Being a dork, of course I set out to discover that statistically.
I combined the lists of 14 states of "The South" (yes, I know, what's in the South is up for debate. For your interest: AL, AR, FL, GA, KY, LA, MS, NC, OK, SC, TN, TX, VA, WV), and pulled out which names are proportionally more common in The South. The results were surprising.
The most "Southern" names in the Southern states' Top 1000:
Boys:
- Alexandre
- Jamarcus
- Jamarion
- Cason
- Braylen
- Tylan
- Demarcus
- Braylon
- Lawson
- Zaylen
- Kason
- Brentley
- Kylan
- Courtney
- Judson
- Hayes
- Coleman
- Braylin
- Chandler
- Cayson
Girls:
- Romina
- Mariajose
- Landry
- Gentry
- Eiza
- Renata
- Nahomi
- Vianney
- Aracely
- Martina
- Ariadna
- Angelie
- Regina
- Jaqueline
- Sterling
- Adamaris
- Arleth
- Azul
- Geraldine
- Ivanna
And to narrow down a bit further, from the states' Top 500:
Boys:
- Cason
- Braylen
- Braylon
- Lawson
- Kason
- Brentley
- Kylan
- Hayes
- Chandler
- Cayson
- Case
- Princeton
- Raylan
- Cannon
- Channing
- Jamari
- Bryson
- Jayceon
- Karson
- Joe
Girls:
- Romina
- Landry
- Renata
- Regina
- Jaqueline
- Ivanna
- Aranza
- Araceli
- Ayleen
- America
- Fernanda
- Alisson
- Ariadne
- Violeta
- Ximena
- Arely
- Frida
- Galilea
- Paulina
- Montserrat
And even more narrowed down, from the states' Top 100:
Boys:
- Bryson
- Brantley
- Braxton
- Juan
- Ayden
- Kaiden
- Kayden
- Jose
- Jeremiah
- Jase
- Easton
- Bentley
- Grayson
- Josiah
- Carson
- Christian
- Christopher
- Levi
- Brayden
- Jordan
Girls:
- Regina
- Fernanda
- Ximena
- Alejandra
- Jimena
- Alondra
- Alessandra
- Carolina
- Aylin
- Daleyza
- Camila
- Melany
- Ana
- Angelique
- Kamila
- Valeria
- Nayeli
- Catalina
- Daniela
- Melanie
I'm pretty surprised at how much more Spanish-influenced the girls' list is! Crazy. (you can mostly blame Texas, as far as I can tell)
If you take out the names that are currently trending in Spanish-speaking countries from the girls' side, the list changes quite a bit:
(from the boys', just take Juan & Jose out, and tack Tristan & Joshua to the end)
If you take out the names that are currently trending in Spanish-speaking countries from the girls' side, the list changes quite a bit:
(from the boys', just take Juan & Jose out, and tack Tristan & Joshua to the end)
- Alessandra
- Angelique
- Leslie
- Giselle
- Ashley
- Nicole
- Daniella
- Valerie
- Alison
- Amy
- Londyn
- Madeleine
- Vanessa
- Alina
- Juliette
- Camille
- Leilani
- Kayla
- Juliana
- Rose
Now, I noticed an interesting phenomenon when I looked at the bottom of the lists, the least Southern names--lots of boys' names ending in -o! Nico, Rocco, Theo, Arlo, Milo, Leo. And for the girls', quite a few word-names: Luna, Ruby, Melody, Daisy, Jade, Hazel, Iris.
What's the opposite of Southern? Hipster? ;)
What's the opposite of Southern? Hipster? ;)
And in case you wanted any more trivia, the Southern Top 10, and the national SSA lists for comparison:
Southern
|
National
|
|
1.
|
Noah
|
Noah
|
2.
|
William
|
Liam
|
3.
|
Mason
|
Mason
|
4.
|
Liam
|
Jacob
|
5.
|
Jacob
|
William
|
6.
|
Elijah
|
Ethan
|
7.
|
James
|
Michael
|
8.
|
Ethan
|
Alexander
|
9.
|
Michael
|
James
|
10.
|
Aiden
|
Daniel
|
Southern
|
National
|
|
1.
|
Camila
|
Emma
|
2.
|
Melanie
|
Olivia
|
3.
|
Ximena
|
Sophia
|
4.
|
Ashley
|
Isabella
|
5.
|
Emma
|
Ava
|
6.
|
Olivia
|
Mia
|
7.
|
Sophia
|
Emily
|
8.
|
Ava
|
Abigail
|
9.
|
Natalia
|
Madison
|
10.
|
Abigail
|
Charlotte
|
And if you want to see the whole Southern Top 1000, it is here, on Google Sheets. :)
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