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Name Nerds @namenerds.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

The Top Boys' Names of 2025, Grouped By Spelling is up! Here is the top 150. The rest is here: tinyurl.com/mrtc975d In the top 150, the biggest movers up are: Atlas, Colten, Dean, Callum, Bodhi, Adriel & Cooper. Biggest droppers are: Jordan, Connor, Landon, Logan, Cameron. #babynames #boynames

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Name Nerds @namenerds.bsky.social · 24/07/2026

#NewZealand released a list of proposed baby names that were rejected by authorities in 2024. In the USA, we have the #freedom to name babies pretty much anything we want, gall durnit! Here is how these names fared in popularity in the USA. #babynames #naming #popularnames

Name Nerds @namenerds.bsky.social · 17/07/2026

Here are some Boys' names that debuted in 2025, and some that disappeared. These are highlights, but the full list is here: tinyurl.com/3ajtmush

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Name Nerds @namenerds.bsky.social · 09/07/2026

#Briana was coined by English poet Edmund Spenser for his poem The Faerie Queene in 1590. It was pronounced /BREE uh na/. It 1st appeared in the SSA database in 1950, but was quickly replaced by #Brianna, peaking in 2001. Here are all the spellings of the name recorded in the database. #babynames

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Name Nerds @namenerds.bsky.social · 19/06/2026

Check out our sister site @weirdbabynames.bsky.social Weird Baby Names! It's dedicated to unusual names found throughout the land. #weirdnames #unusualnames #babynames #names #naming

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Name Nerds @namenerds.bsky.social · 12/06/2026

NAME FACTS: 2025 marks the first time the name Zohran appeared in the SSA database. There were 30 little Zohrans born last year! I guess @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social NY's mayor is influencing not only the city, but also baby names! #newyork #babynames #boysnames #nyc #zohranmamdani #NYCmayor

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Name Nerds @namenerds.bsky.social · 04/06/2026

Here are the girls' names with the biggest decreases in popularity from 2024 to 2025 as well as the most stable names (the ones with the same number of babies given the names both years) Full list here: namenerds.blogspot.com/2026/06/girl... #babynames #girlsnames #names #namingtrends

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Name Nerds @namenerds.bsky.social · 04/06/2026

Here are the Girls' names that had the largest increases in popularity from 2024 to 2025. Watch out for these in the coming years! Xalori is the year's biggest mover, with 7 babies given the name in 2024 & 100 in 2025. Full list here: tinyurl.com/3zrsn8vt #babynames #girlsnames #popularnames #names

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Name Nerds @namenerds.bsky.social · 02/06/2026

Sophia/Sofia is the top girls' name of 2025 if you group names by spelling! #Sophia has been #1 since 2007-- it's made it almost 20 years! Full list here: docs.google.com/spreadsheets... #Sofia #babynames #popularnames #names

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2025 Top Girls' Names in the USA

Name Nerds @namenerds.bsky.social · 28/05/2026

The SSA released their 2025 list of baby names last week, and I grouped the girls' names by spelling! Here is the top 100. The biggest movers are: Ailani, Eloise, Iris, Clara, and Millie. The biggest fallers are: Mila, Natalie, Genesis & Addison. Full list coming soon! #babynames #girlnames

Name Nerds @namenerds.bsky.social · 30/03/2026

FUN FACT: Originally, the -ster ending on a name denoted a female. Thus, a Webster was a female webber (weaver). Other names that follow this: Brewster (brewer), Baxter (baker), Spinster (spinner). #surnames #onomastics #names #nameorigins #etymology

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Name Nerds @namenerds.bsky.social · 07/02/2026

Have you met a baby Buford or Euless lately? Probably not, as these names have gone extinct! Here's a post about boys' names that haven't been used in the last 100 years. Included are some Japanese names, though not as many as there are for girls (see previous post) tinyurl.com/4fdh8anx #babynames

Extinct Boys' Names in the USA

Not every name has staying power. You probably know very few toddlers named Eustace or Irwin today, but there are still a few getting named...

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Name Nerds @namenerds.bsky.social · 06/02/2026

Names ending in long E that sound nicknamey to today's ears were also used for boys from 1880-1926. Here are all the -E names that were in the SSA Database. The second chart is all the -E names that were still used in 2025. Full post: tinyurl.com/586wzxv3 #babynames #boynames #namefashion #nicknames

Name Nerds @namenerds.bsky.social · 01/02/2026

Nicknamey-sounding names have been used since at least the 1880s. In fact, they were much more widespread back then! Here are all the -ie names found in the SSA database from 1880-1926, and the ones from back then that are still used today. #babynames #namefashion more here: tinyurl.com/yxh53b43

Name Nerds @namenerds.bsky.social · 31/01/2026

Are you looking for a rare girls' name? Here's a post about names that have gone "extinct," that is, names that haven't appeared in the SSA database since 1926. There are some nice ones here, as well as some that sound very out of date today! #babynames #girlnames #namefashion tinyurl.com/4v5usvet

Are you looking for a name that is rare, but not unheard of? These are names that have gone extinct. That is, these names haven't appeared ...

