There is no better time to post the Social Security baby name data than in time for Mother’s Day! There were some exciting developments and some bitter sweet moments in reviewing the baby name popularity lists for 2014. The top 5 list remains nearly the same, just with some names shuffled around a bit.
Top 5 in 2013
Top 5 in 2014
As far as the complete list of top names (which account for only about 70% of all names given) there were a few interesting developments. The girls name Montserrat/Monserrat was the most surprising. The combined spellings put it well within the Top 500 with over 1000 baby girls given that name,and the name Aranza leaped from a rank of 4,232 to 670 in one year!
Other girls names that made headlines from making significant jumps into the Top 1000 include: Collins, Naya, Holland, Khaleesi, Jessa, Remington, Thea, Ariadne, Clementine, Zendaya and Maisie. Names that jumped into the top 500 include: Daleyza, Elsa, Nova, Amina, Angelique, Ember, Gracelynn/Gracelyn and Sawyer. When considering combined spellings, Paisley and Eleanor have broken into the Top 100!
The boys also made headlines. The Bode/Bodie/Bodhi clan made some serious gains landing them almost 1000 births! Unusual spelling Axl pushed its way into the Top 1000, and combined with Axel is nearing the Top 100. Gannon jumped 426 spots into the Top 500. Combined spellings of Finnley also claimed around 1000 births as well, pushing it into the Top 500 (but is still trailing the girls). Combined spellings for Cohen also also pushed it to nearly 1000 births.
Other names that bounded to the Top 1000 include: Anakin, Agustin, Anton, Dimitri, Leighton (beating the girls!), Eliezer, Ford, Dariel and Henrik. Milan landed in the Top 500 along with: Daxton, Kane, Odin, and combined spellings of Kayson. Other honorable mentions include Atlas which leapt 132 slots into #646, Theo which jumped 156 places into #506, and Arlo which rose 138 places landing it at #539.
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