Very International Names (boys)

Boys turn!
Again, I decided to try and find out what are currently the most popular name families in the Western world. This data was compiled from the 2014 or 2015 (depending on what was available) Top Names lists from 16 countries (US, England & Wales, Scotland, Ireland, Northern Ireland, New Zealand, Canada, Australia, Finland, Iceland, Norway, Sweden, Spain, Italy, Hungary, Belgium).
Variants of one name were mostly all grouped together--exceptions were if the names are generally thought of as distinct names (e.g. Jacob and James) or for nicknames that have multiple full forms (so Max was counted alone, not grouped with Maxwell, Maximo, or Maxmilian).
In total there were approximately 386 name 'families', not that far off from the girls' 408.

• William/Liam/Wilhelm/Guillermo/etc--31 instances
  Lists without: Iceland
• Lucas/Luke/Luca/etc--31 instances
  Lists without: Iceland, Hungary
• Alexander/Alex/Alessandro/etc--29 instances
  Lists without: Finland
• John/Sean/Ian/Johannes/Jan/Ivan/Evan/etc--29 instances (easily the most diverse set, BTW!)
  Lists without: Finland
• Matthew/Matteo/Matias/etc--26 instances
  Lists without: none
• Jackson/Jack--22 instances
  Lists without: Finland, Iceland, Norway, Spain, Italy, Hungary
• Oliver/Alvaro/Ollie/etc--22 instances
  Lists without: Italy, Belgium
• Jacob/Jake/Giacomo/etc--21 instances
  Lists without: Finland, Iceland, Hungary
• Thomas/Tom/Tomas/etc--20 instances
  Lists without: Finland, Norway, Sweden, Spain
• Daniel/Dan/etc--19 instances
  Lists without: none
• Leo/Leon/etc--19 instances
  Lists without: Iceland, Italy, Hungary

Benjamin, Samuel, Eli, Louis, Nicholas, Joseph, James, David, Michael, Robert, and Theodore finish out the Top 20. (Okay, 22. There were ties)

And again, the country with the most 'unique' names was Iceland, with 40% of the Top 50 not appearing on any other top names list:
Guðmund, Gunnar, Dagur, Arni/Arnar, Bjarki, Kári, Andri, Jökull, Ásgeir, Baldur, Birkir, Hilmar, Elvar/Elfar, Björn, Haukur, Styrmir, Ari, Eyþor, Frosti, and Sindri. 

Hungary's Top 100 is just under 40% 'unique' names:

Marcell, Balázs, Zalán, Botond, Laszlo, Zsombor, Ákos, Attila, Nimród, Roland, Csaba, Zétény, Hunor, Ábel, Szabolcs, Kornél, Norbert, Bendegúz, Ármin, Tibor, Csongor, Imre, Soma, Brendon, Kende, Dénes, Csanád, Bertalan, Donát, Zente, Szilárd, Zsigmond, Dorián, Flórián, and Zénó.

Sweden's Top 100 is about 1/4 'unique' names--Arvid, Melvin, Edvin, Sixten, Albin, Gustav, Melker, Malte, Ebbe, August, Viggo, Colin, Loke, Wilmer, Vidar, Milton, Elton, Vilgot, Otto, Tage, Hjalmar, Maximilian, Algot, Linus, Ture, and Folke.

Spain's Top 100 is about 1/5 'unique' names--Sergio, Izan, Gonzalo, Bruno, Raul, Jesus, Aitor, Rodrigo, Asier, Unai, Ismael, Alonso, Biel, Gael, Ignacio, Nil, Saul, Aimar, and Yeray.

As expected, the English-speaking countries all share a lot of names. England & Wales has only two 'unique' names (Dexter and Ronnie), N. Ireland, Australia, and Canada each have 3 (Conan, Caolán, and Dáithí; Bailey, Mitchell, and Maxwell; Jeremy, Declan, and Emmett; respectively); and New Zealand has five (Arlo, Nixon, Ezra, Quinn, and Cohen). 

Very International Names (girls)

I'm amazed at how trends can spread across the globe. Yeah, Sophia is popular here in the US, but how is it also popular in like 14 other countries in the western world? Out of 16 countries I found current (2014 or 2015) data for (US, England & Wales, Scotland, Ireland, Northern Ireland, New Zealand, Canada, Australia, Finland, Iceland, Norway, Sweden, Spain, Italy, Hungary, Belgium), only Iceland did not have a form of Sophia in its Top Names list. Most countries had more than more than one! What is it about Sophia?

Anyway, I set out to find which "name families" are most popular right now, and also see which country has the most unique names. :)
(this is compiled from the Top Names lists only--which are either Top 50 or Top 100, depending on the country--so for instance, if there's a variant of Mary at #51 on the Finnish charts, it wasn't counted)

• Mary/Marie/Maria/Mia/Marion/Molly/etc--45 instances
  Lists without: Finland
• Anna/Ana/Hannah/Nancy/etc--39 instances
  Lists without: none
• Sophia/Sofia/Sophie/etc--35 instances
  Lists without: Iceland
• Elizabeth/Elise/Elsa/Lisa/Eliza/etc--32 instances
  Lists without: none
• Sarah/Sara/Sadie/etc--27 instances
  Lists without: none
• Eva/Eve/Evie--25 instances
  Lists without: Norway, Sweden, Hungary
• Isabella/Isabelle/Isabel/etc--25 instances
  Lists without: Finland, Norway, Belgium
• Lily/Lilly/Lili/Lilja/Lilla/etc--24 instances
  Lists without: Spain, Italy
• Ella/Ellie/etc--21 instances
  Lists without: Iceland, Spain, Italy, Hungary
• Emily/Emilie/Emilia--21 instances
  Lists without: Spain

Julia, Alice, Katherine, Charlotte, Emma, Olivia, Helena, Amelia, Maya, and Rose round out the overall Top 20. 

There were approximately 408 "name families" total, although many are inter-related (Isabella is a form of Elizabeth, for instance, but they're generally treated as distinct names; same with Caroline and Charlotte. Ella/Ellie could be from Elizabeth, but it can also be from Helena/Ellen or Eleanor).

