How popular is the baby name Otto in the United States right now? How popular was it historically? Find out using the graph below! Plus, check out all the blog posts that mention the name Otto.
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The country of Denmark, which is located in northern Europe and shares a border with only Germany, consists of two-thirds of the Jutland peninsula plus an archipelago of hundreds of islands.
Last year, Denmark welcomed 63,473 babies. The most popular names among these babies? Alma and Oscar.
Here are Denmark’s top 50 girl names and top 50 boy names of 2021:
Girl Names
Alma, 482 baby girls
Ida, 474
Clara, 437
Ella, 436
Olivia, 428
Freja, 425
Emma, 420
Luna, 411
Agnes, 410
Nora, 398
Karla, 393 (tie)
Sofia, 393 (tie)
Anna, 387
Ellie, 370
Asta, 356 (tie)
Lily, 356 (tie)
Alberte, 353
Frida, 313
Josefine, 306
Laura, 299
Esther, 297
Ellen, 287
Astrid, 267
Isabella, 259
Saga, 245
Aya, 242 – Anglicized form of Aija.
Lærke, 237 – means “lark” in Danish.
Marie, 223
Liva, 220
Hannah, 219
Mathilde, 214
Maja, 213 (tie)
Vilma, 213 (tie)
Merle, 209
Victoria, 205
Mille, 199
Liv, 190
Emily, 189
Sofie, 183
Leonora, 178 (tie)
Molly, 178 (tie)
Lea, 176
Andrea, 175
Gry, 172 – (pronounced groo, roughly) means “dawn” in Danish and Norwegian.
Emilie, 167
Vera, 161
Rosa, 156
Alva, 153
Elina, 148
Johanne, 147
Boy Names
Oscar, 562 baby boys
Karl, 555
William, 520
Oliver, 494
Alfred, 470
August, 462
Valdemar, 458
Malthe, 452
Arthur, 451
Emil, 447
Lucas, 439
Aksel, 435
Noah, 427
Victor, 395
Elias, 375
Theo, 355
Otto, 340
Viggo, 319
Magnus, 306
Felix, 301
Elliot, 300
Nohr, 293 – related to the Germanic word for “north.”
Liam, 291 (tie)
Matheo, 291 (tie)
Anton, 289
Hugo, 267
Loui, 264
Alexander, 254
Theodor, 249
Frederik, 248
Konrad, 244
Lauge, 243 – based on the Old Norse word félagi, meaning “companion, partner.”
The Old Norse word félag (“fellowship, partnership”), which referred to a joint financial venture during the Viking Age, gave rise to both the Old Norse word félagi and the modern English word fellow.
Anker, 241
Albert, 235
Johan, 215
Storm, 209
About half as many U.S. baby boys (105) were given the English word Storm as a name last year.
Adam, 199
Milas, 197
Erik, 195 (tie)
Pelle, 195 (tie)
Vincent, 189
Villads, 185 – form of Willihad.
Villum, 183 – form of Vilhelm (William).
Marius, 182
Christian, 181
Holger, 174 – derived from an Old Norse name that was comprised of elements meaning “small island” and “spear.”
P.S. The country of Denmark is part of the larger Kingdom of Denmark, which includes the two autonomous countries of Greenland and the Faroe Islands. I’ll post the rankings for both later this week…
The Nordic country of Sweden is located in Northern Europe and shares land borders with Norway and Finland.
Last year, Sweden welcomed over 114,200 babies — nearly 55,800 girls and close to 58,500 boys.
What were the most popular names among these babies? Alice and Noah.
