Hottest rising names 2010- Don't even know some of them

Girl Names
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Got this off a site called Name [name]Candy[/name], which got this list from Babyname [name]Genie[/name]- which bases this list on SSA
Not only do I not know some of these but if I had to choose [name]ONE[/name] girl and [name]ONE[/name] boy name I would be pushing it: [name]Charlotte[/name] [name]Eloise[/name], [name]Bentley[/name] [name]Eliah[/name] (only [name]JUST[/name]) is about it.

FASTEST-RISING GIRL’S NAMES

  1. [name]Tenley[/name] NEVER heard of this as a name, let alone as fastest rising girl’s name- seems to match [name]Kinley[/name], [name]Tinsley[/name], [name]Kinsley[/name]
  2. [name]Harper[/name]
  3. Everleigh
  4. [name]Martina[/name]
  5. [name]Sookie[/name]
  6. [name]Navi[/name] (WTDY??? what is this? it doesn’t sound like a name to me)
  7. [name]Charlotte[/name]
  8. [name]Eloise[/name]
  9. [name]Lorelai[/name]
  10. [name]Ursula[/name]
  11. [name]Briella[/name]
  12. [name]Kinley[/name] Never heard this one
  13. [name]Tinsley[/name] Never heard this one
  14. Mhairi This seems rather obscure to be rising IMHO
  15. [name]Leighton[/name]
  16. [name]Maelle[/name]
  17. [name]Ever[/name]
  18. [name]Kinsley[/name] Never heard this one
  19. [name]Lux[/name]
  20. [name]Everly[/name]

FASTEST-RISING BOY’S NAMES

  1. Castiel
  2. [name]Bentley[/name]
  3. [name]Eoin[/name]
  4. [name]Easton[/name]
  5. [name]Lucian[/name]
  6. [name]Aarav[/name] Never heard this one
  7. [name]Zion[/name]
  8. St. [name]John[/name] Surname idea gone too far? [name]Saint[/name] [name]John[/name]? Sinjen? WHAT???
  9. [name]Kaiden[/name]
  10. [name]Sterling[/name]
  11. [name]Callan[/name]
  12. [name]Leland[/name]
  13. [name]Harper[/name]
  14. [name]Mikah[/name]
  15. [name]Dashiell[/name]
  16. [name]Eliah[/name]
  17. [name]Dawson[/name]
  18. [name]Kayden[/name]
  19. [name]Lennon[/name]
  20. [name]Dorian[/name]
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I had a manager in 2010 who named his daughter [name]Tenley[/name], never heard of it before or after, though. For girls, I would agree with you on [name]Charlotte[/name] and [name]Eloise[/name]. For boys, I do like [name]Dorian[/name] (only because of [name]Dorian[/name] [name]Gray[/name]) and I’m warming up to [name]Sterling[/name]. 98% of the rest are just awful, though. Is there a correlation between baby names and pain medication after birth? :wink:

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I love [name]Callan[/name] (my son’s middle name :wink: But most of the other’s I’ve never heard of. [name]Leland[/name] is a bit of a guilty pleasure for me. I would never use it, but I like saying it :slight_smile:

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I like [name]Ever[/name] and [name]Everly[/name]… But nothing off the boys list.

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Harper – I would have been surprised if Harper weren’t on this list. It’s definitely been shooting up the charts, most likely given a push by the trend in celebrity babies with the name.
Martina – I’m not a tennis fan in the slightest, but I know that this is the name of a pretty good player. Perhaps it’s rising popularity stems from that.
Navi – I have always liked this, but I imagine it’s popularity nowadays stems from ‘Avatar’ (The Na’vi people).
Ever – Word names aren’t too uncommon these days.
Lux – Short, a little harsh, mysterious and different…fits the modern trends.

Castiel – This one doesn’t surprise me at all, seeing as though ‘Supernatural’ (Castiel is one of the character’s names) has a massive fan-base.
Eoin – Irish names in the USA, UK and Australia are becoming more and more common these days.
Mikah – This makes more sense to me, even though Micah would technically be the more legitimate form. Not surprising.

The only one I was surprised to see on the rise was Ursula - I would never have guessed it’s popularity was growing.

Oh, and if I had to name a son and daughter using only names from this list, I’d have a Dawson Eliah & Navi Charlotte.

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Thanks for being brave enough to call it… 98% of the rest are just awful!!! I agree. They sound like last names as first names, or made up invented names/crossed with last names.
LOL, yes, it must be the birthing drugs…

emiliaj

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[name]Callan[/name] I know, it is Irish/gaelic. It is cool.

I am glad I am not the only one to have not even heard of some of these names.

emiliaj

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OK [name]Navi[/name]…now I get it with the Avatar link. NMS, but at least I get it.

Castiel- TV show name, OK, haven’t watched the show, but at least I know where it appeared from!

