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Just some notes on Florida:
Boys:
The top name is Jayden, but Jacob is only 20 babies behind.
Daniel, which ranked 10 nationally, went up to 3 in FL.
William, which ranked 3 nationally, is only at 17.
Sebastian, which ranked 68 nationally, is up at 28.
Similarly, Jeremiah ranked 27 in Florida yet only ranked 51 nationally.
Names outside the top 100 that made the top 100 in FL:
Alejandro (130 nationwide, 69 in Florida)
Bryan (110 nationwide, 74 in Florida)
Nicolas (168 nationwide, 80 in Florida)
Giovanni (117 nationwide, 82 in Florida)
Antonio (118 nationwide, 85 in Florida)
Kayden (105 nationwide, 91 in Florida)
Kaleb (116 nationwide, 93 in Florida)
Aidan (107 nationwide, 94 in Florida)
Bryce (114 nationwide, 95 in Florida)
Eric (103 nationwide, 96 in Florida)
Joel (133 nationwide, 97 in Florida)
Riley (111 nationwide, 98 in Florida)
Jake (129 nationwide, 100 in Florida)Names in the national top 100 that did not make it into the top 100 in Florida:
Henry (57), Oliver (78), Parker (79), Cooper (82), Carson (85), Jaxon (86), Hayden (90), Jesus (92), Nolan (93), Cole (94), Max (96), Grayson (97), Bryson (98), Diego (99)Girls:
There were 5 more girls named Zoe than Zoey.
All the top 10 names stayed, albeit out of order, from the nation list to the Florida list.
Gabriella made a jump from 34 nationally to 11 Florida (note: Gabriela and Gabrielle also appear in the Florida list)
Brianna (45 nationally) ranked at 18 in FL.
Similarly, Alyssa (37) jumped up to 19.
Layla also jumped into the top 20 from 33.
Nevaeh sadly ranked 21 in Florida compared to 35 nationally.
Arianna jumped from 52 nationally up to 23.
Sarah and Aaliyah also jumped into the top 25. Sarah ranked at 24 and Aaliyah at 25, compared to 39 and 46.
Gianna was 63 nationally yet ranked 27 in FL.
Camila jumped 20 places up to 28 compared to the national list.
Valentina made a huge jump of over 100 places. It's incredibly popular among the Hispanic population.
Jasmine ranked 34 places higher, coming in at 40.
Despite Lily having a similar ranking, Lillian does not seem nearly as popular in Florida as the rest of the country. Neither does Hannah, Avery, Charlotte or Brooke.
Genesis is over 20 places more popular in Florida than the rest of the US.
Brooklyn made a huge fall in the rankings. It only came in at 65, compared to 21.
London jumped up to 69 compared to 94.
Evelyn ranked at 76. It was 24 nationally.
Anna dropped from 38 down to 79. Audrey from 47 down to 87.
Harper dropped from 54 nationally to 97.Names outside the top 100 that made the top 100 in FL:
Valentina (153 nationally, 39 in Florida)
Angelina (104 nationally, 42 in Florida)
Nicole (116 nationally, 61 in Florida)
Natalia (108 nationally, 70 in Florida)
Jade (113 nationally, 77 in Florida)
Jayla (149 nationally, 81 in Florida)
Adriana (132 nationally, 83 in Florida)
Jada (167 nationally, 90 in Florida)
Juliana (147 nationally, 92 in Florida)
Aliyah (133 nationally, 93 in Florida)
Gabriela (165 nationally, 95 in Florida)
Gabrielle (119 nationally, 96 in Florida)
Mya (106 nationally, 99 in Florida)Names in the national top 100 that did not make it into the top 100 in Florida:
Jocelyn (70), Lucy (72), Morgan (75), Molly (78), Madelyn (79), Madeline (85), Caroline (87), Kennedy (90), Payton (95), Violet (96), Rylee (97), Aubree (99).Overall:
Florida does not seem interested in the more classic English names. There are a lot of names with Hispanic influences, which reflects the population. The "Jay" sound is very popular.
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