The country with the most unique names ('unique names' in this case being shorthand for "names without any variants appearing on any other top names lists") was by far Iceland, with nearly 1/2 of the Top 50:
Hekla, Birta, Sóley, Helga, Katla, Guðrún, Þórdís, Ingibjörg, Embla, Sigrún, Harpa, Hrafntinna, Steinunn, Unnur, Aþena, Fanney, Iðunn, Arna, Hrafnhildur, Snædís, and Vigdís. 

Spain's Top 100 is about 1/3 'unique' names:
Daniela, Valeria, Alba, Carmen, Ainhoa, Aitana, Marina, Candela, Laia, Ainara, Leire/Leyre, Nerea, Rocio, Vega, Jimena, Abril, Triana, Nuria, Aroa, Manuela, Mar, Mara, Africa, Naia, Noelia, Nahia, Naiara/Nayara, Elia, Arlet, Yanira, Fatima, Erika, and Mireia.

Finland's Top 50 is about 30% 'unique' names:
Venla, Aino, Helmi, Enni, Kerttu, Pihla, Hilla, Minea, Iina, Vilja, Sanni, Lumi, and Seela.

While Hungary, Sweden, and Italy are all around 1/4 'unique' names.
Hungary (Top 100): Boglárka, Csenge, Réka, Petra, Zselyke, Regina, Kinga, Szonja, Emese, Tímea, Tamara, Fruzsina, Eniko, Virág, Hanga, Dorottya, Dalma, Kinsco, Vanda, Kira, Zita, Ramóna, Bíborka, Boróka, Patricia, and Dzsenifer.
Sweden (Top 100): Ebba, Alva, Signe, Nova, Edith, Elvira, Tyra, Juni, Felicia, Meja, Moa, Livia, Stina, Lykke, Svea, Cornelia, Joline, Lo, Tindra, Novalie, Philippa, My, Hilma, and Linn.
Italy (Top 100): Gaia, Ginevra, Ludovica, Gioia, Asia, Serena, Benedetta, Ilaria, Federica, Cecilia, Flavia, Gloria, Diletta, Sveva, Lucrezia, Virginia, Agata, Celeste, Lavinia, Sabrina, Teresa, and Anastasia. 


On the other end, New Zealand has zero unique names. England & Wales has 2 (Aisha and Bethany), Australia has 3 (Indiana, Chelsea, and Eloise), while Scotland and N. Ireland each have 4 (Eilidh, Skye, Iona, and Hope; Eimear, Cora, Cassie, and Farrah; respectively).
Although it's not terribly surprising that the English-speaking countries all have a lot in common. :)

British vs. American, Part 2 (2014)

Time for the next part of my comparison: the "most American" names.
(come on America; don't embarrass me!)

First off: the most popular names in the US that don't appear at all on the full ONS list:

Boys:

1. Brantley
2. Jayceon
3. Collin
4. Garrett
5. Waylon
6. Josue
7. Lane
8. Messiah
9. Trenton
10. Grady
11. Barrett
12. Major
13. Nash
14. Gerardo
15. Brycen
16. Braylen
17. Gannon
18. Landyn
19. Jamison
20. Moises

Girls:

1. Jordyn
2. Kinsley
3. Ximena
4. Londyn
5. Emery
6. Kylee
7. Daleyza
8. Brynlee
9. Brynn
10. Raelynn
11. Makenna
12. Journey
13. Ashlynn
14. Haven
15. Leslie
16. Kyleigh
17. Alondra
18. Yaretzi
19. Addyson
20. Kamryn

Hmm. Yeah, definitely not what you think of when you think "British"! Here are the most "American" names that were used in England & Wales last year:

Boys:

1. Jesus
2. Weston
3. Easton
4. Tucker
5. Iker
6. Paxton
7. Bennett
8. Angel
9. Landon
10. Brooks
11. Grant
12. Remington
13. Gunner
14. Holden
15. Emiliano
16. Gage
17. Braylon
18. Gunnar
19. Gael
20. Kolton

Girls:

1. Allison
2. Brooklynn
3. Adalynn
4. Makenzie
5. Haley
6. Delaney
7. Lyric
8. Kinley
9. Camila
10. Madilyn
11. Adalyn
12. Mckenna
13. Allyson
14. Jaylah
15. Avery
16. London
17. Adelynn
18. Genesis
19. Hailey
20. Allie

Surnames and -lyns! Not terribly shocking. ;)
Still too "weird"? The most American names in the British Top 1000:

Boys:

1. Gavin
2. Colton
3. Nolan
4. Silas
5. Avery
6. Brayden
7. Kenneth
8. Ian
9. Wyatt
10. Giovanni
11. Colin
12. Wesley
13. Emmett
14. Jayce
15. Braxton
16. Maverick
17. Conner
18. Ryder
19. Jace
20. Julian

Girls:

1. Addison
2. Claire
3. Aubrey
4. Kaylee
5. Caroline
6. Serenity
7. Zoey
8. Riley
9. Brooklyn
10. Trinity
11. Aubree
12. Paisley
13. Ashley
14. Kimberly
15. Jocelyn
16. Mariah
17. Melanie
18. Lillian
19. Brianna
20. Audrey

Gavin and Claire surprise me. Perhaps they're rather out-of-date now? It's interesting to see Avery as an "American" boys' name--it's waaaaaaay more popular for girls here!


