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 ...
Evelyn traces its roots to an English surname brought over by the Germanic Normans. It has become related to similar-sounding girl's names, Eve and Evelina. There is a male character named Evelyn on "Downton Abbey," but it's unclear what caused the bump in popularity for female Evelyns i...
Although unnamed, he plays an important role in Ransome's Bohemia in London, and is considered to have been the model for the male protagonist in Shiel's book The Yellow Wave (1905) — a Romeo and Juliet-type tragic romance on the background of the Russo-Japanese War of 1904-190...
Today, more parents than ever are choosingunusual names for their children. In 1940, 20% of male babies were given a top-five most popular name in the nation, according to a 2016 report from Goldman Sachs. In 2014, only 4% of male babies were named with a top-five moniker. Researchers...
Distinct Male Names That Start With Y (Both Manly and Cute) 71. Seo-jun (서준) Seo-jun means auspicious, comfortable, or unfold, and handsome, talented. In 2019, 1,292 Korean boys were named Seo-jun, making it the most popular name for newborn boys in Korea that year. ...
Last year it was one of the fastest-rising names for girls, going up 14 places, and was a fast-rising name in Victoria and the Australian Capital Territory. In the US the name Eve was almost continuously on the Top 1000 from the late 19th century until the mid 1980s, peaking in the...
Though Laura is not quite as popular today as it once was among baby girls, the name did pull off the impressive feat of remaining within the top 100 names for nearly six decades, from the 1940s through the early 2000s. Perhaps its drop off in recent years is due to the fact that ...
Swedish naming law states, in part, that “names which for some obvious reason are not suitable as a first name” will not be approved. This 43-character alphanumeric monstrosity of a moniker—which two parents tried to give their son in protest of the country’s naming laws—clearly fits...
Swedish naming law states, in part, that “names which for some obvious reason are not suitable as a first name” will not be approved. This 43-character alphanumeric monstrosity of a moniker—which two parents tried to give their son in protest of the country’s naming laws—clearly fits...
Though Laura is not quite as popular today as it once was among baby girls, the name did pull off the impressive feat of remaining within the top 100 names for nearly six decades, from the 1940s through the early 2000s. Perhaps its drop off in recent years is due to the fact that ...