Rare but Real (2013)

Yes, I do milk the SSA lists for all they're worth; thank you. :)

A few of the gems down at the very bottom of the SSA lists--given to only 5 babies last year.
(I left off the ones that had appeared on previous Rare but Reals--2010, 2011, 2012)

Boys:

• Avidan (ah-vee-DAN, Hebrew)
• Cleon (KLEE-on, KLEH-on, [ancient] Greek)--"glory"
• Durante (doo-RAHN-teh, Italian)--"enduring". The original long form of Dante.
• Gershom (GUR-sham, English; gehr-SHOHM, Hebrew)
• Howell (HOW-ell, Welsh)--anglicization of Hywel, "eminent"
• Inigo (IN-ih-go, English; EE-nee-goh, Italian); Iñigo (ee-NYEE-goh, Spanish, Basque)--from Basque, "my little one"
• Jove (JOHV, [anglicized] Latin)
• Nikodem (NEE-koh-dem, Polish; nee-KOH-dem, Croatian)
• Taliesin (tal-YES-in, Welsh)
• Xanthus (ZAN-thus, KSAHN-thoos, [Ancient] Greek)--masculine of Xanthe, "yellow, blond"
• Zalman (ZAHL-man, Yiddish)--form of Solomon

Girls

• Amadea (ah-mah-DEH-ah, Latin)--"love of God"
• Archana (ar-chah-NAH, Hindi)--"honoring"
• Briony (BRYE-oh-nee, English)
• Cassiopeia (kas-see-oh-PEE-ah, kahs-see-oh-PAY-ah, [ancient] Greek)
• Daciana (dah-CHYAH-nah, Romanian)
• Dionysia (dee-oh-NEE-see-ah, Latin)--original form of Denise
• Elodia (el-OH-dee-ah, Spanish)--form of Elodie
• Jessamy (JES-sah-mee, English)--form of Jasmine/Jessamine
• Kinneret (kee-NEH-ret, Hebrew)--"harp" [Hebrew name for the Sea of Galilee]
• Liadan (LEE-uh-dan, Irish)
• Nyota (NYOH-tah, Swahili)--"star"
• Zoraida (soh-RYE-dah, Spanish)

Bemusedly, I Relay.... (2013)

Did I skip 2012? Huh. Anyway, all the girls' -lee-sounding names from 2013 (most common spelling of each only. I doubt I have the space to list all 1500+!).
Enjoy!

