Top 100 Names in the UK That Weren't As Popular in the USA Recently I found a dataset (and you know how much I LOVE datasets!) from the UK Office of Statistics that details the top 100 baby names i...

Though the UK & USA have a lot in common, we don't always see eye to eye on baby names. Here are some names that were more popular in the UK than the USA in the past 120 years. tinyurl.com/379ph3v4
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Presidential Children, Wives and Name Popularity Happy Presidents' Day!  Presidential names have always been popular in the USA. According to the Social Security Name Database , In 2021, t...

Happy Presidents' Day! Do presidents' names influence names in the general population? The answer is... sometimes. Here's a blog post about it! tinyurl.com/4dp556d5 #babynames #USpresidents #presidentsday #popularnames #onomastics #boynames #girlnames #elizabeth #nametrends

Oops, I posted the wrong image in the last post. Here are the biggest dropping boys' names from 2023-2024. Poor Darikson! Likewise, people have less love for Nyne, Dj, Khaliq, Levitt, Yamari, Hannan, Ithiel, & Esli.
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The changes in the Boys' 2024 top list for the USA from 2023 are Here: tinyurl.com/yuzvc8ta. The 1st sheet has all the stats 2023/24 & 2nd sheet has the added names & dropouts. Here are some highlights:
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2024 Top Girls' Names in the USA The 2024 SSA List of top names is up! I have grouped them by spelling. The quick results of the top 100 is thus: The full list is here:  T...

Sophia has been the #1 girls' name in the USA since 2007 when it dethroned Emily! Isabella briefly took the top spot in 2009, but Sophia's supremacy is almost old enough to vote! Blog post here: tinyurl.com/469be7ff #babynames #sophia #sofia #names #USAnames #popularnames #girlnames

Here is the top 100 girls' names of 2024 grouped by spelling. The most popular spelling is listed in this chart. The full list is here: tinyurl.com/5n8wewts. Some highlights: #Ailani is up 210 places, #Alana is up 30 places, and #Daisy is up 43 places. #babynames #girlnames #popularnames #names2024

The biggest debut was the name Yashna with 170 namesakes, along with 17 Yashnareddys, 5 Yashnasris & 26 Yeshnas. Other big debuts were Azeira (65), Dalzary (44), Ailanys (34), Zayelle (30), & Heyssel (29). Better list here: tinyurl.com/57tu3nun
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The most popular names in Medieval England - Medievalists.net If you lived in 13th-century England, there would be a good chance that William or Alice would be your first name.

The most popular names in Medieval England www.medievalists.net/2023/04/most... #popularnames

As always, there are some complications with grouping: Where to divide Isla/Ayla? What is Aiylah? Aisla? also Raya/Rhea, Leah/Laya/Lia? #babynames #girlnames #names #Englishnames #UKnames #onomastics #popularnames #trendynames #topnames

I have grouped the 2023 Girls Names in the USA by spelling. Check out the full list here! tinyurl.com/2023-Girls
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