So far I've been concentrating on differences. For interest's sake, here are the names (from the Top 1500 or so) given to about an equal % of babies in the US & UK. :)

Boys:

1. Kobe
2. Solomon
3. Josef
4. Devon
5. Avi
6. Malaki
7. Bernard
8. Dion
9. Curtis
10. Lawson
11. Terence
12. Kane
13. Malakai
14. Kenny
15. Benjamin
16. Jaydon
17. Quinn
18. Kristian
19. Chace
20. Jamil

Girls:

1. Frances
2. Farrah
3. Faith
4. Mercedes
5. Kara
6. Evelyn
7. Shyla
8. Alana
9. Amaya
10. Sofie
11. Anita
12. Sofia
13. Isabella
14. Elora
15. Heather
16. Nahla
17. Laila
18. Ananya
19. Alissa
20. Charley

Wow--a list where I actually like the girls' side more than the boys! Yay for both sides of the pond. ;)

British vs. American, Part 1 (2014)

Yep, it's time for this again. The British ONS released their top names of 2014, so of course we must compare. :)

First up--the "most British" names! Here are the most popular names used in England & Wales that didn't appear at all on the full SSA lists:

Boys:

1. Albie
2. Harri
3. Osian
4. Bertie
5. Dougie
6. Kenzie
7. Tomos
8. Barney
9. Matas
10. Gethin
11. Rudi
12. Oliwier
13. Wiktor
14. Frazer
15. Ralphie
16. Nojus
17. Ieuan
18. Tyler-James
19. Alby
20. Tommy-Lee

Girls:

1. Amelia-Rose
2. Lily-Mae
3. Lily-Rose
4. Lilly-Mae
5. Ffion
6. Ella-Rose
7. Ellie-Mae
8. Lilly-Rose
9. Lilly-May
10. Isla-Rose
11. Ava-Rose
12. Bethan
13. Fleur
14. Fearne
15. Ellie-May
16. Lily-May
17. Mia-Rose
18. Poppie
19. Bella-Rose
20. Gracie-Mae

Wow. Yay for hyphens! Since in the US, those would appear as either one name (e.g. Ameliarose) or first & middle, let's take them out:

Boys:

1. Albie
2. Harri
3. Osian
4. Bertie
5. Dougie
6. Kenzie
7. Tomos
8. Barney
9. Matas
10. Gethin
11. Rudi
12. Oliwier
13. Wiktor
14. Frazer
15. Ralphie
16. Nojus
17. Ieuan
18. Alby
19. Bartosz
20. Kajus

Girls:

1. Ffion
2. Bethan
3. Fleur
4. Fearne
5. Poppie
6. Orlaith
7. Jorgie
8. Eadie
9. Esmai
10. Dolcie
11. Dulcie
12. Kornelia
13. Hettie
14. Lowri
15. Cadi
16. Nel
17. Weronika
18. Blanka
19. Ferne
20. Neive

Any of these names would certainly be distinct in the US! I'd wager that most are pretty much unknown here. So let's narrow down to the most British names (based on %) that were actually used in the US last year:

Boys:

1. Alfie
2. Olly
3. Freddie
4. Barnaby
5. Archie
6. Fraser
7. Vinnie
8. Rupert
9. Teddie
10. Nikodem
11. Finlay
12. Franciszek
13. Georgie
14. Harry
15. Jac
16. Teddy
17. Ollie
18. Elis
19. Dawid
20. Jago

Girls:

1. Darcey
2. Darcie
3. Isobelle
4. Orla
5. Poppy
6. Wiktoria
7. Nieve
8. Pixie
9. Nikola
10. Neave
11. Oliwia
12. Ottilie
13. Niamh
14. Zuzanna
15. Xanthe
16. Alicja
17. Emilija
18. Lottie
19. Florence
20. Seren

Still too...."out there"? Let's narrow to the most British names in the US Top 1000:

Boys:

1. Harry
2. Frankie
3. Reuben
4. Theo
5. Tommy
6. Harley
7. Toby
8. Bobby
9. Stanley
10. Charlie
11. Lewis
12. Sonny
13. Jamie
14. Finley
15. Callum
16. Ronnie
17. Harvey
18. Kian
19. Oscar
20. Billy

Girls:

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

*is jealous*

Next time: the most American names! I'm scared.

Southern Names

I often see on forums posts about "Southern names". Admittedly, the closest I've ever been to The South is a layover in Houston, but I really have no idea what a "Southern name" is.
Being a dork, of course I set out to discover that statistically.

I combined the lists of 14 states of "The South" (yes, I know, what's in the South is up for debate. For your interest: AL, AR, FL, GA, KY, LA, MS, NC, OK, SC, TN, TX, VA, WV), and pulled out which names are proportionally more common in The South. The results were surprising.

The most "Southern" names in the Southern states' Top 1000:
Boys:

1. Alexandre
2. Jamarcus
3. Jamarion
4. Cason
5. Braylen
6. Tylan
7. Demarcus
8. Braylon
9. Lawson
10. Zaylen
11. Kason
12. Brentley
13. Kylan
14. Courtney
15. Judson
16. Hayes
17. Coleman
18. Braylin
19. Chandler
20. Cayson

Girls:

1. Romina
2. Mariajose
3. Landry
4. Gentry
5. Eiza
6. Renata
7. Nahomi
8. Vianney
9. Aracely
10. Martina
11. Ariadna
12. Angelie
13. Regina
14. Jaqueline
15. Sterling
16. Adamaris
17. Arleth
18. Azul
19. Geraldine
20. Ivanna

And to narrow down a bit further, from the states' Top 500:

Boys:

1. Cason
2. Braylen
3. Braylon
4. Lawson
5. Kason
6. Brentley
7. Kylan
8. Hayes
9. Chandler
10. Cayson
11. Case
12. Princeton
13. Raylan
14. Cannon
15. Channing
16. Jamari
17. Bryson
18. Jayceon
19. Karson
20. Joe

Girls:

1. Romina
2. Landry
3. Renata
4. Regina
5. Jaqueline
6. Ivanna
7. Aranza
8. Araceli
9. Ayleen
10. America
11. Fernanda
12. Alisson
13. Ariadne
14. Violeta
15. Ximena
16. Arely
17. Frida
18. Galilea
19. Paulina
20. Montserrat

And even more narrowed down, from the states' Top 100:

Boys:

1. Bryson
2. Brantley
3. Braxton
4. Juan
5. Ayden
6. Kaiden
7. Kayden
8. Jose
9. Jeremiah
10. Jase
11. Easton
12. Bentley
13. Grayson
14. Josiah
15. Carson
16. Christian
17. Christopher
18. Levi
19. Brayden
20. Jordan

Girls:

1. Regina
2. Fernanda
3. Ximena
4. Alejandra
5. Jimena
6. Alondra
7. Alessandra
8. Carolina
9. Aylin
10. Daleyza
11. Camila
12. Melany
13. Ana
14. Angelique
15. Kamila
16. Valeria
17. Nayeli
18. Catalina
19. Daniela
20. Melanie

