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
We all know them. Small…adorable…extremely soft heads. You might be thinking of picking up one of these littlewondersin the nearfutureand find yourself asking, “what do I call this spawn?” Well, look no further, because we have a list of the most popular baby names by the decade....
What was the most popular boy name in the United States for every decade from 1900 to 2018? You may be surprised to find out how little male names have ...
Sure, some of the names are pretty well-known, but, for the past ten years, there have been a few boy names that have maintained their popularity. Whether they have biblical, historical, or just trendy backgrounds, each baby boy name that topped the popular list this past decade is pretty...
What was the most popular boy name in the United States for every decade from 1900 to 2018? You may be surprised to find out how little male names have ...
by the Macedonian King Alexander the Great who conquered huge swaths of land four centuries before Christ. Thename took off in popularityin 1980 before peaking in 1993. The year before Alex Trebek hosted "Jeopardy," there were 4,798 Alexes born in America; a decade later, there were 20,...
The name Derrick means "gifted ruler." With that regal a name, you might think that many parents would still be clamoring to name their children Derrick but one of the most famous "Derricks" in the past decade was baseball player Derek Jeter,whose reputation was marredby cheating in a scan...
The name Derrick means "gifted ruler." With that regal a name, you might think that many parents would still be clamoring to name their children Derrick but one of the most famous "Derricks" in the past decade was baseball player Derek Jeter,whose reputation was marredby cheating in a scan...
By Pamela Redmond Updated Tue Apr 02 2024 Popularnicknamesmay be used on their own on the birth certificate or might be short forms for proper names ranging from the common to the unusual. The nicknames here rank highly on both the US and the British lists ofpopular baby names. These top...
Nicholas is a 1990s mainstay through and through. The name remained in the top 10 for most popular baby names for boys throughout most of that decade and into the early 2000s, but has taken a fall since then. Nicholas isderived from “nike,"meaning “victory,”which explains why such ...