The Real Top Names?

General Name Discussion
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So I’m bored and procrastinating. I added up the combined spellings of some of the top names and boy does it change things! In particular if popularity bothers you…

[name]Sophia[/name]/[name]Sofia[/name]/[name]Sophie[/name]/[name]Sofie[/name] still holds on to her top spot… 34,709 births… JEEZ!

[name]Isabelle[/name] and her friends ([name]Isabel[/name], [name]Izabelle[/name], [name]Isabella[/name], etc) is #2 w/ 23,625

[name]Emily[/name] ([name]Emely[/name],[name]Emilee[/name],[name]Emmalee[/name],[name]Emilie[/name]) would be # 5

[name]Zoe[/name]/[name]Zoey[/name]/[name]Zoie[/name] would be 7. (My future daughter is going to have a lot of same-named friends!)

[name]Chloe[/name]/[name]Khloe[/name] would be 8

[name]Madison[/name]/[name]Maddison[/name]/[name]Madisyn[/name]/[name]Madyson[/name] (really, my fellow Americans, REALLY… must we butcher this name?) is still 9

[name]Lily[/name]/[name]Lilly[/name]/[name]Lillie[/name]/[name]Lilyana[/name] shoots up to 11

[name]Madelyn[/name]/[name]Madeline[/name]/[name]Madilyn[/name]/[name]Madeleine[/name]/[name]Madelynn[/name]/[name]Madalyn[/name]/[name]Madilynn[/name]/[name]Madalynn[/name] (facepalm) goes from 67 to 13

[name]Addison[/name]/[name]Addyson[/name]/[name]Addisyn[/name] would be 14

[name]Riley[/name]/[name]Rylee[/name]/[name]Ryleigh[/name]/[name]Rylie[/name] would be 15

[name]Elizabeth[/name]/[name]Elisabeth[/name] drops to 16

[name]Aubrey[/name]/[name]Aubrie[/name]/[name]Aubri[/name] #17

[name]Avery[/name]/[name]Averie[/name]/[name]Averi[/name] #18

[name]Amelia[/name]/[name]Emilia[/name] #20 (I know this is technically cheating, as they are different names, but they sound so similar, I had to do it)

[name]Kaitlyn[/name]/[name]Katelyn[/name]/[name]Caitlyn[/name]/[name]Caitlin[/name]/[name]Katelynn[/name]/[name]Kaitlynn[/name]/[name]Kaitlin[/name] #21

[name]Adalyn[/name]/[name]Adelyn[/name]/[name]Adeline[/name]/[name]Adalynn[/name]/[name]Adelynn[/name]/[name]Adelina[/name] goes from 198 ([name]Adalyn[/name]) to 30

[name]Annabelle[/name]/[name]Annabella[/name]/[name]Anabelle[/name]/[name]Annabel[/name]/[name]Anabella[/name]/[name]Anabel[/name]/[name]Annabell[/name] goes from 100 ([name]Annabelle[/name]) to 31

I’m sure my math is off, but I think it’s pretty close. The [name]Addison[/name]/[name]Madison[/name] [name]Madelyn[/name]/[name]Adalyn[/name] spelling catastrophes are a little scary and spelling [name]Zoey[/name] with a y ticks me off (sorry all Zoeys out there).

Oh, SSA baby name list fun!

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My neighbor has a [name]Madisyn[/name], I really had a hard time writing it on her 1st birthday gift. Horrible!

I’m happy that [name]Anabel[/name] is so popular though. I think it’s a beautiful name, but the spelling variations would irritate me.

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[name]Averi[/name]? [name]Aubri[/name]? eyetwitch

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I about lost it at [name]Madilynn[/name].

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[name]Sarah[/name] at For Real [name]Baby[/name] Names used to do the top 100 with combined spellings. I’m not sure if she still does.

For the boys the rhymes-with-[name]Aidan[/name] names are always at the top.

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I haven’t done the numbers but I’d assume your approximately right. (You could also add [name]Lilith[/name] to the [name]Lily[/name]'s. currently at 820).

Thanks I always find these interesting.

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Adding [name]Aubree[/name] to the mix might shake things up a little. It’s at 60.
Sigh. I just can’t imagine an old woman named [name]Aubree[/name].