I'm pretty surprised at how much more Spanish-influenced the girls' list is! Crazy. (you can mostly blame Texas, as far as I can tell)
If you take out the names that are currently trending in Spanish-speaking countries from the girls' side, the list changes quite a bit:
(from the boys', just take Juan & Jose out, and tack Tristan & Joshua to the end)

1. Alessandra
2. Angelique
3. Leslie
4. Giselle
5. Ashley
6. Nicole
7. Daniella
8. Valerie
9. Alison
10. Amy
11. Londyn
12. Madeleine
13. Vanessa
14. Alina
15. Juliette
16. Camille
17. Leilani
18. Kayla
19. Juliana
20. Rose

Now, I noticed an interesting phenomenon when I looked at the bottom of the lists, the least Southern names--lots of boys' names ending in -o! Nico, Rocco, Theo, Arlo, Milo, Leo. And for the girls', quite a few word-names: Luna, Ruby, Melody, Daisy, Jade, Hazel, Iris.
What's the opposite of Southern? Hipster? ;)

And in case you wanted any more trivia, the Southern Top 10, and the national SSA lists for comparison:

	Southern	National
1.	Noah	Noah
2.	William	Liam
3.	Mason	Mason
4.	Liam	Jacob
5.	Jacob	William
6.	Elijah	Ethan
7.	James	Michael
8.	Ethan	Alexander
9.	Michael	James
10.	Aiden	Daniel

	Southern	National
1.	Camila	Emma
2.	Melanie	Olivia
3.	Ximena	Sophia
4.	Ashley	Isabella
5.	Emma	Ava
6.	Olivia	Mia
7.	Sophia	Emily
8.	Ava	Abigail
9.	Natalia	Madison
10.	Abigail	Charlotte

And if you want to see the whole Southern Top 1000, it is here, on Google Sheets. :)

Word-Names. All of Them. (boys, 2014)

Same deal as girls: archaic terms & professions excluded (unless I found them particularly amusing), as well as jargon and imported names (apologies if I missed any!).

