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Names gathered around a shared theme.

20 namesThemed list

  1. African

    Wangari

    “resembling the leopard”

    No U.S. birth series

    >99% girls

  2.  

    Theodor

    “God” · “gift”

    36RareRising

    >99% boys

  3. Persian

    Shirin

    “sweet, charming, agreeable” · “one who is sweet and pleasant”

    20RareSteady

    >99% girls

  4. Hebrew · Norse

    John

    “God is gracious”

    89Very commonEasing

    >99% boys

  5.  

    Elfriede

    “a peaceful ruler; a good advisor”

    0Not recently recorded

    >99% girls

  6. French · Royal

    Roy

    “a red-haired man” · “a king”

    59FamiliarSteady

    >99% boys

  7. English · Nature

    Toni

    “a flourishing man; from an ancient Roman family”

    38RareEasing

    8% boys · 92% girls

  8. French

    Yves

    “a young archer”

    25RareRising

    87% boys · 13% girls

  9. Russian · Virtue

    Nadine

    “one who is full of hope”

    42UncommonEasing

    >99% girls

  10. Germanic · Royal

    Richard

    “a powerful ruler”

    70CommonEasing

    >99% boys

  11. Spanish

    Linda

    “one who is soft and beauti-”

    51UncommonEasing

    >99% girls

  12. Germanic · Royal

    Robert

    “one who is bright with fame”

    80CommonEasing

    >99% boys

  13.  

    Christiane

    “follower of Christ”

    0Not recently recorded

    >99% girls

  14. Old Norse · Old-fashioned

    Harold

    “the ruler of an army”

    49UncommonEasing

    >99% boys

  15. English · Virtue

    Jody

    “woman from Judea” · “God will add”

    33RareSteady

    70% boys · 30% girls

  16.  

    Mohamed

    “praiseworthy”

    59FamiliarEasing

    >99% boys

  17. Limited information

    Rigoberta

    Rigoberta is a feminine given name. It is used in Spanish.

    No U.S. birth series

    92% boys · 8% girls

  18. Irish or Scottish Gaelic · Celtic

    Barry

    “a fair-haired man”

    41UncommonEasing

    >99% boys

  19. Burmese · Modern

    Aung

    Aung is a surname from Burmese.

    0Not recently recordedCooling

    >99% boys

  20. Gaelic · Celtic

    Finn

    “white, fair” · “one who is cool”

    71CommonEasing

    99% boys · 1% girls

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