Extinct Girls' Names

Name Nerds @namenerds.bsky.social · 31/01/2026

Lots of similar-sounding names piggyback on the sound of other names once they get too popular, like Katelyn -> Kaylin, Tracy -> Lacy &Macy etc. One such name from the 1920s is #Myrtis. Read all about this name here: tinyurl.com/y8b5ne9c #names #babynames #oldnames #unusualnames #girlnames

Do you want a name for your baby that has gone completely extinct? How about Myrtis? The youngest Myrtises are going to be 39 this year, an...

Myrtis and friends

Name Nerds @namenerds.bsky.social · 06/01/2026

In England, until mid 19th century, Maria was pronounced like Mariah, Sophia was /so FYE a/. Lydia, Lucia, Julia & Theodosia followed suit. Continental European influence changed the standard pronunciations in the 1800s, and and an H was added to distinguish Maria from Mariah. #babynames #namefacts

Name Nerds @namenerds.bsky.social · 27/08/2025

#Megan debuted in 1922 in the SSA DB. Since then, 57 spellings were added, last being Meghyn in 2009. It is a Welsh pet form of Margaret, but everyone thinks it's Irish because of the character in the 1977 novel & 1983 miniseries "The Thorn Birds" by Colleen McCullough. #babynames #givennames

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Name Nerds @namenerds.bsky.social · 14/08/2025

641 Boys names were added to the SSA database in 2024. there's not enough room for all, so a selection is below. (full list on sheet2 tinyurl.com/yuzvc8ta.) Lahiam was the top debut with 152 babies (+8 Lahyams). Xyleek was #2 with 115 babies (+19 Zyleeks) #babynames #names #unusualnames #boynames

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Name Nerds @namenerds.bsky.social · 08/08/2025

Number names are ejoying popularity now. Seven is the most common, adding multiple spellings in recent years for both sexes. Though we lost Primus and Nyne declined for boys, we added Five and more spellings of Six in 2024! Eleven is still a contender for girls thanks to #strangerthings. #babynames

Name Nerds @namenerds.bsky.social · 08/08/2025

Oops, I posted the wrong image in the last post. Here are the biggest dropping boys' names from 2023-2024. Poor Darikson! Likewise, people have less love for Nyne, Dj, Khaliq, Levitt, Yamari, Hannan, Ithiel, & Esli. #babynames #boynames #usanames #names #givennames #firstnames #popularnames

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Name Nerds @namenerds.bsky.social · 08/08/2025

The changes in the Boys' 2024 top list for the USA from 2023 are Here: tinyurl.com/yuzvc8ta. The 1st sheet has all the stats 2023/24 & 2nd sheet has the added names & dropouts. Here are some highlights: #names #babynames #boynames #popularnames #usanames

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Name Nerds @namenerds.bsky.social · 07/08/2025

2024 Boys Names grouped by spelling are up! Full list: tinyurl.com/2024boys Top 150 below. Moving up: Arthur, Crew, Bodhi, Enzo, Emiliano, Thiago. Moving down: Mason, Axel, Carson, Aaron, Lincoln, Jameson, Zayden, Jasper, Kai, Hunter, Zion -o is in! -on is out! #babynames #names #boynames #popular

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Name Nerds @namenerds.bsky.social · 16/06/2025

Names that sound related but aren't: #Jesse (boys' name) and Jessie (girls' name). Jesse is an English form of the biblical Hebrew Yishai, meaning "gift" via the Greek form, Iessai. Jessie was originally a Scottish short form of Jean or Janet (tinyurl.com/5xz2vfa8). In the 20th century, it started

Name Nerds (@namenerds.bsky.social)

Jessie was used as a dim of Jean/Janet in Scotland. It comes from Seasag or Seasaidh, which were dims of Seonaid, the Gaelic feminine form of John. #Jessica didn't become widely used until the 20th c...

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Name Nerds @namenerds.bsky.social · 16/06/2025

Names you didn't know were related: #Jenny & #Jessie. They are known as short for Jennifer & Jessica now, but they are much older. Since medieval times, Jenny was a diminutive of Jane, the common English feminine form of John. Its association with Jennifer didn't come until the 20th century.

