Popular baby names

Just 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?

  1. Olivia
  2. Emma
  3. Ava
  4. Charlotte
  5. Sophia
  6. Amelia
  7. Isabella
  8. Mia
  9. Evelyn
  10. Harper

Just curious because I do like Harper, but don’t want to name my baby a name that everyone else has!

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Olivia- 3
Emma- 4
Ava-0
Charlotte- 2
Sophia- 2 (its more used as a middle name where I live)
Amelia- 1
Isabella- 1
Mia- 4
Evelyn- 0
Harper- 1

I think youre fine with harper but it depends on your location

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100% of girl babies I know are named Charlotte… ok I only know like 4 babies total, and just 1 girl

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[name_f]Olivia[/name_f] - 1
[name_f]Emma[/name_f] - 2
[name_f]Ava[/name_f] - 1
[name_f]Charlotte[/name_f] - 2
[name_f]Sophia[/name_f] - 1
[name_f]Amelia[/name_f] - 0
[name_f]Isabella[/name_f] - 1
[name_f]Mia[/name_f] - 2
[name_u]Evelyn[/name_u] - 0
[name_u]Harper[/name_u] - 0

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I live in Utah… where we have a lot of unique names! Haha. D

[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

I don’t know any babies with these names (but I don’t know a ton of babies in general). I do know people with them though, they’re just not babies.

If you want numbers by state with each of these names, you can check out the SSA website :slight_smile:
https://www.ssa.gov/cgi-bin/namesbystate.cgi

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Not babies but in my life …

[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.

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[name_f]Olivia[/name_f] - none personally, 1 “celebrity,” 1 influencer who used [name_f]Livie[/name_f]
[name_f]Emma[/name_f] - none
[name_f]Ava[/name_f] - 1 personally, 1 “celebrity”
[name_f]Charlotte[/name_f] - 1 personally
[name_f]Sophia[/name_f] - 1 personally
[name_f]Amelia[/name_f] - 1 personally
[name_f]Isabella[/name_f] - 1 personally
[name_f]Mia[/name_f] - none
[name_u]Evelyn[/name_u] - 1 personally, 1 “celebrity”
[name_u]Harper[/name_u] - none personally, 1 celebrity

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I haven’t met a baby girl in a long time!

The last baby girl I’ve met (now I’ve known her for a year!) wasn’t named any of these - she’s called Royce. Before that was my cousin, Sylvie.

So, I don’t know any babies with any of these names! :woman_shrugging:t2: I do know at least 1 older kid or adult with each of these names, though (except Harper).

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1-2 babies, but lots of various ages:
[name_f]Olivia[/name_f]
[name_f]Emma[/name_f]

No babies, but plenty of various ages:
[name_f]Charlotte[/name_f]
[name_f]Sophia[/name_f]
[name_f]Isabella[/name_f]

No babies, but a few kids:
[name_f]Ava[/name_f]
[name_f]Amelia[/name_f]
[name_f]Mia[/name_f]
[name_u]Evelyn[/name_u]

2 babies, and that’s it:
[name_u]Harper[/name_u]

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i don’t know any babies born recently, but i know multiple people named all of these but for harper !

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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.

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[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

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[name_f]Olivia[/name_f] - 1
[name_f]Emma[/name_f] - 0
[name_f]Ava[/name_f] - 0
[name_f]Charlotte[/name_f] - 1
[name_f]Sophia[/name_f] - 0
[name_f]Amelia[/name_f] - 0
[name_f]Isabella[/name_f] - 0
[name_f]Mia[/name_f] - 0
[name_u]Evelyn[/name_u] - 0
[name_u]Harper[/name_u] - 0

Recently (in like the last 6 months), I have met or heard of about 9 baby girls.

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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.

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Just considering babies:

  1. Olivia - 1
  2. Emma - 0
  3. Ava - 0
  4. Charlotte - 0
  5. Sophia- 0
  6. Amelia - 1
  7. Isabella - 0
  8. Mia - 0
  9. Evelyn - 1
  10. Harper - 0
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[name_f]Olivia[/name_f] -10
[name_f]Emma[/name_f]- 2
Ava-0
Charlotte-6
[name_f]Sophia[/name_f] -3
Amelia-0
Isabella-1
Mia-2
Evelyn-1
Harper-2

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The numbers included are 3 and under:

[name_f]Olivia[/name_f] - 0
[name_f]Emma[/name_f] - 0
[name_f]Ava[/name_f] - 1
[name_f]Charlotte[/name_f] - 1
[name_f]Sophia[/name_f] - 1
[name_f]Amelia[/name_f] - 0 (but one 6-7 year old)
[name_f]Isabella[/name_f] - 1
[name_f]Mia[/name_f] - 0
[name_u]Evelyn[/name_u] - 1
[name_u]Harper[/name_u] - 0

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’.

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