[name_m]Hi[/name_m] ,
In anticipation for the release of the 2018 I’m reading through the 2017 extended data (which I just discovered) and there’s quite a few gems and interesting facts.
For reference - To make it to the top 100 41 babies or more have to be born in a certain year (this can fluctuate but for the purpose of this exercise we’ll pretend it’s always 41 because it was in 2017). To make it into the data more then ten babies have to be born.
Names that are close to being in the top 100 -
[name_f]Esther[/name_f] = 40 (Actually ranked until 2017 where it missed out by 1 baby. I’m not a gambling woman but if I was I’d put money on it reentering in 2018)
[name_f]Elsie[/name_f] = 34 (Ranked in 2016 but dropped out in 2017)
[name_f]Imogen[/name_f] = 35 (Same as above)
[name_f]Daisy[/name_f] =35 (Dropped out in 2016)
[name_f]Eliza[/name_f] = 37 (Has never ranked)
[name_f]Ada[/name_f] = 30 (Has never ranked)
[name_f]Isobel[/name_f] = 32 (Last ranked in 2011)
[name_f]Iris[/name_f] = 35 (Has never ranked)
[name_f]Jade[/name_f] = 40 (Fell out in 2014 missed out in 2017 by 1 baby)
[name_f]Kiara[/name_f] = 36 (Has never ranked)
[name_u]Lexi[/name_u] = 37 ([name_u]Alexis[/name_u] left the top 100 in 2006 but [name_u]Lexi[/name_u] has never ranked on it’s own)
[name_f]Natalie[/name_f] = 33 (Left in 2014 after a huge drop. Probably the biggest surprise on this list)
[name_u]Taylor[/name_u] = 32 (Same as above)
[name_f]Nevaeh[/name_f] = 37 (Left in 2015)
[name_f]Samantha[/name_f] = 34 (Left in 2016)
[name_f]Savannah[/name_f] = 32 (Left in 2000)
[name_u]Eloise[/name_u] = 31 (Has never ranked)
[name_f]Hope[/name_f] = 33 (Left in 2004)
[name_f]Alexandra[/name_f] = 36 (Left in 2013)
[name_f]Lucia[/name_f] = 31 (Left in 2017)
[name_f]Alyssa[/name_f] = 33 (Left in 2006 another big shocker)
Anahera = 32 (Never ranked)
Names that would rank if they combined spellings -
[name_f]Hayley[/name_f]/[name_f]Hailey[/name_f] = 57 (would rank at #74 right between [name_f]Aurora[/name_f] and [name_f]Jasmine[/name_f])
[name_f]Esme[/name_f]/[name_f]Esme[/name_f] with genuflect = 48 (would rank at #93 between [name_f]Harriet[/name_f] and [name_f]Molly[/name_f])
[name_f]Cora[/name_f]/[name_u]Kora[/name_u] = 55 (would tie at #77 with [name_u]Peyton[/name_u])
[name_f]Kaia[/name_f]/[name_f]Kaya[/name_f] = 46 (would tie at #93 with [name_f]Heidi[/name_f])
[name_u]Marley[/name_u]/[name_f]Marlee[/name_f] = 47 (tied #94 with [name_f]Molly[/name_f])
[name_f]Macy[/name_f]/[name_f]Maci[/name_f]/[name_f]Macie[/name_f]/[name_u]Macey[/name_u] = 59 (would rank at #71 between [name_f]Lily[/name_f] and [name_f]Sadie[/name_f])
[name_f]Makayla[/name_f]/[name_f]Mikayla[/name_f] = 45 (tied at #95 with [name_f]Amaia[/name_f])
[name_u]Aubrey[/name_u]/[name_f]Aubree[/name_f] = 42 (tied #99 with [name_f]Sarah[/name_f] and [name_f]Arabella[/name_f])
[name_f]Elena[/name_f]/[name_f]Aleena[/name_f]/[name_f]Alina[/name_f] = 52 (tied #92 with [name_f]Keira[/name_f] , [name_f]Rose[/name_f] , [name_f]Anna[/name_f] , [name_f]Leah[/name_f] and [name_u]Charlie[/name_u])
Names that seem likely to fall out of the top 100 =
[name_f]Holly[/name_f] = 41 (had a very large drop in 2017 from 61 to 41 babies)
[name_f]Faith[/name_f] = 41 (has been consistently dropping)
[name_f]Lola[/name_f] = 43 (has been a bit up and down but has stayed fairly consistent near the bottom of the list and nearly left in 2017)
Surprises -
- Only 15 Noras
- 11 Blessings
- 12 little Oceans
- Only 20 Lydias
- Only 10 Fionas
- 14 Aoifes
- 14 [name_m]Nicoles[/name_m]
- 13 Halos
- Only 26 Audreys
- 10 Honeys
- 12 Lorettas
- 18 Moanas
- 23 Rachels
- 20 Rebeccas
- 14 Storms
- 25 Stevies
- Only 14 Veras
- 10 Tuis
- 10 Yvonnes
Potential trends -
Nature names
Vintage nicknames
80’s/90’s throwback
I’ll do a boys one soon
