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We've also got this happening. Old names like Étienne, Xavier, Émile, Mathilde, Maude, etc. have come back in a big way. I doubt Louise (or Ginette!) will come back here any time soon though as they're too associated with your grandmother or old aunts.
Overall, interesting the numerous overlaps between the baby name lists of Quebec and France. Even for the "anglo pop culture" influenced names like Emma...
I think it would be also interesting to follow Ariete's example and give some of the reasons we think certain baby names are in-vogue. Some we won't know I suppose but I think we all have an idea for a number of them.
Though not in the top 10 list, another very popular name for girls and young women is Émilie, which is the name of the heroine of the hugely popular Quebec book and TV series Les Filles de Caleb.
I think it would be also interesting to follow Ariete's example and give some of the reasons we think certain baby names are in-vogue. Some we won't know I suppose but I think we all have an idea for a number of them.
Working on my list now...
Men:
1.Daniel- bible name
2.Dawit- bible name
3.Yared- bible name
4.Henok- bible name
5.Zelalem
6.Jemal- muslim name (arabic meaning)
7.Habtamu
8.Amanuel- bible name
9.Mulugeta
10.Solomon (bible name)/Natnael (bible name)/Nahom (bible name)/Biruk (bible name)/Yonas (bible name)/Ermias (bible name)
No point doing the women's as I'm sure you can see where it's heading
OK, well that would explain it partly. Russian-speaking parents tend to choose the same names more often for their kids so there is a "bunching up" around Russian names.
Kind of like Mohammed being the most common name for baby boys in the UK.
Or Jose as the most common name for baby boys in some parts of the SW US.
You also see this with Vietnamese people. In Montreal one of the most common surnames is Nguyen. While there is a Vietnamese community in Montreal, it is not that large. But Nguyen pops up on the list because close to half of all Vietnamese people have that name. Other groups in society have a wider variety of names.
Leonardo and Riccardo ? I've never met anyone called like that actually. Maybe these names are getting more popular ultimately. Also, Control+F, no "Francesca" found ? I think I know like 12 of them. Never met a Giorgia either. The french equivalent sounds really old.
Any statistic about newborns usually looks quite strange. It also changes quickly, some names have been "trendy" for a while and now really few children are named like that, or vice versa. In Italy there is also a regional factor, in for example some names like "Salvatore", "Carmela" and other names like these are much more common among people with a southern Italy background.
OK, well that would explain it partly. Russian-speaking parents tend to choose the same names more often for their kids so there is a "bunching up" around Russian names.
Kind of like Mohammed being the most common name for baby boys in the UK.
Or Jose as the most common name for baby boys in some parts of the SW US.
You also see this with Vietnamese people. In Montreal one of the most common surnames is Nguyen. While there is a Vietnamese community in Montreal, it is not that large. But Nguyen pops up on the list because close to half of all Vietnamese people have that name. Other groups in society have a wider variety of names.
Partly the same here. Traditional names running in the family are given as 2nd or 3rd first names, so they live on.
Muhammad is probably the most common first name in the world. It's a tradition in most Islamic countries that every family should have one Muhammad, usually it's given to the firstborn son.
Trends born and die quickly too. In the late 80's early 90's Laura was hugely popular, but now it's not even in the top 20. Mikael was also very popular in the 80's, but died out in the 90's-00's, but now resurfaces again.
Anglo Canada hasn't been done yet, and it too functions like a nation for this purpose:
For newborn boys:
Liam
Jackson
Logan
Lucas
Noah
Ethan
Jack
William
Jacob
James
Newborn girls:
Emma
Olivia
Sophia
Zoe
Emily
Avery
Isabella
Charlotte
Lily
Ava
I generally approve of these trends! I think these names sound nice.
I couldn't find statistics for non-newborns, however, so I won't try to list them, but there's certainly names missing from this list, like Steven, Andrew and Daniel for men, and Katherine and Sarah for women. Names that are common for Millenials but not older generations, like Alexander and Justin, seem to have disappeared as well.
You also see this with Vietnamese people. In Montreal one of the most common surnames is Nguyen. While there is a Vietnamese community in Montreal, it is not that large. But Nguyen pops up on the list because close to half of all Vietnamese people have that name. Other groups in society have a wider variety of names.
It's the same where I live, in Orange County, CA. Some years ago the local paper ran an article on the most popular baby names among various ethnic groups. The favorite boy's name in the Asian community was Kevin. The article concluded that the single most popular first name/last name combination for newborns in the county was "Kevin Nguyen."
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