Boy Names in the Top 500 (never in top 100) pt. 2

General Name Discussion
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Names that have never been in the top 100 but are currently in the top 500 (this information comes from SSA 2018 list). The 2019 information has of right now not been released so this is as current as I can get! I’m putting their current rank, and the highest they’ve ever been plus the year that happened! For some of them, 2018 is their highest year. All these names have not been in the top 100 since at least 1880.

[name_m]Matias[/name_m] (#201-2018)

[name_m]Judah[/name_m] (#202-2018)

[name_u]Messiah[/name_u] (#203, #198-2017)

[name_m]Preston[/name_m] (#205, #114-2006/2007)

[name_m]Kaleb[/name_m] (#207, #108-2009)

[name_m]Maximus[/name_m] (#212, #189-2016)

[name_u]Barrett[/name_u] (#213-2018)

[name_m]Jax[/name_m] (#214, #209-2014)

[name_m]Andres[/name_m] (#215, #152-1993/2007)

[name_u]Holden[/name_u] (#216-2018)

[name_u]Legend[/name_u] (#217-2018)

[name_m]Knox[/name_m] (#219-2018)

[name_u]Paxton[/name_u] (#221, 203-2016)

[name_u]Kyrie[/name_u] (#222, #215-2017)

[name_u]Griffin[/name_u] (#224, #215-1998)

[name_m]Josue[/name_m] (#225, #181-2007)

[name_u]Beckett[/name_u] (#227, #213-2016)

[name_m]Enzo[/name_m] (#228-2018)

[name_m]Adriel[/name_m] (#229-2018)

[name_m]Felix[/name_m] (#231, #137-1884)

[name_m]Lukas[/name_m] (#233, #220-2017)

[name_m]Colt[/name_m] (#236-2018)

[name_u]Archer[/name_u] (#239-2018)

[name_m]Omar[/name_m] (#240, #131-2006/2007)

[name_u]Israel[/name_u] (#241, #202-2006)

[name_u]Theo[/name_u] (#243-2018)

[name_m]Javier[/name_m] (#244, #149-1998/2001)

[name_u]Remington[/name_u] (#245-2018)

[name_m]Emilio[/name_m] (#248-2018)

[name_m]Cayden[/name_m] (#251, #143-2009)

[name_u]Phoenix[/name_u] (#252-2018)

[name_m]Clayton[/name_m] (#253, #149-1919)

[name_m]Simon[/name_m] (#254, #142-1886/1888)

[name_m]Ace[/name_m] (#255-2018)

[name_m]Nash[/name_m] (#256-2018)

[name_m]Rafael[/name_m] (#258, #195-1985)

[name_m]Zander[/name_m] (#259,#230-2013)

[name_m]Jorge[/name_m] (#261, #107-1993/1998/1999/2000)

[name_m]Damien[/name_m] (#264, #161-1978)

[name_u]Karson[/name_u] (#265-2018)

[name_u]Walker[/name_u] (#266-2018)

[name_m]Maximiliano[/name_m] (#267, #260-2016)

[name_u]Amari[/name_u] (#268, #266-2015)

[name_u]Chance[/name_u] (#270, #154-1996)

[name_u]Finley[/name_u] (#273-2018)

[name_u]Andre[/name_u] (#274, #119-1984)

[name_m]Tobias[/name_m] (#275, #246-2016)

[name_m]Cash[/name_m] (#276, #243-2013)

[name_u]Corbin[/name_u] (#277, #203-2014)

[name_u]Arlo[/name_u] (#278-2018)

[name_m]Iker[/name_m] (#279, #190-2015)

[name_m]Erick[/name_m] (#280, #166-2007)

[name_u]Emerson[/name_u] (#281, #276-2017)

[name_m]Gunner[/name_m] (#282, #235-2014)

[name_m]Francisco[/name_m] (#285, #114-1991)

[name_u]Killian[/name_u] (#286, #249-2017)

[name_u]Dallas[/name_u] (#287, #214-1995)

[name_u]Reid[/name_u] (#288, #255-2016)

[name_m]Manuel[/name_m] (#289, #104-1906)

[name_u]Lane[/name_u] (#290, $246-1995)

[name_u]Atlas[/name_u] (#291-2018)

[name_u]Rylan[/name_u] (#292, #146-2011)

[name_u]Jensen[/name_u] (#293-2018)

[name_m]Ronan[/name_m] (#294-2018)

[name_m]Beckham[/name_m] (#295, #284-2017)

[name_m]Daxton[/name_m] (#296-2018)

[name_u]Anderson[/name_u] (#297, #215-1882)

[name_u]Kameron[/name_u] (#298, #245-2015)

[name_u]Orion[/name_u] (#300-2018)

Which names surprised you?

Boy Names
Pt. 1
https://forum.nameberry.com/t/boy-names-in-the-top-500-never-in-top-100-pt-1/346474
Pt. 3
https://forum.nameberry.com/t/boy-names-in-the-top-500-never-in-top-100-pt-3/346488
Pt. 4
https://forum.nameberry.com/t/boy-names-in-the-top-500-never-in-top-100-pt-4/346493

Girl Names
Pt.1
https://forum.nameberry.com/t/girl-names-in-top-500-never-in-top-100-pt-1/346414
Pt. 2
https://forum.nameberry.com/t/girl-names-in-top-500-never-in-top-100-pt-2/346419
Pt. 3
https://forum.nameberry.com/t/girl-names-in-the-top-500-never-in-top-100-pt-3/346426
Pt.4
https://forum.nameberry.com/t/girl-names-in-the-top-500-never-in-top-100-pt-4/346430/12

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Not so many shocks here in the sense of names not being in the top 100. Perhaps [name_m]Simon[/name_m] never making the top 100?

I know someone with a 2 year old daughter named [name_u]Finley[/name_u]. I am really happy that [name_u]Finley[/name_u] for boys is tracking upwards the same time as [name_u]Finley[/name_u] for girls (and actually started slightly after it began rising for girls) as this counters the idea that as a unisex name becomes popular for girls it becomes less so for boys.

As a Biblical name I love [name_m]Judah[/name_m].

Orion is another favorite but I am not surprised that is seen as a bit niche. Nice to see it at its high though.

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I like [name_m]Matias[/name_m], [name_m]Judah[/name_m], [name_u]Griffin[/name_u], [name_m]Felix[/name_m], [name_u]Theo[/name_u], [name_u]Phoenix[/name_u], [name_m]Simon[/name_m], [name_m]Rafael[/name_m], [name_u]Amari[/name_u], [name_u]Finley[/name_u], [name_m]Tobias[/name_m], and [name_u]Arlo[/name_u].

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I like [name_m]Matias[/name_m], [name_m]Knox[/name_m], [name_u]Griffin[/name_u], [name_m]Colt[/name_m], [name_m]Enzo[/name_m], [name_u]Theo[/name_u], [name_m]Javier[/name_m], [name_m]Nash[/name_m], [name_m]Rafael[/name_m], [name_u]Chance[/name_u], [name_u]Jensen[/name_u], [name_m]Beckham[/name_m], [name_u]Orion[/name_u], and especially [name_u]Rylan[/name_u] (:heart_eyes:) !

I’m surprised [name_u]Beckett[/name_u] hasn’t been in the top 100! A lot of these names seem to fit the “common but not too popular” standard that I expect of the 200-500 names, but [name_u]Beckett[/name_u] feels way more popular!

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