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HelpRe: Analysis of the #1 Names in America from 1880 to Now: Male Names
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Cool! I noticed that all of the #1 names in the US for boys are classics with a long history of usage, and I wonder whether that might change this year for the first time. I could really see Mason as the top name for 2012.
I think they will all lose popularity. Especially John and Robert. The only one I still see in the top 25 in 10 years is James and I think it will be near the bottom of it.
I noticed that people turn away from the classics that have been in the top 100 since 1880.
Mary - #1 for decades, in the top 100 since 1880. Left the top 100 for the first time in 2009.
Laura - in the top 100 since 1880. Shortly left the top 100 in the late 30s and early 40s. Now at #273, the lowest it has ever placed.
Anna - lost much of its popularity over the past 7 years.
John - lowest it has ever been
Robert - see James
Michael - lowest it has been since 1948
I know many other classics are being used more often such as Eleanor and Violet or Elijah. But the really common classics that basically have been in the top 100 since 1880 (except for maybe a few years). Seem to be falling out of favor, especially John and Mary. I guess most people now think they're too generic.
Oh and Jacob is definitely not number 1 because of the Twilight phenomenom. Also I don't think Twilight had any influence on Jacob staying number one for so long. Boys names usually stay at the top spot for quite some time. It was #1 before Twilight was released. Plus many 'Twilight names' have lost much of their popularity since the last book came out which I heard was awful. Esme, Edward, Bella, Isabella, Cullen - all went down in 2011. The only ones that are still rising are Rosalie and Alice but I think it's because they are not strongly associated with Twilight. The Twilight reference seems to be more likely to turn people off a name at the moment.
I just read some articles about Twilight names, because I love Embry and heard it was used in the series. I have never read the books.
I never really got the appeal of Jacob. Of Jake, yes. But I thought people would rather use Jake by itself just as they use Jack. Guess I was wrong.
I think they will all lose popularity. Especially John and Robert. The only one I still see in the top 25 in 10 years is James and I think it will be near the bottom of it.
I noticed that people turn away from the classics that have been in the top 100 since 1880.
Mary - #1 for decades, in the top 100 since 1880. Left the top 100 for the first time in 2009.
Laura - in the top 100 since 1880. Shortly left the top 100 in the late 30s and early 40s. Now at #273, the lowest it has ever placed.
Anna - lost much of its popularity over the past 7 years.
John - lowest it has ever been
Robert - see James
Michael - lowest it has been since 1948
I know many other classics are being used more often such as Eleanor and Violet or Elijah. But the really common classics that basically have been in the top 100 since 1880 (except for maybe a few years). Seem to be falling out of favor, especially John and Mary. I guess most people now think they're too generic.
Oh and Jacob is definitely not number 1 because of the Twilight phenomenom. Also I don't think Twilight had any influence on Jacob staying number one for so long. Boys names usually stay at the top spot for quite some time. It was #1 before Twilight was released. Plus many 'Twilight names' have lost much of their popularity since the last book came out which I heard was awful. Esme, Edward, Bella, Isabella, Cullen - all went down in 2011. The only ones that are still rising are Rosalie and Alice but I think it's because they are not strongly associated with Twilight. The Twilight reference seems to be more likely to turn people off a name at the moment.
I just read some articles about Twilight names, because I love Embry and heard it was used in the series. I have never read the books.
I never really got the appeal of Jacob. Of Jake, yes. But I thought people would rather use Jake by itself just as they use Jack. Guess I was wrong.
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I actually agree about Mason.
I made brief mention of a theory I had about the changeability of the nature(s) of the "Always On" Generation (post-millennial births), and how that impacted the inconsistency of female names at #1; and I think that could soon have an effect on the male names as well. You look at this short list of longstanding "classic" names, and then - where the heck did *Mason* come from?!?! :-)
It is interesting, though, that Twilight has had a detrimental effect on the names associated with it. I've never read any of the books or seen the movies, but I had assumed the effect to be the opposite.
I made brief mention of a theory I had about the changeability of the nature(s) of the "Always On" Generation (post-millennial births), and how that impacted the inconsistency of female names at #1; and I think that could soon have an effect on the male names as well. You look at this short list of longstanding "classic" names, and then - where the heck did *Mason* come from?!?! :-)
It is interesting, though, that Twilight has had a detrimental effect on the names associated with it. I've never read any of the books or seen the movies, but I had assumed the effect to be the opposite.
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