• Able
• Ace
• Adagio
• Aero
• Alder
• Alias
• Alpha
• Alter
• Amen
• Amour
• Anchor
• Angel
• Angler
• Anthem
• Arch
• Archer
• Aria
• Arrow
• Art
• Artist
• Ash
• Aspen
• Atlas
• Atom
• Auburn
• August
• Autumn
• Avian
• Avid
• Awesome
• Axis
• Axle
• Azure
• Baby
• Baker
• Baler
• Bane
• Banks
• Banner
• Banyan
• Baron
• Barret
• Bash
• Basil
• Bastion
• Bates
• Bay
• Bear
• Beau
• Beaux
• Beck
• Berlin
• Bill
• Billion
• Birch
• Bishop
• Blade
• Blaze
• Bless
• Blessed
• Blessing
• Blue
• Bo
• Bob
• Bond
• Boss
• Bow
• Bowman
• Boy
• Brace
• Bracken
• Brad
• Bran
• Branch
• Brandy
• Brant
• Brave
• Bravery
• Bravo
• Bray
• Brazen
• Breaker
• Breeze
• Brent
• Brewer
• Briar/Briar
• Brick
• Brig
• Bright
• Brighten
• Brilliant
• Brook
• Brooks
• Browning
• Bruin
• Buck
• Bud
• Buddy
• Burley
• Buster
• Cache
• Cadence
• Caesar
• Cage
• Caliber
• Calix/Calyx
• Calvary
• Cameo
• Camp
• Campion
• Can
• Cane
• Cannon
• Canon
• Canton
• Canyon
• Captain
• Carbon
• Carder
• Carlin
• Carmine
• Cartel
• Carver
• Case
• Cash
• Cashmere
• Caster
• Castle
• Catch
• Catcher
• Cayenne
• Cayman/Caiman
• Cedar
• Chad
• Chaise
• Chamberlain
• Chambers
• Champ
• Champion
• Chance
• Chancellor
• Chaos
• Chase
• Chasten
• Chevy
• Chief
• Chip
• Chipper
• Chord
• Chosen
• Christen
• Chuck
• Cinch
• Clarence
• Clay
• Clement
• Clever
• Cliff
• Cloud
• Coal
• Coast
• Cobalt
• Coda
• Colt
• Common
• Conner
• Cope
• Copper
• Corby
• Cord
• Cotton
• Courage
• Court
• Cove
• Coy
• Crash
• Craven
• Creed
• Creek
• Crew
• Crews
• Crimson
• Cross
• Cruise
• Curry
• Curt
• Cutter
• Cyan
• Cypher
• Cypress
• Czar
• Daemon/Demon
• Dagger
• Daimon
• Dale
• Dandy
• Danger
• Danish
• Dash
• Davit
• Deacon
• Dean
• Deejay
• Dell
• Denarius
• Denim
• Derrick
• Derringer
• Destined
• Destiny
• Deuce
• Diamond
• Diesel
• Din
• Dinero
• Dirk
• Divine
• Doc
• Dodge
• Dodger
• Dominion
• Don
• Drake
• Draper
• Dray
• Dream
• Drew
• Duke
• Dusty
• Dutch
• Earl
• Earnest
• Ebon
• Echo
• Eddy
• Edge
• Elan
• Elder
• Ember
• Emerald
• Emery
• Emit
• Ender
• Eon/Aeon
• Epic
• Even
• Ever
• Excel
• Exodus
• Faith
• Falcon
• Fares
• Fender
• Fielding
• Fields
• Fin
• Finch
• Finesse
• Fisher
• Flash
• Flint
• Ford
• Forest
• Fortune
• Foster
• Fox
• Frank
• Freedom
• Freeman
• Fuller
• Furious
• Future
• Gable
• Gale
• Gambit
• Gamble
• Garland
• Garner
• Garret
• Garrison
• Garron
• Gates
• Gauge
• Gene
• General
• Genesis
• Gent
• Gentry
• Genuine
• German
• Glen
• Glover
• Godson
• Golden
• Gorge
• Grace
• Gram
• Granite
• Grant
• Gray
• Grayer
• Grey
• Griff
• Griffin
• Griffon
• Gryphon
• Gunner
• Guy
• Hale
• Halo
• Hamlet
• Handsome
• Harbor
• Hardy
• Harper
• Harsh
• Hart
• Harvest
• Hasten
• Hatcher
• Haven
• Havoc
• Hawk
• Hawthorn
• Hays
• Haze
• Hazel
• Heath
• Heaven
• Helix
• Hero
• Heron
• Hill
• Holder
• Honest
• Honor/Honour
• Hooper
• Hopper
• Huckleberry
• Hunt
• Hunter
• Hurley
• Hutch
• Indie
• Indigo
• Ion
• Ivory
• Ivy
• Jack
• Jacks
• Jade
• Jag
• Jaguar
• Jarred
• Jasper
• Jay
• Jazz
• Jersey
• Jet
• Jewel
• Jihad
• Job
• Joey
• Josh
• Journey
• Joy
• Judge
• Junior
• Juniper
• Jury
• Justice
• Kaiser
• Kale
• Karma
• Keen
• Ken
• Kendo
• Key
• Khan
• Kilo
• Kindred
• King
• Kingdom
• Kip
• Kipper
• Kit
• Knight
• Knowledge
• Koi
• Lacy
• Laden
• Lain
• Laird
• Lake
• Lam
• Lance
• Lander
• Lane
• Law
• Lay
• Leaf
• Lean
• Ledger
• Legacy
• Legend
• Legendary
• Legion
• Lei
• Lens
• Leviathan
• Levy
• Life
• Light
• Lily
• Linden
• Link
• Lion
• Loden
• Lord
• Lotus
• Louden
• Love
• Loyal
• Loyalty
• Lucky
• Lux
• Lynx
• Lyric
• Mace
• Magnum
• Majestic
• Majesty
• Major
• Male
• Mana
• Manning
• Mark
• Marlin
• Marque
• Marquee
• Marquis
• Marquise
• Mars
• Marshal
• Marten
• Martin
• Marvel
• Marvelous
• Mason
• Master
• Matrix
• Maven/Mavin
• Maverick
• Maxim
• Maximum
• Mayhem
• Mays
• Maze
• Mercury
• Mercy
• Merit
• Merle
• Merlin
• Messiah
• Mica
• Miles
• Million
• Mills
• Minor
• Miracle
• Mister
• Mitt
• Molly
• Moss
• Muse
• Nadir
• Nana
• Nation
• Nature
• Navy
• Nay
• Neon
• Newt
• Newton
• Nick
• Noble
• North
• Nova
• Novel
• Oak
• Oaken
• Ocean
• Omega
• Onyx
• Pace
• Page
• Paisley
• Pal
• Papa
• Parish
• Park
• Parks
• Parley
• Pat
• Patience
• Patriot
• Pax
• Peace
• Peregrin/Peregrine
• Peter
• Pharaoh
• Phoenix
• Pierce
• Piers
• Pike
• Pilot
• Piper
• Pistol
• Poet
• Polo
• Porter
• Praise
• Prentice
• Price
• Pride
• Priest
• Prince
• Promise
• Prophet
• Prosper
• Psalm
• Psalms
• Quest
• Quill
• Quint
• Race
• Racer
• Rad
• Rage
• Raider
• Rain
• Raj
• Raja
• Rajah
• Rally
• Rand
• Randy
• Ranger
• Ransom
• Raven
• Ray
• Rayon
• Reason
• Rebel
• Red
• Redding
• Reed
• Reef
• Reeve
• Reeves
• Reign
• Rein
• Renegade
• Revel
• Rex
• Rhythm
• Rich
• Rider
• Ridge
• Righteous
• Riot
• Rise
• Riven
• River
• Rivers
• Roan
• Rob
• Robin
• Rock
• Rocker
• Rocket
• Rocky
• Rod
• Rogers
• Rogue
• Roman
• Romance
• Rook
• Rooks
• Roper
• Roux
• Rowan
• Rowdy
• Royal
• Royalty
• Ruckus
• Rue
• Rune
• Rush
• Rusty
• Rye
• Saber/Sabre
• Safari
• Sage
• Sailor
• Saint
• Samba
• Sander
• Sanders
• Sandy
• Sang
• Sarin
• Satchel
• Savage
• Savior/Saviour
• Saw
• Sayer
• Scot
• Scout
• Sender
• Sequoia
• Seraphim
• Serenity
• Seven
• Shad
• Shade
• Shadow
• Shah
• Shalom/Sholom
• Shaw
• Sheikh
• Shepherd
• Shine
• Shiv
• Shooter
• Silver
• Sincere
• Sir
• Sire
• Skip
• Sky
• Slate
• Slater
• Smith
• Snow
• Solace
• Sonny
• Soul
• Sovereign
• Sparrow
• Stark
• Starling
• Steel
• Steely
• Sterling
• Stetson
• Stiles
• Stokes
• Stone
• Stoney
• Storm
• Stormy
• Strider
• Striker
• Strummer
• Styles
• Sully
• Sultan
• Summer
• Summit
• Sunny
• Supreme
• Swan
• Sway
• Sylvan/Silvan
• Tad
• Tag
• Taiga
• Talon
• Tam
• Tamer
• Tank
• Tao
• Teal
• Teddy
• Tell
• Teller
• Telly
• Tenor
• Texas
• Thane
• Thorn
• Thunder
• Tiger
• Till
• Timber
• Tin
• Titan
• Trace
• Trapper
• Tray
• Treasure
• Treble
• Trek
• Trice
• Trig
• Trigger
• Trinity
• Trip
• Tripper
• Triumph
• True
• Trust
• Truth
• Tuck
• Tuff
• Tyke
• Unique
• Unknown
• Urban
• Usher
• Vale
• Valentine
• Valiant
• Valor
• Van
• Veer
• Victor
• Victorious
• Victory
• Violet
• Wade
• Wake
• Wale
• Walker
• Ward
• Warren
• Warrior
• Wells
• West
• Wheeler
• Whit
• Wilder
• Will
• Willow
• Winner
• Winter
• Wisdom
• Wise
• Wolf
• Woods
• Woody
• Worth
• Wraith
• Wrangler
• Wren
• Wright
• Xylan
• Yaw
• Yogi
• Young
• Yule
• Zeal
• Zed
• Zenith
• Zephyr
• Zeppelin

In case you're wondering, yes, this is more than the girls--767 word-names for boys, but only 671 for girls. 

