The wait is almost over! In less than two weeks, the Social Security Administration will release their data on the most popular names of 2017.
Throughout April, I’ve been posting various prediction posts. So far, I’ve already published what I think the 2017 top 10 and top 100 will look like. Today, I’m posting about the names I predict will enter or leave the top 1000 when the new numbers come out. Remember, name predictions are just for fun – there are always surprises!
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Girls
The name that ranked #1000 in 2016 was Meilani, which was given to 263 girls. Assuming that the 2017 threshold will be around 260 uses, here are the girls’ names I think will enter the top 1000 in 2017:
- Amora – 258 girls in 2016, up from 255 in 2015, up from 181 in 2014
- Arleth – 256 girls, up from 116 in 2015 (!)
- Arlette – 254, up from 128 (!)
- Bellamy – 231, up from 184
- Della – 247, up from 215
- Egypt – 254, up from 200
- Elodie – 243, up from 216
- Etta – 256, up from 242
- Everlee – 257, up from 240. Everlee rides on Everly‘s (#107) coattails.
- Florence – 246, up from 214
- Kamiyah – 255, up from 190
- Legacy – 250, up from 163 (!)
- Lyanna – 216, up from 62 (!!).
- Margo – 252, up from 190. Rising as popular Margot (#433) does.
- Marlowe – 256, up from 221
- Octavia – 255, up from 174 in 2015 (!), up from 74 in 2014.
- Palmer – 241, up from 176 (!)
- Rosalee – 245, up from 228. Rising along with Rosalie (#254).
- Shanaya – 234, up from 171
- Violeta – 245, up from 220. Rising with Violet (#47).
- Opal – 256, up from 231
- Whitley – 250, up from 222
- Xiomara – 257, up from 220
Other possibilities: Agnes, Akira, Avalyn, Diya, Eleanora, Elina, India, Loretta, Raya, Rilynn, Sailor, Spencer, Treasure, Viola, Winnie
Here are the girls’ names I think will leave the top 1000:
- Adilynn – #978 (271 girls) in 2016, down from #806 (347 girls) in 2015
- Alisha – #985 (269), down from #922 (296)
- Ally – #979 (271), down from #872 (318)
- Ann – #992 (264), down from #897 (306)
- Aryana – #994 (264), down from #832 (335)
- Azaria – #984 (270), down from #936 (288)
- Briley – #989 (267), down from #918 (297)
- Cherish – #974 (273), down from #937 (288)
- Desiree – #955 (282), down from #809 (346)
- Elin – #990 (266), down from #919 (297)
- Esperanza – #996 (264), down from #924 (296)
- Farrah – #964 (278), down from #780 (360)
- Hailee – #940 (289), down from #833 (335)
- Jasmin – #958 (281), down from #887 (310)
- Joslyn – #962 (279), down from #868 (321)
- Kaya – #961 (280), down from #859 (324)
- Lilia – #991 (266), down from #961 (282)
- Lilyanna – #997 (264), down from #969 (279)
- Luz – #999 (263), down from #957 (282)
- Madyson – #967 (276), down from #826 (339)
- Marjorie – #923 (295), down from #799 (351)
- Meilani – #1000 (263), down from #953 (284). Meilani only entered the top 1000 in 2015.
- Micah – #968 (276), down from #836 (334)
- Milania – #946 (287), down from #800 (351)
- Shayla – #988 (268), down from #803 (349)
Other possibilities: Alianna, Arden, Brenna, Giana, Heather, Kailee, Kaylynn, Lizbeth, Marisol, Monserrat, Nancy, Nathaly, Yamileth, Zendaya
Boys
In 2016, the #1000th name was Jonathon, which was given to 202 boys. Assuming the 2017 threshold is around 200 uses, here are the boys’ names I think will enter the top 1000 in 2017:
- Baker – 156 boys in 2016, up from 86 in 2015
- Bastian – 186, up from 143. Bastian is a nickname for Sebastian (#24), which itself is increasingly popular.
- Bear – 186, up from 134
- Bjorn – 150, up from 99
- Cillian – 175, up from 121. Killian (#264) is very trendy.
- Colson – 185, up from 170
- Decker – 197, up from 182
- Eamon – 181, up from 141
- Edmund – 190, up from 173
- Finnian – 186, up from 166
- Finnick – 149, up from 56 (!)
- Idris – 175, up from 138
- Imran – 191, up from 183
- Joan – 187, up from 169
- Kiaan – 168, up from 87 (!)
- Kyng – 183 boys, up from 100 (!)
- Lian – 195, up from 165
- Onyx – 172, up from 118
- Remi – 174, up from 90 (!)
- Roderick – 199, up from 185
- Ross – 191, up from 158
- Shepard – 189, up from 115 (!)
- Sidney – 196, up from 180
- Wallace – 196, up from 154
Other Possibilities: Adiel, Alaric, Briar, Campbell, Elvis, Harlem, Jaxxon, Jesiah, Kabir, Menachem, Norman, Ruger, Slade
And here are the boys’ names that I think will leave the top 1000:
- Alfonso – #921 (229 boys) in 2016, down from #794 (292 boys) in 2015
- Amare – #980 (207), down from #838 (267)
- Bode – #994 (203), down from #847 (263)
- Braeden – #995 (203), down from #792 (293)
- Brantlee – #953 (215), down from #777 (302)
- Brenden – #996 (203), down from #899 (241)
- Brent – #973 (209), down from #886 (250)
- Camilo – #985 (205), down from #950 (217)
- Coleman – #963 (211), down from #887 (250)
- Davian – #998 (202), down from #868 (255)
- Dominique – #964 (211), down from #911 (264)
- Dwayne – #946 (219), down from #795 (292)
- Gauge – #966 (211), down from #881 (251)
- Giancarlo – #986 (205), down from #845 (265)
- Gordon – #949 (218), down from #812 (278)
- Jamarion – #987 (205), down from #955 (216)
- Javon – #954 (215), down from #866 (259)
- Jonathon – #1000 (202), down from #879 (252)
- Kendall – #922 (229), down from #781 (300). Kendall also experienced a significant drop for girls between 2015 and 2016.
- Kolby – #952 (216), down from #830 (270). Colby is also falling.
- Lyric – #962 (213), down from #892 (246).
- Santos – #959 (214), down from #914 (235)
- Steve – #988 (205), down from #938 (224)
- Urijah – #956 (215), down from #883 (251)
Other Possibilities: Agustin, Anton, Blaise, Dayton, Dimitri, Ernest, Immanuel, Judson, Lamar, Kymani, Van, Vivaan
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Are there any names you think will or won’t enter the top 1000 when the new data comes out? Are there any names you think will leave? Let me know, and check back in a couple of weeks to see the official results! 🙂
The Well-Informed Namer 