[Ads-l] 26 Names That Didn't Exist Before 2000

Tue Nov 10 21:59:16 UTC 2015

I can recall encountering "Norah" as an old, rural African-American form of
"Noah."

Relevant?

JL

On Tue, Nov 10, 2015 at 4:26 PM, ADSGarson O'Toole <
adsgarsonotoole at gmail.com> wrote:

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> The headline writer at MooseRoots wrote:
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> Article: Popular Names That Basically Didn't Exist Before 2000
>
> The headline evolved and the modulating word "basically" was removed
> before the information was shared on the ADS list:
>
> Article: 26 Names That Didn't Exist Before 2000
>
> The MooseRoots article included names that occurred fewer than 100
> times per year (before 2000) in the birth name databases consulted by
> MooseRoots.
>
> Here is a link to the webpage about Norah. It looks like they
> performed an exact search for "Norah" and did not consider variant
> spellings.
>
> Short link: http://bit.ly/1WLrclW
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> http://names.mooseroots.com/stories/3988/names-didnt-exist-before-2000-millennium#10-norah
>
> Further statistical data about Norah is available at the following
> link. Click on "Total Newborns" to see a depiction of the explosive
> recent popularity of Norah (apparently):
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> http://names.mooseroots.com/l/196275/Norah#popularity&s=3hfTkj
>
> The database labels were: United States, England and Wales, Northern
> Ireland, Norway, Sweden, Scotland, and Belgium. Hence, Ireland was
> omitted.
>
> Garson
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> On Tue, Nov 10, 2015 at 3:41 PM, Paul A Johnston, Jr
> <paul.johnston at wmich.edu> wrote:
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> > Subject:      Re: 26 Names That Didn't Exist Before 2000
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> > My mother-ex-law'a best friend (who would be in her late 70's/early
> 80's) was Isla.  She was Scottish, though, and while not super common
> there, it's far from rare.
> >
> > And my best friend at college's father was called King.  It was really
> his middle name, but it's what he used.  I  think he'd be about 90.
> >
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> >> From: "Laurence Horn" <laurence.horn at YALE.EDU>
> >> To: ADS-L at LISTSERV.UGA.EDU
> >> Sent: Tuesday, November 10, 2015 12:04:44 PM
> >> Subject: Re: 26 Names That Didn't Exist Before 2000
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> >>
> >> > On Nov 10, 2015, at 8:39 AM, James A. Landau
> >> > <JJJRLandau at netscape.com> =
> >> wrote:
> >> >=20
> >> > from =
> >>
> https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=3Dhttp-3A__isp.netscape.com_wha=
> >>
> tsnew_default.jsp-3Fstory-3D20151109-2D1327&d=3DAwIGaQ&c=3D-dg2m7zWuuDZ0MU=
> >>
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> >>
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> >> 7FM&e=3D=20
> >> >=20
> >> > I don't know how accurate this list is.  For example, I find it =
> >> difficult to believe Khloe Kardashian is less than 15 years old,
> >> "Norah" =
> >> is a variant spelling of "Nora"
> >>
> >> Ditto Norah Jones and Gael Greene.  And Vivienne Haugh-whatever, as
> >> in =
> >> "Tom and Viv", where Tom =3D T. S. Eliot (although she was a Brit so
> >> =
> >> maybe that doesn't count).  Hard to believe that their names
> >> "basically =
> >> didn't exist" at the time each was christened.  True, these are
> >> minority =
> >> spellings.  But I agree that this fact doesn't make the *names* =
> >> non-existent. =20
> >>
> >> LH
> >>
> >> > , and "Vivienne" is a variant spelling of "Vivian" which is one of
> >> > the =
> >> names of the woman who seduced Merlin in the Arthur legends.
> >> >=20
> >> > <begin quote>
> >> >=20
> >> > 26 Names That Didn't Exist Before 2000
> >> >=20
> >> > Before the year 2000--you know, way back in the last century--the
> >> > name =
> >> "Bentley" was pretty much reserved for a British luxury automobile.
> >> And =
> >> it was rarely, if ever, used as a name for a baby boy. Fast forward
> >> to =
> >> today. Bentley is now the 81st most popular name for a boy, according
> >> to =
> >> data from the Social Security Administration.
> >> >=20
> >> > Jennifer has been replaced by Hazel. And Michael has been dumped by
> >> > =
> >> Elijah. =20
> >> >=20
> >> > What are other names are new to the 21st century? Mooseroots.com
> >> > dove =
> >> into the SSA data on names to figure out which ones are popular now
> >> that =
> >> basically didn't exist before 2000. That is, fewer than 100 babies a
