Anonymous wrote:Liam is the top boys names as usual, according to new social security data out today. Olivia tops for girls. More interesting perhaps was in the “fastest rising” names.

I like some of these, others not so much.

Here are the top five fastest rising boys’ and girls’ names in 2022:

Boys Girls
1. Dutton 1. Wrenlee
2. Kayce 2. Neriah
3. Chosen 3. Arlet
4. Khaza 4. Georgina
5. Eithan 5. Amiri

Those poor kids. Damn!

Boys names:

1. Dutton. I like how this sounds but had never heard it before. Reminds me of Sutton, which I think of as being a very WASPy girls name. Someone upthread said this name is associate with the Bachelor, so it's sudden rise in popularity makes sense.

2. Kayce. My mother informs me this is a name from the show Yellowstone. Okay then. I like the name Case and I'd just spell it that way, personally.

3. Chosen. It's not a name I'd choose (heh) but it's a nice sentiment for a baby. I would expect it to be a girls name though, surprised to see it's not even on the list for girls. It sounds somewhat feminine to me.

4. Khaza. I was unfamiliar but apparently it means "treasure" in Arabic so that makes sense -- it's a nice meaning for a new baby. I'd be curious to know how it's pronounced. I want to pronounce it like it rhymes with "Huzzah!" including the exclamation point.

5. Eithan. So this is apparently a "split the difference" name that is halfway from the Hebrew version Eitan and the more modern spelling Ethan. I think it's a little confusing and would worry that my son would spend his entire life reminding people about that silent "I"

Girls names:

1. Wrenlee. I think the sound of this name is very pretty. It makes me think of the [male] character Renly Baratheon from Game of Thrones. Wren has been gaining in popularity so I get why Wrenlee is making a jump even though I didn't know it was a name until just now.

2. Neriah. It's apparently a Hebrew name meaning "light of Jehovah." I think it's pretty. Nameberry says it's traditionally a name give to girls born during Hanukah. That's lovely.

3. Arlet. Was unfamiliar with this one as well, I now see it's the Spanish spelling of Arlette, which means "noble" or "honor" in French. That is nice! Both Arlette and Arlet seem like nice variations on Arlene. I could see this name continuing to become more popular.

4. Georgina. I have never been a huge fan of the feminized forms of popular boys names, so this is not for me. Though I do associate it with Keira Knightley's titular character in the The Duchess -- I read the biography that move is based on and Georgina Cavendish was an interesting woman. Still, why do we name girls after men but we very rarely name boys after women? That's always my issue with these names. But I think there's a mini trend of naming girls after grandfathers and great grandfathers -- I know a bunch of couples who have done this in the last 5-6 years, so I wonder if Georgina is part of that.

5. Amiri. Apparently a Māori name, I think it's pretty. Could also be a feminization of Amir. I could see this one getting very popular because it's the sort of name that is easy to pronounce in many languages, like Mira, Mia, Nina, Nora, etc. I know lots of families with grandparents from different countries who all speak different languages who are often looking for nice names in this category. I will recommend this one!

Everything OP posted is hideous.

Anonymous wrote:Oh no! God forbid two ethnic names show up on the fastest growing list! The horrors!!!

Not a single person on this thread has criticized any of these names for being "ethnic".

Using the word "ethnic" to describe something not associated with white, European culture is weird. ALL names are "ethnic" in that they are all associated with some kind of ethnic history.

Several people have noted that Amiri, which is a Māori name or may be a feminization of Amir, is a pretty name.

Anonymous wrote:Liam is the top boys names as usual, according to new social security data out today. Olivia tops for girls. More interesting perhaps was in the “fastest rising” names.

I like some of these, others not so much.

Here are the top five fastest rising boys’ and girls’ names in 2022:

Boys Girls
1. Dutton 1. Wrenlee
2. Kayce 2. Neriah
3. Chosen 3. Arlet
4. Khaza 4. Georgina
5. Eithan 5. Amiri

These are horrendous.

The only one with any redemption is Georgina.

Oh no! God forbid two ethnic names show up on the fastest growing list! The horrors!!!

Wren's a decent name! Similar to Robin. I don't know why it needs a "lee," but at least it's not Wrenleigh.

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Anonymous wrote:Is Eithan really overused? I've yet to meet an Eithan. Is it pronounced "Eye-than?"

