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With half of the year behind us, it's time to check in with our friends at BabyNameWizard.com for a baby name trend report. We know that Jacob and Isabella are the reigning king and queen of American baby names. But what's coming up next?
To answer that question, BabyNameWizard.com tracked the names that hundreds of thousands of name-searching parents looked for most. They've given us an exclusive peek at the hottest names of 2010 so far -- the names that rose the fastest from a year ago. The fast risers might not be common now, but we're likely to hear more from them in the years to come.
The #1 fastest rising girl's name is Tenley, and that's just the tip of the iceberg. Kinley, Tinsley and Kinsley also made the top 20. Together, they point to a signature sound for the year's baby girls. Also keep an eye out for Everly, which placed two different spellings in the top 20.
For boys, the country's love affair with "-n" names is set to continue. More than half of the hottest rising boy's names end in that super-popular letter. Look for a fresh crop of surname names, too, especially luxurious ones like Sterling, St. John and Bentley.
The top 20 fastest rising boy's and girl's names are below. If you're afraid that your favorite names are rising too fast, check out the list of secret hit baby names that are more popular than they appear, and these appealing alternatives to the new hit names.
FASTEST-RISING GIRL'S NAMES
1. Tenley
2. Harper
3. Everleigh
4. Martina
5. Sookie
6. Navi
7. Charlotte
8. Eloise
9. Lorelai
10. Ursula
11. Briella
12. Kinley
13. Tinsley
14. Mhairi
15. Leighton
16. Maelle
17. Ever
18. Kinsley
19. Lux
20. Everly
FASTEST-RISING BOY'S NAMES
1. Castiel
2. Bentley
3. Eoin
4. Easton
5. Lucian
6. Aarav
7. Zion
8. St. John
9. Kaiden
10. Sterling
11. Callan
12. Leland
13. Harper
14. Mikah
15. Dashiell
16. Eliah
17. Dawson
18. Kayden
19. Lennon
20. Dorian
Related: Hottest Names of the First Quarter of 2010
To answer that question, BabyNameWizard.com tracked the names that hundreds of thousands of name-searching parents looked for most. They've given us an exclusive peek at the hottest names of 2010 so far -- the names that rose the fastest from a year ago. The fast risers might not be common now, but we're likely to hear more from them in the years to come.
The #1 fastest rising girl's name is Tenley, and that's just the tip of the iceberg. Kinley, Tinsley and Kinsley also made the top 20. Together, they point to a signature sound for the year's baby girls. Also keep an eye out for Everly, which placed two different spellings in the top 20.
For boys, the country's love affair with "-n" names is set to continue. More than half of the hottest rising boy's names end in that super-popular letter. Look for a fresh crop of surname names, too, especially luxurious ones like Sterling, St. John and Bentley.
The top 20 fastest rising boy's and girl's names are below. If you're afraid that your favorite names are rising too fast, check out the list of secret hit baby names that are more popular than they appear, and these appealing alternatives to the new hit names.
FASTEST-RISING GIRL'S NAMES
1. Tenley
2. Harper
3. Everleigh
4. Martina
5. Sookie
6. Navi
7. Charlotte
8. Eloise
9. Lorelai
10. Ursula
11. Briella
12. Kinley
13. Tinsley
14. Mhairi
15. Leighton
16. Maelle
17. Ever
18. Kinsley
19. Lux
20. Everly
FASTEST-RISING BOY'S NAMES
1. Castiel
2. Bentley
3. Eoin
4. Easton
5. Lucian
6. Aarav
7. Zion
8. St. John
9. Kaiden
10. Sterling
11. Callan
12. Leland
13. Harper
14. Mikah
15. Dashiell
16. Eliah
17. Dawson
18. Kayden
19. Lennon
20. Dorian
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ReaderComments (Page 2 of 25)
7-19-2010 @ 9:18PM
Laila said...I think that it's so funny that Ever made the list. My 3 month daughter is Ever Marianette and I never thought in a million years that it would make the list! I'm happy my son's names Julian Lorenz and Loren Rainier didn't make the list! P.S. My husbands name is Lorenzo thats where Loren and Lorenz came from! And I adore Lux and Tenely but no more babies for me.
