50 Boy Names Given to Just 5 Babies {2016}

On Wednesday I featured 50 girl names that were given to just 5 babies in 2016. Today I took a look at 50 boy names that were given to just 5 babies. There were only two rules to names making this list: they were given to just 5 babies and they had to be real. They had to have meaning and history. This list was a lot easier to create I feel like its in turn because a good handful of the names on this list are surnames. Surnames seem to be a trend that has been going on for years and years. So go ahead and take a look at the following list. 

1. Akito- Bright Person; Japanese 
2. Algernon- Having a Moustache; English
3. Aldwin- Old Friend; German 
4. Baird- Son of the Bard; Scottish 
5. Barclay- Birch Wood; Scottish 
6. Bernardino- Diminutive of Bernardo (Strong, Brave as a Bear); Italian, Spanish 
7. Buchanan- House of the Canon; Scottish 
8. Caldwell- Cold Spring, Stream, Well; English 
9. Chrisander- Golden; Greek 
10. Darragh- Variant of Dara (Oak Tree) or Anglicized Form of Daire (Fruitful, Fertile); Irish
11. Delmer- Of the Sea; English 
12. Egbert- Bright Edge; English 
13. Endrit- Light; Albanian 
14. Erling- Descendant of the Jarl; Swedish
15. Finbar- Variant of Fionnbharr (Fair Hair); Irish 
16. Fraser- Unknown; Scottish 
17. Frost- Cold Personality, White Beard; English 
18. Gilead- Monument of Testimony; Hebrew
19. Giorgos- Variant of George (Framer, Earthworker); Greek 
20. Harden- Hare Valley; English 
21. Haig- Variant of Hayk (Armenian); Armenian
22. Ikram- Honour; Arabic 
23. Ives- Form of Yves (Yew); English 
24. Joris- Form of George (Framer, Earth worker); Dutch and Frisian
25. Justo- Just, Upright, Righteous; Latin
26. Kyo- Unite, Cooperate, Capital City, Village, Apricot; Japanese 
27. Leor- I have Light; Hebrew 
28. Marios- Form of Marius (Male); Greek
29. Montague- Pointed Mountain; F
30. Neriah- Lamp of Yahweh; Hebrew 
31. Norbert- North Bright; German
32. Osric- Divine Ruler; English
33. Pavlos- Form of Paul (Small, Humble); Greek
34. Pippin- Form of Pepin (Awe-Inspiring); German 
35. Pius- Pious, Dutiful; Latin
36. Potter- One Who Makes Earthen Vessels; English 
37. Quang- Bright, Clear; Vietnamese 
38. Romain- Form of Romanus (Roman); French 
39. Randel- Rim of a Shield; English
40. Selvin- Prosperous Friend; English 
41. Stelios- Variant of Stylianos (Pillar); Greek
42. Torstein- Form of Torsten (Thor's Stone); Norwegian 
43. Taro- Thick, Big Son; Japanese
44. Uros- Man, Lord; Serbian
45. Valerio- Form of Valerius (To Be Strong); Italian and Spanish 
46. Valon- The Monkey King; Sanskrit 
47. Wilco- Desire; German
48. Winthrop- Wine's Village or Sigmund's Village; English 
49. Yadon- Form of Jadon (Thankful, He Will Judge); Hebrew
50. Yale- Fertile Upland; Welsh 

Which names are your favorite? I have a lot of favorites from this list thats for sure! 

2016 List Predictions {New to Top 1000}

The 2016 top names should be coming out in about a month and I am just so excited for it! Who else is excited?! The new list is like the christmas for namers. We wait months for it to come out and than spend months looking over the list and analyzing it. To keep myself busy while I wait I have been trying to predict some of the changes in the list. Now I am not the best at predicting things and looking at trends I was a little hesitant to do this. I figured I would take the leap and go for it because whats the worst that could happen.The first set of names I am looking at are names that I think will enter the top 1000. I stuck to names that I seemed to be hearing a lot as well as names right on the verge of the top 1000 in 2015.

Fox- Animal names seem to be all the rage lately and Fox is one of them that I notice people talking about. Now the name was given to 193 babies in 2015, which is up from 164 from 2014 and 150 from 2013. I am seeing a climb in the name but a slow one. The animal name trend might be too late into 2016. I still think Fox could still in the 900s in 2016. 

Harris- Harris sounds so similar to Harry and Harrison and follows the trend of S endings. It also has a old man which feel to it and I am seeing old man chic names coming back into style. In 2015 The name was given to 202 babies and was just outside of the top 1000 by 2 names! The #1000 boy name, Antoine, was given to 202 babies as well and the only reason it made the list was because it began with an A. 

Simeon- In 2015, Simeon was given to 201 babies, so not far off from the top 1000 either. The name is biblical and a lot of the top names are biblical. It could be a nice alternative to Simon or Gideon making me see the appeal in the name. 

