the baby names almanac 2011

[...]... Jaxen Connor Conner Conor Konner Konnor Top 643 Names, Not Top 1,000 Only 64 percent of the top 1,000 girls’ names are unique names Only 75 percent of the top 1,000 boys’ names are unique names The rest of the names are spelling variations of those names Here are the three names with the most spelling variations: Boys 1 Kaylee 2 Carly 3 Kaden 2011BabyAlmanac_FinalINT.indd 17 Girls 1 Aiden 2 Jayden... and A names comprise 90 of the total 1,000 names In 2008 there were no U names for girls in the top 1,000 (sorry, Uma) What a difference a year makes—in 2009 every single letter in the alphabet has at least one popular boy and girl name, as Unique hopped back onto the chart (at 929) for the first time in four years 2011BabyAlmanac_FinalINT.indd 19 10/5/10 11:35 AM 20  •  The 2011 Baby Names Almanac. .. boys’ names The girls have fewer unique names, spelled in more ways, whereas parents of boys reach into a bigger pool of names Let’s take a look at some of the names with the most (or most interesting!) variations in the top 1,000 Note: some of these names could be pronounced slightly differently from one another, but if they could also be pronounced the same as the main name on the list, we included them... Jacob 33 Alexis 2011BabyAlmanac_FinalINT.indd 13 Ava Emma 28 Mason 31 10/5/10 11:35 AM 14  •  The 2011 Baby Names Almanac What Joined—and Dropped Off the Hot 100 in 2009? New to the Hot 100 Serenity Mya Molly Khloe Eva Bella Parker Oliver Miguel Levi One of the easiest ways to spot name trends is to watch what joins the hot 100 and what drops off For the (young) ladies, several new names joined in... For the boys, Parker, Oliver, Miguel, and Levi joined the list, and here’s a real shocker: the very similar-sounding names Kaden, Jaden, and Caden, plus Brady, fell off Perhaps those “-aden” names got a little bit too popular for some people in 2009? Off the Hot 100 New to the Top 1,000 This Year These names are fresh faces in the top 1,000 list this year Some of them have appeared on the list 2011BabyAlmanac_FinalINT.indd... Nathaly What Do the Most Popular Names Start With? You may find it surprising, but only three of the names in the top 1,000 girl baby names for 2009 start with a W: Wendy, Whitney, and Willow At the same time, you probably won’t find it surprising that the most popular letter that girls’ names start with is A (162 of the top 1,000), with M as a close second with 106 names Among the boys’ names, 118 start... part to the Telemundo show El Rostro de Analia, Analia zoomed onto the list this year Not even on the top 1,000 in the last 20 years, it leaped at least 67 percent and more than 675 places to debut at 329 2011BabyAlmanac_FinalINT.indd 15 10/5/10 11:35 AM 16  •  The 2011 Baby Names Almanac How Do You Spell Aydin? When you take into account that the name Jayden has ten spelling variations in the top... 367 2011BabyAlmanac_FinalINT.indd 21 10/5/10 11:35 AM 22  •  The 2011 Baby Names Almanac Name Girl Rank Boy Rank Name Girl Rank Boy Rank Quinn 486 258 Ryan 581 19 Reece 987 431 Rylan 859 195 River 960 448 Skyler 419 261 Rory 937 756 Zion 732 240 Rowan 496 336 Which Names are Moving Up—and Falling Down the Fastest? The SSA compiles a list of names that have made the biggest moves when compared to their... but his last name was…Sully! Another hero and another source of inspiration for baby names! Now, not everyone wants to name their kid Sully, of course (in fact, it isn’t even on the top 1,000 list), but Sullivan debuted on 2011BabyAlmanac_FinalINT.indd 27 10/5/10 11:35 AM 28  •  The 2011 Baby Names Almanac the list for the first time in 2002 at 991, and it’s moved steadily, and sharply, upward ever...4  •  The 2011 Baby Names Almanac What’s Popular in My State? 2011BabyAlmanac_FinalINT.indd 4 10/5/10 11:35 AM Inside the Popularity Charts  •  5 It’s interesting to see how some names are more popular in certain states than in others For example, Landon ranks 36th nationally for boys, but in Louisiana it’s the third most popular name Likewise, Angel ranks third among California’s baby boys, but . names are on the rise? • Which popular names are on the decline? • What influence do celebrities have on names? 2011BabyAlmanac_FinalINT.indd 5 10/5/10 11:35 AM vi • The 2011 Baby Names Almanac . Christopher 10. Anthony 10. Matthew 2011BabyAlmanac_FinalINT.indd 1 10/5/10 11:35 AM 2 • The 2011 Baby Names Almanac Just How Many Isabellas Are There, Anyway? Sure, these names are popular, but what. guide to baby names now. 2011BabyAlmanac_FinalINT.indd 6 10/5/10 11:35 AM Inside the Popularity Charts The Top 10 Let’s start with the most popular names in the country. Ranked by the Social