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Popularity of the baby name Sadie


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Popular baby names in Nova Scotia (Canada), 2015

According to provisional data released yesterday by the Nova Scotia Registry of Vital Statistics, the most popular baby names in the province this year were Ava and Owen.

Here are Nova Scotia’s projected top 10 girl names and top 10 boy names of 2015:

Girl NamesBoy Names
1. Ava
2. Olivia
3. Emma
4. Charlotte
5. Sadie
6. Abigail
7. Amelia, Emily, Scarlett & Sophia (4-way tie)
8. Audrey,
9. Chloe & Madison (tie)
10. Sophie		1. Owen
2. William
3. Liam
4. Benjamin
5. Oliver
6. Jack & Jacob (tie)
7. Hunter, Logan & Mason (3-way tie)
8. Noah
9. Carter
10. Ethan & Wyatt (tie)

In 2014, the top names were Emma and Liam.

Sources: Most Popular Baby Names in Nova Scotia in 2015, Nova Scotia Open Data

Popular baby names in Prince Edward Island (Canada), 2015

According to provisional data* from Health PEI, the most popular baby names in Prince Edward Island in 2014 were Charlotte/Emily/Emma/Leah/Sadie (tie) and Oliver.

Here are PEI’s projected top girl names and boy names of 2015:

Girl Names

  1. Charlotte, Emily, Emma, Leah, Sadie (5-way tie)
  2. Ellie
  3. Addison, Nora, Olivia, Piper (4-way tie)
  4. Alice, Anna, Audrey, Ava, Avery, Brielle, Claire, Ella, Jazlyn, Julia, Khloe, Quinn, Violet (13-way tie)
  5. Abigail, Alexa, Alexis, Alyssa, Amelia, Annabelle, Bria, Brooklyn, Elizabeth, Grace, Lauren, Lennon, Lily, Paisley, Peyton, Ruby, Willow, Zoey (18-way tie)
  6. Adrianna, Alexandra, Amber, Arizona, Blakely, Brinley, Callie, Catherine, Charlee, Charlie, Chloe, Clara, Evelyn, Everly, Evie, Faith, Gemma, Georgia, Hailey, Hannah, Isabelle, Isla, Jasmine, Jayden, Jessa, Josie, Kallie, Kate, Kylie, Lilah, Lillian, Lucy, Lydia, Lyla, Madelyn, Maggie, Maria, Mary, Mia, Molly, Mya, Myla, Nevaeh, Penelope, Rose, Samantha, Sarah, Stella, Thea, Victoria (50-way tie)

Boy Names

  1. Oliver
  2. Jack
  3. Mason
  4. Noah, Wyatt (2-way tie)
  5. Thomas
  6. Henry, James, Lincoln (3-way tie)
  7. Levi, Liam, Owen, Samuel (4-way tie)
  8. Bennett, Cole, Ethan, Nolan, Parker, Sawyer, William, Xavier (8-way tie)
  9. Aiden, Beckham, Benjamin, Cameron, Elliott, Emerson, Gavin, Grayson, Jackson, Jase, Jaxon, John, Max, Nash, Nate, Nathan (16-way tie)
  10. Abel, Asher, Austin, Beau, Blake, Caleb, Camden, Carter, Charles, Charlie, Clark, Dawson, Daxton, Eli, Elijah, Elliot, Emmett, Finn, Gabriel, Isaiah, Jacob, Jesse, Joseph, Kingston, Landon, Lucas, Lukas, Luke, Malcolm, Marshall, Micah, Michael, Reid, Riley, Weston (35-way tie)
  11. Alan, Alec, Archer, Ben, Benson, Brady, Brayson, Brody, Byrce, Callum, Carson, Charley, Clarke, Cohen, Dallas, Dane, Daniel, David, Dax, Declan, Drew, Easton, Edwin, Euan, Ezra, Felix, Greyson, Hunter, Huxley, Isaac, Jace, Jaxson, Jensen, Jeremiah, Kaiden, Kamden, Kayden, Keaton, Kyler, London, Mack, Maddox, Maxwell, Milo, Preston, Robert, Russell, Ryder, Ryker, Sebastian, Spencer, Theodore, Titus, Zachary (54-way tie)

The five top girl names were given to 8 baby girls each, while Oliver was given to 14 baby boys. The 6th-place girl names and 11th-place boy names were all given to two babies each.

Here are the 2014 rankings for PEI, if you’d like to compare.

*The data covers Prince Edward Island births through December 12th.

Source: P.E.I.’s top baby names for 2015

Popular baby names in Newfoundland and Labrador (Canada), 2014

According to data from the Government of Newfoundland and Labrador, the most popular baby names in 2014 were Olivia and Jackson (and variants).

Here are the Canadian province’s top 10 girl names and top 10 boy names of 2014:

Girl NamesBoy Names
1. Olivia
2. Emma
3. Lily/Lilly/Lillie
4. Ava/Avah
5. Averee/Averie/Avery/Avierie
6. Ella
7. Emilee/Emily
8. Chloe/Khloe
9. Madison
10. Sadie		1. Jackson/Jaxon/Jaxxon/Jaxxen/Jaxen
2. Liam
3. Jack
4. Benjamin
5. Jacob/Jakob/Jaycob
6. Luke
7. Mason
8. Nathan
9. Noah
10. William

On the boys’ list, Jacob,* Luke, Mason, Nathan and Noah replaced Owen, Carter,* Chase, Ryan, and Aidan*.

On the girls’ list, Ella, Madison and Sadie replaced Sophia,* Sarah,* and Hailey,*

Sadie, now 10th, was way down in 55th in 2013. Olivia, the current #1 name, was only in 8th place the previous year.

Regions with smaller populations tend to see more volatility in their baby name rankings from year to year. For scale, the population of Newfoundland and Labrador is a bit lower than that of Wyoming, the least populous U.S. state.

*”and variants”

Source: Top 100 Baby Names – Open Data Newfoundland and Labrador

Is the name Mellona really that bad?

Back in 1886, writers at the New York newspaper The Sun spotted the name “Mellie Butterfield” in the Omaha Herald and it piqued their curiosity.

In the same column…we found Nellies and Minnies, Gussies and Lizzies, Mollies and Sadies, Tillies and Sallies, Bessies, Maggies, Jennies, Tudies [sic], and the whole run of nursery names, but we were able to infer the real and dignified names of these lovely young women.

They couldn’t figure out Mellie, though. So they asked the Herald editor for the details. He said Mellie’s real name was Mellona after the Roman goddess Mellona. (Mellona is based on the Latin word mel, meaning “honey.”)

It seems that the young lady’s grandfather was a Presbyterian minister [Rev. Josiah Moulton], and that he gave the name to her mother at the suggestion of a classically inclined brother clergyman, and that Mellona was therefore handed down to the daughter.

The anonymous Sun writers were not keen on the name Mellona:

  • “Mellona? We cannot say that we like the name suggested by the clergyman”
  • “it is so unusual as to be odd”
  • “why did he not call her Melissa”
  • “A very odd name for a girl is objectionable rather than otherwise”
  • “surely there is nothing peculiarly beautiful in Mellona to call for its selection”
  • “the Moulton family have a monopoly of its use — and they are likely to keep it”

Their final comment — “Mellona is a much more suitable name for a young lady than Mellie” — was vaguely complimentary, but it doesn’t quite make up for the string of criticisms that preceded it.

Do you agree with them about the name Mellona?

Source: “Mellie.” Sun [New York] 19 Jul. 1886: 2.

(That post about women’s pet names from a few months ago was also based on a Sun essay.)