Here are Sweden’s top 50 girl names and top 50 boy names of 2021:
Girl Names
Alice, 706 baby girls
Maja, 681
Vera, 674
Alma, 667
Selma, 660
Elsa, 652
Lilly, 625
Ella, 606
Astrid, 596
Wilma, 586
Ellie, 584
Olivia, 555
Freja, 551
Leah, 547
Ines, 539
Signe, 534
Stella, 511
Ebba, 509
Clara, 492
Saga, 481
Alva, 479
Agnes, 473
Ester, 441
Hedda, 423
Alicia, 398 (tie)
Mila, 398 (tie)
Julia, 388
Iris, 372
Molly, 370
Luna, 362
Juni, 355
Sigrid, 353
Ellen, 346
Leia, 334
Nova, 306
Livia, 303
Lova, 298
Celine, 294
Meja, 289
Emilia, 286
Elvira, 279
Elise, 275 (tie)
Nora, 275 (tie)
Linnea, 273
Liv, 271
Edith, 265 (tie)
Lo, 265 (tie)
Sofia, 262
Sara, 259
Tyra, 256
Boy Names
Noah, 745 baby boys
William, 726
Liam, 683
Hugo, 679
Lucas, 668
Adam, 643
Oliver, 635
Matteo, 632
Frans, 581
Elias, 577
Walter, 576
Leo, 562
Leon, 550
Oscar, 547
Alfred, 540
August, 531
Nils, 521
Harry, 509
Theo, 505
Sam, 498
Otto, 481
Ludvig, 476
Arvid, 468
Elliot, 456
Charlie, 442
Malte, 439
Isak, 438
Alexander, 429
Louie, 425
Theodor, 420
Ebbe, 406
Adrian, 403
Olle, 398 (tie)
Vincent, 398 (tie)
Benjamin, 394
Filip, 389
Melvin, 377
Love, 375
Axel, 368
Gabriel, 366
Henry, 343
Mohammed, 337
Jack, 329
Elton, 327
Colin, 325
Josef, 322
Aron, 319
Viggo, 309
Edvin, 305
Albin, 304
(Each of these names represents the most common spelling of that name, but “the numbers include all alternative spellings,” according to Statistics Sweden.)
In the girls’ top 10, Vera and Lilly replaced Olivia and Freja.
In the boys’ top 10, Frans — which jumped to 9th place from 27th the year before — replaced Oscar.
The names in Sweden’s top 100 that rose the fastest from 2020 to 2021 were Alba and Ted. (The previous fastest-rising male name, Björn, was second-fastest this time around.) The names that saw the steepest drops in usage were Ronja and Vincent.
In 2020, the top two names were also Alice and Noah.
Here are hundreds of baby names that have a numerological value of “7.”
I’ve sub-categorized them by overall totals, because I think that some of the intermediate numbers could have special significance to people as well.
Within each group, I’ve listed up to ten of the most popular “7” names per gender (according to the current U.S. rankings).
Beneath all the names are some ways you could interpret the numerological value of “7,” including descriptions from two different numerological systems.
7
The girl name Aada adds up to 7.
7 via 16
The following baby names add up to 16, which reduces to seven (1+6=7).
“142” boy names: Huntington, Konstantine, Naetochukwu, Iyanuoluwa, Marquavius
7 via 151
The following baby names add up to 151, which reduces to seven (1+5+1=7).
“151” girl names: Montserrath, Victorious
7 via 160
The boy name Arinzechukwu adds up to 160, which reduces to seven (1+6+0=7).
7 via 169
The boy name Somtochukwu adds up to 169, which reduces to seven (1+6+9=16; 1+6=7).
What Does “7” Mean?
First, we’ll look at the significance assigned to “7” by two different numerological sources. Second, and more importantly, ask yourself if “7” or any of the intermediate numbers above have any special significance to you.
Numerological Attributes
“7” (the heptad) according to the Pythagoreans: …
“Since everything comes together and is distinguished by coincidence and in a critical manner at the place of the hebdomad [group of seven], they called it ‘critical time’ and ‘Chance,’ and custom has entrenched the habit of saying ‘critical time and Chance’ together.”
