Dactylic Names (girls)

I feel like there's a good joke in there about pterosaurs, or maybe fingers, but my brain's not being witty enough today. :p

A dactyl is a stressed syllable followed by two unstressed syllables, like Cassidy or Madelyn. Most American names are trochaic (two-syllable, stressed followed by unstressed, e.g. Hannah, Zoe), so iambic names (two syllable, unstressed followed by stressed; e.g. Marie, Noelle) are kind of the go-to for "nicely flowing" middles (boys' and girls' lists here).
But, dactylic names can also work well, especially if the first name is iambic.

Dactylic girls' names in the US tend to fall into one of three categories: OE/Germanic, Anglicizations from French/Latin, and surnames; so I will be particularly looking for names from different origins. :)
Also to cut down on what will already be a long list, I'm leaving out "familiar" names (that is, names that have appeared in the US Top 250 or so).

• Abilene (AB-il-een, [Anglicized] Hebrew)--poss. "meadow"
• Adelie (AD-el-ee, English)--from French, form of Adele. Also spelled Adalie. 
• Aelia (EYE-lee-ah, Latin; EE-lee-ah, Anglicized)--prob. from Greek, "sun". Modern forms include Èlia (EH-lee-ah, Catalan) and Elia (EH-lee-ah, Spanish).
• Águeda (AH-geh-dah, Spanish, Portuguese)--form of Agatha. Other forms include Ágota (AG-oh-taw, Hungarian), Agata (AH-gah-tah, Italian), and Agathe (AG-ah-thee, [anglicized] Greek). 
• Amabel (AH-mah-bel, [archaic] English)--older form of Mabel
• Amelie (AH-mel-ee, English)--from French, form of Amelia.  
• Amethyst (AM-eh-thist, English)
• Amity (AM-it-ee, English)
• Annegret (AHN-neh-gret, German)--contraction of Anna Margaret
• Annika (AHN-nik-ah, AN-nik-ah, English; AHN-nik-ah, Scandinavian, German)--form of Anna. Also spelled Anika. 
• Annelie (AHN-nah-lee, German)--short form of Anneliese, a contraction of Anna Elisabeth. Scandinavian spelling is Anneli. 
• Annalise (AN-neh-lees, English)--form of German/Scandinavian Anneliese. Also spelled Annelise. 
• Anthea (AN-thee-ah, English)--from ancient Greek, "flower"
• Aravis (EHR-ah-vis, [literary] English)
• Artemis (AR-tem-is, Greek [mythology])
• Avalon (AV-ah-lahn, English)
• Aveline (AV-el-een, AV-eh-lin, English)--from French, a form of Evelyn
• Avonlea (AV-un-lee, [literary] English)
• Beatrix (BEE-ah-triks, English; BEH-ah-triks, Dutch, German)
• Betony (BET-ah-nee, English)
• Bricia (BREE-see-ah, Spanish)--feminine of Bricius/Bryce. Other forms include Brícia (BREE-see-ah, Portuguese) and Brizia (BREETS-ee-ah, Italian). 
• Bryony (BRYE-on-ee, English)--also spelled Briony. 
• Cassia (KAHS-see-ah, Latin)
• Cecily (SES-il-ee, English)
• Celandine (SEL-an-deen, SEL-an-dine, English)
• Celestine (SEL-es-teen, SEL-es-tine, English)
• Charmian (CHAR-mee-an, SHAR-mee-an, English)--from ancient Greek, "joy". Another form is Charmion (KAR-mee-on, CHAR-mee-on). 
• Chastity (CHAS-tih-tee, English)
• Chione (KYE-on-ee, Greek [mythology])--"snow"
• Christabel (KRIS-tah-bel, English)--also spelled Christabelle or Christobel. 
• Claribel (KLEHR-ih-bel, English)--also spelled Clarabelle
• Clarity (KLEHR-ih-tee, English)
• Cloelia (KLOY-lee-ah, Latin; KLEE-lee-ah, Anglicized)--modern forms include Clelia (KLEH-lee-ah, Italian) and Clélia (KLEH-lee-ah, Portuguese). 
• Clemency (KLEM-en-see, English)--"mercy"
• Clementine (KLEM-en-tine, KLEM-en-teen, English)
• Corabelle (KOR-ah-bel, English)--also spelled Corabel.
• Coralie (KOR-ah-lee, English)
• Coraline (KOR-ah-line, English)
• Cordia (KOR-dee-ah, Latin)--poss. "late-born", "heart", or "cord". A modern form is Cordula (KOR-doo-lah, German). 
• Cosima (KOH-zee-mah, Italian, German)
• Cressida (KRES-sid-ah, [literary] English)--from ancient Greek, "golden"
• Cybele (SIB-el-ee, Greek [mythology])--from Hellenized Phrygian, poss. "stone, mountain"
• Dajana (DAH-yah-nah, Serbian, Croatian)--form of Diana. Another form is Dijana (DEE-yah-nah). 
• Damaris (DAM-ah-ris, [Biblical] Greek)
• Danaë (DAN-ah-ee, Greek [mythology])--other forms include Danae (DAH-nah-ay, German, Italian), Dânae (DAN-ah-ay, Portuguese), Dànae (DAH-nah-ay, Catalan), and Dánae (DAH-nah-ay, Spanish). 
• Daria (DAH-ree-ah, DAR-ee-ah, English, Italian, Polish, Romanian, Czech, Dutch)--other forms include Dariya (DAH-ree-ah, Ukrainian).
• Decima (DEH-kee-mah, Latin; DES-im-ah, Anglicized)--"tenth"
• Dervila (DUR-vil-ah, [anglicized] Irish)--form of Deirbhile, "daughter of a poet", or Dearbháil, "daughter of Fál [Ireland]". Also spelled Dervilla. 
• Despina (THES-pee-nah ['th' like in "the"], Greek)--"lady, dame"
• Đurđica (JOOR-jits-ah, Croatian)--form of Georgia. [also means 'lily of the valley' in Croatian]
• Ealasaid (EL-ah-sahch, EL-ah-sahj, Scottish)--form of Elizabeth. Other forms include Ellisiv/Elisiv (EL-ih-siv, Norwegian, Swedish), Elsabe (EL-zah-beh, German), Erzsébet (EHR-zhay-bet, Hungarian) and Elsebeth/Elsebet (EL-seh-bet, Danish).
• Elodie (EL-ah-dee, English)--from Gallicized Germanic, "other wealth" or poss. "all wealth"
• Emerald (EM-er-ald, English)
• Emese (EM-eh-sheh, Hungarian)
• Eowyn (EH-oh-win, [literary] English)
• Ephyra (EF-ih-rah, Greek [mythology])--poss. "fiery"
• Esteri (ES-teh-ree, Finnish)--form of Esther
• Ezia (ETS-ee-ah, Italian)--prob. from Latinized Greek, "eagle"
• Ferelith (FEHR-eh-lith, FEHR-eh-leeth, English)--anglicized from Irish Forbhlaith, "sovereignty"
• Floria (FLOR-ee-ah, Italian)--form of Flora
• Gaiane (GYE-an-ee, [anglicized] Greek)--"of Gaia"
