{"id":3934,"date":"2020-02-11T03:37:36","date_gmt":"2020-02-11T03:37:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.ackgame.com\/onwords\/?p=3934"},"modified":"2020-02-11T03:37:36","modified_gmt":"2020-02-11T03:37:36","slug":"name-trends-2015-2018","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.ackgame.com\/onwords\/name-trends-2015-2018\/","title":{"rendered":"Name trends 2015-2018"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>There are plenty of sites that tell you the most popular baby names for the current (or last) year. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.goodhousekeeping.com\/life\/parenting\/g25336854\/most-popular-baby-names-2019\/\">Here&#8217;s a good one for 2019<\/a>, if that&#8217;s what you want . What interests me is identifying which names are the most trendy, i.e. rapidly gaining or falling in popularity. You may want to get in on the trend, or avoid a name that is on the downward slide. I used Social Security Administration data for 2015 and 2018, the most recent year they&#8217;ve released as of this writing, and compared the top 100 names for both and girls in 2015 to see where they ranked in 2018. Here are the results.<\/p>\n<p>Biggest losers for girls:<\/p>\n<table style=\"border-collapse: collapse; width: 192pt;\" border=\"0\" width=\"150\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<colgroup>\n<col style=\"width: 48pt;\" span=\"4\" width=\"64\" \/> <\/colgroup>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"48\"><strong>NAME<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"48\"><strong>2015 Rank<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"48\"><strong>2018 Rank<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"48\"><strong>Drop<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Alexis<\/td>\n<td>87<\/td>\n<td>179<\/td>\n<td>92<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Alexa<\/td>\n<td>32<\/td>\n<td>90<\/td>\n<td>58<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Kylie<\/td>\n<td>66<\/td>\n<td>124<\/td>\n<td>58<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Alyssa<\/td>\n<td>93<\/td>\n<td>150<\/td>\n<td>57<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Brianna<\/td>\n<td>82<\/td>\n<td>132<\/td>\n<td>50<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Annabelle<\/td>\n<td>92<\/td>\n<td>141<\/td>\n<td>49<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Taylor<\/td>\n<td>77<\/td>\n<td>121<\/td>\n<td>44<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Ashley<\/td>\n<td>85<\/td>\n<td>129<\/td>\n<td>44<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Arianna<\/td>\n<td>56<\/td>\n<td>95<\/td>\n<td>39<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Kaylee<\/td>\n<td>61<\/td>\n<td>97<\/td>\n<td>36<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Sadie<\/td>\n<td>52<\/td>\n<td>87<\/td>\n<td>35<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Mackenzie<\/td>\n<td>73<\/td>\n<td>106<\/td>\n<td>33<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Aubree<\/td>\n<td>79<\/td>\n<td>110<\/td>\n<td>31<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Faith<\/td>\n<td>91<\/td>\n<td>122<\/td>\n<td>31<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Allison<\/td>\n<td>39<\/td>\n<td>69<\/td>\n<td>30<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Peyton<\/td>\n<td>72<\/td>\n<td>101<\/td>\n<td>29<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Katherine<\/td>\n<td>84<\/td>\n<td>112<\/td>\n<td>28<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Alexandra<\/td>\n<td>100<\/td>\n<td>125<\/td>\n<td>25<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Melanie<\/td>\n<td>81<\/td>\n<td>105<\/td>\n<td>24<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>Biggest gainers for girls:<\/p>\n<table style=\"border-collapse: collapse; width: 192pt;\" border=\"0\" width=\"150\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<colgroup>\n<col style=\"width: 48pt;\" span=\"4\" width=\"64\" \/> <\/colgroup>\n<tbody>\n<tr style=\"height: 15.0pt;\">\n<td class=\"xl65\" style=\"height: 15.0pt; width: 48pt;\" width=\"64\" height=\"20\"><strong>NAME<\/strong><\/td>\n<td class=\"xl65\" style=\"width: 48pt;\" width=\"64\"><strong>2015 Rank<\/strong><\/td>\n<td class=\"xl65\" style=\"width: 48pt;\" width=\"64\"><strong>2018 Rank<\/strong><\/td>\n<td class=\"xl65\" style=\"width: 48pt;\" width=\"64\"><strong>Gain<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 15.0pt;\">\n<td style=\"height: 15.0pt;\" height=\"20\">Mila<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">53<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">14<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">39<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 15.0pt;\">\n<td style=\"height: 15.0pt;\" height=\"20\">Aurora<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">78<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">44<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">34<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 15.0pt;\">\n<td style=\"height: 15.0pt;\" height=\"20\">Eleanor<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">60<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">32<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">28<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 15.0pt;\">\n<td style=\"height: 15.0pt;\" height=\"20\">Bella<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">74<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">48<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">26<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 15.0pt;\">\n<td style=\"height: 15.0pt;\" height=\"20\">Camila<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">42<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">18<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">24<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 15.0pt;\">\n<td style=\"height: 15.0pt;\" height=\"20\">Hazel<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">63<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">42<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">21<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 15.0pt;\">\n<td style=\"height: 15.0pt;\" height=\"20\">Gianna<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">96<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">80<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">16<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 15.0pt;\">\n<td style=\"height: 15.0pt;\" height=\"20\">Alice<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">86<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">71<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">15<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 15.0pt;\">\n<td style=\"height: 15.0pt;\" height=\"20\">Cora<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">88<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">73<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">15<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 15.0pt;\">\n<td style=\"height: 15.0pt;\" height=\"20\">Stella<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">51<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">38<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">13<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 15.0pt;\">\n<td style=\"height: 15.0pt;\" height=\"20\">Quinn<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">97<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">84<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">13<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 