 12 to 43 (258%)
  5. Bibi, 5 to 17 (240%) [tie]
  6. Japnaaz, 5 to 17 (240%) [tie]

Debuts

Finally, here are the girl names that debuted most impressively in Canada’s baby name data in 2023:

  1. Barkat, 46 baby girls
  2. Aizal, 18
  3. Elaria, 16
  4. Adab, 13 [tie]
  5. Rhaenyra, 13 [tie]

I’m not sure why nearly four dozen Canadian girls were named Barkat (Hindi for “prosperity”) last year. The Indian movie Chor Nikal Ke Bhaga (2023) featured a fictional location called Al-Barkat, but I doubt this is the explanation. (In the U.S., Barkat also debuted in 2023 — but with 10 babies as opposed to 46.)

Rhaenyra was inspired by the character Rhaenyra Targaryen from TV series House of the Dragon. (In the U.S., Rhaenyra debuted in 2022 and rose significantly in 2023.)

Other girl-name debuts in the Canadian data included Idalia (9), Lagertha (7), Lilibet (6), Azzurra (5), Lilac (5), and Purity (5).

Do you have thoughts/theories about any of the names above?

Sources: First names at birth by sex at birth, selected indicators (Number) – Statistics Canada, Baby Names Observatory – Statistics Canada

Image: Adapted from Turkey-2036 by Dennis Jarvis under CC BY-SA 2.0.

Popular baby names in Canada, 2023

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Flag of Canada

In June of 2023, the population of Canada finally reached 40 million.

Included in that count were roughly half of the 351,477* babies born in Canada last year.

And what were the most popular names among those newborns? Olivia and Noah, yet again.

Here are Canada’s top 50 girl names and top 50 boy names of 2023:

Girl names

  1. Olivia, 1,650 baby girls
  2. Emma, 1,416
  3. Charlotte, 1,412
  4. Amelia, 1,102
  5. Sophia, 1,051
  6. Mia, 924
  7. Chloe, 920
  8. Mila, 915
  9. Sofia, 887
  10. Alice, 793
  11. Ava, 772
  12. Lily, 766
  13. Isla, 759
  14. Ellie, 700
  15. Evelyn, 698
  16. Zoe, 697
  17. Nora, 681
  18. Sophie, 675
  19. Maya, 667
  20. Charlie, 647
  21. Violet, 626
  22. Aria, 613
  23. Florence, 611 (tie)
  24. Isabella, 611 (tie)
  25. Abigail, 608
  26. Ella, 599
  27. Emily, 588
  28. Hannah, 578 (tie)
  29. Hazel, 578 (tie)
  30. Elizabeth, 571
  31. Clara, 562
  32. Rose, 540
  33. Ivy, 533 (tie)
  34. Luna, 533 (tie)
  35. Eva, 527
  36. Eleanor, 503
  37. Harper, 487
  38. Aurora, 475
  39. Avery, 468
  40. Maeve, 462
  41. Victoria, 461
  42. Scarlett, 449
  43. Grace, 447
  44. Emilia, 440
  45. Layla, 432 (tie)
  46. Zoey, 432 (tie)
  47. Elena, 423
  48. Sarah, 419
  49. Livia, 416
  50. Julia, 415

Boy names

  1. Noah, 2,162 baby boys
  2. Liam, 1,813
  3. Theodore, 1,484
  4. Leo, 1,416
  5. William, 1,341
  6. Oliver, 1,245
  7. Lucas, 1,184
  8. Thomas, 1,154
  9. Benjamin, 1,134
  10. Jack, 1,132
  11. James, 1,122
  12. Jacob, 1,086
  13. Ethan, 1,012
  14. Nathan, 1,009
  15. Adam, 969
  16. Henry, 943
  17. Theo, 900
  18. Logan, 891
  19. Owen, 852
  20. Arthur, 818
  21. Levi, 816
  22. Jackson, 767
  23. Luca, 753
  24. Gabriel, 710
  25. Felix, 683
  26. Hudson 659
  27. Charles, 657
  28. Maverick, 649
  29. Daniel, 635
  30. Louis, 623
  31. Muhammad, 619
  32. Samuel, 614
  33. Elijah, 596
  34. Alexander, 588
  35. Caleb, 578
  36. Mason, 566
  37. Nolan, 552
  38. Isaac, 545
  39. Jayden, 531
  40. Aiden, 514
  41. Ryan, 512
  42. Edouard, 502
  43. Mateo, 496
  44. Miles, 490
  45. Michael, 485
  46. Luke, 481
  47. David, 477
  48. Matteo, 474
  49. Bennett, 469 (tie)
  50. Elliot, 469 (tie)

(The #1 names were the same in Alberta, but not in Quebec.)

Among Canada’s fastest-rising baby names were the girl names Sofia, Lainey, and Maeve and the boy names Zorawar, Myles, and Henry.

And what about the names at the other end of the spectrum? Here’s a selection of the baby names that were given to just 5 babies each in Canada last year:

Rare girl namesRare boy names
Audelie, Brie, Celestia, Dasha, Evaluna, Fawn, Gretchen, Harseerat, Icelynn, Jaylah, Kismet, Leony, Melona, Nimar, Ozalee, Philomene, Richelle, Scotia, Twila, Vedika, Walker, Yi, ZirwaAeson, Banner, Chesky, Deedar, Eloic, Fitzroy, Gohan, Huck, Ilay, Jibrael, Kebron, Lemmy, Masten, Noble, Omid, Poyraz, Rantegh, Scottie, Tao, Veeran, Willard, Yichen, Zuhair

Finally, here are Canada’s 2022 rankings, if you’d like to compare last year to the year before.

*Total excludes babies born in Yukon.

Sources: First names at birth by sex at birth, selected indicators – Statistics Canada, Canada’s population reaches 40 million – Statistics Canada, The Daily – Births and stillbirths, 2023 – Statistics Canada

Image: Adapted from Flag of Canada (public domain)