{"id":3395,"date":"2014-01-30T09:00:16","date_gmt":"2014-01-30T14:00:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/english\/?p=3395"},"modified":"2014-08-06T13:32:20","modified_gmt":"2014-08-06T17:32:20","slug":"americas-most-and-least-popular-names","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/english\/americas-most-and-least-popular-names\/","title":{"rendered":"America\u2019s most (and least) popular names."},"content":{"rendered":"

Learning how to tell someone your name, \u201cHello. My name is ______________\u201d, is often one of the first lessons people learn in English. This lesson is followed quickly by learning how to ask someone else what their name is, \u201cWhat is your name?\u201d<\/p>\n

Obviously names are very important. They are part of who we are and how other people know us. They are given to us by our parents and often have special meaning. Names also are connected to culture and time and place, and names that are popular (or common) changes over time. Here is a list of the top 5 most common boy and girl names in English in the United States now:<\/p>\n

Boys: Jacob, Mason, Ethan, Noah, William
\nGirls: Sophia, Emma, Isabella, Olivia, Ava<\/p>\n

But look how different this is compared to 50 years (1963) ago in the United States:<\/p>\n

Boys: Michael, John, David, James, Robert
\nGirls: Lisa, Mary, Susan, Karen, Linda<\/p>\n

None of the most popular names are the same!<\/p>\n

Name choices have changed a lot over time in the United States. In fact many parents now are trying to find names to give their children that are more and more unique. In some English speaking countries, like New Zealand, very unique names are even banned* because parents have gone too far. You can read more about this here<\/a>. No names are banned in America, but here is a list of some of the less popular names for babies in the United States in the resent years.<\/p>\n

Boys: Kylen, Graeme, Apollo, Foster, Augustine
\nGirls: Hayleigh, Riya, Aubriana, Ashtyn, Landry<\/p>\n

A lot of English language learners pick an \u2018English name\u2019 for themselves when they start learning English. If you have done this you might want to check and see how popular the name you picked for yourself is by checking out the list<\/a> I have been referring to. You can see the most popular names right now in the U.S. by clicking here<\/a>. Or if you have never picked an English name for yourself and you want to, here is your chance. This list<\/a> has the most popular 1000 boys and girls names from 2012 in the United States.<\/p>\n

*banned = not allowed<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"\"\"

Learning how to tell someone your name, \u201cHello. My name is ______________\u201d, is often one of the first lessons people learn in English. This lesson is followed quickly by learning how to ask someone else what their name is, \u201cWhat is your name?\u201d Obviously names are very important. They are part of who we are…<\/p>\n

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