• Galilee (GAL-il-ee, English)--from Biblical Hebrew place name, "circle, circuit"
• Gefion (GEH-fee-on, German)--prob. from Germanic "giving" [a goddess in Germanic & Norse mythology]
• Giacoma (JAH-koh-mah, Italian)--feminine of Giacomo/James
• Gisela (GEE-zeh-lah, German; GEE-seh-lah, Danish, Swedish; KHEE-seh-lah, Dutch)--form of Giselle. Another form is Gizella (GEE-zel-lah, Hungarian). 
• Gordana (GOR-dah-nah, Croatian, Serbian)--from Slavic, "dignified"
• Guinevere (GWIN-eh-veer, English)
• Hannele (HAHN-neh-leh, Finnish)--nickname for Hannah or Johanna
• Hildegard (HIL-deh-gart, German; HIL-deh-gar, Danish, Norwegian; HIL-deh-gard, Swedish)
• Honesty (AHN-es-tee, English)
• Hyacinth (HYE-ah-sinth, English)
• Imogen (IM-ah-jen, English)
• Indigo (IN-dig-oh, English)
• Ione (EYE-oh-nee, [Anglicized] Greek)
• Jannike (YAHN-nik-eh, Scandinavian, German)--form of Jane. Also spelled Janneke or Janika. 
• Jessamine (JES-sah-min, English)--form of Jasmine. Also spelled Jessamyn. Another (archaic) form is Jessamy (JES-sah-mee). 
• Jubilee (JOO-bil-ee, English)
• Junia (JOON-ee-ah, [anglicized] Latin)--"of Juno". Modern forms include Júnía (YOON-ee-ah, Icelandic), Junia (YOON-ee-ah, Scandinavian), and Júnia (ZHOON-ee-ah, Portuguese).
• Juniper (JOON-ip-er, English)
• Kseniya (KSEH-nee-ah, Russian, Ukrainian)--from ancient Greek, "hospitality". Other forms include Ksenia (Polish, Ukrainian), Ksenija (KSEH-nee-ah, Latvian, Croatian, Estonian, Serbian), Xenia (KSEH-nee-ah, German, Danish, Swedish), Xênia (SHEN-ee-ah, Portuguese), Xénia (KSEH-nee-ah, Hungarian), and Xènia (SHEN-ee-ah, Catalan). 
• Laelia (LYE-lee-ah, Latin; LAY-lee-ah, English)--Italian form is Lelia (LEH-lee-ah). [an orchid genus]
• Leonie (LEH-oh-nee, German)
• Liberty (LIB-er-tee, English)
• Lilia (LEE-lee-ah, Russian, Spanish, Bulgarian, Moldovan, Arabic, Italian)--form of Lily. Other forms include Liliya (LEE-lee-ah, Russian, Ukrainian, Bulgarian), Lilias/Lillias (LIL-ee-as, Scottish), and Lillia (LIL-ee-ah, English)
• Livia (LEE-vee-ah, Latin, Italian, German, Scandinavian, Czech, Spanish; LIV-ee-ah, English)--other forms include Lívia (LEE-vee-ah, Portuguese, Hungarian)
• Lorelei (LOHR-eh-lye, German, English)
• Maribel (MEHR-ib-el, English)
• Mariel (MEHR-ee-el, English)
• Marsaili (MAR-sah-lee, Scottish)--form of Marcella or Marjorie. Also spelled Marsali. 
• Maxima (MAKS-ee-mah, Latin)--feminine of Maximus. Spanish spelling is Máxima. 
• Melete (MEL-eh-tee, Greek [mythology])--"practice"
• Milica (MIL-its-ah, Bulgarian, Serbian, Slovene, Croatian, Russian)--from Slavic, "dear". Sometimes transliterated as Militsa or Militza. 
• Miracle (MEER-ah-kul, English)
• Nephele (NEF-eh-lee, Greek [mythology])--"cloud"
• Neria (NEH-ree-ah, Italian)--poss. from ancient Greek, "water"
• Nevia (NEH-vee-ah, Italian)
• Nicola (NIK-oh-lah, English; NEEK-oh-lah, German, Czech)--feminine of Nicholas. Also spelled Nikola (Polish, German, Slovak) or Nichola (English). 
• Nimue (NIM-oo-ay, [literary] English)
• Nydia (NID-ee-ah, [literary] English; NEE-dee-ah, Spanish)--poss. from Latin, "nest". Other forms include Nidia (NEE-dee-ah, Spanish) and Nídia (NEE-dee-ah, Catalan; NEE-jee-ah, NEE-dee-ah, Portuguese).
• Oria (OR-ee-ah, Italian)--from Latin, "gold". Spanish and Portuguese form is Áurea (OW-reh-ah). 
• Pádraigín (PAW-rah-geen, PAW-drah-geen, Irish)--form of Patricia
• Philippa (FIL-ip-pah, English, German)
• Philomel (FIL-ah-mel, [literary] English)--"nightingale"
• Phyllida (FIL-id-ah, English)--form of Phyllis. Also spelled Phillida.
• Piritta (PEER-it-tah, Finnish)--form of Bridget
• Primula (PRIM-yoo-lah, English) [a flower genus]
• Romilly (RAHM-il-lee, ROH-mil-lee, English)--from the French surname/place name, probably from Romilius [making it a relative of Roman]
• Romola (ROH-moh-lah, Italian)--feminine of Roman. Slovak form is Romana (ROH-mah-nah). 
• Rosabelle (ROHZ-ah-bel, English)--also spelled Rosabel. 
• Rosalind (ROHZ-ah-lind, English)--other forms include Rosaline (RAHZ-ah-line, ROHZ-ah-leen) and Rosalyn (ROHZ-ah-lin, RAHZ-ah-lin).
• Rosamund (RAHZ-ah-mund, ROHZ-ah-mund, English)--also spelled Rosamond or Rosamunde. Icelandic form is Rósmunda (ROHS-moon-dah). 
• Saskia (SAS-kee-ah, English; SAHS-kee-ah, Dutch; ZAHS-kee-ah, German)--from Germanic, "Saxon"
• Sosia (SOH-see-ah, Latin)--poss. from Greek, "safe". [also means "double, doppelgänger" in modern Italian]
• Sunčana (SOON-chah-nah, Croatian)--"sunny"
• Sunniva (SOON-iv-ah, Scandinavian, [medieval] English)--from Old English, "sun-gift"
• Tullia (TOO-lee-ah, Latin, Italian)
• Ursula (UR-suh-lah, English; OOR-zoo-lah, German; OOR-soo-lah, Scandinavian)--from Latin, "little bear". Other forms include Úrsula (OOR-soo-lah, Spanish, Catalan), Uršula (OOR-shoo-lah, Croatian), Orsola (OR-soh-lah, Italian), and Orsolya (OR-shoy-ah, Hungarian). 
• Valkyrie (VAL-keh-ree, English)--from Norse mythology, "chooser of the slain"
• Velia (VEH-lee-ah, Italian)
• Vendela (VEN-deh-lah, Swedish)--feminine of Wendell
• Verity (VEHR-it-ee, English)
• Zinnia (ZIN-nee-ah, English)

Obviously, this is nowhere near comprehensive! (for some silly reason, name sites and online lexicons mostly don't give you the option of searching by stress pattern)

I'll keep adding to this list as I come across more obscure names. :)

British vs. American, Part 2 (2017)

Last time, we looked at the "most British" names; this time we're looking at the "most American".

