2016 Comeback Kids

I thought long and hard about what posts I wanted to put up about the changes in popularity and such for the 2016 SSA list. I decided I wanted to focus on the comeback kids because I don't see them floating around a lot. Every year when the new SSA name list comes out I like to take a look and see what names have made their way back onto the list. These are names that were in the top 1000 any year before but were not in the top 1000 in 2015. That means that they can be of the charts for one year or 10 years.

Eliezer #997

Last Ranked in 2014 (#865)

Maddux #984

Last Ranked in 2014 (#992)

Konner #972

Last Ranked in 2014 (#920)

Foster #965

Last Ranked in 2014 (#991)

Brayson #957

Last Ranked in 2014 (#978)

Jair #938

Last Ranked in 2014 (#993)

Ramiro #933

Last Ranked in 2014 (#888)

Jericho #932

Last Ranked in 2014 (#950)

Tristian #930

Last Ranked in 2014 (#874)

Khalid #909

Last Ranked in 2014 (#959)

Howard #900

Last Ranked in 2014 (#988)

Bridger #859

Last Ranked in 2014 (#985)

Jamar #990

Last Ranked in 2013 (#904)

Krish #983

Last Ranked in 2013 (#885)

Brysen #872

Last Ranked in 2013 (#951)

Ralph #992

Last Ranked in 2011 (#954)

Keanu #971

Last Ranked in 2005 (#974)

Koda #927

Last Ranked in 2004 (#935)

Hakeem #905

Last Ranked in 1998 (#788)

Lyle #981

Last Ranked in 1995 (#927)

Westley #912

Last Ranked in 1994 (#971)

Ira #950

Last Ranked in 1992 (#946)

Leif #969

Last Ranked in 1987 (#957)

Harris #967

Last Ranked in 1988 (#972)

Gus #999

Last Ranked in 1978 (#994)

Karim #906 

Last Ranked in 1978 (#879)

Creed #982

Last Ranked in 1910 (#942)

Antonia #993

Last Ranked in 2014 (#975)

Riya #977

Last Ranked in 2014 (#966)

Anniston #976

Last Ranked in 2014 (#905)

Aubri #972

Last Ranked in 2014 (#832)

Rosalyn #960

Last Ranked in 2014 (#985)

Alyvia #923

Last Ranked in 2014 (#920)

Mercy #791

Last Ranked in 2014 (#935)

Ayana #973

Last Ranked in 2013 (#962)

Rayne #941

Last Ranked in 2013 (#934)

Alianna #998

Last Ranked in 2011 (#973)

Maren #936

Last Ranked in 2008 (#964)

Jana #917

Last Ranked in 2005 (#970)

Chandler #995

Last Ranked in 2002 (#986)

Maxine #904

Last Ranked in 1996 (#984)

Ramona #951

Last Ranked in 1988 (#876)

Davina #975

Last Ranked in 1987 (#970)

Mavis #789

Last Ranked in 1963 (#946)

Vada #902

Last Ranked in 1946 (#985)

Emmie #908

Last Ranked in 1935 (#986)

Belle #933

Last Ranked in 1934 (#975)

All of the names are ordered from least amount of time spent off the SSA top 1000 list to most about of time spent off the SSA top 1000 list. You will find that the names who spent only a year off the list first.

Some interesting things about the lists above include The boys name Creed. It has not been in the top 1000 since 1910! Can you believe its been 106 years the name ranked?! And the best part is it has only ranked in those 2 years. Now I am wondering what could have made the name rank in both these years and so far apart.

Creed isn't the only name to rank in just two separate years. Names on the above list that fit into that category include Koda, Brayson, Anniston, and Alianna.

I noticed what seems to be a little trend going on at the bottom of the SSA chart. Vintage girl names are popping up after years of being off the list. Names like Emmie, Belle Vada, and Mavis all haven't ranked since the 1930s and 1940s.