The most common town name in USA and other common city names are often named for famous individuals like past presidents. In fact, as you’ll see, one man is responsible for two of the top 10 names. We’ll also touch on the coasts with the most, which is only illuminated thanks to ...
Washington (88) Although Springfield is commonly thought of as the most prolific place name in the United States, Washington is the most common, according to World Atlas, with 88 place names. There are even more if you count places where Washington is only a portion of the name. Springfield...
4: Smith:With nearly 5,000 South Dakotans using this last name, it's fairly common. But nationwide, it's takes the top spot. 3: Nelson:While Nelson is one of the top last names in South Dakota, it slips a bit when you look at its nationwide ranking, coming in at 38. 2: Anderso...
The town also already had a John Lake (because this town is located by a lake) and a John Berkeley, which is the name of the town. So what were you to do? Well, at this point you would become to be known as a nickname. Common nicknames of the time would be Jolly John or ...
ruler who established one of the largest empires of the ancient world. Clearly the name remains beloved and for several years throughout the 1990s, nearly one percent of male babies took the name Alexander. In 2017, the name did not crack the top 10, but was still a common enough choice...
ruler who established one of the largest empires of the ancient world. Clearly the name remains beloved and for several years throughout the 1990s, nearly one percent of male babies took the name Alexander. In 2017, the name did not crack the top 10, but was still a common enough choice...
Stacker used data from the Social Security Administration to rank the top names of the past decade, breaking down the top 50 for girls and boys. All of the naming trends that emerge offer insight into concurrent cultural trends, current events, and the p
This name is used in both the Old and New Testaments, but became one of the most common names in antiquity thanks to both John the Baptist and the apostle John. An incredible 8.2% of American babies were named John in 1880; in 2017,less than 0.5% were given the popular name. ...
If there's one word that sums up our most popular projects of 2015, it's "diversity." The list features architects ranging from old favorites such as SANAA, Diller Scofidio + Renfro and OMA down to newer names like Sculp[IT] and Tropical Space; it also includes everything from museums ...
according to their 2018 SSA rankings. The top five boy names and top five girl names are listed for each state, as well as the number of babies born in 2018 with that name. Historically common names like Michael only made the top five in three states, while the less common name Harper...