“Many things, both in the heavens of the universe and on the Earth – celestial bodies and creatures and plants – are in fact brought to completion by it. And that is why it is called ‘Chance,’ because it accompanies everything which happens, and ‘critical time,’ because it has gained the most critical position and nature.”
“It is also called ‘that which brings completion,’ for seven-month children are viable.”
“Everything is fond of sevens.”
“It is called ‘forager’ because its structure has been collected and gathered together in a manner resembling unity, since it is altogether indissoluble, except into something which has the same denominator as itself”
“7” according to Edgar Cayce:
“Seven is the spiritual number” (reading 261-15).
“As does seven signify the spiritual forces, as are seen in all the ritualistic orders of any nature” (reading 5751-1).
Personal/Cultural Significance
Does “7” — or do any of the other numbers above (e.g., 25, 43, 88, 151) — have any special significance to you?
Think about your own preferences and personal experiences: lucky numbers, birth dates, music, sports, and so on. Maybe you like how “88” reminds you of piano keys, for example.
Also think about associations you may have picked up from your culture, your religion, or society in general.
If you have any interesting insights about the number 7, or any of the other numbers above, please leave a comment!
Source: Theologumena Arithmeticae, attributed to Iamblichus (c.250-c.330).
Last month we looked at the top Providence names of 1867, so today let’s check out the rankings from the year before — 1866.
First, some stats:
1,633 babies were babies were born in Providence in 1866, by my count. (The number given by the author of the document is 1,632.)
1,457 of these babies (707 girls and 750 boys) had names that were registered with the government at the time of publication. The other 176 babies got blank spaces.
234 unique names (123 girl names and 108 boy names) were shared among these 1,457 babies.
And here’s some extra information I forgot to mention in the last post: In 1860, the city of Providence was home to 29.0% of Rhode Island’s population. In 1870, it was home to 31.7% of the population. So each of these 3 sets of rankings (1866, 1867, 1868) ought to account for roughly 30% of the residents of the state.
Now, on to the names…
Top 5
The top 5 girl names and boy names of 1866 were, unsurprisingly, very similar to the top names of 1867.
Top baby girl names
Top baby boy names
1. Mary 2. Catherine 3. Ellen 4. Margaret 5. Sarah
1. John 2. William 3. James 4. George 5. Thomas
The girls’ top 5 is identical, while the boys’ top 5 includes Thomas instead of George.
All Girl Names
As expected, Mary was the front-runner by a huge margin. And, while there were dozens of Catherines, and a single Catharine, there weren’t any Katherines.
Mary, 149 baby girls
Catherine, 43
Ellen, 40
Margaret, 37
Sarah, 36
Elizabeth, 32
Alice, 18
Annie, 15
Anna & Eliza, 14 each (2-way tie)
Clara, 13
Ann, 11
Carrie, Emma, Jane & Susan, 10 each (4-way tie)
Grace & Ida, 9 each (2-way tie)
Esther, Martha & Minnie, 7 each (3-way tie)
Anne & Julia, 6 each (2-way tie)
Agnes, Charlotte, Cora, Harriet, Jennie, Joanna, Maria & Rosanna, 5 each (8-way tie)
(I didn’t combine any variant spellings, but I did lump the abbreviated names Chas., Benj., and Fred’k in with Charles, Benjamin and Frederick.)
*Does Augustavus = Augustus + Gustav?
Twins
I counted 19 pairs of twins born in Providence in 1866. I didn’t notice any triplets this year. (All of these names have already been accounted for above.)
Girl-girl twins
Girl-boy twins
Boy-boy twins
Agnes & Anna Eldora & Ellen Eliza & Mary Elizabeth & Julia Frances & Mary Josephine & Mary Mary & Sarah Theresa & (blank)
Alice & Frederick Alice & John Annie & Stephen Catherine & (blank) Sarah & Samuel
Edgar & Oscar Edward & James Francis & James James & John John & Thomas (blank) & (blank)
I’ll try to finish/post the final set of rankings before the end of the year.
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