"Paris, and Phoenix are all seeing a spike in popularity as of the 2012 report by the Social Security Administration. Most place names are used for girls, but some are used for boys as well, such as Dallas. Other place names like Kenya, China, and Asia have been used by African Americans for years. Names containing ""belle"" or ""bella"" are very common, such as Isabella or Annabelle. Names that end in an ""a"" like Sophia, Mia, Olivia, and Ava are also very common for baby girls. Popular names inspired by nature include Luna (moon in some Romance languages), Autumn, Willow."
"Hellqvist (popular from the 2000s). ""Sophia"" was the most popularly given girls' name in the United States during 2011–2013. The form ""Sofia"" was rarely given in the United States before the 1970s; it also steeply rose in popularity in the 1990s to 2000s and peaked at rank 12 in 2012. When combined all spelling variants (Sophia, Sofia, Sophie, etc.) together, Sophia was the most popular name for 8 years in a row during 2000-2017 in the United States. Sophie was the fifth most popular name for girls in Australia in 2013. The name had a similar rise in popularity in"
"By 1974 it was the fourth most popular name for girls in England and Wales. It was still in the top 10 as late as 1995, but had fallen out of the top 20 by 2005 and in 2009 it ranked at 41st. It became popular in the United States later in the 20th century, reaching the top 100 names for girls in the late 1990s. It has been among the top 5 names given to girls since 2002, and was the most popular name for girls in 2008, 2014, and 2015. Emma (given name) Emma is a feminine given"
"born in Scotland in 2011 and the 82nd most popular name for girls born in Northern Ireland in 2011. It was among the 10 most popular names given to baby girls born in 2008 in the Isle of Man. It also ranked as the 40th most popular name for baby girls born in New South Wales, Australia in 2011 and the 51st most popular name for girls born in British Columbia, Canada in 2011. It was the 173rd most popular name for girls born in the United States in 2011. It has ranked among the top 300 names for girls"
"remained among the top 500 most popular names for girls in the United States until 1960. It was last ranked among the top 1,000 names for girls born in the United States in 1986 before it returned to the top 1,000 in 2007, when it was ranked at No. 993. It rose to No. 814 by 2011 and was given to 327 American girls born in that year. The name was among the top 1,000 names given to boys in the United States between 1880 and 1939. The name was the 223rd most common name for women and girls in"
"was the 350th most popular name for baby girls, jumping 268 places up the chart from 618th place in 1997. In the year 2010 it was the fifth most popular baby girl name in the United States. One factor in its increase in popularity in English-speaking countries may have been the naming of the daughters of actress Heather Locklear and musician Richie Sambora, in 1997, and of actors Reese Witherspoon and Ryan Phillippe in 1999. Phillippe said in a recent magazine interview that he and Witherspoon named their child after actress Ava Gardner. It was the ninth most popular name"
"the top 100 names for girls in the United States between 1880 and 1912 and remained in the top 1,000 names for girls until 1985. It first reappeared among the top 1,000 names for girls in 2004, after a 19 year absence. Finnish variant Aada was among the top ten most popular names given to newborn girls in Finland in 2013. The name is also commonly used in Norway, where it was the 66th most popular name for girls born in 2007. Its increase in popularity has been attributed to the popularity of other ""simple, old-fashioned names beginning with a"
"popular name for girls in Australia. It is also a common name in numerous other countries. Emily and Emma switched off as the number one most popular baby name for thirteen consecutive years until 2009 when Emma placed in second behind Isabella and Emily ranked as sixth. But currently in 2016, it is number one for the most popular baby names, beating the name Emma, which was in 11th place. ""Emily also has literary associations, including Emily Dickinson, evoking images of a woman who is both beautiful and smart,"" noted a May 11, 2008, Associated Press article. Alternate forms include:"
