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ArchivesTop 225 Girls' Names on my 2022 spellings combined list, USA
I have now added together spellings for every male name where a single spelling reaches 600 and every female one where a single spelling reaches 500. I am presenting the top 225 because I can be fairly sure that if I went on to add up names where the top spelling is less than 500 that no other name would get into the top 225 for boys and at most one or two for girls. As usual, though I think a combined spellings list is very valuable information for prospective parents, putting it together always involves some subjectivity and hard decisions. One has to make one's best guess as to how most parents who are using a particular spelling are pronouncing it, and think of how that spelling would be pronounced in both English and Spanish, at a minimum. I have noted a few places where I am combining spellings I think many other people would keep separate. Of course there are also examples, such as Layla and Leila, where I keep apart spellings many others would combine.
It is interesting how doing this for the girls' list is much more time consuming and frustrating than for the boys. People respell girls' names so frequently and variably that there are many more cases where decisions are really hard to make. I think my biggest frustration is Kehlani, Kalani, Kailani, etc. These have boomed because of the publicity given them by the singer Kehlani. I know that in the original Hawaiian Kalani and Kailani are separate names with the first syllable pronounced differently. But there are such a myriad of different spellings here where so many could be pronounced in multiple ways that I just gave up and combined them all.
Sophia 19680
Olivia 17935
Emma 14588
Isabella 13294
Charlotte 12988
Amelia 12726
Ava 11613
Mia 11498
Camila/Camilla 10979
Evelyn 10885
Madelyn/Madeline 10270
Riley 10234
Zoe 9862
Eliana 9190
Luna 8953
Elena/Alaina 8861
Aria 8801
Chloe 8399
Scarlett 8374
Layla 8205
Harper 8191
Kehlani/Kalani/Kailani 8181
Everly 7875
Lily 7846
Emily 7839
Adalynn 7678
Nora 7660
Eleanor 7516
Avery 7413
Gianna 7274
Elizabeth 7261
Aaliyah 6874
Madison 6784
Violet 6765
Mila 6672
Abigail 6594
Maya 6559
Penelope 6435
Ella 6397
Isla 6387
Nova 6336
Hazel 6321
Leah 6221
Ellie 6158
Aurora 6003
Lyla 5879
Leilani 5485
Hannah 5431
Emilia 5384
Emery 5298
Grace 5289
Lillian/Lillyann 5233
Naomi 5227
Paisley 5116
Ivy 5111
Charlie 5097
Willow 5066
Ariana 5021
Kinsley 4937
Alaia 4888
Natalie 4868
Stella 4852
Liliana 4840
Victoria 4826
Aubrey 4825
Sarah 4684
Hailey 4675
Lucy 4637
Allison 4476
Addison 4469
Delilah 4420
Isabelle 4362
Anna 4360
Adeline 4292
Brooklyn 4163
Kaylee 4146
Raelynn 4146
Emersyn 4088
Cora 4034
Vivian 3974
Genesis 3956
Ruby 3894
Valentina 3891
Kennedy 3864
Gabriella 3808
Peyton 3775
Sophie 3724
Claire 3705
Journey 3695
Mackenzie 3652
Alice 3603
Ayla 3570
Savannah 3521
Skylar 3502
Audrey 3480
Natalia 3458
Sadie 3377
Katherine 3350
Brynlee 3300
Nevaeh 3275
Josephine 3260
Autumn 3259
Amaya 3227
Oakley 3193
Eloise 3177
Hadley 3168
Alina 3143
Caroline 3137
Jade 3133
Quinn 3130
Reagan 3103
Athena 3046
Eliza 3042
Remi 3018
Juliette 3002
Melanie 2994
Lydia 2957
Iris 2948
Bella 2928
Serenity 2919
Alani/Elani 2887
Maria 2879
Sage 2833
Clara 2791
Makayla 2769
Jasmine 2731
Melody 2730
Arya 2723
Freya 2711
Catalina 2699
Maeve 2696
Ximena 2668
Sienna 2630
Brianna 2627
Londyn 2618
Cecilia 2609
Samantha 2609
Marley 2587
Eva 2582
Lainey 2574
Kaia 2573
Josie 2571
Piper 2560
Bailey 2558
Julia 2558
Malia 2551
Juliana 2542
Milani 2530
Sloane 2511
Daisy 2502
Juniper 2474
Oaklynn 2459
Eden 2456
Zara 2435
Brielle 2433
Alana 2416
Parker 2403
Millie 2387
Rose 2358
Valerie 2349
Amira 2340
Kylie 2321
Myla 2311
Wrenley 2257
Mary 2253
Kira/Kyra 2240
Amara 2237
Margaret 2225
Margot 2225
Esther 2197
Rosalie 2176
