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Popularity of the baby name Truckee


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“Covered Wagon Babies” named for their birthplaces

"Emigrants crossing the plains" by F. O. C. Darley

In September of 1850, California became the 31st state to enter the Union.

In September of 1925, to celebrate 75 years of statehood, the city of San Francisco hosted a week of festivities. Events included parades, concerts, banquets, balls, exhibitions, automobile races, athletic competitions, a fashion show, a beauty contest, and more.

Charmingly, the organizers of the Diamond Jubilee celebration also rounded up and honored about fifty of California’s “covered wagon babies” — individuals who’d been born in covered wagons en route to California during the pioneer era. A banquet was held for them on the 8th, and they were featured in the Admission Day parade on the 9th.

Among the “babies” were several who’d been named after their birthplaces:

  • Willow Springs Shearer, born in a covered wagon in Willow Springs, Wyoming, on July 16, 1849.
  • William Nebraska Winter, born in a covered wagon near the Platte River in Nebraska on May 12, 1853.
  • Elijah Carson Hart, born in a covered wagon in Carson City, Nevada, on September 9, 1857.
  • Deseret Moe, born in a covered wagon in Deseret, Utah, on September 22, 1862.
  • James Carson Needham, born in a covered wagon in Carson City, Nevada, on September 17, 1864.
    • He went on to serve in the U.S. House of Representatives for seven successive terms (from 1899 to 1913).
  • Truckee Nevada Steward, born in a covered wagon near the Truckee River in Nevada on September 23, 1869.
    • He was born several months after the completion of the first transcontinental railroad.

One of the other “babies” was born in a covered wagon at Sutter’s Fort (in Sacramento) in July of 1849. The gold miners there suggested that she be named Poppy, “for the glorious flower which carpets the hills and valleys of the state,” but her parents “decided that Celesta Ann was more to their liking and Celesta Ann it was.”

P.S. After the Jubilee, a state-wide “Covered Wagon Babies Club,” comprising well over 100 members was organized by J. C. Needham. Meetings were held annually, in September, for about a decade.

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Image: Adapted from Emigrants crossing the plains (LOC)

Popular and unique baby names in Sonoma County (California), 2018

Flag of California
Flag of California

According to the government of Sonoma, California, the most popular baby names in the county in 2018 were Camila and Mateo.

Here are Sonoma’s top 5 girl names and top 5 boy names of 2018:

Girl Names

  1. Camila, 28 baby girls
  2. Isabella, 27
  3. Olivia, 26
  4. Emma, 23
  5. Sophia and Abigail, 21 (tied)

Boy Names

  1. Mateo, 33 baby boys
  2. Alexander, 25
  3. William, 24
  4. Angel, 20
  5. Liam, Benjamin and Adrian, 19 (3-way tie)

And here are some of the baby names from the other end of the list. Each of these was used just once in Sonoma in 2018:

Unique Girl NamesUnique Boy Names
Ariscel, Aumber, Bivianny, Bellona, Citrina, Evening, Elliadria, Happi, Hibatullah, Itzae, Jasibe, Malou, Marrakech, Novalu, Naviannan, Punelupi, Sahori, Siolo, Sixela, Taya, Tsianina, Xylamoon, YunaAthos, Andoni, Bromley, Calcagno, Castle, Coda, Dreyce, Gridley, Harlem, Huitzilopochtli, Ilaisa, Kaxachi, Kestrel, Neon, Olonzo, Pride, Stream, Summit, Tark, Track, Truckee, Xavion, Zantino

The top names in 2017 were Mia and Mateo.

Source: Sonoma County Baby Names

Image: Adapted from Flag of California (public domain)