Up first, here are the most popular American names that did not appear on the full UK lists at all.
(FTR, the list of names that were used in America but not the UK was approximately 2.5x as long as the names used in both. I'm sure population size contributes to that quite a bit, but still, wow)

Boys:

1. Waylon
2. Brantley
3. Barrett
4. Legend
5. Beckham
6. Jayceon
7. Garrett
8. Abram
9. Jamison
10. Trenton
11. Gerardo
12. Brycen
13. Landyn
14. Emmitt
15. Ryland
16. Cannon
17. Sincere
18. Alfredo
19. Case
20. Briggs

Girls:

1. Ximena
2. Raelynn
3. Jordyn
4. Londyn
5. Brynlee
6. Emersyn
7. Daleyza
8. Journee
9. Journey
10. Brynn
11. Makenzie
12. Raelyn
13. Brinley
14. Kylee
15. Gracelynn
16. Braelynn
17. Kamryn
18. Yaretzi
19. Jimena
20. Ryan

Yes, these are all very American. :p That's not necessarily bad, of course, but I would certainly be surprised to come across a Brit with any name on this list.
To tone down a bit, here are the most American names that were used in the UK last year.

Boys:

1. Jesus
2. Paxton
3. Emiliano
4. Weston
5. Lane
6. Everett
7. Walker
8. Josue
9. Landon
10. Tucker
11. Kingston
12. Brooks
13. Easton
14. Nash
15. Landen
16. Collin
17. Gunner
18. Rhett
19. Angel
20. Sawyer

Girls:

1. Kinsley
2. Emery
3. Allison
4. London
5. Kinley
6. Makenna
7. Finley
8. Genesis
9. Alondra
10. Emerson
11. Magnolia
12. Camryn
13. Fernanda
14. Camila
15. Tatum
16. Madilyn
17. Sawyer
18. Selah
19. Ainsley
20. Leighton

Bwahahaha, the surname/unisex trend is creeping its way across the pond. And America's getting the UK's vintage-y nicknames. I definitely think we're getting the better end of that deal, sorry. :p

On to the most "American" names from the British Top 1000!

Boys:

1. Bryson
2. Jose
3. Colton
4. Jameson
5. Silas
6. Ryker
7. Carlos
8. Ian
9. Nolan
10. Braxton
11. Alejandro
12. Wesley
13. Maverick
14. Zayden
15. Brayden
16. August
17. Mateo
18. Jayce
19. Emmett
20. Griffin

Girls:

1. Avery
2. Claire
3. Zoey
4. Madelyn
5. Serenity
6. Rylee
7. Addison
8. Brooklyn
9. Ashley
10. Trinity
11. Kimberly
12. Melanie
13. Bailey
14. Alaina
15. Samantha
16. Mariah
17. Jocelyn
18. Natalie
19. Stella
20. Fiona

Really, the boys' list doesn't surprise me all that much because the UK seems to have mostly side-stepped the surname-craze we Americans so enthusiastically embraced. The girls' list, however--Claire, Madelyn, Samantha, Jocelyn, Stella, Fiona....perhaps the US is a bit late to the party on those?

Up to now, we've been looking at differences. But what about names we all like? Here are the names given to roughly same % of kids in both the US and the UK (from about the Top 1500 for each).

Boys:

1. Cory
2. Enzo
3. Hakeem
4. Curtis
5. Rafael
6. Denzel
7. Myles
8. Oren
9. Tate
10. Kenny
11. Harper
12. Tyler
13. Eliot
14. Anton
15. Phoenix
16. Carlo
17. Peter
18. Hector
19. Jarvis
20. Dylan

Girls:

1. Dalia
2. Tegan
3. Mylah
4. Siena
5. Aanya
6. Noa
7. Alexandra
8. Ariella
9. Isabella
10. Adela
11. Elora
12. Katerina
13. Sasha
14. Persephone
15. Larissa
16. Saanvi
17. Everley
18. Nylah
19. Scarlet
20. Lisa

Noa! Harper! Katerina! Myles! Peter! Persephone! I think these are pretty great lists. :) Interesting how Isabella is the only popular name to be used about equally in both the US and the UK. 

Warning: pedantic stats talk! The most popular names in the UK are more common than the most popular names in the US--the #1 girls' name in the UK, Olivia, was given to ≈1.6% of British girls least year; while the #1 name in the US, Emma, was given to ≈1% of American girls. The percentages decrease at roughly the same rate from there, not meeting until #186 on both charts--Lucia in the US, Maggie in the UK--at which point the American name is then more common than its UK counterpart of the same rank. While the same phenomenon also happens on the boys' charts, the switch happens much closer to the top, at #58--Landon, US; Albie, UK.
This is why if you were to look up the rankings of the "equally-liked" names above, they would not likely be very similar. 

British vs. American, Part 1 (2017)

Yay, it's that time again! Time to see how the British and American naming trends are the same, and where they differ. :)

First up, here are the most popular names in the UK (specifically England & Wales) that do not appear on the full US lists at all.

Boys:

1. Teddie
2. Ralphie
3. Bertie
4. Harri
5. Dougie
6. Oliwier
7. Albi
8. Ioan
9. Barney
10. Wiktor
11. Ralphy
12. Tomos
13. Hughie
14. Georgie
15. Frazer
16. Gethin
17. Rares
18. Tymoteusz
19. Matas
20. Kajus

(off to Google Rares. That's a completely new one for me!)

Girls:

1. Amelia-Rose
2. Isla-Rose
3. Ella-Rose
4. Lily-Rose
5. Ava-Rose
6. Ffion
7. Jorgie
8. Olivia-Rose
9. Ivy-Rose
10. Lily-Mae
11. Ava-Grace
12. Evie-Rose
13. Mia-Rose
14. Gracie-Mae
15. Lilly-Rose
16. Ellie-Mae
17. Bella-Rose
18. Dolcie
19. Fearne
20. Wiktoria

Oh, hyphens. Sometimes I wish we could use them in the US; other times I think our current naming culture is complex enough. :p

Removing the hyphenated names (which would either show up as smash-names or first-and-middle in the US):

1. Ffion
2. Jorgie
3. Dolcie
4. Fearne
5. Wiktoria
6. Orlaith
7. Eadie
8. Hettie
9. Bethan
10. Esmai
11. Iga
12. Dotty
13. Lowri
14. Harriette
15. Cadi
16. Efa
17. Nancie
18. Bluebell
19. Hawwa
20. Anwen

All of these would definitely stand out here in the US! Just a bit "too British", though? Here are the most British names that did get used in the US last year.

