Ranking Jumps, 2016 (boys)

I think I'll start with the boys this year. :)

Here are the quickest-rising names from the Top 2500 & up:

1. Kyon, +3013 (#5471-->#2458)
2. Kion, +2954 (#4379-->#1425)
3. Yoandri, +2641 (#4270-->#1629)
4. Murad, +2360 (#4675-->#2315)
5. Kylo, +2312 (#3213-->#901)
6. Aceson, +2217 (#4675-->#2458)
7. Bellamy, +1955 (#4270-->#2315)
8. Aadvik, +1944 (#3748-->#1804)
9. Zabdiel, +1828 (#3339-->#1511)
10. Egypt, +1758 (#3652-->#1894)
11. Keylor, +1690 (#3748-->#2058)
12. Yuvaan, +1651 (#3652-->#2001)
13. Saint, +1582 (#3061-->#1479)
14. Dietrich, +1538 (#3853-->#2315)
15. Mars, +1538 (#3853-->#2315)
16. Prestyn, +1533 (#3957-->#2424)
17. Ayaansh, +1455 (#3402-->#1947)
18. Kreed, +1399 (#3748-->#2349)
19. Khaza, +1386 (#3280-->#1894)
20. Franky, +1201 (#3490-->#2289)

Oo, Dietrich & Bellamy are nice surprises. I wonder if they're be able to keep that momentum up.

Now the names that are probably a bit more familiar, from the Top 1500:

1. Kion, +2954 (#4379-->#1425)
2. Kylo, +2312 (#3213-->#901)
3. Saint, +1582 (#3061-->#1479)
4. Finnick, +1072 (#2311-->#1239)
5. Bowie, +1042 (#2396-->#1354)
6. Azrael, +661 (#2157-->#1496)
7. Kairo, +608 (#1829-->#1221)
8. Kiaan, +599 (#1741-->#1142)
9. Remi, +594 (#1709-->#1115)
10. Baker, +580 (#1780-->#1200)
11. Kyng, +517 (#1588-->#1071)
12. Ren, +508 (#2004-->#1496)
13. Mathis, +482 (#1773-->#1291)
14. Gianluca, +455 (#1606-->#1151)
15. Calder, +421 (#1856-->#1435)
16. Shepard, +411 (#1453-->#1042)
17. Kaisen, +409 (#1632-->#1223)
18. Gerson, +402 (#1881-->#1479)
19. Kace, +400 (#1577-->#1177)
20. Khari, +394 (#1529-->#1135)

Both Kylo and Ren? I can hope this means we'll see a similar rise in Rey for girls. :p

Finally, the names to really keep an eye on--the fastest risers in the Top 500:

1. Adonis, +308 (#702-->#394)
2. Zayn, +223 (#643-->#420)
3. Conor, +154 (#477-->#323)
4. Arlo, +153 (#502-->#349)
5. Bodhi, +136 (#499-->#363)
6. Wade, +115 (#521-->#406)
7. Hayes, +106 (#539-->#433)
8. Ariel, +98 (#598-->#500)
9. Matias, +97 (#458-->#361)
10. Johan, +90 (#553-->#463)
11. Atlas, +87 (#490-->#403)
12. Ace, +85 (#418-->#333)
13. Killian, +84 (#348-->#264)
14. Legend, +81 (#392-->#311)
15. Ellis, +73 (#419-->#346)
16. Tobias, +70 (#316-->#246)
17. Royce, +69 (#530-->#461)
18. Thiago, +67 (#333-->#266)
19. Odin, +62 (#445-->#383)
20. Mathias, +62 (#561-->#499)

Is that 3 mythological names (4 if you count the more familiar Conor)? Wow! Maybe the boys will someday catch up to the girls in that category. I can hope, anyway. And Tobias again! That's three years in a row now. And Mathias & Matias (as well as Mathis from the Top 1500)--interesting. 

And here are the names completely new to the Top 1000:

• Ahmir
• Alistair
• Benicio
• Creed
• Eason
• Fox
• Greysen
• Jad
• Jeremias
• Kaiser
• Kylo
• Merrick
• Mikael
• Shepherd
• Tadeo
• Wesson
• Yisroel
• Zyaire