• Adalee
• Adley
• Aheli
• Ailey
• Aimsley
• Ainsley
• Aisley
• Akili
• Aleli
• Allie
• Amarely
• Amarley
• Amberly
• Amelie
• Amiley
• Anaily
• Anayeli
• Anjali
• Annabellee
• Annalee
• Annlee
• Ansley
• Anyeli
• Aquetzalli
• Araceli
• Arayeli
• Areli
• Ariely
• Arleigh
• Ashley
• Asli
• Atalie
• Atley
• Atoli
• Aurelie
• Avalee
• Avenly
• Averly
• Avonlea
• Azalee
• Bailey
• Baxley
• Benelli
• Bentley
• Berkley
• Beverly
• Bexley
• Billie
• Blakely
• Bradley
• Brantley
• Braylee
• Brenley
• Brentley
• Brindley
• Brinkley
• Brinsley
• Brooklee
• Brylee
• Brynlee
• Callie
• Carly
• Cecily
• Celie
• Chanley
• Charlie
• Chesley
• Citali
• Citlali
• Coley
• Conley
• Connelly
• Coralie
• Corley
• Crosley
• Cylee
• Dallie
• Daly
• Danely
• Darely
• Darly
• Dashley
• Delali
• Denali
• Dianely
• Dolly
• Early
• Eisley
• Elie
• Ellie
• Emberly
• Emerly
• Emily
• Emsley
• Endsley
• Ensley
• Esli
• Eulalie
• Evalee
• Everly
• Eztli
• Finley
• Francely
• Gabrielly
• Gali
• Galilee
• Gianelly
• Graceleigh
• Graylee
• Greenlee
• Hadley
• Hailey
• Haisley
• Halle
• Hanley
• Hannalee
• Harley
• Hartley
• Hatley
• Hazley
• Heavenly
• Hendley
• Henley
• Hensley
• Hiley
• Hinley
• Hinsley
• Holly
• Hulali
• Huntley
• Hurley
• Huxley
• Idali
• Ily
• Isaly
• Italy
• Jadalee
• Jakaylee
• Janeli
• Jareli
• Jarely
• Jashley
• Jasly
• Jaylee
• Jazlee
• Jehieli
• Jemily
• Jennalee
• Jeslie
• Jessalee
• Jiali
• Jolie
• Josely
• Jubilee
• Julie
• Kahli
• Kaisley
• Kamali
• Kamili
• Karalee
• Katelee
• Kaylee
• Keeley
• Kekeli
• Kelly
• Kemberly
• Kemily
• Kenley
• Kensley
• Kentleigh
• Kentley
• Kesley
• Kialee
• Kimberly
• Kingsley
• Kinley
• Kinsley
• Knightley
• Kylie
• Lakely
• Lali
• Langley
• Layali
• Laylee
• Leigh
• Leslie
• Lily
• Linley
• Lively
• Loralee
• Lovely
• Loxley
• Madalee
• Magaly
• Mahaley
• Maisley
• Makaylee
• Makylee
• Mali
• Manali
• Mariely
• Marilee
• Marley
• Matalie
• Mattingly
• Mayeli
• Mayerly
• Maylee
• Mckenlee
• Mckinley
• Mckinsley
• Melly
• Merly
• Metzli
• Miley
• Millie
• Mirely
• Molly
• Myalee
• Nahely
• Nailea
• Naraly
• Nashly
• Nasly
• Natalie
• Nayeli
• Nazli
• Neely
• Nefeli
• Neftali
• Nellie
• Nesly
• Nicolee
• Nili
• Noely
• Nollie
• Noraleigh
• Novalee
• Nyahlee
• Nylee
• Oakley
• Ollie
• Orly
• Ottilie
• Pailey
• Paisley
• Pasleigh
• Pearly
• Pemberley
• Polly
• Presley
• Quetzali
• Quinley
• Radley
• Raleigh
• Rayleigh
• Remley
• Renley
• Ridley
• Riley
• Ripley
• Romilly
• Rosalie
• Saheli
• Sally
• Sayali
• Saylee
• Seeley
• Shanley
• Sharlee
• Shaylee
• Shelly
• Shirley
• Shivali
• Shylee
• Sicily
• Siddalee
• Skylee
• Soley
• Sonali
• Staley
• Starlee
• Suheily
• Suli
• Sully
• Summerlee
• Taisley
• Tali
• Taylee
• Tenley
• Tensley
• Thaily
• Thessaly
• Tigerlily
• Tilly
• Timberly
• Tinley
• Tinsley
• Trinley
• Truly
• Tully
• Tylee
• Vaishali
• Valley
• Wakely
• Waverly
• Weatherly
• Wesley
• Whitley
• Willie
• Wrigley
• Wylie
• Yaheli
• Yaneli
• Yardley
• Yareli
• Yaresly
• Yeily
• Yesli
• Yetzali
• Yoali
• Yorley
• Yuli
• Zaylee
• Zellie
• Zoely
• Zuly
• Zylee

The Biggest Losers (2013)

Time to see what on it's way out (or perhaps just suffering a temporary setback):

Biggest drops in ranking (Top 500):

Girls:

1. Perla (#452--> 668)
2. Angelique (#389--> 539)
3. Fernanda (#376--> 510)
4. Jaelyn (#471--> 580)
5. Breanna (#403--> 509)
6. Dayana (#441--> 546)
7. Tiana (#444--> 545)
8. Elisa (#366--> 465)
9. Imani (#386--> 483)
10. Caylee (#497--> 594)
11. Madalyn (#450--> 536)
12. Crystal (#384--> 464)
13. Cynthia (#419--> 499)
14. Hayley (#463--> 542)
15. Bridget (#453--> 523)
16. Sierra (#278--> 347)
17. Allyson (#255--> 323)
18. Monica (#434--> 502)
19. Jayden (#380--> 447)
20. Guadalupe (#391--> 456)

