Since a name nerds [name_u]Christmas[/name_u] was last week (the SSA charts coming out), I’ve been looking up names that I was sure would be near the top. A lot of the names that I hear ALL THE TIME, weren’t as common as I’d imagine. I’m a nanny, so I take the little one to school, playgrounds, children’s museums etc and collect names all the time.
These are the ones that I hear way often in my area (St. [name_m]Louis[/name_m], [name_u]MO[/name_u]) that aren’t obvious top 10s.
Girls-
[name_f]Adelyn[/name_f]
[name_u]Avery[/name_u]
[name_u]Aubrey[/name_u]
[name_f]Cecilia[/name_f]
[name_u]Juniper[/name_u]
[name_f]Kinsley[/name_f]
[name_f]Lily[/name_f]
[name_f]Mila[/name_f]
[name_f]Nora[/name_f]
[name_u]Riley[/name_u]
[name_u]Reese[/name_u]
[name_u]Vivian[/name_u]
[name_f]Zoe[/name_f]
Boys-
[name_m]Arthur[/name_m]
[name_u]Charlie[/name_u]
[name_m]Declan[/name_m]
[name_m]Felix[/name_m]
[name_m]Henry[/name_m]
[name_m]Jonah[/name_m]
[name_m]Josiah[/name_m]
[name_m]Leo[/name_m]
[name_m]Milo[/name_m]
[name_m]Theodore[/name_m]
And bonus: I know five dogs and one cat named [name_f]Luna[/name_f]. Not sure what that’s about!
What names do you hear a lot, that seem more popular in your neighborhood than overall?
[name_m]Albert[/name_m], huh?! [name_m]Albert[/name_m] was my grandpa’s name. I kind of toy with using it for a fn (even though I don’t think I’m actually planning on having real children.) I definitely love it for a middle. I’ve for sure never heard it on a kid.
[name_f]Ava[/name_f], [name_f]Olivia[/name_f], and [name_u]Abby[/name_u] are definitely the most popular for girls. For boys, probably [name_u]Noah[/name_u], [name_m]Liam[/name_m], or [name_m]Marcus[/name_m]. I live in southern Minnesota.
Those all make sense except where did [name_m]Marcus[/name_m] come from?! There is a little [name_m]Marcus[/name_m] in the girl whom I nanny for’s pre-school class. I don’t believe I’ve ever met another though.
I’ve lived in Germany, the trends there are very interesting!
From my experience, the most popular names are:
[name_m]Paul[/name_m]
[name_u]Luca[/name_u]
[name_m]Leon[/name_m]
[name_m]Jonas[/name_m]
[name_m]Maximilian[/name_m]
[name_m]Alexander[/name_m]
[name_u]Noah[/name_u]
[name_m]Felix[/name_m]
Niklas
[name_m]Benjamin[/name_m]
[name_f]Sophie[/name_f]
[name_f]Mia[/name_f]
[name_f]Marie[/name_f]
[name_f]Emma[/name_f]
[name_f]Hannah[/name_f]
[name_f]Anna[/name_f]
[name_f]Lena[/name_f]
[name_u]Lisa[/name_u]
American names like [name_m]Kevin[/name_m] and [name_m]Justin[/name_m] are also popular, though there is a bit of a negative stigma surrouding them
Hyphenated names like [name_u]Finn[/name_u]-[name_u]Luca[/name_u] or [name_f]Sarah[/name_f]-[name_u]Lisa[/name_u] are surprisingly common
Now I live in the UK, and I already know of three moms with baby Archies since the newest royal baby was born!
Common for females:
[name_f]Olivia[/name_f] “[name_f]Liv[/name_f]”
[name_f]Chloe[/name_f]
[name_f]Caitlin[/name_f]
[name_f]Danielle[/name_f] “[name_u]Dani[/name_u]”
[name_f]Sophie[/name_f] / [name_f]Sofie[/name_f] / [name_f]Sophia[/name_f] / [name_f]Sofia[/name_f]
[name_f]Georgia[/name_f] / [name_f]Jorja[/name_f] / Jorjia
[name_f]Lucy[/name_f]
[name_f]Mila[/name_f]
[name_f]Sarah[/name_f]
[name_f]Grace[/name_f]
[name_f]Holly[/name_f]
[name_f]Larissa[/name_f]
[name_f]Bridie[/name_f]
[name_f]Hannah[/name_f]
[name_u]Jordyn[/name_u] / [name_u]Jordan[/name_u] (Only for girls and not boys)
[name_u]Madison[/name_u] “[name_f]Maddie[/name_f]”
[name_f]Emma[/name_f]
[name_f]Ella[/name_f]
[name_f]Amelia[/name_f]
Girls have one of the following middle names:
[name_f]Grace[/name_f]
[name_f]Elizabeth[/name_f]
[name_f]Marie[/name_f]
[name_f]Rose[/name_f]
[name_f]Anne[/name_f]
[name_u]Everly[/name_u]/[name_u]Everly[/name_u]/[name_f]Everleigh[/name_f] - If you add up the different spellings this is a top 20 name in my province. I had no idea it would be so popular when we picked it.
[name_f]Isla[/name_f]
[name_u]Payton[/name_u]/[name_u]Peyton[/name_u]
[name_u]Harper[/name_u]
[name_f]Mila[/name_f]
[name_u]Avery[/name_u]
[name_f]Aria[/name_f]/[name_u]Arya[/name_u]/[name_f]Ariya[/name_f]
[name_f]Emily[/name_f]
[name_f]Luna[/name_f]
[name_u]Mackenzie[/name_u]
[name_u]Madison[/name_u]
[name_f]Nora[/name_f]/[name_f]Norah[/name_f]
[name_f]Nova[/name_f]
[name_f]Natalie[/name_f]
[name_f]Violet[/name_f]
*Adding Hazel - they’re popping up everywhere