Boys:

1. Alfie
2. Albie
3. Freddie
4. Vinnie
5. Reggie
6. Nikodem
7. Barnaby
8. Woody
9. Olly
10. Matei
11. Fraser
12. Szymon
13. Rafferty
14. Archie
15. Teddy
16. Rupert
17. Osian
18. Wilfred
19. Ned
20. Piotr

Girls:

1. Darcie
2. Orla
3. Darcey
4. Oliwia
5. Cerys
6. Poppie
7. Alicja
8. Niamh
9. Zuzanna
10. Fleur
11. Marnie
12. Isobelle
13. Harriett
14. Lottie
15. Blanka
16. Nikola
17. Ferne
18. Kitty
19. Martyna
20. Miruna

Such fantastic names! Obviously there's a much bigger Eastern European influence in the UK; in the US we'll see a lot more Spanish. 

If these lists are still just a bit too "out there" for you, here are the names proportionately much more common in the UK, from the US Top 1000.

Boys:

1. Harry
2. Louie
3. Reuben
4. Toby
5. Frankie
6. Mohammed
7. Muhammad
8. Ronnie
9. Bobby
10. Harley
11. Tommy
12. Stanley
13. Alfred
14. Theo
15. Charlie
16. Arthur
17. Sonny
18. Oscar
19. Jamie
20. Billy

Girls:

1. Florence
2. Poppy
3. Rosie
4. Matilda
5. Nancy
6. Esme
7. Evie
8. Phoebe
9. Martha
10. Maisie
11. Freya
12. Amelie
13. Jessica
14. Holly
15. Elsie
16. Millie
17. Erin
18. Sienna
19. Bonnie
20. Frankie

I'd say that the UK is waaaay more into the -y/ie names than the US, but we've got all those -ley/lee/leigh names right now.  It's interesting how similar phonetic trends can still have such a stylistic difference. 

BTW, as to Rares, the closest I could find is Rareș, a Romanian name said roughly "RAH-resh". I like it!

Next time: the most American names! I'm always a bit scared for those lists. :p

The 90s Called.....(Part 2)

Time for another round of childhood nostalgia, this time looking at names that have changed gender.

First up, the names (from 2017's Top 1500) that have changed most strongly from masculine to feminine:

1. Emerson
2. Monroe
3. Collins
4. Reese
5. Finley
6. Landry
7. Leighton
8. Hensley
9. Kairi
10. Henley
11. Charlie
12. Quinn
13. Arya
14. Dakota
15. Justice
16. Lennon
17. Palmer
18. Skyler
19. Briar
20. Riley

This isn't in order of popularity, but in order of biggest gender-swap. Emerson, for instance, went from a ratio of 114 boys for every girl to about 3 girls to every 2 boys; Reese from 18 boys per girl to 5 girls per boy; Briar from 3 boys per girl to 2 girls per boy.

[all of my calculations are based on changes in percentages, which weights the results toward more popular names. So above, Hensley goes from 6 boys/girl to 26 girls/boy, which seems to be a much larger shift than Leighton, which goes from 7 boys/girl to 3 girls/boy. However, Leighton, given to 115 boys in 1992, was much more popular than Hensley, which was only given to 8]

Next, the names that have made the largest shifts from boy --> unisex (but are still more common on boys):

1. Reece
2. Dylan
3. Ryan
4. Elliot
5. Elliott
6. Kingsley
7. Spencer
8. Blake
9. Parker
10. Cameron
11. Baylor
12. Rylan
13. Quincy
14. Drew
15. Lennox
16. Sawyer
17. Hayden
18. Remington
19. Karter
20. Denver

Reece had the largest change of any name, going from 206 boys per girl to only 3 boys per girl. Ryan, easily the most common of these names in 1992, dropped from 68 boys per girl to 9 boys per girl. 

While there are a lot fewer of them (and they were all a lot less common to start with), there are quite a few names that went from feminine --> masculine. Here are the ones that shifted most:

1. Yael
2. Kallen
3. Ayan
4. Santana
5. Brecken
6. Joan
7. Kyrie
8. Kyrin
9. Karsen
10. Tristin
11. Carsen
12. Lian
13. Elisha
14. Amari
15. Callan
16. Onyx
17. Mikah
18. Kamari
19. Jensen
20. Ashton

The biggest girl-to-boy shift, Yael, given to 61 girls in 1992 and not on the boys' list at all, was given to 197 boys and 116 girls last year. Elisha (presumably seen more as an Alicia knockoff in 1992, not a Biblical prophet) went neatly from 2 girls per boy to 2 boys per girl. Joan I again assume has gained usage more as a Catalan boys' name than as an "outdated" English girls' name. 

There were also a few girls' names that have made strides toward being unisex (well, again, in most cases):

1. Lyric
2. Karsyn
3. Tatum
4. Kelly
5. Alexis
6. Aspen
7. Ariel
8. Wren
9. Eden
10. Jael
11. Morgan
12. Jamie
13. Robin
14. Shea

Alexis, the most common of these in 1992, has dropped from about 11 girls per boy to about 3 girls per boy (mostly, I assume, to it falling out of fashion as an English girls' name, but remaining popular as a Spanish boys' name). 

Interestingly, Jamie and Robin, both names "stolen" in previous generations, were both about 4x most common for girls in 1992, but are now both more popular by a ratio of only 3 girls for every 2 boys. 

There is hope for reclamation yet. ;)

If you want to see the whole list of gender-shifts, it is here, on Google Sheets. 

The 90s Called....(Part 1)

Time for a bit more time-travel! I thought it'd be fun to see how much naming has changed since the 90s.
First off, here are the names from 1992's Top 1500 that aren't on the full 2017 list at all, with their 1992 rankings (why 1992? because it's exactly 25 years, that's why):

Boys:

• Keifer, #1210
• Tou, #1396
• Naquan, #1417
• Kramer, #1472

Girls:

