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Baby Names 2018

May

2019

Subtitle: in which I improve the government’s records

Allow me to introduce to you the 2018 SFS List of Baby Names that Combine Similar Pronunciations. That baby name list is the place to go in case you are wondering what are the most popular baby names in 2018 regardless of how they are spelled. The Social Security baby name list does not adjust the rankings based on alternate spellings (like Catherine/Katherine), but SFS does.

It was just Mother’s Day, so the SSA released the name rankings for 2018. Last year’s champion, Jackson is again the most popular boy’s name in the US. Aiden is losing popularity fast – if it were a stock I would say sell now (or rather, you should have sold last year).
No controversy for the girls – it’s Sophia again.

Some Stats

The top 6 names for the boys are the same, but Noah and Aiden switched spots in #3 and 4.
The top 6 names for the girls are the same as 2017, it’s just that Amelia jumped 2 spots from #6 to 4.
Again, Liam has the title of the highest-ranked boy’s name that has no spelling variations, at number 2.
Again, Emma is the highest-ranked girl’s name that has no spelling variations, at number 3.
Girl names still have more spelling variations than boy names (275/1000 vs. 186/1000 alternates)
Kason once again took the prize for the most spelling variations for the boys at 8 (and Kayson overtook Kason as the more popular variant). And Aiden lost a variation so now it has only 6.
For the girls, Adaline lost a variation so it is now tied with Madalyn, Layla, and Amaya at 6.
Sophia is still the runaway favorite for the girls, but the gap is closing. Sophia is on the decline. In fact, all the top names, other than Amelia, are on the decline.