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Popularity of the baby name Mark


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Popular baby names in Slovenia, 2019

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Flag of Slovenia

According to Slovenia’s Statistical Office, the most popular baby names in the country in 2019 were Zala and Luka.

Here are Slovenia’s top 10 girl names and top 10 boy names of 2019:

Girl Names

  1. Zala, 272 baby girls
  2. Ema, 224
  3. Mia, 213
  4. Julija, 176
  5. Sara, 164
  6. Ela, 163
  7. Lara, 161
  8. Eva, 160 (tie)
  9. Hana, 160 (tie)
  10. Zoja, 149

Boy Names

  1. Luka, 282 baby boys
  2. Filip, 241
  3. Jakob, 233
  4. Nik, 232
  5. Mark, 231
  6. Tim, 177
  7. Jan, 171
  8. Jaka, 164
  9. Oskar, 162
  10. Žan, 156

In the girls’ top 10, Ela, Hana, and Zoja replaced Nika, Maša, and Lana.

(The top girl name, Zala, is a short form of Rozalija, the Slovene form of Rosalia. The other Z-name on the girls’ list, Zoja, is the Slovene form of Zoe.)

In the boys’ top 10, Oskar replaced Lovro.

In 2018, the top names were Ema and Luka.

Sources: Top Baby Names – Republic of Slovenia Statistical Office, Zala – Behind the Name

Image: Adapted from Flag of Slovenia (public domain)

What gave the baby name Angelique a boost in 1953?

The character Angelique Dureau from the movie "The Mississippi Gambler" (1953)
Angelique from “The Mississippi Gambler“

The baby name Angelique saw its first conspicuous increase in usage in the early 1950s:

  • 1955: 48 baby girls named Angelique
  • 1954: 46 baby girls named Angelique
  • 1953: 88 baby girls named Angelique
  • 1952: 7 baby girls named Angelique
  • 1951: 5 baby girls named Angelique

Angelique was the fastest-rising baby name of 1953, in fact.

What was drawing attention to the name that year?

A movie called The Mississippi Gambler, which was released in January.

The film was set in New Orleans during the antebellum era. The main character was riverboat gambler Mark Fallon (played by Tyrone Power), and Fallon’s love interest was Southern belle Angelique “Leia” Dureau (played by Piper Laurie).

What are your thoughts on the name Angelique? Would you use it?

Sources: The Mississippi Gambler (1953 film) – Wikipedia, The Mississippi Gambler – Rotten Tomatoes, SSA

Image: Screenshot of The Mississippi Gambler

Popular baby names in the Philippines, 2018

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Flag of the Philippines

According to the Philippine Statistics Authority, the most popular baby names in the country in 2018 were Althea and Nathaniel.

Here are the Philippines’ top 10 girl names and top 10 boy names of 2018:

Girl names

  1. Althea, 2,395 baby girls
  2. Samantha, 2,165
  3. Angel, 2,086
  4. Angela, 1,810
  5. Princess, 1,641
  6. Sophia, 1,537
  7. Sofia, 1,432
  8. Andrea, 1,293
  9. Nathalie, 1,285
  10. Alexa, 1,241

Boy names

  1. Nathaniel, 2,455 baby boys
  2. James, 2,242
  3. Jacob, 2,028
  4. Gabriel, 2,004
  5. Joshua, 1,980
  6. Angelo, 1,872
  7. Nathan, 1,796
  8. John Mark, 1,611
  9. Christian, 1,537
  10. Daniel, 1,498

New to the girls’ top 10 are Nathalie and Alexa. (Nathalie may have gotten a boost from the character Natalie on the Philippine TV series Wildflower.)

The boys’ top 10 includes the same ten names, but in a different order.

One fast-rising girl name outside the top ten is Catriona, thanks to Filipino-Australian beauty queen Catriona Gray, who was crowned Miss Universe 2018.

  • 2018: 1,598 [sic] baby girls named Catriona in the Philippines
  • 2017: 150 baby girls named Catriona in the Philippines
  • 2016: 63 baby girls named Catriona in the Philippines

(My source clearly stated that Catriona was not a top-ten name, so a total count of 1,598 in 2018 is far too high. Perhaps the actual number was 598…?)

Source: Baby Names 2018 – Philippine Statistics Authority (PDF)

Image: Adapted from Flag of the Philippines (public domain)

Popular baby names in Armenia, 2019

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Flag of Armenia

According to the Statistical Committee of Armenia, the most popular baby names in the country in 2019 were Nare and Davit.

Here are Armenia’s top 10 girl names and top 10 boy names of 2019:

Girl Names

  1. Nare, 686 baby girls
  2. Maria, 584
  3. Arpi, 444
  4. Yeva, 438
  5. Mane, 434
  6. Angelina, 433
  7. Mari, 428
  8. Anahit, 378
  9. Ellen, 356
  10. Mariam, 350

Boy Names

  1. Davit, 1,403 baby boys
  2. Narek, 923
  3. Hayk, 575
  4. Mark, 549
  5. Tigran, 530
  6. Alex, 482
  7. Miqayel, 442
  8. Artur, 414
  9. Gor, 394
  10. Aren, 383

In the girls’ top 10, Angelina replaced Milena.

In the boys’ top 10, Miqayel replaced Samvel.

The top two names were the same in 2015 and 2012. In 2010, the top names were Mane and Narek.

Sources: Armenians mostly prefer Nare and Davit as baby names, Statistical Committee of the Republic of Armenia (2019 pdf, 2018 pdf)

Image: Adapted from Flag of Armenia (public domain)