• Shaniqua, #419
• Brittni, #550
• Kirstie, #558
• Brittanie, #610
• Deidre, #631
• Shanae, #662
• Lakeisha, #700
• Katlin, #715
• Krystle, #782
• Shanika, #804
• Dominque, #806
• Tyesha, #816
• Felisha, #826
• Shanequa, #856
• Brittaney, #864
• Marquita, #874
• Britni, #878
• Cassondra, #878
• Brittny, #885
• Shameka, #1011
• Shanique, #1016
• Martika, #1037
• Shannen, #1037
• Shantell, #1042
• Tanesha, #1042
• Brittnee, #1053
• Lashonda, #1064
• Brittnie, #1072
• Keshia, #1072
• Britny, #1090
• Laquisha, #1109
• Magen, #1138
• Shamika, #1146
• Meranda, #1149
• Shanay, #1149
• Shakiyla, #1169
• Ashlea, #1172
• Tkeyah, #1172
• Chiquita, #1184
• Felecia, #1194
• Laquita, #1207
• Shaquana, #1207
• Shari, #1207
• Tosha, #1207
• Kanisha, #1215
• Myesha, #1215
• Chante, #1223
• Tawny, #1223
• Markita, #1231
• Shakia, #1242
• Ceara, #1247
• Shanise, #1247
• Tameka, #1247
• Magan, #1255
• Shaquita, #1255
• Tiesha, #1260
• Tonisha, #1273
• Phylicia, #1284
• Kenyatta, #1302
• Nicollette, #1311
• Britnee, #1322
• Keosha, #1329
• Lakisha, #1344
• Shaneka, #1344
• Tamra, #1344
• Cassaundra, #1351
• Uniqua, #1357
• Sharonda, #1368
• Tenisha, #1376
• Latesha, #1381
• Ronisha, #1381
• Brittnay, #1391
• Chantell, #1410
• Latia, #1416
• Dannielle, #1433
• Shanee, #1433
• Chelcie, #1442
• Ieshia, #1442
• Kanesha, #1463
• Crysta, #1474
• Lakendra, #1486
• Tanika, #1486
• Meghann, #1500

So, I saw the boys' list was only 4 names, and I had high hopes that the girls' list would be similar in length. Obviously, I was mistaken! Wow. Let's play a fun game called "Count the Brittany Variations". :p
(still not as unmanageable as the 1970s list I did a while back, though)

As to the inverse--here are the highest ranking names in 2017 that don't appear on the full 1992 lists at all, and their 2017 rankings:

Boys:

• Ayden, #99
• Maddox, #136
• Zayden, #189
• Maximus, #200
• Jax, #222
• Legend, #255
• Iker, #280
• Beckham, #284
• Jayceon, #313
• Caiden, #327
• Atlas, #329
• Zayn, #341
• Hendrix, #349
• Jaxton, #370
• Raiden, #400
• Finnegan, #410
• Zaiden, #421
• Ronin, #519
• Kobe, #531
• Aarav, #536

Girls:

• Nevaeh, #77
• Everly, #82
• Adalynn, #116
• Adalyn, #134
• Emerson, #150
• Finley, #159
• Brynlee, #218
• Emersyn, #241
• Daleyza, #245
• Journee, #262
• Amiyah, #266
• Briella, #286
• Adelynn, #306
• Paislee, #311
• Gracelynn, #369
• Addilyn, #376
• Everleigh, #387
• Harlow, #390
• Maliyah, #394
• Yaretzi, #404

I almost didn't put these next lists in because the names are comparatively "boring", but here are the names that have dropped the most in usage since 1992 (by % of babies given that name):

Boys:

1. Michael, -1.95%
2. Christopher, -1.6%
3. Joshua, -1.31%
4. Brandon, -1.23%
5. Matthew, -1.21%
6. Tyler, -1.18%
7. Nicholas, -1.05%
8. Andrew, -1.04%
9. Zachary, -0.99%
10. Justin, -0.97%
11. Ryan, -0.9%
12. Kyle, -0.89%
13. Cody, -0.88%
14. Robert, -0.87%
15. David, -0.84%
16. Joseph, -0.8%
17. Daniel, -0.8%
18. John, -0.77%
19. Kevin, -0.74%
20. Jonathan, -0.69%

Girls:

1. Jessica, -1.85%
2. Ashley, -1.78%
3. Brittany, -1.22%
4. Amanda, -1.2%
5. Sarah, -1.02%
6. Samantha, -0.99%
7. Stephanie, -0.92%
8. Megan, -0.86%
9. Jennifer, -0.83%
10. Chelsea, -0.76%
11. Lauren, -0.75%
12. Nicole, -0.73%
13. Kayla, -0.71%
14. Rachel, -0.71%
15. Danielle, -0.65%
16. Amber, -0.65%
17. Courtney, -0.61%
18. Taylor, -0.6%
19. Rebecca, -0.58%
20. Emily, -0.57%

Yes, the names that have dropped the most by straight usage as opposed to ranking are mostly still pretty common. There are a few reasons for that:

a) There are a lot more names in use today than in 1992,

b) There were fewer babies born last year than in 1992,

and (way more difficult to explain)

c) A name can't lose popularity it never had. The most popular names can decrease by hundreds or even thousands of babies and not drop a single place on the charts, but if the #500 name decreases by 50 births it might drop 50 places or more. 

Next time: gender-shifts. Dun dun duuuunnnn.....

Medieval World Tour--Spain & Catalonia

Up today on the Medieval World Tour is Spain & Catalonia! As always, I'm looking particularly for names/forms that didn't survive to the modern age (although some are still around in surname-form).
Also, I especially had a lot of fun saying this list out loud. :p
[For this post (and possibly from now on), consider 'RR' to indicate a rolled/trilled R. This list is full of them!
Also, while there was a lot of overlap between Spanish and Catalan, some forms I found only in Catalan, those are marked as such ]

Boys:

• Auderico (ow-deh-RREE-koh ['ow' like in "cow"])--prob. from Germanic "wealth-ruler" or poss. "old-ruler"
• Berenguer (beh-ren-GEHR)--from Germanic, "bear-spear" [Catalan]. Spanish form was Berenguel (beh-ren-GEL). 
• Bonanat (boh-nah-NAHT)--prob. from Latin, "good birth"
• Ferro (FEHRR-oh)--prob. short form of Fernando and other Germanic Fer/Far- names, "journey" [also means "iron" in modern Catalan]
• Gauceran (gow-tseh-RAHN ['ow' like in "cow"])--from Germanic, "Goth-raven". Another form was Golceran (gohl-tseh-RAHN). [both Catalan]
• Guerau (geh-ROW ['ow' like in "cow"])--form of Gerald [Catalan]
• Guillen (gee-LYEN ['ly' like the 'lli' in "million"])--form of Guillermo/William. Also spelled Guillén. 
• Gutierre (goot-YEHRR-ay)--form of Walter
• Merino (meh-RREE-noh)--prob. from Latin Marinus, making it a masculine form of Marina. [coincides with a medieval title Merino, that prob. from Latin maiorino "of a large area"]
• Monnio (MOHN-nee-oh)--origin uncertain, poss. a Spanish form of medieval Basque Munio (origin unknown), or a form of Monica
• Ordonio (orr-DOHN-yoh)--origin uncertain, poss. from Latin Fortunatus. Also spelled Ordoño. 
• Savarico (sah-vah-RREE-koh)--origin uncertain, poss. from Germanic Suebi ("Swabian"), Latin Sabini ("Sabine"), or Latin Sabius ("wise") + Germanic ric, "ruler"
• Teodemiro (teh-oh-deh-MEE-rroh)--prob. from Germanic, "people-famous" [making it a form of modern German Dietmar]
• Vastian (vahst-YAHN)--prob. a short form of Sebastián
• Vermudo (vehrr-MOO-doh)--prob. from Germanic, "vigilant protection". 

