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Popularity of the baby name Mason


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Popular baby names in Wyoming, 2015

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According to data from the Wyoming Department of Health, the most popular baby names in 2015 were Emma and Mason.

Here are the state’s top 5 girl names and top 5 boy names of 2015:

Girl namesBoy names
1. Emma
2. Harper
3. Olivia
4. Amelia
5. Evelyn		1. Mason
2. Liam
3. Wyatt
4. Logan
5. Benjamin

In the girls’ top 5, Amelia and Evelyn replaced Brooklyn and Abigail.

Jackson, William and James dropped out of the boys’ top 5, but there are no replacements because the 2014 top 5 included a two-way tie for 2nd and a three-way tie for 5th.

Source: Emma, Mason are Wyoming’s Top Newborn Names – Wyoming Department of Health

Image: Adapted from Flag of Wyoming (public domain)

Popular and unique baby names in Alberta (Canada), 2015

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According to data from the government of Alberta, the most popular baby names in the province in 2015 were Olivia and Liam.

Here are Alberta’s top 10 girl names and top 10 boy names of 2015:

Girl NamesBoy Names
1. Olivia, 294 baby girls
2. Emma, 275
3. Emily, 252
4. Sophia, 205
5. Ava, 201
6. Chloe, 179
7. Ella, 167 [tie]
7. Abigail, 167 [tie]
9. Avery, 155
10. Amelia, 142		1. Liam, 301 baby boys
2. Noah, 256
3. Ethan, 233
4. Benjamin, 221
5. Lucas, 218
6. William, 217
7. Oliver, 209
8. Mason, 203
9. Logan, 196
10. Alexander, 193

In the girls’ top 10, Chloe, Avery, and Amelia replaced Isabella, Charlotte, and Hannah.

In the boys’ top 10, Mason and Alexander replaced Jacob and Carter.

Baby names that were bestowed only once last year include…

Unusual Girl NamesUnusual Boy Names
Alastrine, Anarchy, Annayancy, Archa, Black-Feather, Breitling, Christivie, Costandina, Daylight, Drolma, Eallaf, Ehhuphoe, Esquire, Everra, Frozenda, Heledana, Isabeau, Jupiter, Kah, Loklyee-Snow, Lúthien, Mercyfavor, Mixx, Mornin-Starr, Mraeven, Nations, Nelanora, Obsolete, Oromia, Ovee, Patvabelle, Pluriana-Bella, Razbee, Reznor, SaQueira, Soda, Starlight, Sparrows, Surrender, Tayt-Lynn, Temperley, Uairirira, Umnia, Vhylix, Wynstelle, Xyrelle, Yeabkal, Yllethea, Yvriellebon, Zarabeen, ZayabellaArarso, Athanasius, Axtion, Bayou, Boxuan, Bry, Calyx, Clifflen, Coho, Den-Mark, Denzworth, Dezus, Eero, Eisenhower, Fnan, Fortress, Frotan, Galvin, Igloiel, Indus, JMaxx, Jomonosi, Kenardo, Knoll, Knoxin, Larxaniel, Memo, Mercer, Mugsy, Nazarus, Nexland, Nimona, Nuno, Nusetor, Okooc, Orges, Parx, Poncho, Psalmer, Qumbi, Ray-Pio, Reacher, Rook, Ryxer, Sky-Light, Sleem, Snowden, StylesJunior, Turbo, Uzuvira, Vanderjak, Vince-Gil, Wen-Ray, Wrightkin, Yngwie, Yogi, Zackharry, Zaylex, Zyller

Finally, here’s a link to Alberta’s top names of 2014.

Source: Frequency and Ranking of Baby Names by Year and Gender

Image: Adapted from Flag of Alberta (public domain)

Popular baby names in New Jersey, 2015

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Flag of New Jersey

According to New Jersey’s Department of Health, the most popular baby names in the state in 2015 were Isabella and Liam.

Here are New Jersey’s top 10 girl names and top 10 boy names of 2015:

Girl names

  1. Isabella
  2. Olivia
  3. Sophia
  4. Emma
  5. Mia
  6. Ava
  7. Abigail
  8. Emily
  9. Madison
  10. Charlotte

Boy names

  1. Liam
  2. Michael
  3. Jacob
  4. Noah
  5. Mason
  6. Matthew
  7. Dylan
  8. Joseph
  9. Benjamin
  10. Alexander

(The SSA data agreed that Liam being New Jersey’s top boy name, but said the top girl name was actually Emma.)

In the girls’ top 10, Charlotte replaced Sofia.

In the boys’ top 10, Mason, Dylan, and Benjamin replaced Daniel, Ethan, and Anthony.

Here are NJ’s 2014 rankings.

Source: Take a look at the top N.J. baby names of 2015

Image: Adapted from Flag of New Jersey (public domain)

Popular baby names in Tasmania, 2015

According to the Tasmanian government, the most popular baby names in Tasmania in 2015 were again Charlotte and Oliver.

Here are Tasmania’s top 10 girl names and top 10 boy names of 2015:

Girl NamesBoy Names
1. Charlotte
2. Ella
3. Amelia
4. Mia
5. Sophie
6. Matilda
7. Ruby
8. Grace
9. Ivy
10. Ava		1. Oliver
2. William
3. Charlie
4. Jack
5. Thomas
6. James
7. Harrison
8. Oscar
9. Henry
10. Lucas

These rankings are pretty different from the 2014 rankings.

In the girls’ top 10, Ella, Ivy, and Ava replaced Isla, Olivia, and Lucy. (Ivy is rising fast in the U.S. as well.)

In the boys’ top 10, James, Harrison, Oscar, Henry, and Lucas replaced Mason, Lachlan, Max, Logan, and Noah.

Source: Tasmanian top baby names – Tasmanian Government