[name_m]Just[/name_m] curious how popular namberrys list of top 10 most popular girl names really are. How many babies born recently do you know born with these names?
[name_f]Olivia[/name_f]
[name_f]Emma[/name_f]
[name_f]Ava[/name_f]
[name_f]Charlotte[/name_f]
[name_f]Sophia[/name_f]
[name_f]Amelia[/name_f]
[name_f]Isabella[/name_f]
[name_f]Mia[/name_f]
[name_u]Evelyn[/name_u]
[name_u]Harper[/name_u]
[name_m]Just[/name_m] curious because I do like [name_u]Harper[/name_u], but don’t want to name my baby a name that everyone else has!
[name_f]Olivia[/name_f]- 2
[name_f]Emma[/name_f]- 1
[name_f]Ava[/name_f]- I lost count I know so many
[name_f]Charlotte[/name_f]- 0
[name_f]Sophia[/name_f]- 5? Maybe more?
[name_f]Amelia[/name_f]- 2
[name_f]Isabella[/name_f]- like [name_f]Ava[/name_f], lost count
[name_f]Mia[/name_f]- a lot… maybe 6?
[name_u]Evelyn[/name_u]- 1 (but it’s an adult)
[name_u]Harper[/name_u]- 3
[name_f]Olivia[/name_f] - at least 5 but probably too many to count
[name_f]Emma[/name_f] - at least 10 but probably too many to count
[name_f]Ava[/name_f] - at least 5
[name_f]Charlotte[/name_f] - at least 5
[name_f]Sophia[/name_f] - at least 5 but probably too many to count (especially factoring in [name_f]Sofia[/name_f] or ones who go by Sophie)
[name_f]Amelia[/name_f] - 2
[name_f]Isabella[/name_f] - 2
[name_f]Mia[/name_f] - 1
[name_u]Evelyn[/name_u] - 1
[name_u]Harper[/name_u] - 0
I don’t hang around kids much though so these are mostly people older than 5 or so. [name_u]Harper[/name_u] didn’t start to shoot up in popularity until the mid-00s so it would make sense that I don’t know any. I do have a lot of friends who’ve mentioned they like the name [name_u]Harper[/name_u] though so I expect it won’t go anywhere in terms of popularity soon. If popularity bothers you that much, it’s not the right name.
I know of several of these names that are 5-12 but current babies/toddlers the only one I know is [name_u]Harper[/name_u] and I know or know of like 6.
[name_f]Olivia[/name_f]- I don’t know any under 6
[name_f]Emma[/name_f]- Same as [name_f]Olivia[/name_f]
[name_f]Ava[/name_f]- I don’t know any Ava’s
[name_f]Charlotte[/name_f]- 1
[name_f]Sophia[/name_f]- 1
[name_f]Amelia[/name_f]- 1
[name_f]Isabella[/name_f]- 0
[name_f]Mia[/name_f]- 0
[name_u]Evelyn[/name_u]- 1
[name_u]Harper[/name_u]- 1
I have heard [name_f]Amelia[/name_f], [name_f]Charlotte[/name_f], and [name_u]Evelyn[/name_u] several times on babies recently. I also know several Olivias and Avas, but they’re all at least 5 years old.
I have a ton of friends having babies (I’m at that age) I only know two baby Sophia’s and one [name_u]Evelyn[/name_u], and none of the others… Most of my friends babies have ‘unique’ names that I’m discovering aren’t so unique. If you like [name_u]Harper[/name_u] go with it, popular names are popular for a reason and it’s OK to pick a popular name if it’s the name you love. What’s not OK is picking a name you love less because it’s ‘unique’.
I do know at least 1 older kid or adult with each of these names, though (except Harper).