7-16-2010 @ 8:09PM
Nicole said...I was thinking the Navi was coming more from people who had seen Avatar, who are also obviously people who have never played Zelda. No self-respecting Zelda fan would name their kid after that effing fairy... >_
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7-19-2010 @ 8:34PM
luv2sing5801 said...Hahaha Navi was terrible =P I love those Zelda games though.
What's weird to me is that there are so many names on this list that I have never heard of, and hardly any I know how to pronounce. Although this kinda is good since I, for example, know 5 Jessica's =P
7-19-2010 @ 2:17PM
hahahadogg said...Navi?HAHAHAHA!You have got to be kidding me!HA!Like anyone would name their kid Navi?How do you even pronounce that,like Navy?Stupid!!
7-19-2010 @ 4:25PM
msinkorswim said...I would hope that it is from the Zelda game and not Avatar. I loved the movie, but puh-lease.
7-19-2010 @ 6:19AM
Penny Loken-Evans said...Lux reminds me of an old dish washing detergent(?), Eoin is too close to groin, kids will have a blast with this on the playground, as well as Sookie. Bently seems like a "wish I had the car but can't afford it name" and Ever just doesn't roll of the tongue. I'm a bit suprised Brighton didn't make the list. The thing about names is you want a name that's perfect but you have to remember these names go to school, play, will eventually graduate from college and enter the workplace. Different is good but it can also be ridiculous. By the way worst name in my opinion Seagrim 7, it's the alcohol of choice the couple drank the night of conception. I'm a labor/delivery nurse and some of the names just make you cringe. I'm 32
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7-19-2010 @ 7:09AM
Michelle Kee said...You are pronouncing Eion wrong. It is pronouced like Ian which phonectically is Eon. There is a well known writter out there who's name is Eion. He wrote the children's books "Artemis Fowl" and the new sequecial to "The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy".
7-19-2010 @ 8:09AM
mrs.mulvaney said..."Eoin is close to groin"? It's a classic Irish name! It's pronounced similarly to "Owen" I wonder what you would have to say about Aoife, Sioban, Ronan or Donal? All as common in Western Europe as Ashley, Jessica or Christopher in the US.
7-19-2010 @ 8:39AM
Paula said...Eoin is actually pronounced "YO win."
7-19-2010 @ 9:13AM
ronin said...What ever happened to.. Mary, Tom,Sally, and John kinda names???
7-19-2010 @ 12:35PM
Mary said...Right on, Penny. I am now 70 years old, and I didn't find out until I was 18 that my nickname, "Baby Gilbey," came from Gilbey's gin. I am relieved that they weren't drinking Absinth Frappes at the time.
7-19-2010 @ 1:37PM
Dee said...I like your thinking. Pick NOT a name that is popular and sounds good on a 4 year old. Think down the line. I went to high school with some individuals whose parents either didn't think when they named their child or were really cruel. Either way they endured a lot of hardship.
7-19-2010 @ 6:23AM
sunny said...Those are some of the stupidest names I have ever heard.
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7-19-2010 @ 7:13AM
debo said...really stupid
7-19-2010 @ 8:02AM
Ralph DeMattia said...ALL of these names are silly! Where do people come up with names like these? There isn't a normal name on either list!!!!!
7-19-2010 @ 9:17AM
Sherryb said...no one said they were 'wise' names, just 'rising' names....
7-19-2010 @ 9:37AM
BOB said...What kind of people would name a child with some name like those listed ?
7-19-2010 @ 2:57PM
lisitaruiz said...Right on those names are hideous
try
annabell
jazmine
jane
sarah
janet
elizabeth
THOSE are nice common name
the others are like DOG names...ugh
7-19-2010 @ 11:39AM
Imani said...lol really mary john and sally are old people names! SO PLAYED!
7-19-2010 @ 6:25AM
Tera Boyd said...For the little guys..just gimme' a good ol' Bob, John, Jack..girl's names can be more froo-froo...
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