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Popularity of the baby name Ruby


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Popular baby names in Jersey (Channel Islands), 2020

Flag of Jersey
Flag of Jersey

According to Jersey’s Superintendent Registrar, the most popular baby names of 2020 on the island of Jersey (located in the English Channel) were Isabella and Lucas.

Below are Jersey’s top 10 girl names and top 10 boy names for each of the last five years:

Girl Names

20162017201820192020
1OliviaOliviaSiennaOliviaIsabella
2EmilyMiaAvaAvaWillow
3AvaPoppyAmeliaAmeliaEmily
4MiaEmilyMiaEllaEva
5SophieGraceSophiaEmiliaIsla
6MatildaEvieLunaIslaSophie
7AbigailIsabellaLillyLilyAlice
8MayaMillieCharlotteMiaSophia
9DaisyAmeliaFreyaIsabellaAva
10IvyRubyEmilyCharlotteHallie

Boy Names

20162017201820192020
1HarryCharlieLeoOliverLucas
2OliverHenryOliverJackGeorge
3NoahLucasJacobLucasWilliam
4JackOliverWilliamMasonHenry
5LeoNoahNoahOscarAlfie
6EthanEdwardJoshuaArchieOscar
7DylanSebastianCharlieGeorgeArchie
8TheoJacobHenryAlfieOliver
9JoshuaIsaacLoganArthurNoah
10JamesArchieJackBenjaminLiam

A total of 863 babies (419 females and 444 males) were born on the island in 2020.

Sources: 2020 Superintendent Registrar Annual Statement [PDF], Isabella And Lucas Lead Baby Names List, REVEALED: Jersey’s most popular baby names in 2020

Image: Adapted from Flag of Jersey (public domain)

Baby name story: Nylic

New York Life Insurance Company illustration

Around the turn of the 20th century, Marshall and Ruby Bland of Milledgeville, Georgia, welcomed a total of four children — three girls and one boy. Their names were…

  • Elizabeth, or “Bessie” (born in 1895)
  • Nylic (b. 1898)
  • Lucie (b. 1900)
  • Marshall, Jr. (b. 1902)

How did their second daughter come to have the unusual name Nylic?

It was inspired by her father’s occupation: Marshall Bland was a local representative for the New York Life Insurance Company, also known by the acronym NYLIC.

And Nylic Bland’s business-based name ended up coming in handy several years later.

The Bland family attended St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church, which had been damaged during the Civil War (specifically, during Sherman‘s March to the Sea in 1864).

In 1909, the congregation began raising funds to replace the original organ (into the pipes of which Union soldiers had poured molasses 45 years earlier).

Eleven-year-old Nylic took it upon herself to write to businessman George W. Perkins — who’d been the vice-president of NYLIC around the time she was born — to ask if he could make a contribution. In response, she received a telegram that stated: “Buy the organ and send the bill to me.”

Sources:

Image: Clipping from the New-York Life Insurance Company Annual Report (1907)

[Latest update: Nov. 2024]

Popular baby names in Tasmania, 2020

According to the Tasmanian Government, the most popular baby names in Australia’s island state last year were Willow and Charlie.

Here are Tasmania’s top 10 girl names and top 10 boy names of 2020:

Girl Names

  1. Willow
  2. Grace
  3. Ruby
  4. Lucy
  5. Matilda
  6. Ava
  7. Ivy
  8. Hazel
  9. Charlotte
  10. Isla

Boy Names

  1. Charlie
  2. Oliver
  3. Noah
  4. Henry
  5. Elijah
  6. Theodore
  7. Jack
  8. Archie
  9. Mason
  10. Arlo

In the girls’ top 10, Grace, Matilda, and Hazel replaced Amelia, Evie, and Harper.

In the boys’ top 10, Elijah, Mason, and Arlo replaced George, Leo, and Harrison.

In 2019, the top two names were Willow and Oliver.

Source: Tasmanian top baby names – Tasmanian Government

Top first letters of U.S. baby names, 2020

Wondering which first letters were the most popular in 2020?

For baby girls, the most-used first letter was A, followed by E and M. The least-used first letter was U. More than 272,000 baby girls got an A-name last year, whereas fewer than 700 got a U-name.

Top first letters of female baby names in the U.S. in 2020.

The three most-used girl names per letter last year were…

  • A: Ava, Amelia, Abigail
  • B: Brooklyn, Bella, Brielle
  • C: Charlotte, Camila, Chloe
  • D: Delilah, Daisy, Daniela
  • E: Emma, Evelyn, Ella
  • F: Faith, Freya, Finley
  • G: Gianna, Grace, Genesis
  • H: Harper, Hazel, Hannah
  • I: Isabella, Isla, Ivy
  • J: Josephine, Jade, Julia
  • K: Kinsley, Kennedy, Kaylee
  • L: Luna, Layla, Lily
  • M: Mia, Mila, Madison
  • N: Nora, Nova, Natalie
  • O: Olivia, Olive, Oakley
  • P: Penelope, Paisley, Piper
  • Q: Quinn, Queen, Quincy
  • R: Riley, Ruby, Rylee
  • S: Sophia, Sofia, Scarlett
  • T: Taylor, Teagan, Trinity
  • U: Unique, Uma, Una
  • V: Victoria, Violet, Valentina
  • W: Willow, Winter, Willa
  • X: Ximena, Xiomara, Xena
  • Y: Yaretzi, Yara, Yareli
  • Z: Zoey, Zoe, Zara

For baby boys, the most-used first letter was J, followed by A and L. The least-used first letter was, again, U. More than 205,000 baby boys got a J-name last year, whereas fewer than 2,500 got a U-name.

Top first letters of male baby names in the U.S. in 2020.

The three most-used boy names per letter last year were…

  • A: Alexander, Aiden, Asher
  • B: Benjamin, Brooks, Bennett
  • C: Carter, Charles, Christopher
  • D: Daniel, David, Dylan
  • E: Elijah, Ethan, Ezra
  • F: Finn, Felix, Francisco
  • G: Grayson, Gabriel, Greyson
  • H: Henry, Hudson, Hunter
  • I: Isaac, Isaiah, Ian
  • J: James, Jacob, Jackson
  • K: Kai, Kayden, Kingston
  • L: Liam, Lucas, Logan
  • M: Mason, Michael, Mateo
  • N: Noah, Nathan, Nolan
  • O: Oliver, Owen, Oscar
  • P: Parker, Patrick, Peter
  • Q: Quinn, Quentin, Quincy
  • R: Ryan, Roman, Robert
  • S: Sebastian, Samuel, Santiago
  • T: Theodore, Thomas, Tyler
  • U: Uriel, Uriah, Ulises
  • V: Vincent, Victor, Valentino
  • W: William, Wyatt, Wesley
  • X: Xavier, Xander, Xzavier
  • Y: Yusuf, Yosef, Yehuda
  • Z: Zachary, Zion, Zayden

Finally, here are the totals for girls and boys side-by-side on the same chart:

Top first letters of baby names in the U.S. in 2020.

Overall, the top first letter was A and the least popular first letter was (of course!) U.