The names that surprised me the most:
Aubrey - #8 in Delaware and #13 in Arkansas
I'm amazed by the popularity of
Aubrey. I need an explanation. It can't just be the sound. Why is it rising so quickly?
Aubree is too. I mean
Aubrey is even in the top 10 Delaware!
Mila - #91 in Connecticut. I mean I knew it was getting common but this surprises me.
Valentina - #39 in Florida.
Alaina and
Brielle in the top 100 in many states.
Sophia and
Sofia both in the top 10 in California. I think the percentage of children named the #1 name has declined over the years. I wonder if it went up for the first time again this year when you combine
Sophia and
Sofia. Crazy popular.
Amelia - #10 in Alaska.
Rosemary is also near the top 100.
Overall
Kimberly seems to be extremely common in states with a large Spanish speaking population. This is also my explanation for why
Kimberly is still in the top 100 as it is considered extremely dated by most people I know. Also
Camila and
Ximena are usually common in these states.
Gianna seems to be common in states where many people of Italian descent are living.
I wonder whether 'Breaking Bad' helped
Skylar make a small comeback even though the character spelled her name
Skyler. It is pretty late 90s, early 2000s dated to me even though I like it. The funny thing is that the female
Skyler on the show is in her 40s.
Kailani made the top 100 in Hawaii. Wasn't some celebrity baby named Kailani last year? It seems to be rising very quickly in Hawaii.
Just thought I'd summarize the lists a little bit. Alabama-Indiana, girls. I might do the rest later if I have time:
Alabama:
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Kayleigh #99
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Addyson #96
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Reagan #93
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Paisley #90
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Grace #88 (whoa, this is number 14! on the general list)
-Londyn #86
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Piper #82
-Kinsley #77
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Ryleigh #73
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Kyleigh #70
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Allie #68
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Caroline #33
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Anna #10
I'd say a pretty trendy state in general. They also seem to love -eigh endings for some reason ;) Many nice names, though.
Alaska:
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Rosemary #110
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Melody #108
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Evangeline #98
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Eden #96
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Ashlynn #94
-McKinley #88
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Brielle #83
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Isla #79
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Cora #77
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Aria #75
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Alaina #68
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Willow #67
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Hazel #59
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Kinley #51
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Annabelle and
Violet in the top 100
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Mary still pretty high at #45
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Amelia in the top 10!
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Zoey #11!
Overall I would say Alaska is a bit of a trendsetter. Many names I see entering the top 100 in 5 years or so are already there such as
Hazel and
Isla.
Arizona:
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Victoria #9
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Camila #17
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Liliana #69
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Violet #74
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Ruby #71
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Ximena #87
Kimberly is quite high at #45.
Arkansas
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Emma still #1
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Addison #3
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Aubrey #13!
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Zoey #16
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Harper #18
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Kylie #35
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Piper #49
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Annabelle #57
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Aubree #58
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Maci,
Allie,
Paisley,
Eden and
Addyson in the top 100
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Hadley #80
California:
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Sophia #1 and
Sofia #7
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Samantha #9 and
Natalie #10
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Camila #11
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Madison pretty low at #17
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Ava not in the top 10 (#12)
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Kimberly #19
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Andrea #21
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Hannah very low at #63,
Addison only at #65
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Delilah #70
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Liliana,
Daisy,
Ximena and
Violet in the top 100
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Lillian only at #99
Overall many dated names pretty high in the top 100 such as
Andrea and
Kimberly.
Jennifer,
Ashley,
Jacqueline and some other names that I'd consider dated are also in the top 100.
Daisy has been in the top 100 in California for years.
Colorado:
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Olivia #1
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Lily,
Elizabeth and
Ella are in the top 10
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Charlotte #15
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Violet,
Lyla,
Reese,
Ruby,
Annabelle,
Kennedy,
Eleanor and
Jade are all in the top 100. Most of them near the bottom of it, though.
Connecticut:
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Gianna #10
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Charlotte #14
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Elizabeth low at #23
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Adriana #68,
Adrianna #74
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Juliana #81,
Julianna #83
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Mila #91, whoa!
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Leila #94
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Reese #95
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Aria #97
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Elena #99
Delaware:
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Aubrey #8, whoa how did this happen so fast?
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Adrianna and
Adriana in the top 100
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Elena #81
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Imani #83
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Juliana,
Liliana,
Reagan,
Violet,
Brielle,
Danielle and
Jade in the top 100
District of Columbia:
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Ava #2,
Elizabeth #3,
Katherine #6
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Sofia #5 and
Sophia #1
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Maya #8
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Isabella only #9,
Emma #13!,
Chloe #16
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Caroline #18,
Eleanor #19,
Kennedy #30,
Margaret #45
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Lila #43,
Eva #51,
Angel #58,
Clara #63,
Catherine #70,
Jayla #72,
Lyric #74
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Skylar,
Aniyah,
Dakota,
Gabriela,
Violet,
Emely,
Skye in the top 100 (all near the bottom of it, though).
Wow, this state fascinates me! So many names appear in the top 100 that you wouldn't see in any other states.
Florida
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Valentina #39 (it was #40 last year)
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Natalia #70
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Adriana,
Juliana,
Aliyah and
Mya in the top 100.
Really surprised about
Valentina. Otherwise not really different from the general top 100 list.
Georgia:
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Emma #1
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Mary #55
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Skylar #58
-Londyn,
Jordyn,
Ansley,
Aniyah,
Makenzie,
Laila and
Reagan are in the top 100.
Hawaii:
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Lily #8
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Maya #11
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Malia #13,
Kira #20,
Leilani #24,
Alana #27,
Aria #29, Kailani #39,
Kiana #45
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Eliana #50, Anela #52, Kalia #55
-Journey #65,
Kaia #66,
Kailee #68,
Amaya #74, Kaiya #83, Kaya #84
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Elise #87,
Lia #89,
Lila #90, Maiya #91,
Quinn #92,
Aurora #94,
Hope #98,
Jillian #99, Kiani #100
Idaho:
-Brynlee #95
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Aurora #38
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Paisley #42
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Ruby #50
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Brielle #54
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Lyla,
Clara,
Reagan,
Piper,
Hazel,
Ashlyn,
Brooklynn,
Hadley,
Lila,
Ayla,
Eleanor in the top 100
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Aspen in the top 100!
Illinois:
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Natalie #10
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Liliana,
Michelle,
Reese and
Kennedy in the top 100
Otherwise not really interesting
Indiana:
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Violet,
Alaina,
Piper,
Annabelle,
Hadley,
Mya,
Reese,
Nora,
Maci,
Lyla, Adalyn in the top 100
This message was edited 5/18/2012, 9:28 AM