Momma Data: Debunking Children's Health News. Parents News and Opinion on The Huffington Post. Baby Name Blog - Nameberry. By Pamela Redmond Satran Nickname-names still appear on birth certificates. In the U.S., such names as Ellie, Abby, and Charlie for girls; Jake, Jack, and Johnny for boys all rank high. In the U.K., nickname-names are even more fashionable, with Evie, Maisie, Millie, and Ellie in the Top 35 for girls, and Jack, Charlie, and Alfie in the boys’ Top 10.
But there are generations of nickname-names that have fallen off the Top 1000, yet sound cute and baby-ready today. The list here is drawn from names that were on the Social Security roster on their own in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, but fell off by the early 1970s (the date of their last listing follows the name) and haven’t yet reappeared. Whether you choose to use Bea or Mamie, Clem or Zeb as full names or as diminutives for Beatrice or Marietta, Clement or Zebediah, any of these nickname-names would make charming choices.
Read More By Abby Sandel, Appellation Mountain Now list the names that are one of one. Appellation Mountain. What are the most popular baby names of all time? It sounds like a straightforward question. Except that there are different ways to measure usage. Are Steven and Stephen two names or one? Are we talking about the percentage of the population receiving a given name, or the name’s numerical ranking? Here’s one measure that seems fairly objective: the US Social Security Administration provides a chart showing those few names that have ranked in the US Top Five at some point since they started tracking these things in 1880. It’s an elite group, to be sure. The era matters. Names that I’ve written about have links in blue. Abigail - Call her a one-hit wonder.
Alexis - Dynasty is over, and all of the Alex- names are slipping. Amanda - She was a favorite in the 1980s, but she still feels wearable in 2014, a literary coinage likely to make a comeback … eventually. Amy - A mini name from the 1970s, Amy wouldn’t be out of place in our Zoe-Ava age. Ashley - An 80s name par excellence. BabyCenter | Homepage - Pregnancy, Baby, Toddler, Kids. Parenting, Children and Parents - Motherlode Blog.