The Biggest Losers (2012)

Which names are rising is undoubtedly more fun, but which names are on the decrease can be quite telling, too. And of course, parents of kids with these names are probably happy to see them becoming less popular. ;)

Biggest drops in rank (Top 500 only--let's face it, the higher they are, the more interesting the fall):

Boys:

1. Brayan  (#427 --> 499)
2. Jalen (#399 --> 470)
3. Trey  (#324 --> 393)
4. Amare (#426 --> 495)
5. Casey (#423 --> 486)
6. Payton (#397 --> 458)
7. Jakob (#335 --> 395)
8. Randy (#355 --> 413)
9. Jerry (#393 --> 447)
10. Jaylen (#206 --> 257)
11. Braylon (#233 --> 279)
12. Emanuel (#261 --> 306)
13. Devon  (#352 --> 397)
14. Reece (#440 --> 485)
15. Braden (#259 --> 303)
16. Raul (#359 ---> 402)
17. Mitchell (#420 --> 463)
18. Jimmy (#418 --> 460)
19. Jaden (#100 --> 140)
20. Corey (#312 --> 351)

Girls:

1. Dulce (#415 --> 574)
2. Mikaela (#452 --> 592)
3. Estrella (#433 --> 562)
4. Danna (#365 --> 490)
5. Audrina (#319 --> 440)
6. Cameron (#443 --> 553)
7. Kiera (#483 --> 590)
8. Savanna (#346 --> 447)
9. Tenley (#424 --> 520)
10. Paola (#479 --> 575)
11. Breanna (#308 --> 403)
12. Kendra (#293 --> 387)
13. Jasmin (#421 --> 515)
14. Kailyn (#399 --> 492)
15. Joselyn (#370 --> 461)
16. Kiley (#423 --> 513)
17. Jayden (#292 --> 380)
18. Liana (#463 --> 546)
19. Sasha (#373 --> 451)
20. Karen (#287 --> 353)

Whoa, Jay-names (and to a lesser extent other -ay-names) down for both genders!  Interesting. 

Biggest percentage decreases of 2012:

Boys:

1. Jacob (1% --> 0.94%)
2. Justin (0.35% --> 0.29%)
3. Tyler (0.44% --> 0.38%)
4. Christopher (0.64% --> 0.59%)
5. Joshua (0.68% --> 0.62%)
6. Anthony (0.7% --> 0.65%)
7. Hayden (0.23% --> 0.17%)
8. Daniel (0.75% --> 0.7%)
9. Jaden (0.19% --> 0.14%)
10. Jonathan (0.5% --> 0.46%)

Girls:

1. Chloe (0.57% --> 5%)
2. Alexis (0.34% --> 0.28%)
3. Addison (0.48% --> 0.42%)
4. Madison (0.64% --> 0.59%)
5. Alyssa (0.31% --> 0.26%)
6. Isabella (1.02%--> 0.99%)
7. Natalie (0.45% --> 0.41%)
8. Nevaeh (0.31% --> 0.28%)
9. Ashley (0.28% --> 0.24%)
10. Makayla (0.23% --> 0.19%)

Hmm, both Hayden & Jaden are on this list (and Jayden  is at #12). Could the -aidens really be on the way out? And classic boys' names (as in, perpetually common) continue to lose ground...

Biggest drops in relative frequency (how much more common they were in 2011):

Boys:

1. Jorden (1.53x)
2. Tremaine (1.44x)
3. Treyton (1.43x)
4. Jerimiah (1.42x)
5. Giovani (1.39x)
6. Lathan (1.39x)
7. Kenyon (1.38x)
8. Kyron (1.38x)
9. Bailey (1.37x)
10. Braedon (1.37x)
11. Yandel (1.36x)
12. Zachery (1.36x)
13. Jovany (1.36x)
14. Branden (1.35x)
15. Jordyn (1.35x)
16. Jaden (1.35x)
17. JohnPaul (1.33x)
18. Jakobe (1.33x)
19. Desean (1.33x)
20. Trevon (1.33x)

Girls:

1. Jaden (1.58x)
2. Dulce (1.49x)
3. Payten (1.47x)
4. Yamilet (1.45x)
5. Shaniya (1.43x)
6. Caleigh (1.41x)
7. Danna (1.4x)
8. Audrina (1.39x)
9. Tegan (1.38x)
10. Estrella (1.38x)
11. Jazmyn (1.37x)
12. Kiersten (1.37x)
13. Shania (1.37x)
14. Tianna (1.36x)
15. Naima (1.36x)
16. Ashton (1.36x)
17. Mikaela (1.35x)
18. Karley (1.34x)
19. Janiah (1.33x)
20. Jaiden (1.33x)

Wow. Overall, Jayden & spelling variants are easily the name decreasing the most, for both genders. Two different spellings for Michaela, Payton, Jordan, Jacob, Giovanni, and Jasmine, too. Hmmm....