"entered the top 1000 names for girls born in the United States in 2001 when its popularity shot up making it the 266th most common name, according to the US Social Security Administration. By 2010, it was the 25th most popular given name overall for all girls born in the United States in that year. It was the third most popular name for black girls born in New York City in 2010 and the third most popular name given to girls born in 2010 in New Mexico, the state where it is most popular; Nevaeh did not appear among the"
"female baby name in Sweden in 2009 and has been among the top 10 names given to girls for the past five years. The name ranks in the top 100 most popular names for baby girls in Australia, Belgium, France, Canada, Ireland, Scotland, England and Wales, and Northern Ireland. In England and Wales it was ranked the 24th most popular name in 2015. It ranked as the 172nd most popular name for baby girls born in the United States in 2010. The name was most popular in the US in the Victorian era and at the turn of the 20th"
"has become an even more popular name, ranking in the top 1,000 female names for the past sixteen years. Most recently, it ranked the 93rd most popular name used by females in the United States for 2016, according to the Social Security Administration, breaking into the top 100 most popular girls' names for the first time. Popularity of the female name Eliana in the United States. Note: Rank 1 is the most popular, rank 2 is the next most popular, and so forth. Name data are from Social Security card applications for births that occurred in the United States. [[Category:Spanish"
"addressed by Harry Wallop, writing in ""The Daily Telegraph"" in 2011: Some names just didn’t exist a generation ago, but have taken off in popularity. The most famous of these is Kayleigh, which came into existence thanks to the neo-prog rock band Marillion, who had a number two hit with a single of this name in 1985. It was almost unheard of before the song. But since then it has taken hold, especially with parents who grew up with a love of long-haired bouffant power ballads. A few years ago, the name made it to the 30th most popular girl’s"
"11th most popular name in those countries in 1999. It was the 79th most popular name for girls in Scotland in 2010. It ranked in the 100 most popular names for girls in the United States during the 1980s, reaching its pinnacle of popularity in 1987, when it was the 87th most popular name for girls, but its use has declined, falling to 369th most popular name there in 2010. The name ""Bethany"" is the English transliteration of the Greek name Bethania. It has been in use as a rare given name in the English-speaking world since the 19th century,"
"name for girls born in Spain in 2006; the fifth most popular name for girls born in Sweden in 2007; the 94th most popular name for girls born in Belgium in 2006; the 53rd most popular name for girls born in Norway in 2007; the 70th most popular name for girls born in Hungary in 2005; the 19th most popular name for girls born in British Columbia, Canada in 2006; the 9th most popular name for girls born in Germany in 2005; the 2nd most popular name for girls born in Poland in 2013 and the most popular name in"
"the 1970s, but also falling below rank 100 once again in 2012. The name Mary remains more popular in the Southern United States than elsewhere in the country. Mary was the 15th most popular name for girls born in Alabama in 2007, the 22nd most popular name for girls born in Mississippi in 2007, the 44th most popular name for girls in North Carolina, the 33rd most popular name for girls in South Carolina, and the 26th most popular name for girls in Tennessee. Mary was still the most common name for women and girls in the United States in"
"the United States in 2017. Since 2014, Olivia has been the most popular given name to baby girls in the UK for four consecutive years running. Olivia (name) Olivia is a feminine given name in the English language. It is derived from Latin ""oliva"" ""olive"". The name was first popularised by William Shakespeare's character in the ""Twelfth Night"", but in fact the name occurs in England as early as the thirteenth century. Olivia has been a popular name throughout the English-speaking world since the mid-1990s, and has been one of the most popular given names for baby girls in the"
"baby girls born in Ireland, common amongst Christians there and also popularised amongst Protestants specifically, with regard to Queen Mary II, co-monarch and wife of William III. Mary was the 179th most popular name for girls born in England and Wales in 2007, ranking behind other versions of the name. In the United States, ""Mary"" was consistently the most popular name for girls from 1880 until 1961. It has first fallen below the top 100 most popular names in 2009. By contrast, the latinate (especially Spanish) form ""Maria"" rose into the top 100 in 1944, peaking at rank 31 in"
