2017 Comeback Kids

Some namers take a look at the SSA list every year and group together all of the name that weren't on the top 1000 the year before into one category. I on the other hand like to split them up into two categories; newbies and comeback kids. This posts today is all about the comeback kids. What are comeback kids exactly? They are ones that have previously been on the top 1000 list but were not on the 2016 list. Some names haven't been on the list for 1 year while others haven't been on for 62 years! The following lists are in order from last time spent off the list to most time off the list.

Bishop #988

Last Ranked in 2015 (#989)

Rashad #981

Last Ranked in 2015 (#945)

Kylen #980

Last Ranked in 2015 (#987)

Yadiel #975

Last Ranked in 2015 (#972)

Dilan #920

Last Ranked in 2015 (#903)

Ayan #907

Last Ranked in 2015 (#997)

Frankie #898

Last Ranked in 2015 (#994)

Aaden #888

Last Ranked in 2015 (#784)

Juelz #776

Last Ranked in 2015 (#990)

Mike #949

Last Ranked in 2014 (#976)

Randall #960

Last Ranked in 2014 (#909)

Simeon #974

Last Ranked in 2012 (#981)

Khari #969

Last Ranked in 1994 (#952)

Bjorn #953

Last Ranked in 1980 (#959)

Jenny #996

Last Ranked in 2015 (#967)

Tara #985

Last Ranked in 2015 (#912)

Kimora #960

Last Ranked in 2015 (#958)

Meilani #911

Last Ranked in 2015 (#951)

Aminah #887

Last Ranked in 2015 (#902)

Alisa #988

Last Ranked in 2014 (#945)

Sonia #983

Last Ranked in 2014 (#949)

Renee #966

Last Ranked in 2014 (#950)

Magdalena #955

Last Ranked in 2014 (#974)

Miley #923

Last Ranked in 2014 (#792)

Jurnee #950

Last Ranked in 2013 (#896)

India #890

Last Ranked in 2013 (#968)

Raylee #881

Last Ranked in 2012 (#937)

Saanvi #991

Last Ranked in 2012 (#901)

Xiomara #848

Last Ranked in 2010 (#984)

Selene #917

Last Ranked in 2006 (#987)

Samira #992

Last Ranked in 2005 (#974)

Treasure #968

Last Ranked in 2004 (#889)

Emerald #979

Last Ranked in 2002 (#995)

Octavia #593

Last Ranked in 1998 (#877)

Sunny #984

Last Ranked in 1985 (#962)

Florence #980

Last Ranked in 1981 (#956)

Opal #859

Last Ranked in 1960 (#918) 

Luella #905

Last Ranked in 1955 (#971)

Which names for each gender spent the most time off the top 1000? For boys it was Bjorn for spending 37 years off the list and Luella for the ladies. She spent 62 years off the list.

One interesting thing I noticed was some of the names on the list have only ranked for two years in total, this year being one of them. For boys that would be Khari and for girls it is Treasure, Jurnee, Aminah, and Meilani. 

I feel like this year the list is on the smaller size. I was expecting a lot more names. Are we not using extremely unique names as much? One can always wonder. As for the names that are on the list I am excited to see Bishop, Simeon, Magdalena, India, Selene, Octavia, Florence, and Opal on the list. A few of those I had actually predicted would make their ways back! 

Other 2017 SSA List Posts

Top 10 Names 

New Top 100 Names
Newbies