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Name Nerds @namenerds.bsky.social · 13/06/2025

Sophia has been the #1 girls' name in the USA since 2007 when it dethroned Emily! Isabella briefly took the top spot in 2009, but Sophia's supremacy is almost old enough to vote! Blog post here: tinyurl.com/469be7ff #babynames #sophia #sofia #names #USAnames #popularnames #girlnames

2024 Top Girls' Names in the USA

The 2024 SSA List of top names is up! I have grouped them by spelling. The quick results of the top 100 is thus: The full list is here: T...

Name Nerds @namenerds.bsky.social · 12/06/2025

Here is the top 100 girls' names of 2024 grouped by spelling. The most popular spelling is listed in this chart. The full list is here: tinyurl.com/5n8wewts. Some highlights: #Ailani is up 210 places, #Alana is up 30 places, and #Daisy is up 43 places. #babynames #girlnames #popularnames #names2024

Name Nerds @namenerds.bsky.social · 19/05/2025

Here are all the girls' names that debuted this year in the SSA database. Some highlights: Chrome, Dreamlynn, Luvlee, Moonie, Triumph, Reazyn, Roscoe, Mauve, Brewer, Valleigh, Knourish, Harmyni, Millerkate, Scottland, Islynd, Truce, Envii, Trulei, Rare, Rizzo, Legendary, Abundance...

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Name Nerds @namenerds.bsky.social · 08/05/2025

The new pope chose the 3rd most common papal name-- #LeoXIV. Yawn. Here are the most common #pope names, as well as the least common. Maybe he should have been Lando II or Hyginus II? #popes #names

Name Nerds @namenerds.bsky.social · 14/04/2025

Name fun fact! You know the -h on the end of biblical names like Sarah, Hannah, Dinah etc.? It represents an actual silent letter in the original Hebrew spelling (ה). However, sticking it on the end non-Hebrew names is really trendy now (like Norah for example!). #names #babynames #girlnames

Name Nerds @namenerds.bsky.social · 14/02/2025

#Micaela debuted in the SSA db in 1895. It was not popular until 1992 when it took off thanks to "Dr. Mike" in the series "Dr Quinn, Medicine Woman." Since then, 142 spellings were added in the db, the last, Makaiyla, in 2012. It's the name with the 3rd most spellings in the db. #Makayla soon...

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Name Nerds @namenerds.bsky.social · 30/01/2025

Top 100 names for girls in England & Wales for 2023, grouped by spelling (most used spelling listed here). When grouped by spelling, the top 10 doesn't change much, but farther down, Maya/Maia, Aria/Arya, Sara/h, and esp. Alaya, Amira, & Elena get a boost. Full list here: tinyurl.com/4c9ztad9

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Name Nerds @namenerds.bsky.social · 27/01/2025

Names that sound related but aren't: Olivia, Livia, Liv. Olivia was invented by Shakespeare for the play 12th Night, possibly based on Oliva or Oliver. Livia is a fem. form of Livius, a Roman name meaning perhaps "envy" or "blue". Liv is from Old Norse hlif meaning "protection." #names #babynames

Name Nerds @namenerds.bsky.social · 11/01/2025

Names you didn't know were related! Clovis, Lewis, & Aloysius. All stem from Ludwig (Germanic, "famous" + "battle") via the Latin form Ludovicus. #names #babynanes #onomastics #boynames

Name Nerds @namenerds.bsky.social · 04/12/2024

A friend recently named her baby River because she wanted something unisex. Is River a truly unisex name? It's used for both boys and girls, but consistently has been more popular for boys over the years. #names #babynames #river

Name Nerds @namenerds.bsky.social · 25/11/2024

Most name-derived surnames come from male names, like Davis (David), Anderson (Andrew) etc., but there are a few from female names. Some are both (e.g., Ellery, which can also come from Hilarius/Hilary). Some are from no longer used names , like the Anglo-Saxon Sely meaning "happy". #names #surnames

list of feminine name-derived surnames or matronymics

Name Nerds @namenerds.bsky.social · 24/11/2024

Names that sound related but aren't: Wayne & Dwayne. Wayne is an English surname meaning "wagon maker." Dwayne started out Duane, an anglicization of the Irish surname Ó Dubhán, from a first name meaning "dark haired." The spelling #Dwayne was influenced in the 20th century by #Wayne. #babynames

Here are all the boys and girls names that debuted in the SSA database in 2023. Some highlights (boys): Nylon, Italy, Zorro, Risen, Trophy (girls):Luxuri, Loveleigh, Khemistri, Kurrency, Illuminada, Trulove, Energy, Kindness, Excellence. #babynames #uniquenames #boynames #girlnames #names

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I have grouped the 2023 Girls Names in the USA by spelling. Check out the full list here! tinyurl.com/2023-Girls #babynames #popularnames #names #girlnames #namespelling

I have grouped the top 6000 or so boys names in the USA by spelling. See the Whole list here: tinyurl.com/2023-boys

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