Hello!
So, as you all know, the 2020 SSA list came out recently, and I decided to do a little analysis comparing the Rhode Island (my state) top 100 names and the national list. It’s a lot of fun to do with a state like Rhode Island because, as the population is so much smaller than states like California or Florida, the list tends to be pretty different from the list for the whole USA. I hope you enjoy looking at the changes as much as I did! Without further ado, here we go!
This is the sheet where I compared the rankings of all the names in the RI top 100 with their rankings overall
RI v USA 2020 - RI v USA 2020.pdf (87.2 KB)
Names in the RI top 100 that are not in the USA top 100
Boys
- Lorenzo (50 vs 152)
- Brayden (60 vs 111)
- Enzo (61 vs 173)
- Cole (67 vs 131)
- Harrison (70 vs 114)
- George (77 vs 133)
- Elliot (80 vs 164)
- Myles (82 vs 124)
- Gavin (84 vs 141)
- Jason (85 vs 119)
- Max (87 vs 147)
- Rowan (88 vs 113)
- Vincent (89 vs 121)
- Milo (96 vs 134)
- Theo (98 vs 172)
- Amari (99 vs 217)
- Avery (100 vs 212)
- Maxwell (100 vs 146)
Girls
- Vivian (45 vs 101)
- Maeve (52 vs 173)
- Rose (53 vs 113)
- Juliana (68 vs 188)
- Kaylee (69 vs 117)
- Amaya (74 vs 140)
- Eloise (77 vs 138)
- Faith (78 vs 136)
- Liliana (80 vs 110)
- Lyla (81 vs 118)
- Alaia (82 vs 120)
- Juliette (85 vs 180)
- Melody (87 vs 106)
- Morgan (88 vs 193)
- Mya (89 vs 242) whoa!
- Norah (91 vs 151)
- Angelina (92 vs 290) whoa again!
- Josie (97 vs 134)
- Julia (98 vs 107)
- Margaret (99 vs 126)
- Rosalie (100 vs 198)
- Sage (100 vs 223)
- Valerie (100 vs 145)
Names in the USA top 100 that are not in the RI top 100
Boys
- Aaron (63)
- Santiago (71)
- Axel (72)
- Easton (73)
- Cooper (74)
- Roman (77)
- Everett (90)
- Brooks (91)
- Kai (93)
- Parker (95)
- Jace (97)
- Silas (100)
Girls
- Paisley (50)
- Naomi (52)
- Claire (57)
- Savannah (67)
- Serenity (70)
- Kennedy (72)
- Sadie (78)
- Ariana (79)
- Allison (80)
- Nevaeh (83)
- Quinn (85)
- Sarah (87)
- Emery (89)
- Samantha (90)
- Piper (91)
- Leilani (92)
- Eva (93)
- Everleigh (94)
- Lydia (96)
- Peyton (98)
- Adeline (100)
I might have missed a few on the boys’ side for the second comparison but I’ve looked over the list so many times 
Anyway! I’ve really enjoyed doing this and I recommend that y’all take a look at your state’s data if you haven’t already, especially if you live in a small state like I do where the lists tend to differ more. For example, if I had a kid this year they’d be more likely to have an Amari in their class than a Silas or Jace, which you wouldn’t assume just from looking at the national list.
I also find it interesting to look at unique state trends! Rhode Island has a high Italian and Portuguese population, so it makes sense why names like Lorenzo, Enzo, Amari, Angelina, and Juliana rank significantly higher here than they do nationally.
Thank you for reading!