A social media group I’m in posts birth announcements of members each month, so being the name nerd I am, I keep a running list of all the names. I thought others might enjoy it too, so here you go! I try to keep track of any repeats and put the number of occurrences after the name, but it’s possible I’ve missed some.
It’s a Bible study group, so the names definitely skew biblical. That said, I think it’s fascinating to see the variety, and it really drives home the fact that today’s popular names are not nearly as common as popular names 30 years ago. On the other hand, it also illustrates how sometimes names that aren’t high in the SSA list can still be relatively popular in certain subgroups (three [name_m]Boaz[/name_m]’s and two [name_f]Alethea[/name_f]’s!).
Personally, I think it’s a really nice group of names, although naturally there are a few that aren’t my cup of tea. So what do you all think? Any favorites, or general observations?
GIRLS
[name_f]Chloe[/name_f]-3
[name_f]Lucy[/name_f]-3
[name_f]Norah[/name_f]-2
[name_f]Anna[/name_f]-2
[name_f]Verity[/name_f]-2
[name_f]Adelaide[/name_f]-2
[name_f]Alethea[/name_f]-2
[name_f]Magnolia[/name_f]-2
[name_f]Selah[/name_f]-2
[name_f]Dorothy[/name_f]
[name_f]Tessa[/name_f]
[name_f]Sybil[/name_f]
[name_f]Elyse[/name_f]
[name_f]Juliette[/name_f]
[name_f]Lily[/name_f]
[name_f]Moriah[/name_f]
Laeta
[name_f]Jessica[/name_f]
[name_f]Priscilla[/name_f]
[name_f]Jane[/name_f]
[name_f]Liberty[/name_f]
[name_f]Freyja[/name_f]
[name_f]Liliana[/name_f]
[name_f]Kathryn[/name_f]
[name_f]Jemima[/name_f]
[name_f]Josephine[/name_f]
[name_u]Penny[/name_u]
[name_f]Rosemary[/name_f]
[name_f]Isabel[/name_f]
[name_u]Evelyn[/name_u]
[name_u]Elliott[/name_u]
[name_f]Audrey[/name_f]
[name_f]Eva[/name_f]
[name_f]Sylvia[/name_f]
[name_f]Clara[/name_f]
[name_f]Sophia[/name_f]
[name_f]Aliyah[/name_f]
[name_u]Riley[/name_u]
[name_f]Emma[/name_f]
[name_f]Hannah[/name_f]
[name_f]Mathilda[/name_f]
[name_f]Anwyn[/name_f]
[name_f]Amelia[/name_f]
[name_f]Evaline[/name_f]
[name_f]Ava[/name_f]
[name_f]Helena[/name_f]
[name_f]Cassia[/name_f]
Cheyla
[name_f]Jadah[/name_f]
Cartriona
[name_f]Mabel[/name_f]
[name_f]Virginia[/name_f]
[name_f]Isla[/name_f]
[name_f]Vera[/name_f]
[name_f]Phoebe[/name_f]
[name_f]Lydia[/name_f]
[name_f]Prudence[/name_f]
[name_u]Meredith[/name_u]
[name_f]Faith[/name_f]
[name_f]Esther[/name_f]
[name_f]Iona[/name_f]
[name_f]Trinity[/name_f]
[name_f]Grace[/name_f]
[name_f]Natalia[/name_f]
Gospel
[name_f]Adalynn[/name_f]
[name_f]Julia[/name_f]
[name_f]Elizabeth[/name_f]
[name_f]Kristiana[/name_f]
[name_f]Charlotte[/name_f]
[name_f]Iris[/name_f]
[name_u]Teagan[/name_u]
[name_f]Arabella[/name_f]
[name_f]Rebekah[/name_f]
[name_f]Naomi[/name_f]
[name_f]Ruth[/name_f]
[name_f]Magdalena[/name_f]
[name_f]Evangeline[/name_f]
[name_f]Amara[/name_f]
[name_f]Maeve[/name_f]
[name_m]Griffin[/name_m]
[name_f]Una[/name_f]
BOYS
[name_m]Jack[/name_m]-4
[name_m]Daniel[/name_m]-3
[name_m]Boaz[/name_m]-3
[name_u]James[/name_u]-3
[name_u]Michael[/name_u]-2
[name_m]Matthias[/name_m]-2
[name_m]Henry[/name_m]-2
[name_u]Asher[/name_u]-2
[name_u]Jude[/name_u]-2
[name_m]Ronan[/name_m]-2
[name_m]Thomas[/name_m]-2
[name_m]Joel[/name_m]-2
[name_m]Caleb[/name_m]-2
[name_m]Benaiah[/name_m]-2
[name_m]Jasper[/name_m]-2
[name_m]Judah[/name_m]-2
[name_m]Sebastian[/name_m]-2
[name_m]Isaac[/name_m]-2
[name_m]Moses[/name_m]-2
[name_m]William[/name_m]
[name_m]Donovan[/name_m]
[name_m]Zachary[/name_m]
[name_m]John[/name_m]
[name_m]Matthew[/name_m]
[name_u]Kit[/name_u]
[name_m]Victor[/name_m]
[name_m]Callum[/name_m]
[name_m]Nathan[/name_m]
[name_u]Asa[/name_u]
[name_u]Lincoln[/name_u]
[name_m]Nathanael[/name_m]
[name_m]Seamus[/name_m]
[name_m]Luke[/name_m]
[name_u]Jayden[/name_u]
[name_m]George[/name_m]
[name_m]Phinehas[/name_m]
Roshan
[name_m]Jonathan[/name_m]
[name_u]Rowan[/name_u]
[name_u]Quentin[/name_u]
[name_m]Benjamin[/name_m]
[name_m]Peter[/name_m]
[name_m]Mattis[/name_m]
[name_m]Xavier[/name_m]
[name_m]Warren[/name_m]
[name_u]Elisha[/name_u]
[name_m]Dawson[/name_m]
[name_m]Theodore[/name_m]
[name_u]River[/name_u]
[name_m]Elijah[/name_m]
[name_m]Edgar[/name_m]
[name_m]Lukas[/name_m]
[name_m]Alfred[/name_m]
[name_m]Simeon[/name_m]
[name_m]Josiah[/name_m]
[name_m]Levi[/name_m]
[name_m]Klayton[/name_m]
[name_m]Ethan[/name_m]
[name_m]Luken[/name_m]
[name_u]Max[/name_u]
[name_m]Gideon[/name_m]
[name_u]Elliott[/name_u]
[name_m]Roland[/name_m]
[name_u]Francis[/name_u]
[name_m]Benedict[/name_m]
[name_m]Marcus[/name_m]
[name_m]Nicholas[/name_m]
[name_m]Ayrton[/name_m]
[name_u]Noah[/name_u]
[name_u]Murray[/name_u]
[name_m]Liam[/name_m]
[name_m]Theophilus[/name_m]
[name_m]Mordecai[/name_m]
[name_m]Bear[/name_m]
[name_m]Fisher[/name_m]
[name_m]Adam[/name_m]
[name_u]Blake[/name_u]
[name_m]Gilbert[/name_m]
[name_u]Aiden[/name_u]
[name_m]Obadiah[/name_m]
[name_m]Andrew[/name_m]
[name_m]Tripp[/name_m]
[name_m]Sean[/name_m]
[name_m]Harrison[/name_m]
[name_m]Silas[/name_m]