I don’t know if anyone else does this but when reading popularity lists, I always find myself imagining the boy and girl name with the same rank as a pair of siblings and judging how well they go together. Some notable examples from the 2021 SSA list:
rank 31: [name_u]Leo[/name_u] & [name_f]Lily[/name_f]
Could totally see this. Short, sweet, works in many languages, and the matching initials add their part, too.
rank 48: [name_u]Elias[/name_u] & [name_f]Eliana[/name_f]
[name_m]Way[/name_m] too matchy for my taste, but I wouldn’t be surprised at all.
rank 63: [name_m]Santiago[/name_m] & [name_u]Brooklyn[/name_u]
Are we doing a theme?
rank 155: [name_u]Arthur[/name_u] & [name_f]Genevieve[/name_f]
I’m kind of mad it’s not Guinevere…
rank 267: [name_m]Crew[/name_m] & [name_u]Journey[/name_u]
Sounds like an adventure!
rank 308: [name_m]Joaquin[/name_m] & [name_u]Phoenix[/name_u]
no words
rank 409: [name_m]Edgar[/name_m] & [name_u]Raven[/name_u]
Someone likes [name_u]Poe[/name_u].
rank 698: [name_u]Lee[/name_u] & [name_u]Jamie[/name_u]
Someone likes it unisex.
rank 728: [name_m]Magnus[/name_m] & [name_f]Martha[/name_f]
… + [name_m]Mikkel[/name_m] makes it the set from Netflix’ [name_u]Dark[/name_u].
Have you found any other examples? Does anybody else do this?
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I do this too!
Some examples from the [name_u]England[/name_u] & [name_m]Wales[/name_m] 2020 Top 500:
#6 [name_u]Leo[/name_u] & [name_f]Ivy[/name_f] - short and sweet
#9 [name_m]Archie[/name_m] & [name_f]Rosie[/name_f] - vintage nicknames
#14 [name_m]Theodore[/name_m] & [name_u]Florence[/name_u] - long vintage names
#20 [name_u]William[/name_u] & [name_f]Charlotte[/name_f] - royal family fans
#28 [name_m]Roman[/name_m] & [name_u]Harper[/name_u] - modern “occupation” names
#30 [name_u]Max[/name_u] & [name_f]Millie[/name_f] - cute matchy nicknames
#119 [name_u]Vinnie[/name_u] & [name_f]Marnie[/name_f] - vintage nicknames
#426 [name_m]Anas[/name_m], [name_m]Dawud[/name_m], [name_f]Aayat[/name_f] & [name_f]Iqra[/name_f] - a full sibset (all these names ranked the same)
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So funny you mention this, my daughter is [name_f]Phoebe[/name_f] which is #247 and I just went to look up the boys name at #247, and it’s [name_m]Simon[/name_m] which is one of my top choices for a boy!
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ive seen a few i love together!
julian + isla (33)
isaac + emilia (40)
lydia + bennett (90)
evan + rose (116)
august + eden (121)
spencer + blair (315)
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According to the SSA my sons name the year he was born was 485 , for girls the name would be [name_f]Kaylani[/name_f] , which I feel is pretty mismatched
[name_m]Deacon[/name_m] and [name_f]Kaylani[/name_f]
For last year it would be [name_m]Deacon[/name_m] and [name_f]Jacqueline[/name_f] which I feel is closer !!
The year I was born the SSA had my name ranked at 368
So [name_f]Alana[/name_f] + [name_m]Felix[/name_m]
[name_f]My[/name_f] husband was born the same year and his name ranked 121 , and [name_f]Felicia[/name_f] was the corresponding name (coincidentally that’s the girl name my MIL had picked )
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Had to do a double take - these are my grandparents names!
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I enjoy doing this too! These are some of my favorites that I found.