Kaiser- Now this name is a long shot but I have some theories here. To start it ends in -er and I know people like -er boy names. There is the also added bonus of Kai, which I know people love and have for a while. It also sounds like Tyler or Kyle. One of the reasons I put this name on the list is because Teen Mom star Jenelle Evans named her son this in 2014 and after that the name jump in popularity. It went form being given to 69 babies in 2014 to 140 in 2015. I am wondering if the name will keep climbing. 

Mavis- Mavis is one of the names on the list can go either way. I am hoping it moves into the top 1000 because its a great name but I wouldn't be surprised if it didn't. Like Harris, Mavis ends in the S ending the people seem to like. Besides the ending I think people who like Mae like Mavis and it could draw people to use the name. It was just shy of the top 1000 and was #1012. 

India- I am extremely surprised India is not in the top 1000 and that is the main reason the name is on the list. There has been talk about this name for what seems like forever and I can name babies that were born wearing the name in the past year. The name was given to 258 babies in 2013 but than dropped to 226 babies in 2014. In 2015 it was back up at 261 babies making me wonder if it will keep climbing. 

Ramona- Most of the girls names on the list are names I am surprised are not in the top 1000. They are all great names that need to be used more! They are even names that are common on the ear but not used. Out of the names on this list, Ramona has had one of the slowest rises; 199 babies in 2013, 236 in 2014, and 242 in 2015. I'm hoping that Ramona is makes a big leap in 2016. 

Etta- Sweet, sweet Etta is not ranked and hasn't been since 1966! With vintage names coming back into style, I am seeing Etta getting more and more attention. In the early 1900s the name was in the top 200. Like Ramona, the name has made a slow rise but I am holding out hope she will jump to the top 1000. 

What do you think of my list? Any names you would add? Stay tune for more predictions!

Beyond The Top 1000: -Ir, -Ur, -Yr, and -Jr Girl Names

Hey Guys! So This is the last beyond the top 1000 -er, -ar, etc. post for girls!  I hope to be doing the boy one next but I started getting the names and their is a LOT of them. I also hope to get back into the Top Debuts and Rare Name Series. Anyway, today's post is all of the -ir, -ur, -yr, and the one -jr girl names beyond the top 1000. I tried to make sure I got every name but if I missed one I am sorry. It was a lot of names to go through. So let's get started. 

-ir

1. Clair (51)
2. Adair (23)
3. Zyair (15)
4. Sinclair (14)/Klair (5)
5. Kashmir (11)
6. Abir (6)
7. Shir (6)

-ur

1. Nour (72)
2. Favour (22)/ Favor (19)
3. Nur (7)
4. Zuhur (5)

-yr

1. Embyr (7)
2. Zephyr (6)

-jr

1. Fajr (8)

I hope you liked this little series and are looking forward to the boy names. It was fun to see al of the different names for girls although I wouldn't use most of them. Anyway I hope you liked this and don't forget to comment. Bye for now :)


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Beyond The Top 1000: -Or Girl Names

Hey Guys! So if you have been paying attention than you know that yesterday was my 1 year blog anniversary! I am so happy I have made it this far and so amazed. I hope to continue to blog for a whole another year. This post is the start of the new year! Anyway I am going to continue posting  the Beyond The Top 1000 post. Today's post is -or girl names beyond the top 1000. Some of these naems are really strange but others are okay. So let's get started. 

-or

1. Noor (239)
2. Saylor (204)/Sailor (109)/Sayler (22)
3. Dior (133)
4. Elinor (99)/Elanor (43)/Ellanor (23)/Elleanor (21)/Elenor (14)/Ellinor (14)/Eleonor (13)/Ellenor (9)
5. Honor (98)/Honour (12)
6. Flor (119)
7. Amor (61)/Amir (16)/Amour (15)
8. Baylor (49)
9. Leonor (31)
10. Kaylor (30)/Caylor (8)
11. Mahnoor (27)
12. Harnoor (24)
13. Gurnoor (22)
14. Lior (20)
15. Miamor (15)
16. Harbor (13)
17. Arbor (10)
18. Connor (10)/Konner (7)/Conner (6)
19. Eknoor (10)
20. Jasnoor (10)
21. Hoor (8)
22. Talor (8)/Talar (7)/Tahlor (5)
23. Windsor (7)
24. Victor (5) 

There aren't as many -or names as there are -er and -ar names. -Or names aren't as popular. I hope you liked this and don't forget to comment Bye for now :)


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Beyond The Top 1000: -Ar Girl Names

Hey Guys! So I have the -ar girl names beyond the top 1000. This will be the last one until the beginning of next week. Starting Tuesday I will be doing a blog anniversary post every day until the 12th. If you have any questions for me let me know below because I will be doing a question and answer post. Anyway let's get on with the post. I include the name and the number of babies born with that name. So let's get started.