Girls:

• Adalez (ah-dah-LEDZ)--form of Adelaide
• Aiculina (eye-koo-LEE-nah)--poss. a diminutive of a Germanic Aic-name, "to possess", or a form of Latin Aquilina, "little eagle" [Catalan]
• Aldonça (ahl-DOHN-tsah, ahl-DOHN-sah)--poss. from Germanic, "noble-ready" or "battle-ready" [making it a feminine form of Alonso/Alphonse].
  Other forms included Aldonza (ahl-DOHN-dzah) and Eldonza (el-DOHN-dzah). 
• Amaltruda (ah-mahl-TROO-dah)--from Germanic, "bravery-strength" or "bravery-maiden"
• Berengaria (beh-ren-GAH-rree-ah)--from Germanic "bear-spear". A Catalan form was Berenguera (beh-ren-GEH-rah).
• Bonanata (boh-nah-NAH-tah)--prob. from Latin, "good birth"
• Brunissenda (broon-ee-SEN-dah)--from Germanic, "brown-strength", or poss. "breastplate-strength". A Catalan form was Brunissen (broon-EE-sen). 
• Castellana (kahs-teh-LYAH-nah ['ly' like the 'lli' in "million"])--"castellan"
• Ermesenda (ehrr-meh-SEN-dah)--from Germanic, "great strength". A Catalan form was Ermessen (ehr-MES-sen). 
• Geralla (zheh-RAH-lyah ['ly' like the 'lli' in "million")--prob. feminine of Gerald [Catalan]
• Guialma (gee-AHL-mah)--feminine of Guillermo/William
• Jaumeta (zhow-MEH-tah ['ow' like in "cow"])--feminine of Jaume/James [Catalan]
• Marquesia (mar-KEH-see-ah)--"marquise/marchioness". Another form was Marquesa (mar-KEH-sah)
• Mayor (mah-YOHR, mye-OR)--prob. from Latin maior "greater, older". Also spelled Maior. [still means "greater, older" in modern Spanish]
• Monnia (MOHN-nee-ah)--origin uncertain, poss. a Spanish form of medieval Basque Munia (origin unknown), or a form of Monica
• Nofra (NO-frah)--feminine of Onophrius, from Hellenized Egyptian, "he who is happy"
• Rica (RREE-kah)--short form of Germanic Ric-names, "ruler". [also means "rich" in modern Spanish and Catalan]
• Rogera (roh-ZHEHR-ah)--feminine of Roger, "fame-spear" [Catalan]
• Sesilda (seh-SEEL-dah)--poss. from Germanic, "lament-battle", or a form of Cecilia
• Sonifreda (soh-nee-FREH-dah)--from Germanic, "truth-peace", or poss. "sun-peace"
• Urraca (oo-RRAH-kah)--"magpie". Another form was Oreka (oh-RREK-ah). 

Enas, Onas, & Unas

I'm always on the lookout for names & name patterns that seem to transcend language barriers. For some reason, girls' names in particular seem to follow particular phonetic constructions (I partially blame Latin, but that can't be the only answer!).
I've already rounded up several lists, including two-syllable -ana names and -ina names, and I got to wondering if perhaps -ena, -ona, and -una names are "a thing" as well. Turns out: yes!
All are feminine, unless otherwise indicated.

[because English is an oddball in our pronunciation of -ena names--the rest of the world generally says "ay-nah" or "eh-nah"--I will be omitting English -ena names from this list, and instead promise to go back and add them into the aforementioned -ina names post ;) ]

• Eena (Finnish)
• Ena (Scandinavian, Bosnian, Croatian, [Anglicized] Irish, Japanese, Indian [Bengali?]) [separate derivations]
• Gena (Russian) [masculine]
• Hena (Yiddish)
• Jena (Scandinavian) [J said like English Y]
• Lena (all over the Western world) [multiple derivations]
• Meena (Finnish)
• Mena (Scandinavian)
• Neena (Finnish)
• Nena (Dutch, Scandinavian, Serbian, Spanish) [separate derivations]
• Rena/Reena (Scandinavian)
• Seena (Finnish)
• Sena (Scandinavian, Japanese, Turkish, Dutch) [separate derivations, unisex in Japanese]
• Stena ([archaic] Swedish)
• Svena ([archaic] Swedish)
• Tena (Croatian)
• Trena (Macedonian)
• Zdena (Czech)
• Zena (Scandinavian, Arabic) [separate derivations]

• Bona ([archaic] Italian, Swedish) [modernly more common as a surname in Italian]
• Chona (Philippine Spanish)
• Dona (Scandinavian)
• Frona (English)
• Giona (Italian) [masculine]
• Gona (Kurdish)
• Jóna (Icelandic) [J said like English Y]
• Jona (Scandinavian) [J said like English Y, unisex]
• Joona (Finnish) [J said like English Y, masculine]
• Kona (Greenlandic, Indian [Telugu?]) [separate derivations, masculine as an Indian name]
• Lona (Danish)
• Mona (English, Scandinavian, Arabic, German, Persian) [multiple derivations]
• Moona (Finnish)
• Nona (English, Latin, Scandinavian)
• Noona (Finnish)
• Ona (Catalan, Lithuanian) [separate derivations]
• Rhona (English, Scottish)
• Rona (English, Scottish, Hebrew, Scandinavian, Albanian) [multiple derivations]
• Shona ([anglicized] Scottish)
• Sona (Hindi, Turkmen, Armenian, Scandinavian) [separate derivations]
• Tona (English, Scandinavian)
• Zona (English)

• Bruna (Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, Catalan, Croatian, Scandinavian)
• Djuna (English)
• Dúna (Icelandic)
• Guna (Latvian, Indian [Tamil?]) [masculine as an Indian name]
• Húna (Icelandic)
• Juna (Dutch, Scandinavian) [J said like English Y]
• Juna (Japanese, English) [J said like English J, separate derivations]
• Kruna (Serbian, Croatian)
• Luna (all over the Western world)
• Muna/Mouna (Arabic)
• Rúna (Icelandic)
• Runa (Scandinavian, Bengali, Japanese) [separate derivations]
• Suna (Turkish, Scandinavian) [separate derivations]
• Teuna (Dutch)
• Úna (Irish)
• Una (English, Scandinavian, Bosnian, Croatian, Latvian) [multiple derivations]
• Uuna (Finnish)
• Yuna (Korean, Japanese, Breton) [separate derivations]
• Yuuna (Japanese)

Midwestern Names

Perhaps someday I should redo this entire series, but using the same year's data for all. :p
So far, we have "Southern" names (2014), "Surfer" names (2015), and "Cowboy" names (2016). Today we have Midwestern names (IL, IN, IA, KS, MI, MN, MO, NE, ND, SD, WI), and I promise I will try to get around to New England names sometime this year. ;)

Up first, here are the "most Midwestern" names (by % of babies given that name) in the Midwestern states' combined Top 1000:

Boys:

• Abdirahman
• Abdullahi
• Brecken
• Jakub
• Henrik
• Huxley
• Kolten
• Crosby
• Otto
• Ayub
• Briggs
• Bo
• Sullivan
• Emmitt
• Zakariya
• Dane
• Leighton
• Amarion
• Hussein
• Gus

So, for clarification, Abdirahman, the "most Midwestern" boys' name, is about 3.5x more common in the Midwest than in the US in general.

