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The local newspaper reported this past week that the most popular baby names in Essex (my home county) for 2023 was Mohamed for boys, and Olivia for girls. In the 1970's it was Michael and Jennifer.
SOURCE: Funniest names in times past...including 'Easy Pease' and 'Father Christmas' in Essex
So I got curious about the US (this is primarily a US based site, so I use the US most often so it's relevant to forum members):
I"m not sure of the voracity of the data, but here it is by state:
Lots of Olivia, it seems. In fact, not much variation state by state. Why Olivia, do you think?
Olivia is a nice name, but what's the short form? Olly? Reminds me of Olive in an old TV show in the UK. On the Buses.
I'm surprised at how similar the names are - is it because an "Emma" has been popular in media this year, or something else?
SOURCE: Funniest names in times past...including 'Easy Pease' and 'Father Christmas' in Essex
So I got curious about the US (this is primarily a US based site, so I use the US most often so it's relevant to forum members):
I"m not sure of the voracity of the data, but here it is by state:
- Alabama: Olivia, Ava, Amelia, Charlotte, Emma
- Alaska: Amelia, Hazel, Olivia, Ava, Charlotte
- Arizona: Olivia, Emma, Sophia, Camila, Isabella
- Arkansas: Olivia, Emma, Amelia, Ava, Charlotte
- California: Olivia, Emma, Camila, Mia, Sophia
- Colorado: Olivia, Emma, Charlotte, Evelyn, Amelia
- Connecticut: Olivia, Charlotte, Emma, Amelia, Sophia
- Delaware: Charlotte, Olivia, Amelia, Emma, Sophia
- Florida: Olivia, Emma, Isabelle, Mia, Sophia
- Georgia: Olivia, Ava, Amelia, Emma, Charlotte
- Hawaii: Olivia, Amelia, Luna, Ava, Isla
- Idaho: Olivia, Amelia, Emma, Evelyn, Harper
- Illinois: Olivia, Emma, Sophia, Charlotte, Amelia
- Indiana: Charlotte, Amelia, Emma, Olivia, Ava
- Iowa: Charlotte, Olivia, Amelia, Ava, Emma
- Kansas: Olivia, Charlotte, Amelia, Emma, Evelyn
- Kentucky: Emma, Olivia, Amelia, Ava, Charlotte
- Louisiana: Olivia, Ava, Amelia, Charlotte, Emma
- Maine: Charlotte, Olivia, Amelia, Emma, Harper
- Maryland: Olivia, Charlotte, Ava, Emma, Sophia
- Massachusetts: Olivia, Charlotte, Emma, Sophia, Amelia
- Michigan: Charlotte, Olivia, Amelia, Ava, Evelyn
- Minnesota: Charlotte, Olivia, Evelyn, Emma, Nora
- Mississippi: Ava, Olivia, Amelia, Paisley, Emma
- Missouri: Olivia, Charlotte, Amelia, Ava, Emma
- Montana: Olivia, Evelyn, Ava, Charlotte, Harper
- Nebraska: Olivia, Charlotte, Evelyn, Amelia, Eleanor
- Nevada: Olivia, Isabella, Emma, Mia, Camila
- New Hampshire: Olivia, Charlotte, Evelyn, Emma, Amelia
- New Jersey: Olivia, Emma, Mia, Ava, Sophia
- New Mexico: Mia, Sophia, Emma, Isabella, Amelia
- New York: Olivia, Emma, Sophia, Mia, Amelia
- North Carolina: Olivia, Ava, Emma, Charlotte, Amelia
- North Dakota: Olivia, Harper, Emma, Evelyn, Amelia
- Ohio: Olivia, Charlotte, Emma, Amelia, Ava
- Oklahoma: Olivia, Amelia, Harper, Charlotte, Ava
- Oregon: Evelyn, Olivia, Charlotte, Amelia, Sophia
- Pennsylvania: Olivia, Charlotte, Emma, Ava, Sophia
- Rhode Island: Olivia, Sophia, Amelia, Charlotte, Emma
- South Carolina: Olivia, Ava, Charlotte, Emma, Amelia
- South Dakota: Evelyn, Emma, Charlotte, Amelia, Ava
- Tennessee: Olivia, Charlotte, Ava, Emma, Amelia
- Texas: Olivia, Emma, Camila, Isabella, Mia
- Utah: Olivia, Charlotte, Emma, Evelyn, Hazel
- Vermont: Charlotte, Emma, Nora, Isla, Olivia
- Virginia: Charlotte, Olivia, Emma, Ava, Sophia
- Washington: Olivia, Amelia, Emma, Charlotte, Sophia
- West Virginia: Amelia, Harper, Paisley, Willow, Emma
- Wisconsin: Charlotte, Olivia, Emma, Evelyn, Amelia
- Wyoming: Olivia, Amelia, Charlotte, Emma, Evelyn
Lots of Olivia, it seems. In fact, not much variation state by state. Why Olivia, do you think?
Olivia is a nice name, but what's the short form? Olly? Reminds me of Olive in an old TV show in the UK. On the Buses.
I'm surprised at how similar the names are - is it because an "Emma" has been popular in media this year, or something else?
