Which boy names increased in usage the most from 2020 to 2021?
Here’s a table of the fastest-rising boy names of 2021. On the left are the top 25 increases in terms of absolute numbers of babies, and on the right are the top 25 increases in terms of relative numbers of babies.
| Rank | Boy name | Absolute rise | Boy name | Relative rise |
| 1 | Luca | 2,031 | Calian | 914% |
| 2 | Waylon | 1,049 | Treu | 440% |
| 3 | Walker | 989 | Aliyar | 320% |
| 4 | Theodore | 916 | Nain | 320% |
| 5 | Luka | 863 | Zealand | 282% |
| 6 | Kai | 755 | Lorik | 280% |
| 7 | Hudson | 750 | Nahel | 280% |
| 8 | Ezekiel | 741 | Nuchem | 280% |
| 9 | August | 710 | Arlis | 267% |
| 10 | River | 652 | Kiko | 267% |
| 11 | Asher | 613 | Dayvon | 264% |
| 12 | Jack | 588 | Shloma | 257% |
| 13 | Brooks | 564 | Erling | 240% |
| 14 | Ezra | 562 | Rev | 240% |
| 15 | Leo | 547 | Skylen | 240% |
| 16 | Henry | 542 | Worth | 240% |
| 17 | Ace | 522 | Kove | 237% |
| 18 | Wesley | 501 | Kj | 233% |
| 19 | Enzo | 501 | Alvey | 229% |
| 20 | Liam | 495 | Ioane | 222% |
| 21 | Atlas | 474 | Alban | 220% |
| 22 | Theo | 467 | Jontae | 220% |
| 23 | Beau | 460 | Onyxx | 220% |
| 24 | Maverick | 434 | Slayter | 220% |
| 25 | Levi | 411 | Vyan | 220% |
Luca (and Luka) may have been given a boost by the 2021 Pixar film Luca. And it looks like Calian is a character on a TV series called Don’t Look Deeper.
If you can explain any of the other rises, please leave a comment!
Image: Adapted from Turkey-2036 by Dennis Jarvis under CC BY-SA 2.0.
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