15.0pt;\">\n<td style=\"height: 15.0pt;\" height=\"20\">Naomi<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">76<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">64<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">12<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 15.0pt;\">\n<td style=\"height: 15.0pt;\" height=\"20\">Nora<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">41<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">30<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">11<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 15.0pt;\">\n<td style=\"height: 15.0pt;\" height=\"20\">Aria<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">29<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">19<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">10<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 15.0pt;\">\n<td style=\"height: 15.0pt;\" height=\"20\">Ellie<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">47<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">37<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">10<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 15.0pt;\">\n<td style=\"height: 15.0pt;\" height=\"20\">Ruby<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">83<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">74<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">9<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 15.0pt;\">\n<td style=\"height: 15.0pt;\" height=\"20\">Penelope<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">34<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">26<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">8<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 15.0pt;\">\n<td style=\"height: 15.0pt;\" height=\"20\">Genesis<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">65<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">57<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">8<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 15.0pt;\">\n<td style=\"height: 15.0pt;\" height=\"20\">Riley<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">35<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">28<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">7<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 15.0pt;\">\n<td style=\"height: 15.0pt;\" height=\"20\">Violet<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">50<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">43<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">7<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 15.0pt;\">\n<td style=\"height: 15.0pt;\" height=\"20\">Caroline<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">62<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">55<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">7<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 15.0pt;\">\n<td style=\"height: 15.0pt;\" height=\"20\">Maya<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">68<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">61<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">7<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>Biggest losers for boys:<\/p>\n<table style=\"border-collapse: collapse; width: 192pt;\" border=\"0\" width=\"256\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<colgroup>\n<col style=\"width: 48pt;\" span=\"4\" width=\"64\" \/> <\/colgroup>\n<tbody>\n<tr style=\"height: 15.0pt;\">\n<td style=\"height: 15.0pt; width: 48pt;\" width=\"64\" height=\"20\"><strong>Name<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 48pt;\" width=\"64\"><strong>2015 rank<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 48pt;\" width=\"64\"><strong>2018 rank<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 48pt;\" width=\"64\"><strong>Drop<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 15.0pt;\">\n<td style=\"height: 15.0pt;\" height=\"20\">Blake<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">96<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">158<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">62<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 15.0pt;\">\n<td style=\"height: 15.0pt;\" height=\"20\">Kevin<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">79<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">125<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">46<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 15.0pt;\">\n<td style=\"height: 15.0pt;\" height=\"20\">Gavin<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">70<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">111<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">41<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 15.0pt;\">\n<td style=\"height: 15.0pt;\" height=\"20\">Brandon<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">83<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">124<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">41<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 15.0pt;\">\n<td style=\"height: 15.0pt;\" height=\"20\">Chase<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">74<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">112<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">38<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 15.0pt;\">\n<td style=\"height: 15.0pt;\" height=\"20\">Tyler<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">81<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">119<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">38<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 15.0pt;\">\n<td style=\"height: 15.0pt;\" height=\"20\">Ryder<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">98<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">131<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">33<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 15.0pt;\">\n<td style=\"height: 15.0pt;\" height=\"20\">Bentley<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">93<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">121<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">28<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 15.0pt;\">\n<td style=\"height: 15.0pt;\" height=\"20\">Parker<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">72<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">96<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">24<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 15.0pt;\">\n<td style=\"height: 15.0pt;\" height=\"20\">Brayden<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">61<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">84<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">23<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 15.0pt;\">\n<td style=\"height: 15.0pt;\" height=\"20\">Jordan<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">60<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">82<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">22<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 15.0pt;\">\n<td style=\"height: 15.0pt;\" height=\"20\">Zachary<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">88<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">109<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">21<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 15.0pt;\">\n<td style=\"height: 