Name Popularity in the US
May. 7th, 2011 12:32 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
lightcastleIt seems the Social Security Administration puts out a list of the top 2000 baby names each year. This year's list is topped by Jacob and Isabella. (The list is split "boys" and "girls".)
I am not on the list, unsurprisingly, as my name is not common in English.
More interestingly, however, is that this site lets you track popularity over time. You can see the rise and fall of certain name's popularity.
For instance, "Nevaeh" or "Neveah" - which didn't make the list at until recently and is now quite popular. (Yes, it is "Heaven" spelled backwards, for those of you who forget the US is deeply religious in some ways.)
I am not on the list, unsurprisingly, as my name is not common in English.
More interestingly, however, is that this site lets you track popularity over time. You can see the rise and fall of certain name's popularity.
For instance, "Nevaeh" or "Neveah" - which didn't make the list at until recently and is now quite popular. (Yes, it is "Heaven" spelled backwards, for those of you who forget the US is deeply religious in some ways.)