"was the 17th most popular name for girls in Ireland in 2009; was the second most popular name for girls in New Zealand in 2009; was among the top five names given to girls in several Australian states in 2009, 2010 and 2013; and was the 108th most popular name given to baby girls born in the United States in 2009. The name was also once rarely given to boys in the United States and was ranked in the top 1,000 names given to boys born in that country between 1900 and 1940. In its masculine form, it is occasionally"
"English spelling of the French Madeleine, the French spelling being generally preferred in Britain. It has ranked as one of the 100 most popular girls' names in the United States for the past decade. For baby girls born in the United States in 2007, Madeline was the 61st most popular name, while its spelling variant Madelyn was ranked as the 104th, Madeleine was ranked as the 290th, and Magdalena was ranked 867th. Madeline was the 85th most popular name given to girls born in British Columbia, Canada in 2005 and the 93rd most popular name for girls born in New"
"more common). However, such ""old-fashioned"" names are sometimes used as middle names. By contrast, some names are associated with the younger generations: for example the feminine name ""Andreea"" become popular from the 1970s onwards, being one of the most common given names in the younger generations, ranking third in popularity among feminine names given to children born in 1989, second in 2009, and fourth in 2014. Compound given names are uncommon, with only one notable exception, i.e. ""Ana-Maria"" (sometimes spelled ""Anamaria""). In that case this is not considered to be two separate given names. Diminutives are often used as names"
"2000, bestowed on over 62,000 boys, while ""Aiden"" ranking 66th, has been used on over 51,000 boys. Other variants are a bit less popular, such as ""Hayden"" 88th, ""Ayden"" 189th, ""Aden"" 333rd, ""Aydan"" 808th, and ""Aydin"" 960th, according to the United States Social Security Database. ""Aidan/Aiden"" was the most popular boys' name in Canada in 2007. Its popularity is also reflected in the occurrence of similar-sounding names such as Braden, Caden, Hayden, and Jayden. ""Aidan"" (or any reasonable variant) as a girl's name does not appear in the top one thousand names for girls from the same database, although it"
"popular from 1978 to 1992, when it ranked in the top 4. At its prime, in 1980, it was the second most popular. In 2009, ""Amanda"" ranked number 166. It was ranked among the top ten names given to girls born in Puerto Rico in 2009. The name is also currently popular in Sweden, where it ranked twentieth for girls born in 2009, down five places from the year 2008. It is also popular in Swedish-speaking families in Finland, where it ranked among the top ten names for girls born to ethnic Swedes. Amanda Amanda is a Latin female gerundive"
"in use across the world and has been in consistent use worldwide. Elizabeth was the tenth most popular name given to baby girls in the United States in 2007 and has been among the 25 most popular names given to girls in the United States for the past 100 years. It is the only name that has remained in the top ten US girls' names list from 1925 to 1972. It has been among the top 50 names given to girls born in England and Wales as well as in Canada and in Australia in the past 10 years and"
"Olivia (name) Olivia is a feminine given name in the English language. It is derived from Latin ""oliva"" ""olive"". The name was first popularised by William Shakespeare's character in the ""Twelfth Night"", but in fact the name occurs in England as early as the thirteenth century. Olivia has been a popular name throughout the English-speaking world since the mid-1990s, and has been one of the most popular given names for baby girls in the UK for much of that time. In 2013, it was the third- most popular name for girls in Australia. Olivia was the second-most popular name in"
"Emily (given name) Emily is a feminine name derived from the Roman feminine name "" Aemilia"". The Latin name ""Aemilia"" in turn may derive from the Latin word ""aemulus"" (or from the same root as ""aemulus"") Emily has been a hugely popular name in the English-speaking world, ranking among the most popular names in the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, Ireland, Australia, and New Zealand. It held the position for over a decade as the most common name given to girls in the United States but fell to sixth place in 2009. In 2013 it was the sixth most"
