How popular is the baby name Martin 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 Martin.
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On June 30, 1963, rare identical quadruplets were born to Delores and Bernard Harris of Chicago, Illinois.
The four baby girls were named:
Sheena Alice
Shawna Denyce
Sherry Julienne
Shannon Nellie
Delores gave them first names starting with “Sh” because she and Bernard already had a 15-month-old son named Shawn.
The first three middle names (Alice, Denyce, and Julienne) honored of staff members at Michael Reese Hospital, where the quadruplets were born. The fourth (Nellie) honored Delores’ mother.
The quads made headlines across the country as soon as they were born. The Harris family was also featured in a long article (and over a dozen photographs) in the November 1963 issue* of Ebony magazine.
All this attention may have influenced the usage of their first names, though it’s hard to tell. Here’s the data:
The name Sherry had just begun declining in usage in 1963, and Shawna and Shannon were already on the rise (though it does look like they rose a bit faster the year the quads were born…?). I think the strongest case can be made for Sheena, which saw a discernible uptick in 1963-1964.
What are your thoughts on these names? Which one do you like best?
*Incidentally, the same issue covered the late August civil rights demonstration during which Martin Luther King, Jr., delivered his renowned “I Have a Dream” speech.
The sauna-loving country of Finland is located in Northern Europe and shares a border with three other countries: Sweden, Norway, and Russia.
Most of the people in Finland speak Finnish (85.9%), but the rest of the population speaks Swedish (5.2%), Sami (0.04%), or some other language (8.9%) such as Russian, Estonian, or Arabic.
Last year, Finland welcomed 46,809 babies. At the time the country released its baby name data (in mid-April), 46,486 of these babies — 22,742 girls and 23,744 boys — had been named.
What were the most popular names overall? Olivia and Leo.
Finland’s baby name data is broken down by language group, so let’s kick things off with the Finnish speakers…
Finnish speakers
Of the 37,365 (named) babies born to Finnish speakers in Finland last year, 18,261 were girls and 19,104 were boys. Here are the top 50 girl names and top 50 boy names of 2022:
Girl Names
Olivia, 276 baby girls
Aino, 256
Aada, 248
Lilja, 238
Eevi, 235
Isla, 232
Helmi, 227
Venla, 219
Sofia, 212
Ellen, 210
Aava, 209
Hilla, 200
Emma, 199
Linnea, 194
Pihla, 193
Viola, 191 (tie)
Kerttu, 191 (tie)
Ella, 188
Emilia, 156 (tie)
Elli, 156 (tie)
Enni, 148
Seela, 136
Hilma, 134 (tie)
Hilda, 134 (tie)
Elsa, 133
Livia, 132
Alisa, 131
Alma, 128
Oona, 124
Ilona, 121
Mila, 119
Alina, 118
Frida, 115
Elsi, 114
Matilda, 113
Minea, 111
Vilma, 108
Mette, 105
Aurora, 102
Hertta, 101 (tie)
Lumi, 101 (tie)
Amanda, 100 (tie)
Selma, 100 (tie)
Viivi, 98
Nella, 95
Bea, 93
Saimi, 89 (tie)
Vivian, 89 (tie)
Siiri, 87
Stella, 86
Boy Names
Leo, 376 baby boys
Väinö, 364
Eino, 349
Oliver, 342
Elias, 316
Onni, 313
Emil, 239
Eeli, 225
Toivo, 216
Leevi, 210
Noel, 199
Hugo, 186
Joel, 185
Aatos, 184 (tie)
Vilho, 184 (tie)
Alvar, 181
Eemil, 172
Oiva, 169
Otso, 159
Nooa, 156
Mikael, 154
Aarni, 153 (tie)
Viljami, 153 (tie)
Niilo, 149
Lenni, 148
Luka, 144
Daniel, 139
Benjamin, 137
Anton, 135
Kasper, 132
Edvin, 129
Aaron, 128
Viljo, 126
Jooa, 121
Julius, 120 (tie)
Eetu, 120 (tie)
Olavi, 119
Aapo, 118
Milo, 115
Eelis, 114
Lukas, 113
Eemi, 112
Leon, 111
Matias, 105
Urho, 104
Rasmus, 101 (tie)
Max, 101 (tie)
Samuel, 99 (tie)
Luukas, 99 (tie)
Iivo, 97
Swedish speakers
Of the 3,157 (named) babies born to Swedish speakers in Finland last year, 1,552 were girls and 1,605 were boys. Here are the top 10 girl names and top 10 boy names:
Of the 5,964 (named) babies born in Finland last year to parents who speak something other than Finnish or Swedish, 2,929 were girls and 3,035 were boys. Here are the top 10 girl names and top 10 boy names:
Juandalynn and Donzaleigh Abernathy — the daughters of civil rights activist and Baptist minister Ralph Abernathy (1926-1990).