Nyla 2166
Kali 2148
Blakely 2122
Diana 2100
Jordyn 2092
Camryn 2091
Ashley 2068
McKenna 2068
Callie 2053
Gemma 2050
Zariah 2012
Valeria 2001
Maisie 1996
River 1981
Jocelyn 1972
Harmony 1965
Aylin/Eileen 1954
Lena 1946
Winter 1944
Alora/Elora 1919
Anastasia 1918
Reese 1916
Summer 1912
Daniela 1911
Andrea 1890
Genevieve 1878
Magnolia 1869
Liana 1869
Aspen 1868
Ariella 1865
Hallie 1856
Ada 1853
Olive 1840
Cataleya 1839
Georgia 1836
Ember 1829
June 1792
Leila 1782
Delaney 1769
Finley 1763
Wren 1762
Selena 1752
Leia 1725
Elsie 1715
Reyna 1712
Reign 1697
Harley 1697
Amy 1690
Molly 1689
Macie 1683
Gracelynn 1672
Ruth 1672
Blair 1668
Collins 1668
It is interesting how doing this for the girls' list is much more time consuming and frustrating than for the boys. People respell girls' names so frequently and variably that there are many more cases where decisions are really hard to make. I think my biggest frustration is Kehlani, Kalani, Kailani, etc. These have boomed because of the publicity given them by the singer Kehlani. I know that in the original Hawaiian Kalani and Kailani are separate names with the first syllable pronounced differently. But there are such a myriad of different spellings here where so many could be pronounced in multiple ways that I just gave up and combined them all.
Sophia 19680
Olivia 17935
Emma 14588
Isabella 13294
Charlotte 12988
Amelia 12726
Ava 11613
Mia 11498
Camila/Camilla 10979
Evelyn 10885
Madelyn/Madeline 10270
Riley 10234
Zoe 9862
Eliana 9190
Luna 8953
Elena/Alaina 8861
Aria 8801
Chloe 8399
Scarlett 8374
Layla 8205
Harper 8191
Kehlani/Kalani/Kailani 8181
Everly 7875
Lily 7846
Emily 7839
Adalynn 7678
Nora 7660
Eleanor 7516
Avery 7413
Gianna 7274
Elizabeth 7261
Aaliyah 6874
Madison 6784
Violet 6765
Mila 6672
Abigail 6594
Maya 6559
Penelope 6435
Ella 6397
Isla 6387
Nova 6336
Hazel 6321
Leah 6221
Ellie 6158
Aurora 6003
Lyla 5879
Leilani 5485
Hannah 5431
Emilia 5384
Emery 5298
Grace 5289
Lillian/Lillyann 5233
Naomi 5227
Paisley 5116
Ivy 5111
Charlie 5097
Willow 5066
Ariana 5021
Kinsley 4937
Alaia 4888
Natalie 4868
Stella 4852
Liliana 4840
Victoria 4826
Aubrey 4825
Sarah 4684
Hailey 4675
Lucy 4637
Allison 4476
Addison 4469
Delilah 4420
Isabelle 4362
Anna 4360
Adeline 4292
Brooklyn 4163
Kaylee 4146
Raelynn 4146
Emersyn 4088
Cora 4034
Vivian 3974
Genesis 3956
Ruby 3894
Valentina 3891
Kennedy 3864
Gabriella 3808
Peyton 3775
Sophie 3724
Claire 3705
Journey 3695
Mackenzie 3652
Alice 3603
Ayla 3570
Savannah 3521
Skylar 3502
Audrey 3480
Natalia 3458
Sadie 3377
Katherine 3350
Brynlee 3300
Nevaeh 3275
Josephine 3260
Autumn 3259
Amaya 3227
Oakley 3193
Eloise 3177
Hadley 3168
Alina 3143
Caroline 3137
Jade 3133
Quinn 3130
Reagan 3103
Athena 3046
Eliza 3042
Remi 3018
Juliette 3002
Melanie 2994
Lydia 2957
Iris 2948
Bella 2928
Serenity 2919
Alani/Elani 2887
Maria 2879
Sage 2833
Clara 2791
Makayla 2769
Jasmine 2731
Melody 2730
Arya 2723
Freya 2711
Catalina 2699
Maeve 2696
Ximena 2668
Sienna 2630
Brianna 2627
Londyn 2618
Cecilia 2609
Samantha 2609
Marley 2587
Eva 2582
Lainey 2574
Kaia 2573
Josie 2571
Piper 2560
Bailey 2558
Julia 2558
Malia 2551
Juliana 2542
Milani 2530
Sloane 2511
Daisy 2502
Juniper 2474
Oaklynn 2459
Eden 2456
Zara 2435
Brielle 2433
Alana 2416
Parker 2403
Millie 2387
Rose 2358
Valerie 2349
Amira 2340
Kylie 2321
Myla 2311
Wrenley 2257
Mary 2253
Kira/Kyra 2240
Amara 2237
Margaret 2225
Margot 2225
Esther 2197
Rosalie 2176
Nyla 2166
Kali 2148
Blakely 2122
Diana 2100
Jordyn 2092
Camryn 2091
Ashley 2068
McKenna 2068
Callie 2053
Gemma 2050
Zariah 2012
Valeria 2001
Maisie 1996
River 1981
Jocelyn 1972
Harmony 1965
Aylin/Eileen 1954
Lena 1946
Winter 1944
Alora/Elora 1919
Anastasia 1918
Reese 1916
Summer 1912
Daniela 1911
Andrea 1890
Genevieve 1878
Magnolia 1869
Liana 1869
Aspen 1868
Ariella 1865
Hallie 1856
Ada 1853
Olive 1840
Cataleya 1839
Georgia 1836
Ember 1829