Word-Names. All of Them (girls, 2014)

Yes, I'm revisiting. I've noticed a few new word-names in the SSA ranks, and I'm curious just how many more there are.
I've attempted to remove archaic words, esp. professions (I may have left in a few I found amusing, though), as well as jargon, places, and imported names, but if I've missed any, please let me know.
And yes, I'm sure more than a few of these names aren't meant to be pronounced like the English words (Analyse is probably Anneliese, for instance), but weeeeeellllll.....

• Abbey
• Acacia
• Ace
• Admire
• Adore
• Aeon
• Aerial
• Aerie
• Aero
• Aide
• Ailed
• Alchemy
• Alexia
• Alley
• Allure
• Ally
• Alyssum
• Amaryllis
• Amazing
• Amber
• Ambrosia
• Ambry
• Amen
• Amethyst
• Amity
• Amour
• Analyse
• Andromeda
• Angel
• Angelic
• Anise
• Apple
• Aqua
• Arbor
• Archer
• Arena
• Aria
• Arietta
• Arrow
• Artemisia
• Aspen
• Aster
• Atlas
• Auburn
• August
• Aura
• Aurora
• Autumn
• Avian
• Azalea
• Azure
• Baby
• Baker
• Banner
• Bar
• Barbie
• Basil
• Bay
• Beau
• Beautiful
• Beauty
• Beaux
• Believe
• Bell
• Belladonna
• Belle
• Beretta
• Beryl
• Birdie
• Blaze
• Bless
• Blessed
• Blessing
• Blessings
• Blimy
• Bliss
• Blithe
• Blossom
• Blue
• Bo
• Bonnie/Bonny
• Brandy
• Bravery
• Breeze
• Breezy
• Briar/Brier
• Brie
• Brighten
• Brindle
• Briony/Bryony
• Brit
• Brook
• Brooks
• Burgundy
• Cadence
• Callee
• Calliope
• Calypso
• Calyx
• Camellia/Camelia
• Cameo
• Candy
• Canyon
• Caprice
• Carlin
• Carmine
• Carol
• Cash
• Cashmere
• Cassia
• Cattleya
• Cayenne
• Cayman
• Cedar
• Celeste
• Celestial
• Celestine
• Chai
• Chaise
• Chance
• Channel
• Chapel
• Charisma
• Charity
• Charm
• Chase
• Chastity
• Cherish
• Cherry
• Chevy
• China
• Christen
• Clarity
• Clary
• Clover
• Coda
• Colleen
• Comfort
• Conner
• Contessa
• Copper
• Coral
• Courage
• Couture
• Cove
• Coy
• Credence
• Cricket
• Crimson
• Crystal
• Cyan
• Cypress
• Czarina
• Dahlia
• Daily
• Daisy
• Dale
• Dally
• Darling
• Dash
• Dawn
• Day
• Dean
• Dearie
• Deem
• Delight
• Delta
• Denim
• Desire
• Destiny
• Dharma
• Diamond
• Diva
• Divine
• Divinity
• Dolly
• Domino
• Dove
• Dream
• Drew
• Duchess
• Dusty
• Dynasty
• Easter
• Ebony
• Echo
• Elan
• Elysian
• Ember
• Emerald
• Emery
• Empress
• English
• Envy
• Epic
• Epiphany
• Era
• Essence
• Ester
• Eternity
• Eve
• Ever
• Excel
• Exodus
• Fable
• Faith
• Fancy
• Fanny
• Fantasia
• Fate
• Fauna
• Favor/Favour
• Fawn
• Fay
• Feather
• Felicity
• Female
• Fern
• Finesse
• Flora
• Forever
• Fortune
• Foster
• Fox
• Free
• Freedom
• Gala
• Galaxy
• Galena
• Gardenia
• Garner
• Gem
• Genesis
• Genie
• Gentry
• Ginger
• Girl
• Glorious
• Glory
• Goddess
• Golden
• Goodness
• Gorgeous
• Grace
• Gracious
• Grant
• Grey/Gray
• Griffin
• Gypsy
• Hallelujah
• Halo
• Happiness
• Harbor/Harbour
• Harlequin
• Harmony
• Harper
• Harvest
• Haven
• Hazel
• Heart
• Heather
• Heaven
• Heavenly
• Heiress
• Henna
• Hero
• Hind
• Holiday
• Holland
• Holly
• Holy
• Honest
• Honesty
• Honey
• Honor/Honour
• Hope
• Hosanna
• Hunter
• Hyacinth
• Imagine
• Indie
• Indigo
• Infinity
• Innocence
• Iris
• Island
• Ivory
• Ivy
• Jack
• Jade
• Jasmine/Jasmin
• Jasper
• Jay
• Jazz
• Jazzy
• Jenny
• Jersey
• Jessamine
• Jewel
• Jewels
• Jezebel
• Joey
• Journey
• Joy
• Joyful
• Joyous
• Jubilee
• Julep
• Juniper
• Justice
• Karma
• Kestrel
• Kindle
• Kindred
• Kismet
• Kit
• Kitty
• Knowledge
• Koi
• Lace
• Lacey/Lacy
• Lady
• Lake
• Lam
• Lamia
• Lane
• Lark
• Laurel
• Lavender
• Lay
• Lean
• Legacy
• Legend
• Lemon
• Levy
• Liana
• Liberty
• Life
• Light
• Lilac
• Lily
• Linden
• Linsey
• Lira
• Lively
• Lotus
• Love
• Lovely
• Loyal
• Loyalty
• Lucky
• Luxe/Lux
• Lyric
• Lyrical
• Lyrics
• Madonna
• Magnolia
• Mahogany
• Maiden
• Maize
• Majestic
• Majesty
• Major
• Man
• Mana
• Mane
• Manna
• Maple
• Margarita
• Marigold
• Marina
• Marine
• Mark
• Marlin
• Martin
• Marvel
• Mason
• Maven
• Maverick
• Mavis
• May
• Maya
• Mayan
• Meadow
• Melena
• Melody
• Memory
• Mercy
• Meridian
• Merit
• Merlin
• Merry
• Messiah
• Mica
• Miles
• Mills
• Miracle
• Mirage
• Missy
• Misty
• Modesty
• Molly/Mollie
• Moon
• Moxie
• Myna
• Myrtle
• Mystery
• Mystic
• Mystique
• Nada
• Nana
• Nature
• Navy
• Naw
• Nay
• Nil
• Nirvana
• Nixie
• Noble
• Noon
• Nova
• Novella
• Oasis
• Ocean
• Odyssey
• Olive
• Olivine
• Omega
• Onyx
• Opal
• Orchid
• Page
• Paisley
• Pandora
• Par
• Paradise
• Parish
• Parker
• Passion
• Patience
• Patsy
• Patty
• Paw
• Pax
• Peace
• Pearl
• Pebbles
• Penny
• Pepper
• Peregrine
• Petunia
• Phoebe
• Phoenix
• Pierce
• Piper
• Pistol
• Pixie
• Poet
• Poetry
• Poppy
• Porter
• Posy
• Prairie
• Praise
• Precious
• Pretty
• Prim
• Primrose
• Princess
• Pristine
• Promise
• Prosperity
• Providence
• Prudence
• Purity
• Queen
• Quetzal
• Radiance
• Rain
• Rainbow
• Rainy
• Raja
• Ran
• Rand
• Rarity
• Raven
• Ray
• Reason
• Rebel
• Reed
• Reeve
• Reeves
• Reign
• Rein
• Rejoice
• Remedy
• Revel
• Reverie
• Rhea
• Rhythm
• Riata/Reata
• Rim
• Riot
• Riven
• River
• Rivers
• Roan
• Robin
• Rocket
• Roe
• Rogue
• Roman
• Rosary
• Rose
• Roselle
• Rosemary
• Rosette
• Rosy
• Roux
• Rowan
• Royal
• Royalty
• Ruby
• Rue
• Rumor
• Rune
• Rye
• Sable
• Safari
• Saffron
• Saga
• Sage
• Sailor/Sailer
• Saki
• Sally
• Sandy
• Sapphire
• Sari/Saree
• Savannah/Savanna
• Savvy
• Say
• Scarlet
• Scout
• Season
• Secret
• Senna
• Sequoia
• Seraphim
• Serene
• Serenity
• Seven
• Shadow
• Shaley
• Shalom
• Sham
• Shams
• Shanty
• Sheila
• Shelly
• Sherry
• Shine
• Shiny
• Sibyl
• Sienna
• Silver
• Sincere
• Sincerity
• Siren
• Sky
• Smith
• Snow
• Solace
• Sole
• Solstice
• Sonnet
• Sonny
• Sorrel
• Soul
• Southern
• Sparkle
• Sparrow
• Special
• Spirit
• Spring
• Star
• Starlet
• Starling
• Starlit
• Sterling
• Stone
• Storm
• Stormy
• Story/Storey
• Sue
• Sully
• Sultana
• Summer
• Sun
• Sundae
• Sunny
• Sunset
• Sunshine
• Sway
• Symphony
• Tailor
• Tally
• Talon
• Tam
• Tansy
• Tawny
• Teal
• Teddy
• Temperance
• Tempest
• Temple
• Terra
• Theory
• Thyme
• Tiara
• Timber
• Torah
• Trace
• Treasure
• Trillium
• Trinity
• True
• Truly
• Trust
• Truth
• Tulip
• Unique
• Unity
• Unknown
• Vale
• Valentine
• Valkyrie
• Valley
• Valor
• Van
• Vanity
• Velvet
• Venus
• Verity
• Vesper
• Via
• Victor
• Victorious
• Victory
• Viola
• Violet
• Vita
• Walker
• Warren
• Wells
• Whisper
• Wilder
• Willow
• Win
• Windy
• Winner
• Winter
• Wisdom
• Wren
• Yen
• Zephyr
• Zeppelin
• Zeta
• Zinnia
• Zowie

