Popular baby names (and Maori baby names) in New Zealand, 2022
The island nation of New Zealand is located in the southwestern Pacific Ocean, about 1,200 miles east of Australia. Last year, New Zealand welcomed a total of 59,711 babies. What were the most popular...
View ArticlePopular baby names in the Channel Islands, 2022
The Channel Islands (off the coast of France) The Channel Islands are an archipelago located in the English Channel, close to the coast of France. They are divided into two territories, Jersey and...
View ArticlePopular baby names in Gibraltar, 2022
The British overseas territory of Gibraltar is a narrow peninsula jutting out from the southern coast of Spain. Though the official language of Gibraltar is English, most Gibraltarians also speak...
View ArticlePopular baby names in Canada, 2022
The vast country of Canada is located in North America and shares the world’s longest international land border with its neighbor to the south, the United States. Last year, Canada (excluding Yukon)...
View ArticleWhich boy names are the most Canadian?
Yesterday we came up with some girl names that were either particularly Canadian or particularly American. So today let’s do the same thing for boy names. Again, here are the two different methods:...
View ArticlePopular and unique baby names in Iowa, 2022
Did you know that Iowa is the only U.S. state bordered by two navigable rivers (i.e., rivers used for interstate commerce)? Its eastern border is formed by the Mississippi River, and its western...
View ArticlePopular baby names in Australia, 2022
In 2022, Australia — which boasts a large number of endemic animals (e.g., koala, kangaroo, wallaby, wombat, dingo) — welcomed 300,684 human babies: 146,403 girls and 154,281 boys. What were the most...
View ArticleProvisional 2023 baby name rankings for several U.S. states
Want to take a peek into the future? At least four U.S. states and one U.S. city have released provisional baby name rankings for 2023. Let’s check them out, starting in the east and moving westward…...
View ArticlePopular baby names in Virginia, 2023
Flag of Virginia Last year, the Commonwealth of Virginia — which is home to more than 8.7 million people — welcomed roughly 95,000 babies. What were the most popular names among these babies?...
View ArticleWhat gave the baby name Sonji a boost in the 1960s?
Sonji Clay According to the U.S. baby name data, the name Sonji saw a steep rise in usage during the mid-1960s: 1968: 69 baby girls named Sonji 1967: 98 baby girls named Sonji 1966: 225 baby girls...
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