-ar

1. Star (150)/Starr (97)
2. Briar (101)/ Bryar (21)/ Brier (8)/Bryer (6)
3. Tamar (81)
4. Pilar (74)
5. Ambar (50)
6. Mayar (46)
7. Sahar (45)
8. Lamar (38)
9. Isamar (37)/ Izamar (13)
10. Hajar (31)
11. Skyelar (29)/ Schuyler (19)/Skylor (12)/ Skylarr (9)/Schylar (6)/Skyylar (5)
12. Cedar (28)
13. Aymar (27)
14. Manar (27)
15. Abrar (25)
16. Bahar (15)
17. Samar (15)/ Samir (8)
18. Aimar (14)
19. Kawthar (12)/Kawtar (6)/Kawther (5)
20. Simar (12)
21. Moringstar (11)
22. Azhar (10)
23. Hadar (10)
24. Solimar (10)/Solymar (8)
25. Amar (7)
26. Dorismar (7)
27. Summar (7)
28. Sylar (7)/Syler (5)
29. Taymar (7)
30. Bar (6)
31. Myar (6)
32. Qamar (6)
33. Edgar (5)
34. Gohar (5)
35. Itzamar (5)
36. Mar (5)
37. Marimar (5)
38. Yar (5)

So they are all of the -ar names for girls beyond the top 1000. Some of them  are good but others are bad. I hope you liked this and don't forget to comment. Bye for now :).



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Beyond The Top 1000: -er Girl Names

Hey guys! So today I had SATs for the second time. They’re okay it’s just that they are long and I had to get up early for them. Anyway, the post I have for you today is kind of going to be in a little series type thing. I spent about 3 days going through the list of girl names beyond the top 1000 on the SSA charts. I was looking for all the names that ended in –er/-ar/-or/-ir/-ur and the occasional –yr. The list I have for you has some good names, some bad names, and some ugly names. I also included how many babies were born with that name. When I was typing this up I saw that some of the names were the same they were just different spellings so I grouped them together using the first ending of the most popular name. I hope that made sense. Today I am going to do the –er names. So let’s get started.

-er

1. Winter (237)/Wynter (145)
2. Carter (193)/Karter (87)
3. Pyper (191)/ Pieper (14)/Pipper (5)  
4. Tyler (177)/ Tylar (14)/Tylor (6)
5. Chandler (139)/Chandlar (5)
6. Tayler (129)/Taylar (48)/Taelor (45)/Tailor (9)/Tayelor (7)/Taylour (7)/Teighlor (7)
7. Ryder (128)/Rhyder (12)
8. Ginger (124)
9. Ester (121)
10. Pepper (116)
11. Clover (109)/Klover (13)
12. Cooper (106)/Kooper (17)
13. Spencer (98)
14. Ever (95)
15. Kyler (84)/Kylar (38)/Khyler (5)
16. Jenifer (74)/Jennyfer (44)/Jeniffer (16)/Jenipher (5)
17. Palmer (63)
18. Denver (58)
19. Tanner (55)
20. October (54)
21. Greer (52)/ Grier (14)
22. Kymber (41)
23. Sommer (41)
24. Miller (38)
25. Asher (36)
26. Lavender (34)
27. Alexander (33)
28. December (33)
29. Vesper (33)
30. Silver (32)
31. November (30)
32. Jasper (28)
33. September (28)
34. Porter (27)
35. Kamber (25)
36. Marifer (24)
37. Chyler (23)
38. Forever (22)
39. Meher (21) / Mehar (19)
40. Adler (20)
41. Camber (20)
42. Tymber (19)
43. Christopher (17)
44. Heer (17)
45. Whisper (16)
46. Ryker (15)
47. Archer (14)
48. Yennifer (14)
49. Keller (13)
50. Kember (13)
51. Kemper (13)
52. Abeer (12)
53. Aster (12)
54. Jagger (11)
55. Ryver (11)
56. Tucker (11)
57. Baker (10)
58. Turner (10)
59. Walker (10)
60. Collier (9)
61. Maryfer (9)
62. Oliver (8)
63. Calder (6)
64. Cartier (6)
65. Lanier (6)
66. Sumner (6)
67. Tiger (6)
68. Feather (5)
69. Ghadeer (5)
70. Kailer (5)
71. Kessler (5)
72. Mercer (5)
73. Taber(5)

I tried to make sure I got all of the names but I may have missed some and don't know it. This was originally one post but because of all of the name I split it up. I should have another one up tomorrow. As for the other series i am still doing them! I just haven't had time to plan those post. I am hoping to get back to them really soon. I hope you liked this and don't forget to comment. Bye for now :)

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