Boys:

1. Jamari (#420--> 537)
2. Amare (#495--> 600)
3. Orlando (#461--> 562)
4. Ramon (#497--> 598)
5. Tristen (#359--> 452)
6. Brenden (#500--> 591)
7. Gianni (#449--> 532)
8. Braydon (#398--> 472)
9. Dane (#477--> 551)
10. Lance (#496--> 570)
11. Alexis (#227--> 294)
12. Payton (#458--> 525)
13. Bryant (#484--> 549)
14. Colby (#341--> 401)
15. Trent (#380--> 440)
16. Kellen (#337--> 395)
17. Dustin (#377--> 433)
18. Alijah (#454--> 509)
19. Drake (#231--> 285)
20. Armani (#432--> 486)

Biggest percentage decreases of 2013:

Girls:

1. Isabella (0.9852%--> 0.9161%)
2. Sophia (1.1531%--> 1.1039%)
3. Lily (0.4106%--> 0.3632%)
4. Alyssa (0.2630%--> 0.2184%)
5. Hailey (0.3059%--> 0.2616%)
6. Chloe (0.4993%--> 0.4564%)
7. Sophie (0.2358%--> 0.1943%)
8. Ashley (0.2434%--> 0.2050%)
9. Madison (0.5891%--> 0.5515%)
10. Brianna (0.2396%--> 0.2026%)

Boys:

1. Ethan (0.8731%--> 0.8062%)
2. Jayden (0.7968%--> 0.7326%)
3. Aiden (0.7354%--> 0.6762%)
4. Mason (0.9383%--> 0.8793%)
5. Brayden (0.4205%--> 0.3691%)
6. Ryan (0.5405%--> 0.4903%)
7. Tyler (0.3796%--> 0.3294%)
8. Justin (0.2908%--> 0.2413%)
9. Christopher (0.5860%--> 0.5381%)
10. Anthony (0.6521%--> 0.6081%)

The biggest drops in relative frequency (how much more common a name was in 2012):

Girls:

1. Litzy (3.018x)
2. Adley (1.71x)
3. Perla (1.61x)
4. Taraji (1.60x)
5. Geraldine (1.55x)
6. Marisa (1.51x)
7. Maritza (1.51x)
8. Kenia (1.48x)
9. Jazzlyn (1.47x)
10. Angelique (1.45x)
11. Jaidyn (1.41x)
12. Abagail (1.41x)
13. Fernanda (1.40x)
14. Kayden (1.40x)
15. Abbie (140x)
16. Yazmin (1.39x)
17. Jaylyn (1.39x)
18. Izabelle (1.39x)
19. Jaqueline (1.38x)
20. Jaiden (1.38x)

Boys:

1. Masen (1.69x)
2. Bently (1.62x)
3. Austyn (1.58x)
4. Brennen (1.53x)
5. Trevon (1.50x)
6. Jaidyn (1.46x)
7. Osvaldo (1.45x)
8. Bode (1.45x)
9. Jeramiah (1.43x)
10. Daylen (1.41x)
11. Jarrett (1.40x)
12. Braiden (1.40x)
13. Keanu (1.39x)
14. Brendon (1.39x)
15. Jaydin (1.39x)
16. Dashawn (1.38x)
17. Teagan (1.37x)
18. Jagger (1.37x)
19. Jaeden (1.37x)
20. Jordon (1.36x)

Overall, I can't help but notice that again, -aiden names are decreasing almost across the board. They partially seem to be getting replaced by -ason (and -aceon?).
As for the girls' Top 10: Sophia & Isabella are slowly losing ground--Emma, Elizabeth, and Ava saw almost no change, though, and Emily, Madison, & Abigail also lost %. Will Olivia & Mia be top next year? Or will something come up from further down the rankings--Charlotte? Avery? Harper?