All of these names a I are horrible except for Georgina.

My mistake as I thought it was Ethan. Eithan must be a made up name and is simply awful.

It's pronounced like Ethan-it's another spelling. Many names have more than one spelling.

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Anonymous wrote:Wouldn’t “fastest rising” just mean “biggest statistical jump”?

So if you had 0 Duttons in 2021 and then there were 3 in 2022, that’s a 300% increase…and if there were 6 in 2023, that’s a 600% jump from 2021. So it’s not that there’s so many Duttons, it’s just that 600% increase is more statistically significant than 3,000 Emmas in 2021 rising to 3,050 Emmas in 2022.

Yes. That's why these names are so weird.

That said, I think Georgina and Amiri are actually pretty.

Eithan and Kayce make my eyes twitch. I often wish they could just expunge alternate spellings from the list altogether. If people want to do alternate spellings, that's their problem, but it's dumb when they wind up on these lists because it's not a different name. I think Nameberry sometimes combines common spellings of the same name (Sarah/Sara, for instance) for their lists, and it makes sense. If you are wondering about the popularity of the name, I would factor in alternative spellings because being Eithan in a class with two Ethans is not going to make you unique in the way your were hoping.

Maybe focus on your own life, get a hobby and calm down?

Uh, weird overreaction. I'm sure your Eithan is a very special boy.

My girls are named Elizabeth and Helena. I am sorry to disappoint that I don’t have a “kreativ kid name” for you. But the point stands that some of you out here with, like, conspiracy theorist project boards, tracking and speculating over what other people name their kids is wild. Get a life!

Ma'am this is a thread about baby names and their popularity, and the post you were criticizing was speculating about how the popularity of alternate spellings of names are assessed. No one needs to calm down except you and it's weird to tell people to "get a hobby" when obviously, discussing baby name popularity online a hobby we all share.

Anonymous wrote:Is Eithan really overused? I've yet to meet an Eithan. Is it pronounced "Eye-than?"

All of these names a I are horrible except for Georgina.

My mistake as I thought it was Ethan. Eithan must be a made up name and is simply awful.

Those names are horrible.

The fastest rising names are usually well outside the top 100. Although I could see Amiri continuing to rise.

Dutton is the name a former, fairly well followed Bachelor contestant chose in the past year. It netted a lot of discussion on Bachelor related forums so I admit it made me laugh a bit to see it’s trending. I’m not sure what else it’s connected to.

Georgina and Amiri are lovely. I am going to assume that Amiri may be used more frequently in non-white communities.

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Anonymous wrote:Wouldn’t “fastest rising” just mean “biggest statistical jump”?

So if you had 0 Duttons in 2021 and then there were 3 in 2022, that’s a 300% increase…and if there were 6 in 2023, that’s a 600% jump from 2021. So it’s not that there’s so many Duttons, it’s just that 600% increase is more statistically significant than 3,000 Emmas in 2021 rising to 3,050 Emmas in 2022.

Yes. That's why these names are so weird.

That said, I think Georgina and Amiri are actually pretty.

Eithan and Kayce make my eyes twitch. I often wish they could just expunge alternate spellings from the list altogether. If people want to do alternate spellings, that's their problem, but it's dumb when they wind up on these lists because it's not a different name. I think Nameberry sometimes combines common spellings of the same name (Sarah/Sara, for instance) for their lists, and it makes sense. If you are wondering about the popularity of the name, I would factor in alternative spellings because being Eithan in a class with two Ethans is not going to make you unique in the way your were hoping.

Maybe focus on your own life, get a hobby and calm down?

Uh, weird overreaction. I'm sure your Eithan is a very special boy.

My girls are named Elizabeth and Helena. I am sorry to disappoint that I don’t have a “kreativ kid name” for you. But the point stands that some of you out here with, like, conspiracy theorist project boards, tracking and speculating over what other people name their kids is wild. Get a life!

Anonymous wrote:Is Eithan really overused? I've yet to meet an Eithan. Is it pronounced "Eye-than?"

All of these names are horrible except for Georgina.

It's pronounced like Ethan. I have a relative who used Eithan, and it's fine and normal. Kid likes it.

Kayce looks like a girl's name.

Khaza sounds like coffee beans.

Neriah and Amiri are not uncommon where I live.

Wrenlee would be better without the 'lee'.