Baby Names.. 7 Interesting Charts
Here are 7 interesting insights and charts from the 3.3 million names given to babies in the United States (US) in 2020.
1) 90% of all baby girl names in the US end with letters A, E, N, Y, H, or I
The 5 most popular girl names ending with letters A, E, N, Y, H & I are:
- A - Olivia, Emma, Ava, Sophia, Amelia
- E - Charlotte, Penelope, Chloe, Grace, Ellie
- N - Evelyn, Madison, Lillian, Addison, Brooklyn
- Y - Emily, Avery, Zoey, Riley, Lily
- H - Elizabeth, Hannah, Leah, Aaliyah, Savannah
- I - Naomi, Leilani, Remi, Kehlani, Alani
2) Given above, it should come as no surprise that the baby names ending with letters A, E, & Y are mostly girls
3) Similarly, in some cases, the starting letter of the babies name can be predictive of gender
The 5 most popular girl names starting with letters V, S, & A are:
- V - Victoria, Violet, Valentina, Vivian, Valerie
- S - Sophia, Sofia, Scarlett, Stella, Skylar
- A - Ava, Amelia, Abigail, Avery, Aria
The 5 most popular boy names starting with letters U, W, & J are:
- U - Uriel, Uriah, Ulises, Ulysses, Umar
- W - William, Wyatt, Wesley, Waylon, Weston
- J - James, Jacob, Jackson, Jack, Joseph
4) Almost half (49%) of all baby boys in US have names ending with either letters N, R or S
The 5 most popular boy names ending with letters N, R & S are:
- N - Benjamin, Mason, Ethan, Logan, Jackson
- R - Oliver, Alexander, Asher, Carter, Christopher
- S - James, Lucas, Thomas, Charles, Elias
5) More than half (53%) of all baby names are either 5 or 6 letters long
6) Liam is the most popular baby boy name while Olivia is the most popular baby girl name
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7) Parker is the most popular unisex baby name
Bonus Chart - A, J, & M are the most frequent starting letters for baby names
Data Source - Social Security Administration (SSA)