15.0pt;\" height=\"20\">Evan<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">67<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">86<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">19<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 15.0pt;\">\n<td style=\"height: 15.0pt;\" height=\"20\">Nathaniel<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">97<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">116<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">19<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 15.0pt;\">\n<td style=\"height: 15.0pt;\" height=\"20\">Ayden<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">87<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">104<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">17<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 15.0pt;\">\n<td style=\"height: 15.0pt;\" height=\"20\">Hunter<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">41<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">56<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">15<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 15.0pt;\">\n<td style=\"height: 15.0pt;\" height=\"20\">Landon<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">46<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">61<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">15<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 15.0pt;\">\n<td style=\"height: 15.0pt;\" height=\"20\">Jonathan<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">48<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">63<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">15<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 15.0pt;\">\n<td style=\"height: 15.0pt;\" height=\"20\">Jace<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">75<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">90<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">15<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>And gainers for boys:<\/p>\n<table style=\"border-collapse: collapse; width: 192pt;\" border=\"0\" width=\"256\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<colgroup>\n<col style=\"width: 48pt;\" span=\"4\" width=\"64\" \/> <\/colgroup>\n<tbody>\n<tr style=\"height: 15.0pt;\">\n<td style=\"height: 15.0pt; width: 48pt;\" width=\"64\" height=\"20\"><strong>Name<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 48pt;\" width=\"64\"><strong>2015 rank<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 48pt;\" width=\"64\"><strong>2018 rank<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 48pt;\" width=\"64\"><strong>Gain<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 15.0pt;\">\n<td style=\"height: 15.0pt;\" height=\"20\">Theodore<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">99<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">44<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">55<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 15.0pt;\">\n<td style=\"height: 15.0pt;\" height=\"20\">Mateo<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">85<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">37<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">48<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 15.0pt;\">\n<td style=\"height: 15.0pt;\" height=\"20\">Leo<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">91<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">50<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">41<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 15.0pt;\">\n<td style=\"height: 15.0pt;\" height=\"20\">Asher<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">82<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">47<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">35<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 15.0pt;\">\n<td style=\"height: 15.0pt;\" height=\"20\">Ezra<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">92<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">59<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">33<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 15.0pt;\">\n<td style=\"height: 15.0pt;\" height=\"20\">Elias<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">100<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">67<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">33<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 15.0pt;\">\n<td style=\"height: 15.0pt;\" height=\"20\">Lincoln<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">66<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">40<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">26<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 15.0pt;\">\n<td style=\"height: 15.0pt;\" height=\"20\">Carson<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">89<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">70<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">19<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 15.0pt;\">\n<td style=\"height: 15.0pt;\" height=\"20\">Sebastian<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">35<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">18<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">17<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 15.0pt;\">\n<td style=\"height: 15.0pt;\" height=\"20\">Grayson<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">47<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">32<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">15<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 15.0pt;\">\n<td style=\"height: 15.0pt;\" height=\"20\">Oliver<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">19<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">5<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">14<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 15.0pt;\">\n<td style=\"height: 15.0pt;\" height=\"20\">Henry<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">29<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">16<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">13<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 15.0pt;\">\n<td style=\"height: 15.0pt;\" height=\"20\">Jack<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">40<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">28<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">12<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 15.0pt;\">\n<td style=\"height: 15.0pt;\" height=\"20\">Easton<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">78<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">66<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">12<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 15.0pt;\">\n<td style=\"height: 15.0pt;\" height=\"20\">Owen<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">36<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">25<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">11<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 15.0pt;\">\n<td style=\"height: 15.0pt;\" height=\"20\">Hudson<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">65<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">54<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">11<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>There are plenty of sites that tell you the most popular baby names for the current (or last) year. Here&#8217;s a good one for 2019, if that&#8217;s what you want . What interests me is identifying which names are the most trendy, i.e. rapidly gaining or falling in popularity. 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