Rare But Real (2014)

Yay rare names! Here are some of the gems somehow only given to 5 babies last year.
(excluding any which might have appeared on previous 'Rare but Reals'--2010, 2011, 2012, 2013)

Boys:

• Alvar (AHL-vahr, Scandinavian, Spanish)
• Cosmas (KOHZ-mas, Greek, German)
• Ithiel (ITH-ee-el, EE-thee-el, [Biblical] Hebrew)--"God is with me".
• Itiel (ee-tee-EL, Hebrew, French, Spanish)--form of Ithiel
• Jolyon (JOHL-yon, [medieval] English)--form of Julian
• Joram (JOHR-am, English)--from Biblical Hebrew, "exalted by God"
• Remus (REE-mus, English, REH-mus, German, Romanian)
• Selwyn (SEL-win, English)
• Wolfram (WUL-fram, English; VOHL-frahm, German)--from Germanic "wolf" and "raven"
• Wyman (WYE-man, English)
• Zenas (ZEH-nas, [Biblical] Greek)

Girls:

• Almas (al-MAHS, Arabic)--from Persian, "diamond"
• Carola (kah-ROH-lah, German, Spanish, Scandinavian, Italian; KAH-raw-lah, Swedish)
• Cleona (klee-OH-nah, kleh-OH-nah, [ancient] Greek)--"glory"
• Dione (dee-AHN, DYE-oh-nee, English; dee-OH-nee, dee-OH-nay, Greek)--from Greek, "goddess"
• Fiorenza (fee-oh-REN-tsah, Italian)--form of Florence
• Florina (floh-REE-nah, Italian, Romanian)--form of Flora
• Graciana (grah-see-AH-nah, Spanish)--from Latin, "from grace"
• Kavita (kuh-VEE-tah, Hindi)--"poem, poetry"
• Marlise (mar-LEES, English; mahr-LEE-zeh, German)--contraction of Mary Elisabeth
• Naamah (nah-ah-mah, Hebrew, NAY-uh-mah, English)
• Nerys (NEHR-is, Welsh)--"lordly"
• Prisca (PRIS-kah, Latin)--form of Priscilla
• Viviette (viv-ee-ET, English)--form of Vivian

The Biggest Losers (2014)

Seeing which names are rising is fun and all, but everything that goes up must come down....