Ralph Abernathy and Martin Luther King, Jr., co-founded the Southern Christian Leadership Conference in the late 1950s, following the Montgomery bus boycott (which they helped organize). King was the first president of the SCLC, but Abernathy assumed the role after King was assassinated in April of 1968.
In 1969 and 1970 — when Abernathy was in the spotlight as the new SCLC president — African American magazines like Jet and Ebony ran photos of the Abernathy family, which included Ralph, his wife Juanita, and their middle three children:
Juandalynn Ralpheda (b. 1954)
Donzaleigh Avis (b. 1957)
Ralph David III (b. 1959)
(Their oldest, Ralph David Jr., had died two days after birth in 1953. Their youngest, Kwame Luthuli, wasn’t born until the early 1970s.)
Juandalynn’s first and middle names were clearly inspired by her parents’ names, but I don’t know how Donzaleigh’s name was coined.
What are your thoughts on the names Juandalynn and Donzaleigh? Which one do you like more?
The country of France — which was the most populous country in Europe from the Middle Ages until the early 19th century, and still ranks within the top five today — shares land borders with eight other countries: Belgium, Luxembourg, Germany, Switzerland, Italy, Monaco, Andorra, and Spain.
Last year, France welcomed about 723,000 babies.
What were the most popular names among these babies? Jade (pronounced zhahd) and Gabriel.
Here are France’s top 50 girl names and top 50 boy names of 2022:
Girl Names
Jade, 3,420 baby girls
Louise, 3,412
Ambre, 3,380
Alba, 3,280
Emma, 3,158
Rose, 2,692
Alice, 2,520
Romy, 2,409
Anna, 2,380
Lina, 2,355
Léna, 2,266
Mia, 2,173
Lou, 2,114
Julia, 2,056
Chloé, 2,004
Alma, 1,974
Agathe, 1,958
Iris, 1,904
Inaya, 1,875
Charlie, 1,834
Juliette, 1,802
Léa, 1,791
Victoire, 1,772
Luna, 1,751
Giulia, 1,745
Adèle, 1,718
Jeanne, 1,699
Nina, 1,669
Eva, 1,630
Olivia, 1,546
Zoé, 1,523
Léonie, 1,511
Romane, 1,481
Victoria, 1,452
Nour, 1,372
Inès, 1,284 (tie)
Lya, 1,284 (tie)
Lucie, 1,261
Lyana, 1,235
Lola, 1,205
Alix, 1,182
Charlotte, 1,176
Mila, 1,173
Sofia, 1,168
Louna, 1,163
Ava, 1,153 (tie)
Margaux, 1,153 (tie)
Elena, 1,149
Emy, 1,118
Mya, 1,115
Boy Names
Gabriel, 4,889 baby boys
Léo, 4,078
Raphaël, 3,798
Maël, 3,571
Louis, 3,560
Noah, 3,325
Jules, 3,308
Arthur, 3,284
Adam, 3,212
Lucas, 2,774
Liam, 2,715
Sacha, 2,613
Isaac, 2,590
Gabin, 2,561
Eden, 2,460
Hugo, 2,447
Naël, 2,325
Aaron, 2,287
Mohamed, 2,237
Léon, 2,203
Paul, 2,200
Noé, 2,154
Marceau, 1,970
Ethan, 1,963
Nathan, 1,899
Théo, 1,872
Tom, 1,843
Nino, 1,825
Marius, 1,751
Ayden, 1,717
Malo, 1,715
Mathis, 1,636
Gaspard, 1,606
Martin, 1,559
Lyam, 1,549
Victor, 1,537
Rayan, 1,484
Elio, 1,432
Timéo, 1,424
Eliott, 1,420
Milo, 1,416
Robin, 1,393
Tiago, 1,383
Valentin, 1,378
Ibrahim, 1,359
Axel, 1,350
Augustin, 1,317
Amir, 1,305
Enzo, 1,270
Imran, 1,246
The girls’ top 100 included Alya (53rd), Diane (81st), Maddy (90th), and Suzanne (97th).
The boys’ top 100 included Camille (61st), Mahé (66th), Basile (78th), and Andrea (91st).
Charlie is still rising on the girls’ side — which could explain why the parents of baby boys slightly prefer the spelling Charly (73rd) over the spelling Charlie (80th) these days.
In the capital city of Paris last year, the top boy name was also Gabriel, but the top girl name was Alma instead of Jade. (Jade was tied with Léa for 10th/11th place in Paris.)
Finally, here are France’s 2021 rankings, if you’d like to compare last year to the year before.
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