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![]() I started posting on Instagram recently. Though I haven’t used the filters much, seeing them in the app reminded me of something: Babycenter.com claimed, back in late 2015, that Instagram fil…
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Clare's insight:
Nice try, but it's not using the most recent data for most provinces.
![]() Olivia and Oliver were the most popular baby names in Washington state in 2015.
![]() Arya was a popular name for girls and Tyrion for boys in the West Midlands, it has been revealed
Clare's insight:
This is actually quite a thorough look at GoT names, beyond the obvious ones - there's obviously an enthusiast at the Burton Mail!
![]() Note: As shown in the original data from the source below, the names shown here doesn't include any diacritics. Once again, Martin (for the second year) and Noa (for the third year) are Galicia's top names. Here are the top 10 names in 2015: BOYS Rank Name Number Rank change N° change 1 MARTIN 421…
![]() 1. Luka (m) & Ema (f)
![]() Francesco en Sofia zijn de populairste kindernamen van Italië - in 2015 wel te verstaan, want de Italiaanse namenstatistieken lopen een jaar achter. Dit is
Clare's insight:
Greta is number 8!
![]() Franceinfo dresse la carte des prénoms les plus plébiscités par les parents dans les départements de France métropolitaine.
![]() L’Insee a publié ce lundi sa nouvelle édition des fichiers de prénoms les plus attribués entre le 1er janvier et le 31 décembre 2015 en France.
![]() Precious and Junior were the most popular baby names in South Africa in 2015.
![]() Statistik Austria hat die österreichische Babynamenstatistik für 2015 veröffentlicht. In zwei Aspekten hat sich die Auswertungsmethode geändert.
Clare's insight:
Austria has just released its name statistics for 2015, and it's changed the way it compiles them.
It now includes babies born abroad to women who live in Austria; and it groups together not only variant spellings, but also names that are of the same origin. For example, the top girls' name, Anna, covers:
Ana, Anne, Anna, Anne, Anna, Chana, Channa, Haina, Hana, Hanah, Hanna, Hannah, Hena, Iana, Jaana, Jana, Janah, Jannah, Yahna, Yana |
![]() A name is, generally, for a person’s whole life. It can shape who they are, their future chances of success. You can’t mess it up.
Clare's insight:
No pressure in the meta-text here! Blimey.
![]() Sophia and Liam were the most popular baby names in northern Canada in 2015.
![]() Time for a 'List Lists' post about names that are given to a certain small amount of babies and, for that, we head to Italy. This list features a selection of names that are given to 5 babies born in Italy in 2015 and some of them are obviously of foreign origin, but I will…
![]() While France doesn't release name stats every year, we do have the one from 2015 to give us an idea of what's popular at the moment. I chose only the names I found beautiful, or interesting, to highlight. Hope you enjoy!
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Clare's insight:
Elif is pretty big in Belgium. Love it.
![]() Emily and Oliver were the most popular baby names on the island of Jersey from 2014 to 2016.
![]() Quels sont les prénoms plébiscités par les parents ? Les tendances en Outre-mer sont-elles les mêmes que dans l’Hexagone ? Pas tout à fait. D’après la nouvelle édition du fichier des prénoms de l'INSEE, Martinique, Guadeloupe, Guyane, Réunion et Mayotte présentent des spécificités.
![]() A baby girl in France is most likely to be called Louise, Emma, or Jade. For the boys it's Gabriel, Jules, or Lucas. |