Girls:

• Letty
• Greta
• Luella
• Jersey
• Maren
• Vada
• Elsie
• Mara
• Bexley
• Vayda
• Berkley
• Monroe
• Emersyn
• Oaklyn
• Tenley
• Brynlee
• Macy
• Lucille
• Brynn
• Nora

I am pretty surprised to see so many Arabic names on the boys' list. Also interesting that there aren't any on the girls' (Safa comes in at #22). The girls' list is also quite a hodgepodge of styles!

Plenty of these names are still pretty uncommon, so here are the "most Midwestern" names from the midwestern Top 500:

Boys:

• Brecken
• Henrik
• Huxley
• Crosby
• Otto
• Briggs
• Bo
• Sullivan
• Emmitt
• Emmett
• Keaton
• Hank
• Mohamed
• Ahmed
• Reid
• Beckett
• Graham
• Griffin
• Ryker
• Nash

Ah, that's more like what I was expecting.

Girls:

• Greta
• Luella
• Maren
• Elsie
• Mara
• Monroe
• Emersyn
• Oaklyn
• Tenley
• Brynlee
• Macy
• Lucille
• Brynn
• Nora
• Evelynn
• Oakley
• Lainey
• Cecelia
• Gracelynn
• Thea

"Old lady names", unisex surnames, lyns, and lees. That's like the current US naming culture, in microcosm. :p

Finally, down to the most popular names. Here are the names most disproportionately common in the Midwestern states, from their combined Top 100:

Boys:

• Emmett
• Ryker
• Bennett
• Lincoln
• Theodore
• Everett
• Bentley
• Maverick
• Owen
• Henry
• Braxton
• Weston
• Sawyer
• Nolan
• Harrison
• Leo
• Easton
• Parker
• Hudson
• Oliver

Girls:

• Nora
• Quinn
• Lydia
• Vivian
• Norah
• Josephine
• Cora
• Hadley
• Eleanor
• Clara
• Willow
• Piper
• Lillian
• Claire
• Everly
• Harper
• Paisley
• Addison
• Lucy
• Violet

Anyone else think these lists read like those "Hottest Baby Names of 2017!!" articles?  :p

For comparison, here are the Midwestern Top 10 and the National Top 10. 

	Midwestern	National
1.	Liam	Liam
2.	Oliver	Noah
3.	Noah	William
4.	William	James
5.	Henry	Logan
6.	Logan	Benjamin
7.	Benjamin	Mason
8.	Mason	Elijah
9.	James	Oliver
10.	Owen	Jacob

	Midwestern	National
1.	Emma	Emma
2.	Olivia	Olivia
3.	Ava	Ava
4.	Charlotte	Isabella
5.	Amelia	Sophia
6.	Harper	Mia
7.	Evelyn	Charlotte
8.	Sophia	Amelia
9.	Isabella	Evelyn
10.	Nora	Abigail

If you wish to see the entire Midwestern Top 1000, it is up here, on Google Sheets.

And now for the really fun part: the most representative names of each state. These are the names most disproportionately common in that state compared to the US in general (data limited to the top 40% or so of names, since rare names confuse things). 

IL: Jakub, Maddon, Addison, Syed, Dakari (boys); Aleksandra, Nell, Jaylani, Klara, Zaina (girls)

IN: Lyndon, Briar, Crew, Bentlee, Branson (boys); Addelyn, Hadleigh, Haisley, Gracelynn, Jovie (girls)

IA: Kinnick, Huxley, Hank, Bo, Kohen (boys); Bexley, Estella, Tenley, Everlee, Oaklyn (girls)

KS: Bo, Hayes, Wade, Pierce, Brock (boys); Bristol, Kimber, Macy, Lainey, Emberly (girls)

MI: Hussein, Saleh, Hadi, Henrik, Cartier (boys); Zahraa, Layan, Malak, Ellery, Ayah (girls)

MN: Muad, Abdullahi, Abdirahman, Salman, Ayub (boys); Maryama, Sundus, Maida, Siham, Sumaya (girls)

MO: Truman, Gatlin, Kolten, Augustus, Boone (boys); Emberlynn, Kimber, Rosalee, Karlie, Vada (girls)

NE: Brecken, Huxley, Briggs, Hayes, Barrett (boys); Lennon, Sloan, Adley, Emersyn, Willa (girls)

ND: Mohamed, Rhett, Ryker, Lane, Nash (boys); Adley, Elsie, Kinley, Thea, Brynlee (girls)

OH: Marty, Abdirahman, Cartier, Colson, Bentlee (boys); Jersey, Bexley, Denver, Aubrianna, Carmella (girls)

SD: Briggs, Oakley, Hayes, Porter, Kane (boys); Hattie, Oakley, Aspen, Mya, Brynlee (girls)

WI: Cashton, Jordy, Bronson, Brecken, Henrik (boys); Greta, Luella, Marcella, Veda, Sylvia (girls)

Yes, that is Oakley on both the boys' and girls' lists in South Dakota. And it's all about one-syllable names for Kansas boys! Actually single-syllable names are all over the boys' lists; I guess there's more than a little 'cowboy' in the Midwest as well.
Kinnick (IA) and Marty (OH) seem so random! There just has to be a local influence.

But really, the most interesting thing about this data, IMO, is how you can tell where immigration is strongest. Pretty cool!

If you want to see beyond the top 5 for each state, it's also up on Google Sheets (same link as above, different sheet).


So, what names are the "least Midwestern"? Easily, Latinate names for both genders, especially Spanish ones (Pablo, Rodrigo, Roberto, Alessia, Fernanda, Renata, etc), but also softer/unisex boys' names (Morgan, Noel, Alexis, Eden, etc) and, in an oddly specific anti-trend, Jaz-names for girls (Jazmin, Jazlyn, Jazmine, etc).

Spam-a-lot 4: It Never Ends

I swear the amount of junk email I get increases daily. Here are even more names from my spam folder.

