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HelpRe: SSA's 'Most Popular Baby Names by State' list has been released (m)
in reply to a message by Lily
There are two names in the top 25 in my state, New Jersey, that I don't find on the top 100 on the national list: Gabriella and Gianna. I would imagine that this is because there are more people of Italian descent in New Jersey than there are in the nation as whole.
I notice that Julia ranked #19 in New Jersey, as opposed to #57 nationally, and Victoria was slightly higher in New Jersey, #20, than it was nationally, #23. Way to show your good taste, New Jersey!
Also, Neveah rated #75 in New Jersey as opposed to #35 nationally, and #13 in the state where I now live, South Carolina. Goes to show you what happens when you get out of the Bible Belt.
I notice that Julia ranked #19 in New Jersey, as opposed to #57 nationally, and Victoria was slightly higher in New Jersey, #20, than it was nationally, #23. Way to show your good taste, New Jersey!
Also, Neveah rated #75 in New Jersey as opposed to #35 nationally, and #13 in the state where I now live, South Carolina. Goes to show you what happens when you get out of the Bible Belt.
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Gianna is #10 in Connecticut. I guess it is used often by people of Italian descent. It is also very popular in Italy. I hope they pronounce it the Italian way (kind of like DJAHNN-na. I don't really like jee-AH-na or jee-ANN-a). Camila seems to be very popular in states in which many people of Spanish descent (or in general from Spanish speaking countries, South America etc). It is #11 in a state, I forgot which one, see my reply to this thread below.
Oh my, Neveah at #13...
Oh my, Neveah at #13...
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Gabriella is #34 in the US and Gianna is #63. But Gianna being so much higher could have to do with that for sure. I would think similar things looking through the list for my state, like no Hispanic names. There were two for each gender towards the bottom whose popularity could've been helped out by being used by Hispanic people, but they're not specifically (Antonio and Maria). Antonio I know is commonly used by African-Americans too. That's what I like about the individual state lists, it's neat how you can see racial, cultural, and socio-economic groups that are most prevalent in the state. The national list is, obviously, much more generic.
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Arrghh, how did I miss Gabriella and Gianna on the national top 100? This is when you start worrying about senility.
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Eh, your eyes glaze over pretty quickly scrolling down those lists!
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