Ranking Jumps, 2019 (girls)

 All right, time to dust off the spreadsheets.  This year, we'll start off with the fastest-rising girls' names. 

First up, the names that have climbed the most from the Top 2500 and up:

1. Yalitza, +8335 (#9737 --> #1402)
2. Dayleen, +5324 (#7344 --> #2020)
3. Alita, +3772 (#5105 --> #1333)
4. Mazikeen, +2292 (#3587 --> #1295)
5. Cairo, +2201 (#4632 --> #2431)
6. Vaeda, +2128 (#3900 --> #1772)
7. Alaiah, +1627 (#3377 --> #1750)
8. Kiari, +1604 (#3900 --> #2296)
9. Riverlyn, +1432 (#3377 --> #1945)
10. Vanellope, +1424 (#3422 --> #1998)
11. Atley, +1395 (#3651 --> #2256)
12. Maleni, +1386 (#2690 --> #1304)
13. Blessyn, +1331 (#3182 --> #1851)
14. Wrenley, +1260 (#2467 --> #1207)
15. Theadora, +1239 (#3651 --> #2412)
16. Aleya, +1175 (#3587 --> #2412)
17. Starr, +1161 (#2724 --> #1563)
18. Layne, +1153 (#2210 --> #1057)
19. Atlee, +1118 (#3481 --> #2363)
20. Nuri, +1103 (#2224 --> #1121)

Yalitza Aparicio is probably the inspiration for our #1 name this year. Nuri was on last year's list, too.  Mazikeen is an interesting addition...not a mythology name I'd expect to catch on! (although I suspect its usage is more due to pop culture than the Talmud)
And it didn't quite make the Top 2500 cutoff, but the fastest rising name overall was Sekani (unranked --> #2574), presumably due to The Hate U Give. Another to watch for in the future!

Narrowing it a bit down to names you're more likely to see in person, from 2019's Top 1500:

• Yalitza, +8335 (#9737 --> #1402)
• Alita, +3772 (#5105 --> #1333)
• Mazikeen, +2292 (#3587 --> #1295)
• Maleni, +1386 (#2690 --> #1304)
• Wrenley, +1260 (#2467 --> #1207)
• Layne, +1153 (#2210 --> #1057)
• Nuri, +1103 (#2224 --> #1121)
• Amoura, +1082 (#2061 --> #979)
• True, +778 (#2278 --> #1500)
• Maelyn, +747 (#1999 --> #1252)
• Aleia, +725 (#2089 --> #1364)
• Dailyn, +649 (#1999 --> #1350)
• Maizie, +599 (#1984 --> #1385)
• Serafina, +570 (#1925 --> #1355)
• Theodora, +540 (#1396 --> #856)
• Stormi, +540 (#1709 --> #1169)
• Ocean, +537 (#1744 --> #1207)
• Chevelle, +534 (#1613 --> #1079)
• Ryder, +502 (#1866 --> #1364)
• Elliette, +495 (#1841 --> #1346)

Theodora and True appeared last year as well. Serafina is a nice surprise, as is Ocean. 

Onto the names to really watch out for, the fastest-rising names from the Top 500:

1. Alaia, +398 (#581 --> #183)
2. Alaya, +224 (#616 --> #392)
3. Palmer, +217 (#677 --> #460)
4. Amora, +216 (#569 --> #353)
5. Alayah, +179 (#530 --> #351)
6. Everlee, +166 (#543 --> #377)
7. Maisie, +149 (#496 --> #347)
8. Reign, +141 (#530 --> #389)
9. Esme, +125 (#556 --> #431)
10. Bristol, +122 (#512 --> #390)
11. Sutton, +121 (#537 --> #416)
12. Lilith, +118 (#520 --> #402)
13. Kalani, +115 (#583 --> #468)
14. Rory, +114 (#577 --> #463)
15. Collins, +109 (#514 --> #405)
16. Kehlani, +105 (#346 --> #241)
17. Poppy, +97 (#592 --> #495)
18. Shiloh, +96 (#562 --> #466)
19. Maeve, +90 (#334 --> #244)
20. Everleigh, +88 (#196 --> #108)

Alaia, Alaya, Alayah; Everlee, Everleigh; Kalani, Kehlani--we sure do like certain sounds right now, don't we?  Everleigh is going strong for the third year in a row! It also appeared as a Top 2500 top-riser back in 2013.  I wonder what "new" names from this year will be everywhere before we know it.....

Finally, the girls' names completely new to the SSA Top 1000:

• Aila
• Ainhoa
• Alaiya
• Amoura
• Beatrix
• Blessing
• Denver
• Elodie
• Emani
• Freyja
• Halo
• Indie
• Kaisley
• Malayah
• Navy
• Oakleigh
• Persephone
• Salem
• Sevyn