What Does 'Change' Mean? Part 1 (2014)

Warning: numbers time!

The fastest-jumping names from the (new) Top 2500+:

1. Dalary, +15000+? (Not Ranked --> #1148)
2. Arantza, +5658 (#6970 --> #1312)
3. Azeneth, +3852 (#5976 --> #2124)
4. Aranza, +3603 (#4210 --> #607)
5. Laiyah, +3129 (#4969 --> #1840)
6. Aleyda, +3041 (#4307 --> #1266)
7. Nori, +2759 (#4715 --> #1956)
8. Majesty, +2360 (#4497 --> #2137)
9. Sevyn, +2267 (#4715 --> #2448)
10. Ridley, +1924 (#4397 --> #2473)
11. Zyana, +1832 (#3739 --> #1907)
12. Royal, +1830 (#2854 --> #1024)
13. Letty, +1439 (#3436 --> #1997)
14. Bellamy, +1321 (#3244 --> #1923)
15. Daleysa, +1195 (#2919 --> #1724)
16. Grey, +1183 (#3489 --> #2306)
17. Zarina, +1183 (#3606 --> #2423)
18. Asher, +1123 (#3546 --> #2423)
19. Lincoln, +1119 (#2777 --> #1658)
20. Aarohi, +1076 (#3102 --> #2026)

I admit, I have no idea who Larry Hernandez is, but he must be pretty darned popular! This is the second time a name he invented for his daughter has taken the #1 spot (the first being Daleyza in 2013).

Still kind of obscure, though, so let's cut it down to names in the Top 1500:

1. Dalary, +15000+? (Not Ranked --> #1148)
2. Arantza, +5658 (#6970 --> #1312)
3. Aranza, +3603 (#4210 --> #607)
4. Aleyda, +3041 (#4307 --> #1266)
5. Royal, +1830 (#2854 --> #1024)
6. Dafne, +682 (#2140 --> #1458)
7. Montserrat, +590 (#1161 --> #571)
8. Monserrat, +570 (#1161 --> #591)
9. Everlee, +556 (#1724 --> #1168)
10. August, +554 (#1653 --> #1099)
11. Aminah, +538 (#1604 --> #1066)
12. Aadya, +497 (#1886 --> #1389)
13. Novalee, +495 (#1864 --> #1369)
14. Winnie, +472 (#1886 --> #1414)
15. Andi, +468 (#1483 --> #1015)
16. Maisie, +467 (#1122 --> #655)
17. Davina, +463 (#1741 --> #1278)
18. Angely, +441 (#1886 --> #1445)
19. Florence, +437 (#1735 --> #1298)
20. Anayah, +428 (#1628 --> #1200)

I admit, I'm rather tickled to see Florence and Davina. August is quite unexpected, and while I was initially surprised to see Maisie and Winnie, they do make sense, since vintage-nicknames-as-full-names seems to be a growing trend.

Usually I call it quits there, but since names rarely keep that sort of momentum as they get into the higher ranks, I thought I'd see which names are moving about the most in the Top 500.

1. Daleyza, +358 (#585 --> #227)
2. Paislee, +271 (#625 --> #354)
3. Elsa, +242 (#528 --> #286)
4. Nova, +241 (#528 --> #287)
5. Amina, +211 (#619 --> #408)
6. Everly, +204 (#382 --> #178)
7. Juniper, +157 (#646 --> #489)
8. River, +134 (#587 --> #453)
9. Angelique, +126 (#539 --> #413)
10. Ember, +123 (#558 --> #435)
11. Evelynn, +112 (#546 --> #434)
12. Gracelynn, +104 (#555 --> #451)
13. Sawyer, +102 (#446 --> #344)
14. Kali, +101 (#363 --> #262)
15. Dylan, +95 (#489 --> #394)
16. Aspen, +90 (#487 --> #397)
17. Felicity, +82 (#579 --> #497)
18. Cali, +81 (#282 --> #201)
19. Malaysia, +81 (#479 --> #398)
20. Emersyn, +72 (#499 --> #427)

Hey, there's Daleyza! Still going strong.
I admit, I'd thought Elsa wouldn't rise too much, figuring that the parents inspired to use it would be countered by the parents scared off. Guess I was a bit wrong. ;)
Masculine, unisex, and nature-y seem to be the names to watch, still.

And finally, the names completely new to the Top 1000:

• Aanya
• Addilynn
• Anniston
• Aranza
• Ariadne
• Aubriella
• Avalynn
• Ayva
• Emmeline
• Hadleigh
• Holland
• Karter
• Khaleesi
• Kinslee
• Landry
• Maisie
• Milani
• Montserrat
• Nala
• Naya
• Noa
• Pyper
• Remington
• Remy
• Zendaya