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The most popular given names vary nationally, regionally, and culturally. Lists of widely used given names can consist of those most often bestowed upon infants born within the last year, thus reflecting the current naming trends , or else be composed of the personal names occurring most often within the total population .
The most popular given names by state in the United States vary. This is a list of the top 10 names in each of the 50 states and the District of Columbia for the years 1997 through 2023. This information is taken from the "Popular Baby Names" database maintained by the United States Social Security Administration. [1]
Several great names are given to zero or, at most a handful, of baby boys in the U.S. “The names Bart, Kermit, Geoff, Dick, Gale weren’t given to any baby boys at the last official U.S. count ...
In one of her books about Southern culture, Marlyn Schwartz reports that it has long been common for southern families to use family surnames as first names. [14] The Baby Name Wizard author Laura Wattenberg explains that the practice became popular in the early 20th century as poor immigrants chose names they associated with the sophistication ...
It turns out that there's little variance in popular baby names based on geography, but two names stand out: John and Isla. They are the only No. 1 ranked state names that don't appear on the top ...
Many parents choose baby names based on their meaning. Some popular boy names that mean "power" are Easton, Emery, Thor, Richard, and Roderick. Popular girl names with a similar meaning include ...
All these names jumped a couple of hundred spots, joining the top 1,000 girl names in the U.S. for the first time. 'I'm really proud of you': Watch Colorado officer comfort distressed boy who ran away
Prefixes such as La/Le, Da/De, Ra/Re, or Ja/Je and suffixes such as -ique/iqua, -isha (for girls), -ari and -aun/awn (for boys) are common, as well as inventive spellings for common names. The book Baby Names Now: From Classic to Cool—The Very Last Word on First Names places the origins of "La" names in African-American culture in New Orleans ...