(3) [name_u]Oliver[/name_u] & [name_f]Charlotte[/name_f]
(11) [name_u]Jack[/name_u] & [name_f]Luna[/name_f]
(22) [name_u]Owen[/name_u] & [name_u]Aria[/name_u]
(25) [name_u]Asher[/name_u] & [name_f]Layla[/name_f]
(33) [name_u]Julian[/name_u] & [name_f]Isla[/name_f]
(39) [name_u]Carter[/name_u] & [name_u]Willow[/name_u]
(40) [name_m]Isaac[/name_m] & [name_f]Emilia[/name_f]
(42) [name_u]Luca[/name_u] & [name_u]Zoe[/name_u]
(49) [name_m]Josiah[/name_m] & [name_f]Ivy[/name_f]
(90) [name_u]Bennett[/name_u] & [name_f]Lydia[/name_f]
(94) [name_u]Beau[/name_u] & [name_f]Adeline[/name_f]
(95) [name_m]Weston[/name_m] & [name_f]Madeline[/name_f]
(107) [name_u]Micah[/name_u] & [name_f]Iris[/name_f]
(110) [name_u]River[/name_u] & [name_f]Lyla[/name_f]
(117) [name_m]Vincent[/name_m] & [name_f]Isabelle[/name_f]
(121) [name_u]August[/name_u] & [name_u]Eden[/name_u]
(134) [name_u]George[/name_u] & [name_f]Daisy[/name_f]
(138) [name_u]Archer[/name_u] & [name_u]Juniper[/name_u]
(149) [name_u]Atlas[/name_u] & [name_f]Sienna[/name_f]
(154) [name_u]Arthur[/name_u] & [name_f]Genevieve[/name_f]
(160) [name_u]Elliot[/name_u] & [name_f]Norah[/name_f]
(165) [name_u]Dean[/name_u] & [name_f]Georgia[/name_f]
(221) [name_m]Knox[/name_m] & [name_f]Elsie[/name_f]
(246) [name_m]Simon[/name_m] & [name_f]Phoebe[/name_f]
(274) [name_m]Ronan[/name_m] & [name_f]Annabelle[/name_f]
(251) [name_m]Louis[/name_m] & [name_u]Wren[/name_u]
(295) [name_u]Rory[/name_u] & [name_f]Juliet[/name_f]
(322) [name_u]Ellis[/name_u] & [name_f]Ophelia[/name_f]
(368) [name_u]Wilder[/name_u] & [name_f]Rosemary[/name_f]
(375) [name_u]Callan[/name_u] & [name_f]Mabel[/name_f]
(399) [name_m]Archie[/name_m] & [name_f]Gwendolyn[/name_f]
(434) [name_m]Hugo[/name_m] & [name_f]Maia[/name_f]
(438) [name_m]Ronin[/name_m] & [name_f]Astrid[/name_f]
(466) [name_u]Francis[/name_u] & [name_f]Matilda[/name_f]
(485) [name_m]Cassius[/name_m] & [name_f]Eve[/name_f]
(547) [name_m]Maximilian[/name_m] & [name_f]Opal[/name_f]
(603) [name_u]Amos[/name_u] & [name_f]Calliope[/name_f]
(647) [name_m]Otis[/name_m] & [name_f]Flora[/name_f]
(709) [name_m]Caspian[/name_m] & [name_f]Freyja[/name_f]
(713) [name_u]Briar[/name_u] & [name_u]Florence[/name_u]
(720) [name_u]Remi[/name_u] & [name_f]Coraline[/name_f]
(932) [name_u]Crosby[/name_u] & [name_f]Etta[/name_f]
(999) [name_u]Blaise[/name_u] & [name_f]Soleil[/name_f]
Trying not to repeat.
[name_u]Henry[/name_u] & [name_u]Evelyn[/name_u] (9)
[name_m]Caleb[/name_m] & [name_f]Lillian[/name_f] (51)
[name_m]Jaxon[/name_m] & [name_f]Maya[/name_f] (55)
[name_m]Nathan[/name_m] & [name_f]Claire[/name_f] (59)
[name_u]Easton[/name_u] & [name_u]Kennedy[/name_u] (70)
[name_u]Elliot[/name_u] & [name_f]Norah[/name_f] (160)
[name_m]Matteo[/name_m] & [name_f]Catalina[/name_f] (166)
[name_u]Blake[/name_u] & [name_u]Morgan[/name_u] (205)
[name_m]Zane[/name_m] & [name_u]Harlow[/name_u] (238)
[name_u]Brady[/name_u] & [name_f]Charlee[/name_f] (272)
[name_u]Cohen[/name_u] & [name_f]Tessa[/name_f] (287)
[name_m]Dante[/name_m] & [name_f]Camilla[/name_f] (311)
[name_m]Bowen[/name_m] & [name_f]Makenna[/name_f] (367)
[name_m]Ford[/name_m] & [name_f]Maren[/name_f] (439)
[name_m]Ledger[/name_m] & [name_u]Sloan[/name_u] (574)
[name_m]Uriah[/name_m] & [name_f]Hadassah[/name_f] (697)
[name_m]Byron[/name_m] & [name_f]Pearl[/name_f] (751)
[name_m]Jeremias[/name_m] & [name_f]Mazikeen[/name_f] (947)
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