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HelpRe: names that popularities that surprised you
in reply to a message by number1212
Boys:
Ethan - I was surprised when this entered the top 10 in the U.S., and I was even more surprised when I found out that it was #3 in 2007.
Kevin - I didn't realize that it was still in the top 50. I thought it's popularity would have dwindled more by now.
Wyatt - I didn't expect it to make the top 100.
Cooper - Same with Wyatt. It also surprised me that it's been in the top 1000 since the 1980s and has been rising ever since. It just doesn't strike me as a name that would be popular.
Girls:
Arabella - I'm really surprised that this isn't more popular because it's similar to Isabella (very popular), Ariana/Arianna (top 100), and Ariel/Arielle/Ariella.
Isadora - It's not even in the top 1000 and never has been in the U.S. I imagined that people would have turned to this as an alternative to Isabella by now and that it would have gained more popularity for that reason.
Nevaeh - This name just seemed to appear out of nowhere and now it's in the top 50.
Layla - I didn't realize that it was in the top 100 until recently.
Nicole - I'm surprised that it's still in the top 100. I would have imagined that it would only still be popular as a MN.
Jennifer - It's hard to believe that it's still in the top 100.
Ashley - I'm surprised that it's still in the top 15.
Lillian - It was surprising to see it at #33 in the U.S.
Addison - I guess it's not all that surprising that this name is popular given that Madison is very popular, but what surprised me is that this name got really popular all of a sudden. It jumped from #106 in 2005 to #28 in 2006 and then to #11 in 2007.
Gemma - I'm surprised that this has never made the top 1000 names list in the U.S. It seems like more people would be using it considering how popular Emma is.
Ethan - I was surprised when this entered the top 10 in the U.S., and I was even more surprised when I found out that it was #3 in 2007.
Kevin - I didn't realize that it was still in the top 50. I thought it's popularity would have dwindled more by now.
Wyatt - I didn't expect it to make the top 100.
Cooper - Same with Wyatt. It also surprised me that it's been in the top 1000 since the 1980s and has been rising ever since. It just doesn't strike me as a name that would be popular.
Girls:
Arabella - I'm really surprised that this isn't more popular because it's similar to Isabella (very popular), Ariana/Arianna (top 100), and Ariel/Arielle/Ariella.
Isadora - It's not even in the top 1000 and never has been in the U.S. I imagined that people would have turned to this as an alternative to Isabella by now and that it would have gained more popularity for that reason.
Nevaeh - This name just seemed to appear out of nowhere and now it's in the top 50.
Layla - I didn't realize that it was in the top 100 until recently.
Nicole - I'm surprised that it's still in the top 100. I would have imagined that it would only still be popular as a MN.
Jennifer - It's hard to believe that it's still in the top 100.
Ashley - I'm surprised that it's still in the top 15.
Lillian - It was surprising to see it at #33 in the U.S.
Addison - I guess it's not all that surprising that this name is popular given that Madison is very popular, but what surprised me is that this name got really popular all of a sudden. It jumped from #106 in 2005 to #28 in 2006 and then to #11 in 2007.
Gemma - I'm surprised that this has never made the top 1000 names list in the U.S. It seems like more people would be using it considering how popular Emma is.
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I think the main appeal of Isabella is the -bella part as are its nicknames Belle and Bella so I guess that's why Isadora isn't more common. Dora is not very fashionable at the moment.
As for Arabella I think it reminds peopleof "arable".
I'm surprised about Nicole as well. Some celeb actually named her daughter Nicole Elizabeth which I find very 80s dated. I wonder why people didn't turn to Nicola, Nikola or Nicolette.
Agree about Jennifer.
I think Ashley still sounds fresh to most people. I think many parents wanted to use Madison but were scared off by its popularity and thought they were being creative by using Addison. uhm yeah :P
argh I'm surprised about Gemma and especially Jemma as well. They are much nicer than Emma if you ask me. I also wonder about Jillian and Gillian which are close to Lillian.
As for Arabella I think it reminds peopleof "arable".
I'm surprised about Nicole as well. Some celeb actually named her daughter Nicole Elizabeth which I find very 80s dated. I wonder why people didn't turn to Nicola, Nikola or Nicolette.
Agree about Jennifer.
I think Ashley still sounds fresh to most people. I think many parents wanted to use Madison but were scared off by its popularity and thought they were being creative by using Addison. uhm yeah :P
argh I'm surprised about Gemma and especially Jemma as well. They are much nicer than Emma if you ask me. I also wonder about Jillian and Gillian which are close to Lillian.
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Addison's sudden leap in use was because of the television character Addison Montgomery, originally introduced on Grey's Anatomy, who is now the lead character in the spinoff series Private Practice.
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