• Abby
• Alessia
• Alisa
• Amanda
• Ananda
• Anastasia
• Anastasiya
• Angelina
• Ann
• Anna
• Ashley
• Bianca
• Brad
• Camelia
• Cammie
• Carolee
• Connie
• Cynthia
• Diana
• Ema
• Emily
• Emma
• Faith
• George
• Grayson
• Isabella
• Jack
• James
• Janeth
• Jasmine (tons)
• Jeanette
• Jenn
• Jenna
• Jennifer
• Jessica (x1000)
• Jhon
• Joanna
• Joanne
• Julia
• Katrina
• Katy
• Kristy
• Lauren
• Lewis
• Linda
• Marc
• Marina
• Mark
• Mike
• Natalia
• Natalie
• Nita
• Peter
• Phillip
• Rebica
• Roisin
• Sandra
• Sara (lots)
• Sarah (even more)
• Selena
• Sherra
• Sherye
• Sophia
• Sophie
• Tania
• Taylor
• Veronica
• Veronika
• Vicky
• Victoria
• Violeta

Palindromes and Emordnilaps (again)

I guess it's been 3 years since I did that last post, and I've had a bug in my head to do it again and see if there's anything new.
["Emordnilap" is a modernly-coined term for a word that forms another word when reversed ;)
Also, since I pulled my name data straight from the SSA, there are very likely some obscure and/or international names that belong on these lists as well]

True Palindromes (by most-->least popular):

Boys	Girls
Otto	Ava
Asa	Hannah
Natan	Anna
Nayan	Ana
Nosson	Ada
Renner	Elle
Nivin	Eve
Bob	Aya
Sahas	Emme
Ara	Aviva
Neven	Aja
Efe	Asa
Nalan	Ara
Ava	Maram
Ege	Aziza
Naman	Eevee
Ata	Layal
Aza	Awa
Siris	Hanah
Anna	Anina
Aja	Ala
Ebube	Aza
Hannah	Alyla
Eze	Ama
Nixin	Maham
Nolon	Ahsha
Ramar	Adda
Reinier	Alla
	Itati
	Ece
	Arora
	Eme
	Izzi
	Luul
	Renner

Name/Name Emordnilaps (sorted by the more common of the pair. Most seem to be coincidental):

Boys	Girls
James / Semaj	Aria / Aira
Robert / Trebor	Ariana / Anaira
Kevin / Nivek	Eva / Ave
Miles / Selim	Maria / Airam
Ivan / Navi	Arya / Ayra
Eric / Cire	Ariel / Leira
Leon / Noel	Iris / Siri
Devin / Nived	Alina / Anila
Ari / Ira	Alana / Anala
Ramon / Nomar	Diana / Anaid
Noe / Eon	Ayla / Alya
Amos / Soma	Vera / Arev
Jamal / Lamaj	Haven / Nevah
Lamar / Ramal	Lena / Anel
Nova / Avon	Nadia / Aidan
Leroy / Yorel	Anaya / Ayana
Elon / Nole	Nylah / Halyn
Mac / Cam	Hanna / Annah
Jamar / Ramaj	Anne / Enna
Guy / Yug	Avah / Hava
Dale / Elad	Anika / Akina
Dev / Ved	Anya / Ayna
Jet / Tej	Alena / Anela
Mikah / Hakim	Alia / Aila
Oren / Nero	Alaya / Ayala
Olin / Nilo	Ellen / Nelle
Sire / Eris	Ari / Ira
Amin / Nima	Aliana / Anaila
Omer / Remo	Amia / Aima
Tarik / Kirat	Analia / Ailana
Nile / Elin	Kaya / Ayak
Eliah / Haile	Halle / Ellah
Kam / Mak	Naya / Ayan
Salim / Milas	Asia / Aisa
Mael / Leam	Akira / Arika
Ivar / Ravi	Anais / Siana
Nael / Lean	Ila / Ali
Nahom / Mohan	Ayanna / Annaya
Kroy / York	Ayva / Avya
Nabil / Liban	Elin / Nile
Izak / Kazi	Aryana / Anayra
Kavon / Novak	Taya / Ayat
Zak / Kaz	Ivana / Anavi
Navy / Yvan	Alex / Xela
Oak / Kao	Adela / Aleda
Isak / Kasi	Ida / Adi
Norris / Sirron	Ayah / Haya
Zair / Riaz	Ailyn / Nylia
Esa / Ase	Amal / Lama
Eziah / Haize	Delia / Ailed
Mika / Akim	Aida / Adia
Hari / Irah	Mayra / Aryam
Oz / Zo	Anyla / Alyna
Olen / Nelo	Inaya / Ayani
Kerem / Merek	Nila / Alin
Eryk / Kyre	Arie / Eira
Nadir / Ridan	Iva / Avi
Nam / Man	Lexa / Axel
Alim / Mila	Alyana / Anayla
Jak / Kaj	Aiza / Azia
Nas / San	Iman / Nami
Dez / Zed	Amor / Roma
Ayaz / Zaya	Eila / Alie
Navid / Divan	Nyra / Aryn
Navin / Nivan	Ilana / Anali
Anis / Sina	Neva / Aven
Ramel / Lemar	Avia / Aiva
Reis / Sier	Ileana / Anaeli
Neziah / Haizen	Ayda / Adya
Nilan / Nalin	Arina / Anira
Airam / Maria	Yadira / Ariday
Arad / Dara	Ania / Aina
Lain / Nial	James / Semaj
Vin / Niv	Halima / Amilah
Meba / Abem	Leana / Anael
Isam / Masi	Navi / Ivan
Tad / Dat	Aris / Sira
Kiro / Orik	Ani / Ina
Sinai / Ianis	Irma / Amri
Vinay / Yaniv	Sianna / Annais
Jama / Amaj	Maira / Ariam
Neri / Iren	Xyla / Alyx
Issam / Massi	Anja / Ajna
Nasi / Isan	Alaa / Aala
Nik / Kin	Aleen / Neela
Kedar / Radek	Amila / Alima
Mosi / Isom	Aleina / Aniela
Naz / Zan	Lenna / Annel
Saba / Abas	Anaiya / Ayiana
Vail / Liav	Alyza / Azyla
Layn / Nyal	Amen / Nema
	Anaelle / Elleana
	Asya / Aysa
	Naira / Arian
	Nadya / Aydan
	Alea / Aela
	Muna / Anum
	Nada / Adan
	Ailen / Nelia
	Ahri / Irha
	Hayat / Tayah
	Aili / Ilia
	Alli / Illa
	Alyah / Hayla
	Aiyla / Alyia
	Rima / Amir
	Aayla / Alyaa
	Aeva / Avea
	Allena / Anella
	Hali / Ilah
	Arin / Nira
	Halia / Ailah
	Nayra / Aryan
	Anai / Iana
	Irena / Aneri
	Ilse / Esli
	Sila / Alis
	Akila / Alika
	Amada / Adama
	Hailyn / Nyliah
	Imara / Arami
	Mana / Anam
	Hadia / Aidah
	Inna / Anni
	Neeva / Aveen
	Ramya / Aymar
	Amar / Rama
	Ayza / Azya
	Ziana / Anaiz
	Anilah / Halina
	Ayaana / Anaaya
	Neda / Aden
	Aaron / Noraa
	Airi / Iria
	Haelyn / Nyleah

I also did a search for names that were words reversed, but most were almost certainly coincidental (I doubt people are using Liam because it's 'mail' backward for instance). The only one I could definitely say was on purpose was Nevaeh, which was surprising, since I have seen others such as Legna or Traeh in previous years.
There were quite a few that made me giggle, however, like the fact that Dennis backward is 'sinned', and that the Nevaeh-spinoff Devaeh is 'heaved', so if you want to peruse the list I came up with, I did put it up on Google Sheets. :)