Anne/Annas Throughout the Generations

Like the -lyns, Annes, Annas, & Anas are a fairly constant part of American naming. Which specific -ann- name is most common changes with the times, but they generally comprise about 3-5% of girls born in a year. So for a fun look back, I decided to find the most common anne/ane/anna/anas of each generation.
(does not account for alternate spellings, which can greatly change things, especially in recent lists)

2013:

1. Hannah
2. Anna
3. Savannah
4. Arianna
5. Ariana
6. Annabelle
7. Brianna
8. Gianna
9. Liliana
10. Eliana
11. Juliana
12. Adriana
13. Alana
14. Julianna
15. Adrianna

1983:

1. Anna
2. Diana
3. Hannah
4. Anne
5. Joanna
6. Deanna
7. Ann
8. Suzanne
9. Diane
10. Ana
11. Adriana
12. Shanna
13. Brianna
14. Roxanne
15. Annie

1953:

1. Diane
2. Ann
3. Diana
4. Joanne
5. Suzanne
6. Anne
7. Anna
8. Dianne
9. Joann
10. Annie
11. Annette
12. Roxanne
13. Marianne
14. Dianna
15. Luann

1923*:

1. Anna
2. Annie
3. Ann
4. Anne
5. Annette
6. Annabelle
7. Hannah
8. Suzanne
9. Joanne
10. Diana
11. Maryann
12. Johanna
13. Joann
14. Marianne
15. Johanna

1893*:

1. Anna
2. Annie
3. Anne
4. Ann
5. Hannah
6. Johanna
7. Annette
8. Susanna
9. Joanna
10. Savannah
11. Annabelle
12. Georgiana
13. Rosanna
14. Annabel
15. Georgianna

*SSA registration was not required until 1937; all data before that point is purely voluntary, and thus may not be as accurate as later data.

The Tribulations of Alexander & Xavier

While browsing the full SSA lists, I've noticed an interesting phenomenon: Alexander and/or Xavier-based smash-names. Smash-names, contractions, portmanteaus--whatever you prefer to call them--have been accepted on girls for a while (Annelise, Marilyn, Rosanna, etc), but have never really caught on for boys. Times, they are a changing--wonder if any of these have a chance?

• Alexavier
• Alexsandro
• Alexiel
• Alexson
• Alekai
• Alxavier
• Xaviel
• Xavian
• Xaven
• Axavier
• Azavion
• Alessander
• Elisandro

Usual Nickname, Unexpected Name--Oz

I really need to come up with a better title for these posts--I'm rapidly running out of "usual" nicknames! Anyway, I see Oz bounced around a bit online, and I do see the appeal: short, snazzy, that zippy Z. The problem is associations--Oz alone is reminiscent of "Land of Oz" (along with a few other pop culture references), and Ozzy...is all Osbourne.
There's Oscar of course, and Oswald, and even Austin if your accent allows, but what else?

• Osbert (OZ-bert, English)
• Osgood (OZ-good, English)
• Osman (OHS-man, Turkish)
• Osmar (OS-mahr, Portuguese)--from Germanic "fame of God"
• Osmond (OZ-mond, English)--also spelled Osmund
• Osric (OZ-rik, English)
• Ossian (OS-see-an, Scandinavian, German)--form of Irish Oisin
• Osulf (OZ-ulf, Old English)
• Osvit (OS-veet, Serbian)--"dawn")
• Oswin (OZ-win, English)
• Ozan (OH-zahn, Turkish)--"bard"
• Ozazias (oz-AHZ-ee-as, [Biblical] Greek)
• Ozias (OZ-ee-as, [Biblical] Greek; oh-ZEE-as, Greek)
• Oziel (oz-ee-EL, [Biblical] Greek)
• Ozren (OZ-ren, Croatian, Serbian)