How popular is the baby name Loveday 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 Loveday.

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Popularity of the baby name Loveday


Posts that mention the name Loveday

The name Loveday

Elea over at British Baby Names discovered a bunch of people (mostly females) named Loveday on the 1911 England and Wales Census.

Where does the name Loveday come from?

In some cases, it comes from a surname. In others, it comes from an actual event called a “Loveday” which, in medieval times, was a day set aside for people involved in a quarrel to meet and attempt to resolve their differences via arbitration. “The Love-day sometimes gave its title at the font to children born or baptized upon it.”

P.S. Did you know that Leofday was mentioned in the Domesday Book?

Source: Smith, George and William Makepeace Thackeray. “Oddities of Personal Nomenclature.” Cornhill Magazine Jan.-June 1882: 213-224.

Popular and unique baby names in Alberta (Canada), 2006

Flag of Alberta
Flag of Alberta

These rankings will likely be updated soon, so I wanted to post them before they became old news!

In the Canadian province of Alberta, the top baby names of 2006 were…

Girl Names

  1. Ava
  2. Emma
  3. Emily
  4. Hannah
  5. Madison
  6. Sarah
  7. Abigail
  8. Olivia
  9. Grace
  10. Ella

Boy Names

  1. Ethan
  2. Joshua
  3. Jacob
  4. Logan
  5. Matthew
  6. Noah
  7. Nathan
  8. Liam
  9. Carter
  10. William

And these were some of the unusual names bestowed in Alberta that same year:

Unusual Girl NamesUnusual Boy Names
Appeline, Aristotle, Autumn-Jewels, Ayodele, Ayverée, Beimnet, Bhoomi, Callahan, Charlatan, Chyme, Corinthian, Czarina, Dhiksha, Drishti, Dusty-Storm, Eleftheria, Elgin, Eshroop, Feyisope, FleurdeMay, Freshelle, Ginaovaline, Gjoa, Gladness, Hiwot, Huntter, Imonitie, Iqraa, Irish, Ishnoort, Jazznoor, Jeytsun, Kashf, Kimjot, Kindred, Kohl, KoJo, Krymson, Lana-Salam-Amil, Lexington, Loveday, Mephew, Mirical, Misty-Jade, Moeaqic, Morningstar, Muzn, Myatta, Nghi, NuEmi, Ocean-Joy, Phancie, Phull, Pneet, Pope, Prissy, Qalkidan, Raya-Sun, Rehap-Allislame, Riverine, Rooaa, Salestial, Sheridtton, Sneha, Spirt, Starlight, Sumr, SunShine, Taylor-Judith-Lynn, Tequila, Trail-Dancer, Trillion, Tymber, Uririnoghene, Vritika, Wichan, Yram, Zailey, Zealand, ZyryllA.K.I.L., Ainnelhyethum, Atreyu, Banderas, Brigz, Catcher, Chancellor, Cimmaron, Cobain, Coo-nah, Corny, Creedence, Detroit, Dezzmen, Diezel-Blaze, DoTayne-Tebekew-Belachew, Drizz, Dutch, Elolo, Erilinyth, Eryx, Essay, Excell, Ferozudin, Fopefoluwa, Frost, Gleb, Guardian, Gurmoney, Harrattanbir, Isaiah-Mikael-Tafari, Jacob-Danny-Micheal, Jihad, Jupinder, J’zyn, Kalixto, Keltic, Krrish, Kuothnyuer, Kwynton, Lavindu, Leviathan, Lovedeep, Lyth, Mavricky, Morningsky, Morphious, Naufil, Nozzey, Nvuselelo, Okello, Olt, Pipehgwance, Princeraj, Promesse, Qazi, Raddix, Ryic, Rylee-Kris, Sachalsultan, Sawyrr, Shashwat, Shlok, Siwoo, Shooter, Skipper, Sweetgrassman, Tgn, Trennis, Truth, Vraj, WhiteElk, Willex, Winandus, Wol, Xzyler, Yug, Zarry, Zhakirullah, Zinedine

Source: Service Alberta

Image: Adapted from Flag of Alberta (public domain)