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Popularity of the baby name Victoria


Posts that mention the name Victoria

Top first letters of U.S. baby names, 2017

What were the most popular first letters for baby names in 2017?

For girls, the most-used first letter was A, followed by M and E. The least-used first letter was U. Here’s the breakdown:

first letters, girl names, 2017

And here are the most-used girl names per letter for 2017:

For boys, the most-used first letter was J, followed by A and C. The least-used first letter was U. Here’s the breakdown:

first letters, boy names, 2017

Here are the most-used boy names per letter for 2017:

Finally, here are both genders side-by-side on the same chart:

first letters, baby names, 2017

Overall, the top first letter was A and the least popular letter was U. Not much has changed since 2016…

Popular baby names in San Diego (California), 2017

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According to San Diego County’s Health and Human Services Agency, the most popular baby names in the county in 2017 were Emma and Liam.

Here are San Diego County’s top 7 girl names and top 7 boy names of 2017:

Girl Names

  1. Emma, 282 baby girls
  2. Mia, 251
  3. Isabella, 225
  4. Sophia, 210
  5. Olivia, 209
  6. Sofia, 171
  7. Victoria, 156

Boy Names

  1. Liam, 222 baby boys
  2. Oliver, 195
  3. Mateo & Noah & Sebastian, 194 each (3-way tie)
  4. Alexander, 189
  5. Benjamin, 180
  6. Logan, 173
  7. Daniel, 162

In 2016, the top two names were Emma and Noah.

Source: Most Popular Baby Names in San Diego in 2017

Image: Adapted from Flag of California (public domain)

Babies named for Vinolia cosmetics

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Speaking of Icilma, here’s another name associated with a bygone English brand: Vinolia.

Vinolia scented soaps (and other products) were on the market from the late 1880s until the 1960s. I don’t know how the founders of the English toiletries company came up with the name “Vinolia,” but I do know that the company was granted a Royal Warrant as the official soap-maker of Queen Victoria in 1900. And, rather famously, a rose-scented version of soap was offered to first-class passengers aboard the ill-fated Titanic. (The “otto” part of the name refers to attar of roses.)

Unlike the name Icilma, the personal name Vinolia existed before the company was founded. (Here’s one in Texas in 1860, for instance.)

But when Vinolia products and ads started coming out, it does seem like usage of the name increased in various regions of the British empire. As an example, here’s a record for Miriam Vinolia Wilson, who was born in Saint James, Jamaica, in April of 1918:

vinolia, brand name, baby name
Miriam Vinolia Wilson, b. 1918, Jamaica

(The second-born twin was her sister Violet Maud Wilson.)

Do you like Vinolia as a baby name? Would you use it?

Source: Vinolia Company – Unilever Archives

Popular baby names in Los Angeles County (California), 2013

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The Los Angeles County Department of Public Health website doesn’t have baby name data for 2016, but it does have data covering 1995 to 2013, so let’s work with that.

The most popular baby names in Los Angeles County in 2013 were Sophia and Jacob. Here are L.A.’s top 10 girl names and top 10 boy names of 2013:

Girl names

  1. Sophia, 984 baby girls
  2. Isabella, 777
  3. Mia, 762
  4. Emily, 688
  5. Emma, 609
  6. Sofia, 550
  7. Olivia, 473
  8. Samantha, 458
  9. Victoria, 410
  10. Camila, 405

Boy names

  1. Jacob, 948 baby boys
  2. Jayden, 926
  3. Matthew, 895
  4. Ethan, 829
  5. Daniel, 784
  6. Nathan, 761
  7. Noah, 657
  8. Anthony, 633
  9. Alexander, 617
  10. David, 600

And here are some of the baby names that were apparently used just once in L.A. from 1995 to 2013:

Unique girl namesUnique boy names
Aijia, Bobbierose, Coakley, Dashley, Ella-Lily, Fallen Star, Georgedith, Haydeline, Ilynne, Jatalia, Khando, Luna Sol, Mexeen, Nonoka, Ofri, Purple, Qiqi, Rhofanie, Sloka, Ting, Ulani, Vixi, Wonder, Xanterra, Yudibeth, ZayleenAbbos, Banksy, Clifford, Dro, Exsol, Foxton, Guster, Holtzen, Iniesta, Jayden-Dreden, Kayd, Leviathan, Mondrick, Noaz, Ordisi, Pocky, Querbin, Rundy, Snayther, Tarzis, Uyedon, Verwyn, Westgene, Xinran, Yitzchack, Zander Ray

Want to see more California baby names? Here are Sonoma’s rankings for 2015 and San Diego’s rankings for 2016.

Source: Find a Baby Name – L.A. County Public Health

Image: Adapted from Flag of California (public domain)