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I wrote a story with a girl called [name]Tenley[/name] in it ten years ago…there is a character called [name]Tenley[/name] in the movie [name]Summer[/name] Catch. I also met a baby called [name]Ursula[/name] recently. I also know two little girls called [name]Kinsley[/name] (though one is spelled Kynslea). I know an older [name]Mikah[/name], but that’s about it.

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Thoughts:

[name]Sookie[/name] - I don’t like it, but it doesn’t surprise me. It’s [name]Anna[/name] Paquin’s character on [name]True[/name] Blood, and that’s a pretty popular show.
[name]Charlotte[/name] - Good name. I love it.
[name]Eloise[/name] - I think this name is quite pretty.

Castiel - Doesn’t surprise me, given the popularity of [name]Misha[/name] [name]Collins[/name]’ character on Supernatural. Plus, other [name]Cas[/name] names seem to be rising. Why not this one, too?
[name]Easton[/name] - I see nothing wrong with this one. [name]Weston[/name] is popular. It’s not surprising that [name]Easton[/name] is on the rise.
[name]Lucian[/name] - I like this.
[name]Zion[/name] - Seems right on with other spiritual names.
[name]Sterling[/name] - This is my great uncle’s name. I like it.
[name]Leland[/name] - This is on my list. It has a laid-back Southern charm.
[name]Dashiell[/name] - Another name I really love.
[name]Dawson[/name] - I associate it too much with [name]Dawson[/name] [name]Leary[/name] of [name]Dawson[/name]'s Creek. The character was annoying enough to sour me on the name.
[name]Dorian[/name] - I like this. I have a student with this name.

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Fastest rising measured how? Since several I’ve never seen make it, I’ll guess it’s “largest % increase relative to what they had before”, so a name going from 1 use to 10 would rank higher than one going from 100 to 900. No… I guess it’s not as crazy as that list would look.

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If I had to pick off this list I would have a liitle [name]Martina[/name] & [name]Leland[/name]

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I did some measuring…2009 number is first, 2010 number second, increase is third

[name]Tenley[/name]: 58, 667, 609
[name]Harper[/name]: 1898, 2601, 703
Everleigh: 59, 183, 124
[name]Martina[/name]: 120, 118, -2
[name]Sookie[/name]: less than 5, 10, 5+
[name]Navi[/name]: 13, 18, 5
[name]Charlotte[/name]: 4171, 5314, 1143
[name]Eloise[/name]: 295, 547, 252
[name]Lorelai[/name]: 361, 369, 7
[name]Ursula[/name]: 39, 32, -7
[name]Briella[/name]: 178, 294, 116
[name]Kinley[/name]: 686, 1346, 660
[name]Tinsley[/name]: 60, 198, 138
Mhairi: Less than 5, less than 5, ?
[name]Leighton[/name]: 431, 449, 18
[name]Maelle[/name]: 19, 50, 31
[name]Ever[/name]: 61, 96, 35
[name]Kinsley[/name]: 741, 1037, 296
[name]Lux[/name]: 24, 84, 60
[name]Everly[/name]: 115, 159, 44

Castiel: 13, 47, 33
[name]Bentley[/name]: 521, 3742, 3221
[name]Eoin[/name]: 47, 40, -7
[name]Easton[/name]: 1364, 2694, 1330
[name]Lucian[/name]: 425, 444, 19
[name]Aarav[/name]: 270, 438, 168
[name]Zion[/name]: 1466, 1514, 48
Stjohn: Less than 5, less than 5, ?
[name]Kaiden[/name]: 2290, 2325, 35
[name]Sterling[/name]: 230, 296, 66
[name]Callan[/name]: 81, 151, 70
[name]Leland[/name]: 890, 951, 61
[name]Harper[/name]: 316, 336, 20
[name]Mikah[/name]: 171, 142, -29
[name]Dashiell[/name]: 117, 145, 28
[name]Eliah[/name]: 56, 40, -16
[name]Dawson[/name]: 1146, 1155, 9
[name]Kayden[/name]: 2950, 3275, 325
[name]Lennon[/name]: 211, 219, 8
[name]Dorian[/name]: 523, 512, 11

So, while some of them are indeed “fast risers”, some have barely risen, and some have even dropped in popularity. So take this list with a grain of salt.

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FASTEST-RISING GIRL’S NAMES
2. [name]Harper[/name]
7. [name]Charlotte[/name]
17. [name]Ever[/name] - boy

FASTEST-RISING BOY’S NAMES
13. [name]Harper[/name]
20. [name]Dorian[/name]

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I like:

[name]Navi[/name] - I almost named my cat this… after the [name]Zelda[/name] fairy!
[name]Charlotte[/name]
[name]Eloise[/name]
[name]Lorelai[/name]
[name]Kinley[/name] - Would prefer [name]Kenley[/name] I think?
[name]Ever[/name]

[name]Bentley[/name] - I think it could be popular after Teen Mom?
[name]Easton[/name]
[name]Callan[/name]
[name]Leland[/name]
[name]Mikah[/name] - Much prefer this on boys, though I guess it’s popular for both?
[name]Dorian[/name] - I associate this with cats too, though!

