I’ve noticed two primary and near-universal signs that a name is about to be popular: a) meteoric rise in usage and b) a plethora of alternative spellings appearing. It also matters how far the name is from the very bottom of the popularity pool. Alistair is on my radar for entering the American top 1000…
Replace the i in Rosalie with an e and you get the name that is on the rise. MEANING, ORIGIN AND PRONUNCIATION This name is, as mentioned, related to Rosalie (as a variant that is likely influenced by the popular -lee ending), which, according to Mike Campbell from Behind the Name, is the French, Dutch and German form…
Some parents don’t mind picking a baby name that’s cracked the top 100 – or even the top 10, for that matter. Names like Noah and Liam and Sophia and Emma are popular for a reason: They’re fabulous.
Here are the Nameberry Picks of the most promising of the girls and boys names that increased by at least 100 points in the past year, from Achilles to Zelda.
Within the next few years, the baby name Jubilee will likely enter the girls’ top 1,000: 2015: 227 baby girls named Jubilee [1,118th] 2014: 164 baby girls named Jubilee [1,397th] 2013: 153 ba…
Some popular baby names seem to rise up from out of nowhere. You’ll hear it once at the playground or at preschool and think it’s a bit unusual, and then the next thing you know you’re seeing it everywhere.
New Names in the US Top 1000 Each year, when the SSA releases the new naming statistics within the US, we get to see fresh names appearing in the top 1000. Whether they be completely new names
You’ve probably never met anyone with the hottest names of 2016; you might never have even heard of most of them. But we predict that’s going to change, and fast.
Clare's insight:
Will we soon be seeing more people called Theodosia and Leonidas? I hope so!
We know by now that Oliver and Amelia kept their places in the number one spots, and which names moved up into the top 100. But which names made the most significant jumps upwards, and are these just flashes in the pan, or ones to watch for the future
Jaxon and Maddison are becoming more popular choices.
Clare's insight:
One to read critically. It's not really accurate to say that Maddison is "gaining traction" - it's re-entered the top 100, but before that it had been there since 2004 and has generally been falling in popularity. And is Thunderbirds really the main influence behind Penelope's rise?
Here are the names that have gained the most (left column) and lost the most (right column) in the past year. These are based on the 2015 Boys' Names Grouped By Spelling
Clare's insight:
Go Rhydian, Joniel and Khaza! Bad luck, Amad, Vinay and Brynden.
Alaric is an ancient name that, although rare, may soon be popular. In the U.S., the name has mostly experienced a gradual uptick over decades. But between 2009 and 2015, there's been an baby boom of them. Last year there were 181 American boys named Alaric, and spelling variant Alarick registered 12 uses (note -…
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I met my first Bodhi recently! Well, I heard a mum on a bus calling her son Bodhi. So exciting.