> >> =
> >> year were given any one of these names.=20
> >> >=20
> >> > Here are the 26 popular baby names that basically didn't exist
> >> > before =
> >> 2000:
> >> > 1. Bentley
> >> > 2. Nevaeh
> >> > 3. Mila
> >> > 4. Khloe
> >> > 5. Paisley
> >> > 6. Brantley
> >> > 7. Ryker
> >> > 8. Maddox
> >> > 9. Gael
> >> > 10. Kingston
> >> > 11. Zayden
> >> > 12. King
> >> > 13. Lyla
> >> > 14. Londyn
> >> > 15. Isla
> >> > 16. Adalyn
> >> > 17. Norah
> >> > 18. Jax
> >> > 19. Arabella
> >> > 20. Cash
> >> > 21. Jaylah
> >> > 22. Beckett
> >> > 23. Brynlee
> >> > 24. Karter
> >> > 25. Arya
> >> > 26. Vivienne=20
> >> >=20
> >> > <end quote>
> >> >=20
> >> > Also Netscape provides
> >> >=20
> >> > =
> >>
> https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=3Dhttp-3A__isp.netscape.com_wha=
> >>
> tsnew_package.jsp-3Fname-3Dfte_classicbabynames_classicbabynames&d=3DAwIGa=
> >>
> Q&c=3D-dg2m7zWuuDZ0MUcV7Sdqw&r=3DwFp3X4Mu39hB2bf13gtz0ZpW1TsSxPIWYiZRsMFFa=
> >>
> LQ&m=3D7FHgg5P5yCFJXR4ZEAn-lh0GTTlkrJNnuDwxmnCGx_A&s=3DG80cD2kpMRoQtYInPNx=
> >> hdOXLvpBJayTBrNopokqfW1g&e=3D=20
> >> >=20
> >> > <begin quote>
> >> >=20
> >> > 30 Classic Baby Names Popular Again=20
> >> > Jennifer has been replaced by Hazel. And Michael has been dumped by
> >> > =
> >> Elijah.=20
> >> >=20
> >> > Classic names that were popular well over 100 years ago are surging
> >> > in =
> >> popularity again. Talk about retro!=20
> >> >=20
> >> > MooseRoots.com did the hard work using 2014 data from the Social =
> >> Security Administration and the United States Census Bureau and =
> >> identified 30 classic names that have made a comeback.=20
> >> >=20
> >> > Specifically, the MooseRoots editors looked for names that:
> >> >=20
> >> > =E2=80=A2 Ranked in the top 200 before 1930.
> >> >=20
> >> > =E2=80=A2 Ranked outside of the top 200 between 1930 and 1980.
> >> >=20
> >> > =E2=80=A2 Ranked in the top 200 again after 1980.=20
> >> >=20
> >> > Thirty classic baby names that are making a comeback:=20
> >> >=20
> >> > 1. Noah
> >> > Rank in 1880: 126
> >> > Rank in 2014: 1=20
> >> >=20
> >> > 2. Emma
> >> > Rank in 1880: 3
> >> > Rank in 2014: 1=20
> >> >=20
> >> > 3. Elijah
> >> > Rank in 1880: 135
> >> > Rank in 2014: 11=20
> >> >=20
> >> > 4. Charlotte
> >> > Rank in 1880: 91
> >> > Rank in 2014: 10=20
> >> >=20
> >> > 5. Oliver
> >> > Rank in 1880: 69
> >> > Rank in 2014: 32=20
> >> >=20
> >> > 6. Amelia
> >> > Rank in 1880: 96
> >> > Rank in 2014: 15=20
> >> >=20
> >> > 7. Levi
> >> > Rank in 1880: 118
> >> > Rank in 2014: 45=20
> >> >=20
> >> > 8. Evelyn
> >> > Rank in 1880: 133
> >> > Rank in 2014: 16=20
> >> >=20
> >> > 9. Eli
> >> > Rank in 1880: 177
> >> > Rank in 2014: 49=20
> >> >=20
> >> > 10. Lillian
> >> > Rank in 1880: 32
> >> > Rank in 2014: 25=20
> >> >=20
> >> > 11. Nathaniel
> >> > Rank in 1880: 200
> >> > Rank in 2014: 94=20
> >> >=20
> >> > 12. Sadie
> >> > Rank in 1880: 74
> >> > Rank in 2014: 46=20
> >> >=20
> >> > 13. Leo
> >> > Rank in 1880: 92
> >> > Rank in 2014: 97=20
> >> >=20
> >> > 14. Nora
> >> > Rank in 1880: 55
> >> > Rank in 2014: 49=20
> >> >=20
> >> > 15. Elias
> >> > Rank in 1880: 189
> >> > Rank in 2014: 103=20
> >> >=20
> >> > 16. Stella
> >> > Rank in 1880: 60
> >> > Rank in 2014: 66=20
> >> >=20
> >> > 17. Max
> >> > Rank in 1880: 225
> >> > Rank in 2014: 112=20
> >> >=20
> >> > 18. Eleanor
> >> > Rank in 1880: 126
> >> > Rank in 2014: 78=20
> >> >=20
> >> > 19. Harrison
> >> > Rank in 1880: 189
> >> > Rank in 2014: 127=20
> >> >=20
> >> > 20. Naomi
> >> > Rank in 1880: 275
> >> > Rank in 2014: 80=20
> >> >=20
> >> > 21. Ivan
> >> > Rank in 1880: 320
> >> > Rank in 2014: 132=20
> >> >=20
> >> > 22. Ruby
> >> > Rank in 1880: 149
> >> > Rank in 2014: 90=20
> >> >=20
> >> > 23. Timothy
> >> > Rank in 1880: 180
> >> > Rank in 2014: 135=20
> >> >=20
> >> > 24. Cora
> >> > Rank in 1880: 15
> >> > Rank in 2014: 103=20
> >> >=20
> >> > 25. Silas
> >> > Rank in 1880: 139
> >> > Rank in 2014: 137=20
> >> >=20
> >> > 26. Hazel
> >> > Rank in 1880: 352
> >> > Rank in 2014: 107=20
> >> >=20
> >> > 27. Joel
> >> > Rank in 1880: 262
> >> > Rank in 2014: 154=20
> >> >=20
> >> > 28. Josephine
> >> > Rank in 1880: 50
> >> > Rank in 2014: 147=20
> >> >=20
> >> > 29. Oscar
> >> > Rank in 1880: 29
> >> > Rank in 2014: 183=20
> >> >=20
> >> > 30. Rose
> >> > Rank in 1880: 30
> >> > Rank in 2014: 194=20
> >> > <end quote>
> >> >=20
> >> > I would speculate that the popularity of Emma might be due to the
> >> > fame =
> >> of actress Emma Watson, but in that case why isn't "Hermione" on the
> >> =
> >> above list?
> >> >=20
> >> >=20
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