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Unlike other name popularity lists, we group names by spelling and count overall popularity that way. I think it gives a more accurate picture of a name's popularity. For example, the name Brianna was at #22 in 2007, with Briana being #120, Breanna at #138, & Bryanna #448. You'd think that a name pronounced /bree-anna/ wasn't terribly popular, right? However, when you put all the spellings together, the name ranks at #11, 11 points higher than the highest ranking spelling alone. Sure, a Brianna may be quite different from a Breana, but when yelling the name across a crowded playground, a Breana, Briana, Bryanna etc. will all come running if you yell BRIANNA!

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***NEW!*** 2017: Boys and Girls

***NEW!*** Highlights for 2017 are on the Namenerds blog
2016: Boys and Girls 2016: England and Wales: Boys and Girls
2015: Boys and Girls 2015: England and Wales: Boys and Girls
2014: Boys and Girls 2014: England and Wales: Boys and Girls
2013: Boys and Girls 
Highlights from 2013:
Boys' names entering & dropping out of the top 7000
Boys' names: biggest gaining and falling
Girls' Names: Names falling out and entering
Girls' Names: Biggest dropping and gaining names
2013: England and Wales: Boys and Girls
2012: England and Wales: Boys and Girls
2012:  Boys and Girls.
Top names in Scotland: 2011 for Boys and Girls
Top names in England and Wales, 2010

 

2011: Boys and Girls.  

2010:  Boys and Girls  
2009: Boys and Girls  
  • Highlights from 2009
 
2008: Boys and Girls  
  • Highlights from 2008
 
2007: Girls and Boys  
  • Highlights from 2007
 
2006: Girls and Boys  
  • Highlights from 2006: Boys' and Girls' names
 
2005: Girls and Boys  
 
2003: Girls and Boys  
2000-Girls  and  Boys    
1999: Girls and Boys    
1998 : Girls and Boys  
The Top 40 Names in Tompkins/Chemung Counties, NY for 1999
   
1930: Boys and Girls Yes, we're going backwards in time!  
1972: Girls