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List Of The Most Popular Names In The 2000s In The United States
These are the most popular given names of newborns in the United States for all years of the 2000s. References Most Popular 1000 Names of the 2000sfrom the Social Security Administration Top 100 Baby Names for 2006 ListPopular Names by Birth Year {{DEFAULTSORT:List Of The Most Popular Names In The 2000s In The United States 2000s File:2000s decade montage3.png, From top left, clockwise: The World Trade Center on fire and the Statue of Liberty during the 9/11 attacks in 2001; the euro enters into European currency in 2002; a statue of Saddam Hussein being toppled durin ... 2000s in the United States ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Most Popular Given Names
Most or Möst or ''variation'', may refer to: Places * Most, Kardzhali Province, a village in Bulgaria * Most (city), a city in the Czech Republic ** Most District, a district surrounding the city ** Most Basin, a lowland named after the city ** Autodrom Most, motorsport race track near Most * Möst, Khovd, a district in Khovd, Mongolia * Most, Mokronog-Trebelno, a settlement in Slovenia Other uses * Most (surname), including a list of people with the surname * Franz Welser-Möst (born 1960), Austrian conductor * ''Most'' (1969 film), a film about WWII Yugoslavian partisans * ''Most'' (2003 film), a Czech film * '' Most!'', 2018 Czech TV series * Most (grape) or Chasselas * most (Unix), a terminal pager on Unix and Unix-like systems * Most (wine) or Apfelwein * ''most'', an English degree determiner * Monolithic System Technology (MoST), a defunct American fabless semiconductor company See also * MOST (other) * The Most (other) * Must (other) * Moest ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Emily (given Name)
Emily is a feminine given name derived from the Roman family name " Aemilius", and is the feminine form of the name Emil. Popularity Emily has been a hugely popular name in the English-speaking world, ranking among the most popular names in the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, Ireland, Australia, and New Zealand. It held the position for over a decade as the most common name given to girls in the United States but fell to sixth place in 2009. In 2013, it was the sixth most popular name for girls in Australia. It is also a common name in numerous other countries. Name variants Alternate forms include: *Aemilia (Latin) *Aemiliana (Latin) *Aemilianus (Latin) *Aemilius (Latin) *Aimil (Scottish Gaelic) *Aimilios (Greek) *Ái My (Vietnamese) *Amilia (English) *Eemeli (Finnish) *Eemi (Finnish) *Eemil (Finnish) *Eimíle (Irish) *Em (English) *Emalee (English) *Emelie (Swedish) *Emely (English) *Emiel (Dutch) *Emil (Bulgarian), ( Croatian), (Czech), (Danish), (English), (Germ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sophia (given Name)
Sophia, also spelled Sofia, is a feminine given name, from Greek Σοφία, '' Sophía'', "Wisdom". Other forms include Sophie, Sophy, and Sofie. The given name is first recorded in the beginning of the 4th century. It is a common female name in the Eastern Orthodox countries. It became very popular in the West beginning in the later 1990s and became one of the most popularly given girls' names in the Western world in the first decades of the 21st century. Popularity Sophia was known as the personification of wisdom by early Christians and Saint Sophia is also an early Christian martyr. Both associations contributed to the usage of the name. The name was comparatively common in continental Europe in the medieval and early modern period. It was popularized in Britain by the German House of Hanover in the 18th century. It was repeatedly popularised among the wider population, by the name of a character in the novel '' Tom Jones'' (1794) by Henry Fielding, in ''The Vicar of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ava (given Name)