June 1792
Leila 1782
Delaney 1769
Finley 1763
Wren 1762
Selena 1752
Leia 1725
Elsie 1715
Reyna 1712
Reign 1697
Harley 1697
Amy 1690
Molly 1689
Macie 1683
Gracelynn 1672
Ruth 1672
Blair 1668
Collins 1668
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It's a pity that there are no statistics for nicknames. I'm convinced that the name Ellie is (in practice) a lot more popular than the statistics of Ellie as a full name suggest, considering the amount of El- names on this list.
Other examples of names that might be used as short forms of other popular names:
Ava - Avery
Mia - Amelia, Emilia
Lily - Lillian, Liliana
Nora - Eleanor
Mila 6672 - Camilla, Emilia
Ella 6397 - Isabella, Eleanor, Elizabeth etc.
Ellie 6158 - Eliana, Eleanor, Elizabeth, etc.
Charlie 5097 - Charlotte
Lucy 4637
Sophie 3724 - Sophia
Sadie 3377 - Sarah (unsure of how many people use this nickname nowadays)
Eliza 3042 - Elizabeth (same as above)
Bella 2928 - Isabella
Lainey 2574 - Delaney
Josie 2571 - Josephine, Jocelyn
Brielle 2433 - Gabrielle
Millie 2387 - Amelia, Mila, Emilia
Other examples of names that might be used as short forms of other popular names:
Ava - Avery
Mia - Amelia, Emilia
Lily - Lillian, Liliana
Nora - Eleanor
Mila 6672 - Camilla, Emilia
Ella 6397 - Isabella, Eleanor, Elizabeth etc.
Ellie 6158 - Eliana, Eleanor, Elizabeth, etc.
Charlie 5097 - Charlotte
Lucy 4637
Sophie 3724 - Sophia
Sadie 3377 - Sarah (unsure of how many people use this nickname nowadays)
Eliza 3042 - Elizabeth (same as above)
Bella 2928 - Isabella
Lainey 2574 - Delaney
Josie 2571 - Josephine, Jocelyn
Brielle 2433 - Gabrielle
Millie 2387 - Amelia, Mila, Emilia
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Yes, that's one of the hard decisions. I reason that Adeline has been "stuck" with the "line" pronunciation because of the fame of the song "Sweek Adeline", and that was recently reinforced by the 2015 movie "The Age of Adaline", where the "line" pronunciation was used. So I reasoned there probably aren't many Adelines or Adalines who use the "lynn" pronunciation.
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I really appreciate these lists!
It would be cool to someday have more name pronunciation data. There are some names that might have multiple pronunciations with the same spelling. Seeing Leah made me think of this, as I know American Jewish Leahs who pronounce the name closer to the Hebrew way and for me would be grouped with Leia, even though with this name I'm sure it wouldn't make a big ranking difference at all.
It would be cool to someday have more name pronunciation data. There are some names that might have multiple pronunciations with the same spelling. Seeing Leah made me think of this, as I know American Jewish Leahs who pronounce the name closer to the Hebrew way and for me would be grouped with Leia, even though with this name I'm sure it wouldn't make a big ranking difference at all.
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Yes, I think of Leah as "Lee-uh" because I had a first cousin whose name was pronounced that way, and that it is the way it is normally pronounced in Protestant churches in the USA when the Biblical character is being mentioned.
Actually, if you added Leia in with Leah it would rise 20 places in the ranks for 2022.
Actually, if you added Leia in with Leah it would rise 20 places in the ranks for 2022.
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I was thinking about the ranking thing as if you separated out the Hebrew pronunciation Lay-uhs from the Lee-uhs. My guess is that it is few enough that the impact would be small. But maybe not! That's why it would be cool to have pronunciation data. I can't imagine that would happen, since it isn't something we typically document, but my curiosity remains.
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