"Emily (given name) Emily is a feminine name derived from the Roman feminine name "" Aemilia"". The Latin name ""Aemilia"" in turn may derive from the Latin word ""aemulus"" (or from the same root as ""aemulus"") Emily has been a hugely popular name in the English-speaking world, ranking among the most popular names in the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, Ireland, Australia, and New Zealand. It held the position for over a decade as the most common name given to girls in the United States but fell to sixth place in 2009. In 2013 it was the sixth most"
"years. Jada, a variant of the name, was the 97th most popular name for girls born in the United States in 2007 and was the 89th most popular name for girls in British Columbia, Canada in 2006. Jayda, a spelling variant, was the 262nd most popular name for girls born in 2007 in the United States. Spelling variant Jaida was the 536th most popular name for girls born in the United States in 2007 Giada, an Italian variant of the name, was the 839th most popular name for girls in the United States in 2007. Jaden, also a popular name"
"century. It has been popularized by ""Alice in Wonderland"", by Lewis Carroll. It was also popular in the Victorian era due to The Princess Alice, a daughter of Queen Victoria. In the US, Alice Roosevelt Longworth, daughter of Theodore Roosevelt, was occasionally known as ""Princess Alice"" in the press and inspired a song called ""Alice Blue Gown."" In recent years in the US, the variants ""Alicia"", ""Alison"", and a short form, ""Allie"", have been more popular names: in 2010, Alison was the 38th most popular; Alicia was the 220th most popular,and Allie was the 189th most popular. All three names"
"used for both boys and girls in the United States. Jade was the 113th most popular name for girls born in the United States in 2007. It ranked among the 1,000 most common names for boys born in the United States throughout the mid-1990s. Jade was the 232nd most common name for girls in England and Wales in 2007. In the mid-1990s, Jade was among the top 25 most popular names for girls in England and Wales. It was also among the 100 most common names for girls in Scotland, France, Ireland, Belgium, Canada, Australia, and Northern Ireland in recent"
"and other countries. Fifty five newborn American girls were given the name in 2015. In Brazil, Talita (or Talitha/Thalita) was the 100th most common name for newborn girls in 2009. While the personal name is most often derived from the Biblical story, Talitha is also the name of two stars, Talitha Borealis and Talitha Australis, in the Ursa Major constellation. The names of the stars are derived from the Arabic word for 'third' in the phrase () meaning 'The third leap [of the gazelle]', referring to an Arabic story about a startled gazelle which leapt three times to different points"
"early editions of ""Much Ado About Nothing"". In Australia, Imogen was the 35th most popular girls name from 2011–2013, while in England and Wales it was the 34th most popular baby girl name in 2014. As at July 2014, Imogen had never been in the top 1000 most popular baby names in the United States, with only 131 baby girls named Imogen in the US in 2013. It was ranked 86th in popularity for baby girls in Scotland in 2007. Imogen (given name) Imogen , or Imogene, is an English-language female given name of uncertain etymology. Because the first recorded"
"top 100 most commonly used names for baby girls in England and Wales in 1934. The oldest written record of the name Jessica is in Shakespeare's play ""The Merchant of Venice"", where it belongs to the daughter of Shylock. Jessica is the seventh most popular name for baby girls in England and Wales in 2015. First appearing in 13th century England, Olivia was popularised by Shakespeare's character in the ""Twelfth Night"" (1602). Vanessa was created by Jonathan Swift in his poem ""Cadenus and Vanessa"" (1713). While it first appeared in late 16th century England, Pamela was popularised after Samuel Richardson"
"was the most popular name for newborn girls from 1997 to 2002, followed by Emma in 2003. It was also one of the most popular girls' names throughout the UK from 1995 to 2002. In 2013, it was the fourth-most popular name for baby girls in Australia. Chloe Chloe (also ""Chloë"", ""Chloé""), () is a feminine name, meaning ""blooming"" or ""fertility"". It has been a very popular name in the United Kingdom since about 1990, peaking in popularity later in the 1990s and during the first decade of the 21st century. The name comes from the Greek (""khlóē""), of the"