Ava is a feminine given name in English and in other languages. Its recent popularity may be linked to a number of celebrity babies of the 1990s, some of whom were ultimately named after American actress Ava Gardner (1922–1990). Origin The medieval name ''Ava'' is an abbreviation of a Germanic name containing the first element ''aw-'', of uncertain meaning. Old High German (8th to 9th centuries) dithematic feminine names with this element include ''Avagisa, Avuldis, Awanpurc, Auwanildis''. Saint Ava was a 9th-century princess, daughter of Pepin II of Aquitaine. Ava (poet), Ava was also the name of a medieval German woman poet. This name is the origin of the Norman French name of Aveline, which in turn gave rise to the English given name of Evelyn (name), Evelyn. As evidence for the name is lacking between the later medieval and the modern period, the ''A Dictionary of First Names, Oxford Dictionary of First Names'' supposes that it was coined anew as a modern innovation, pre ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Taylor (given Name)
Taylor is a unisex given name mainly in use in English-speaking countries, including England and Wales, Scotland, Ireland, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand. The name Taylor also has been well used for characters on American and now some Australian soap operas.Rosenkrantz, Linda, and Satran, Pamela Redmond (2007). ''Baby Name Bible''. St. Martin's Griffin. . Variants include Tayla and Taylah; both are feminine. People Female * Taylor Anderson (curler) (born 1995), American curler * Taylor Beck (model), American model and actress * Taylor Cole (born 1984), American actress and former fashion model * Taylor Dayne, stage name of Leslie Wunderman (born 1962), American singer-songwriter and actress * Taylor Hill (sprinter) (born 1996), British Virgin Islander sprinter * Taylor Hill (model) (born 1996), American model * Taylor Ibera (born 1991), American judoka and wrestler * Taylor Jardine (born 1990), American singer and songwriter * Taylor Johnson (tennis) (born 2000), American ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Abigail (name)
Abigail is a female given name. The name comes from the Hebrew name אֲבִיגַיִל / אֲבִיגָיִל ''Avigail'', meaning "my father's joy" (alternatively "my father is exulted", or "my father is joyful" amongst others).from either the verbal root ''g-y-l'' "to rejoice" directly, or from the root noun ''wikt:גיל, gil'' "rejoicing, joy". Adele Berlin in: Carol L. Meyers, Toni Craven, Ross Shepard Kraemer (eds.), ''Women in Scripture: A Dictionary of Named and Unnamed Women in the Hebrew Bible, the Apocryphal/Deuterocanonical Books, and the New Testament'', Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing, 2000p. 43/ref> It is also a surname. The name can be shortened to "Abbey", "Abby", "Abbi", "Abbie", "Abi", "Abs", or "Aby", as well as "Gail", "Gayle", among others. Biblical name *Abigail was the wife of King David in the Hebrew Bible's Book of Samuel, and is described as an intelligent, beautiful, loyal woman. *Abigail (mother of Amasa), Abigail was the mother of Amasa, the commander ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jessica (given Name)
Jessica (originally Iessica, also Jesica, Jesika, Jessicah, Jessika, or Jessikah) is a female given name. The oldest written record of the name with its current spelling is found as the name of the Shakespearean character Jessica, from the play ''The Merchant of Venice''. The name may have been an Anglicisation of the biblical Iscah (from the Hebrew: יִסְכָּה: ''yisekāh''), the name of a daughter of Haran briefly mentioned in the Book of Genesis . Iscah was rendered "Iesca" (Jeska) in the Matthew Bible version available in Shakespeare's day. "Jessica" was the first- or second-most popular female baby name in the United States from 1981 to 1998Most Popular 1000 Names of the 1980s Social Security Administration (SSA), United States. Retrieved February 22, 2007. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Isabel
Isabel is a female name of Spanish origin. Isabelle is a name that is similar, but it is of French origin. It originates as the medieval Spanish form of '' Elisabeth'' (ultimately Hebrew ''Elisheva''), Arising in the 12th century, it became popular in England in the 13th century following the marriage of Isabella of Angoulême to the king of England. Today sometimes abbreviated to Isa. Etymology This set of names is a Spanish variant of the Hebrew name Elisheba through Latin and Greek represented in English and other western languages as Elisabeth.Albert Dauzat, ''Noms et prénoms de France'', Librairie Larousse 1980, édition revue et commentée par Marie-Thérèse Morlet, p. 337a.Chantal Tanet et Tristan Hordé, ''Dictionnaire des prénoms'', Larousse, Paris, 2009, p. 38 These names are derived from the Latin and Greek renderings of the Hebrew name based on both etymological and contextual evidence (the use of Isabel as a translation of the name of the mother of John the Bapti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Samantha