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I cant imagine English speakers prn Maëlle correctly, Im guessing theyre are a bunch of “may elles” out there :confused:

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I agree with some but others seem a bit obscure for options. I have heard of [name]Tenley[/name]/[name]Kinley[/name]/[name]Kinsley[/name]/[name]Tinsley[/name]/etc., though–they seem to be everywhere where I am. :frowning:

[name]Love[/name] [name]Charlotte[/name], [name]Eloise[/name], and [name]Harper[/name] for girls and [name]Dashiell[/name], St. [name]John[/name] (although I agree it’s a bit tooooo surnamey, haha), [name]Lucian[/name], [name]Sterling[/name], [name]Harper[/name] (love this for both genders!), and (GP! :() [name]Bentley[/name]. If I had to make combos they would be [name]Charlotte[/name] [name]Eloise[/name] [name]Harper[/name] and [name]Dashiell[/name] [name]Lucian[/name] [name]Harper[/name], probably. :slight_smile:

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I have seen all the following on 2010 Social Security top 100 names (the individual lists by state) - not in every state, but some.

These are particularly popular:
Harper (girl) - and Piper is another that is up and coming.
Charlotte #3 name in Washington DC.
Bentley - I believe there is a TV show about teen moms and this is what one of them named her baby
Easton
Kaiden, Kayden and also Caden, Cayden and Caden. add all the spellings together and it’s a very popular name in some states.
Mikah (but have only seen spelled Micah)

on a few of the lists:
Tenley
Kinley
Kinsley
Dawson
Leland

I certainly have heard of these being used - especially Zion, Everleigh/Everly, Lorelai, Leighton and Ever. I have seen Lux talked about on this board.:
Zion (both boys and girls)
Everleigh
Martina -
Eloise - not surprising
Lorelai - (Lorelei) - from the TV show
Ursula - would be surprised if it became popular
Briella (I have seen Brielle on the top 100 lists)
Leighton
Tinsley - similar to others like Kenley, Kinsley, Tenley, etc.
Mhairi This seems rather obscure to be rising IMHO
Maelle - I know this is a popular name in France at the moment. I agree that if Americans are using this, may be pronouncing it May-elle.
Ever
Lux
Everly
Eoin
Lucian
St. John Surname idea gone too far? Saint John? Sinjen? WHAT??? yes, Sinjen. Haven’t heard of it being used lately but who knows.
Callan
Harper (boy)
Sterling
Dashiell
Lennon
Dorian

I’m not familiar with these:
Sookie
Navi
Aarav
Castiel
Eliah

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I looked up the ones I saw on the Social Security 2010 lists -by states.

[name]Bentley[/name]: (101 nationally)
#9 in [name]North[/name] [name]Dakota[/name]
#37 in [name]Vermont[/name]
#38 in South [name]Dakota[/name]

[name]Dawson[/name] (289)
#69 - SD
#86 - WY
#88 - ND

[name]Tenley[/name] (458)
#65 - SD
#100 - Nd

[name]Leland[/name] (don’t know rank nationally)
#100 - [name]Vermont[/name] (only was on the list for that state)

[name]Easton[/name] (145, more popular than [name]Weston[/name])
23 -ND
30- VT
38- WY

[name]Kaden[/name]
MS- 45
WY- 61

[name]Cayden[/name] (151)
SC-73
MS- 74
[name]AL[/name]- 85

[name]Kaiden[/name] (166)
WY- 63
VT - 69
MS - 75

[name]Kayden[/name] (123)
MS - 73
TN- 82
[name]MO[/name]- 86

[name]Caden[/name] (119)
[name]AL[/name]- 68
TN- 71
MS - 77

[name]Micah[/name] (108)
ND- 67
MN- 73
SD- 80

[name]Kinsley[/name] (307)
MS- 71
SC- 92
[name]AL[/name]- 97

[name]Kenley[/name] (500)
ND- 82
SD- 97

[name]Kinley[/name] (231)
NE - 37
SD-42
ND- 44

[name]Harper[/name] (119)
SD- 11
NE - 27
ND - 30

[name]Charlotte[/name] (45)
DC - 3
NH - 14
VA - 15

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jinxgirl There you go, you were a decade ahead of your time with [name]Tenley[/name]!!! :slight_smile: We have a tea in Australian called Tetley- so it isn’t one I’d pick.

frustratedauthor [name]Sookie[/name]- ah… another TV show name
[name]Dawson[/name] made me think of [name]Dawson[/name]'s Creek too.