Biggest ranking drops (2013 Top 500)--

Boys:

1. Jacoby, -107 (#486 --> #593)
2. Issac, -83 (#469 --> #552)
3. Devon, -81 (#446 --> #527)
4. Yahir, -81 (#480 --> #561)
5. Trey, -75 (#405 --> #480)
6. Rodrigo, -75 (#413 --> #488)
7. Quentin, -65 (#406 --> #471)
8. Drake, -63 (#285 --> #348)
9. Randy, -63 (#447 --> #510)
10. Taylor, -62 (#371 --> #433)
11. Darius, -61 (#412 --> #473)
12. Chris, -61 (#453 --> #514)
13. Braylon, -60 (#318 --> #378)
14. Trent, -58 (#440 --> #498)
15. Jaxen, -58 (#492 --> #550)
16. Talon, -57 (#497 --> #554)
17. Justice, -56 (#475 --> #531)
18. Tristen, -55 (#452 --> #507)
19. Braydon, -55 (#472 --> #527)
20. Curtis, -53 (#476 --> #529)

Girls:

1. Miley, -405 (#387 --> #792)
2. Joselyn, -146 (#473 --> #619)
3. Sasha, -139 (#428 --> #567)
4. Kaelyn, -133 (#441 --> #574)
5. Addisyn, -132 (#402 --> #534)
6. Jaylah, -124 (#233 --> #357)
7. Audrina, -112 (#476 --> #588)
8. Hanna, -106 (#377 --> #483)
9. Alexia, -95 (#175 --> #270)
10. Marissa, -94 (#378 --> #472)
11. Jayden, -93 (#446 --> #539)
12. Janiyah, -87 (#477 --> #564)
13. Kaylin, -85 (#461 --> #546)
14. Kyra, -84 (#401 --> #485)
15. Katelynn, -79 (#488 --> #567)
16. Karen, -75 (#416 --> #491)
17. Danna, -74 (#469 --> #543)
18. Kendra, -72 (#187 --> #259)
19. Lexie, -72 (#490 --> #562)
20. Briana, -69 (#350 --> #419)

And the biggest % drops:

1. Jayden, -0.098% (0.733% --> 0.634%)
2. Jacob, -0.075% (0.899% --> 0.823%)
3. Joshua, -0.054% (0.584% --> 0.53%)
4. Christian, -0.05% (0.463% --> 0.413%)
5. Brayden, -0.047% (0.369% --> 0.322%)
6. Ryan, -0.046% (0.49% --> 0.445%)
7. Justin, -0.045% (0.241% --> 0.197%)
8. Gavin, -0.045% (0.369% --> 0.324%)
9. Tyler, -0.044% (0.329% --> 0.285%)
10. Jase, -0.043% (0.227% --> 0.183%)
11. Nathan, -0.042% (0.481% --> 0.439%)
12. Anthony, -0.042% (0.608% --> 0.566%)
13. Blake, -0.038% (0.28% --> 0.242%)
14. Mason, -0.037% (0.879% --> 0.842%)
15. Ethan, -0.037% (0.806% --> 0.769%)
16. Bentley, -0.035% (0.267% --> 0.233%)
17. Andrew, -0.033% (0.578% --> 0.545%)
18. Christopher, -0.032% (0.538% --> 0.506%)
19. Zachary, -0.031% (0.284% --> 0.253%)
20. Landon, -0.031% (0.434% --> 0.403%)

1. Sophia, -0.15% (1.104% --> 0.954%)
2. Samantha, -0.045% (0.338% --> 0.293%)
3. Nicole, -0.045% (0.174% --> 0.13%)
4. Addison, -0.044% (0.402% --> 0.359%)
5. Hannah, -0.042% (0.378% --> 0.336%)
6. Isabella, -0.042% (0.916% --> 0.874%)
7. Makayla, -0.039% (0.171% --> 0.132%)
8. Emily, -0.035% (0.683% --> 0.648%)
9. Kaylee, -0.033% (0.266% --> 0.233%)
10. Alexia, -0.032% (0.095% --> 0.063%)
11. Alexis, -0.032% (0.248% --> 0.216%)
12. Nevaeh, -0.031% (0.247% --> 0.216%)
13. Molly, -0.027% (0.16% --> 0.133%)
14. Abigail, -0.027% (0.645% --> 0.618%)
15. Natalie, -0.025% (0.389% --> 0.364%)
16. Kendra, -0.025% (0.09% --> 0.065%)
17. Hailey, -0.025% (0.262% --> 0.237%)
18. Jaylah, -0.024% (0.071% --> 0.047%)
19. Aubrey, -0.024% (0.415% --> 0.391%)
20. Miley, -0.023% (0.042% --> 0.018%)

Aaaaand the biggest drops in relative frequency--how much more common these names were in 2013:

1. Amare (1.6x)
2. Bently (1.5x)
3. Damion (1.5x)
4. Benicio (1.4x)
5. Isiah (1.4x)
6. Antony (1.4x)
7. Trevon (1.4x)
8. Sylas (1.4x)
9. Yitzchok (1.3x)
10. Arian (1.3x)
11. Jesiah (1.3x)
12. Mikah (1.3x)
13. Jordi (1.3x)
14. Zachery (1.3x)
15. Channing (1.3x)
16. Dwayne (1.3x)
17. Jael (1.3x)
18. Gionni (1.3x)
19. Xavi (1.3x)
20. Drake (1.3x)

1. Miley (2.3x)
2. Jaylah (1.5x)
3. Alexia (1.5x)
4. Britney (1.5x)
5. Yaretzy (1.5x)
6. Karly (1.4x)
7. Abbey (1.4x)
8. Joselyn (1.4x)
9. Sherlyn (1.4x)
10. Kaya (1.4x)
11. Kendra (1.4x)
12. Emilie (1.4x)
13. Yara (1.4x)
14. Yamilet (1.4x)
15. Courtney (1.4x)
16. Nicole (1.3x)
17. Estrella (1.3x)
18. Hayleigh (1.3x)
19. Amya (1.3x)
20. Addisyn (1.3x)