Samantha (or the alternatively Samanta) is primarily used as a feminine given name. It was recorded in England in 1633 in Newton Regis, Warwickshire. It was also recorded in the 18th century in New England, but its etymology is uncertain. Speculation (without evidence) has suggested an origin from the masculine given name Samuel and anthos, the Greek word for "flower".''World Almanac'', 2009 edition pp. 697–698, Dr. Cleveland Kent Evans, Bellevue University One theory is that it was a feminine form of Samuel to which the already existing feminine name Anthea was added. "Samantha" remained a rare name until the 1873 publication of the first novel in a series by Marietta Holley, featuring the adventures of a lady named "Samantha", wife of Josiah Allen. The series led to the rise in the name's popularity, ranking among the top 1,000 names for girls in the United States from 1880, the earliest year for which records are available, to 1902. The name was out of fashion in the Uni ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alexis (given Name)
Alexis is a given name of Greek origin. It is derived from several saints venerated by the Eastern Orthodox and Roman Catholic churches, including Saint Alexius of Rome. Like the name ''Alexander'', Alexis derives from the Greek verb ἀλέξειν (''aléxein''; 'defender'). The ending "-is" points at its belonging to the masculine gender (according to Greek grammar); however, many women have this name. The Russian equivalent of the name is Alexey or Alexei. Many European languages, including Greek, use the female variant Alexia. While the name is mostly male, it has been predominantly given to females in the United States since at least the 1940s, when actress Alexis Smith began appearing in films. It has been among the top 50 most popular names for girls in the United States since 1990. In the 2008 book ''5-Star Baby Name Advisor'', author Bruce Lansky writes that the girls' name has the image of a "sexy and seductive knockout." The increase in popularity of the name is some ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sarah (given Name)
Sarah is a common feminine given name of Aramaic origin. It derives its popularity from the biblical matriarch Sarah, the wife of Abraham and a major figure in the Abrahamic religions. It is a consistently popular given name across Europe, North America, and the Middle East—being commonly used as a female first name by Jews, Muslims, and Christians alike, and remaining popular also among non-religious members of cultures influenced by these religions. In Hebrew, Sarah (שָׂרָה) is the feminine form of the noun Sar (שַׂר), which commonly translates to "chief", "ruler" or "prince". It is also related to the verb שָׂרָה, which is also the basis of the name Israel. In Modern Hebrew, Sarah (שָׂרָה) is the feminine form of the word for "minister". In the United States, Sarah has been counted among the top 150 given names since 1880, when name popularity statistics were first recorded in the United States. Sarah ranked among the top 10 names from 1978 to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Emma (given Name)
Emma is a feminine given name. It is derived from the Germanic word ''ermen'' meaning "whole" or "universal". Emma is also used as a diminutive of Emmeline, Amelia or any other name beginning with "em". It has been among the top names given to baby girls in the United States, England, Wales, Northern Ireland, Scotland, Ireland, France, Sweden, Belgium, Russia, Canada, Australia, Norway, New Zealand, Hungary, Finland, Denmark, Germany, the Netherlands, and Spain in the past 10 years. It began gaining popularity in the United Kingdom during the 1960s. By 1974 it was the fourth most popular name for girls in England and Wales. It was still in the top 10 as late as 1995, but had fallen out of the top 20 by 2005 and in 2009 it ranked at 41st. It became popular in the United States later in the 20th century, reaching the top 100 names for girls in the late 1990s. It has been among the top five names given to girls since 2002, and was the most popular name for girls in 2008, 2014 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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