Spellings Combined for SSA 2008 Girls

ckevans · #1 May 9, 2009, 07:30 AM

I can never bring myself to combine Olivia and Alivia since I pronounce Olivia with a definite "Oh"; but if you do that, Olivia becomes 18,297 and rises one place in the rankings.

Sophia 21,783
Isabella 20,398
Emily 19,807
Madison 19,563
Emma 18,587
Ava 17,122
Olivia 16,845
Abigail 16,108
Hailey 15,353
Madeline 14,626
Kaitlyn 14,256
Chloe 13,682
Addison 13,404
Brianna 13,047
Sarah 12,449
Elizabeth 12,389
Natalie 12,350
Kaylee 12,034
Lily 11,326
Samantha 11,067
Riley 10,944
Hannah 10,637
Ashley 10,501
Allison 10,464
Makayla 10,408
Jasmine 10,362
Mia 10,336
Alyssa 10,253
Alexis 10,009
Kylie 9,625
Katherine 9,310
Ella 9,242
Arianna 9,109
Anna 9,072
Grace 8,886
Maya 8,833
Peyton 8,820
Mackenzie 8,731
Zoe 8,603
Gabriella 8,533
Taylor 8,266
Layla 7,836
Isabelle 7,628
Savannah 7,483
Lillian 7,447
Aubrey 7,382
Kayla 7,337
Brooklyn 7,057
Lauren 7,042
Leah 7,034
Victoria 7,029
Aaliyah 6,937
Jocelyn 6,586
Avery 6,408
Nevaeh 6,257
Destiny 6,134
Sydney 6,078
Julia 5,545
Jordan 5,456
Audrey 5,398
Evelyn 5,390
Morgan 5,284
Bailey 5,214
Alexa 5,163
Brooke 5,127
Keira 5,113
Carly 5,078
Jada 5,017
Claire 4,990
Kimberly 4,764
Jessica 4,687
Rachel 4,653
Adriana 4,574
Alexandra 4,560
Maria 4,512
Jayden 4,450
Melanie 4,406
Mariah 4,368
Camila 4,346
Amelia 4,291

ckevans · #2 May 9, 2009, 12:12 PM

Sorry, that should be Olivia becomes 18, 927 and rises two places in the ranks.

**brokentv** · #3 May 9, 2009, 12:25 PM

Thanks so much, CKE!

sunkissed86 · #4 May 9, 2009, 12:28 PM

This is so helpful - thank you!!!

**julesfujicat** · #5 May 9, 2009, 12:31 PM

Neat, thanks. I am not at all surprised about Madeline (this is mad-uh-linn?). Seems like they're everywhere but with a few different spellings. There are two Madelyns in my son's first grade class (of 20 kids... they would've been born sometime in 2000, 2001, or 2002). But they are spelled differently, I just can't remember how.

*Stacee* · #6 May 9, 2009, 02:39 PM

Ugh...I hate how popular Maya has become....Thanks for posting

cinerdy · #7 May 9, 2009, 03:43 PM

Most awesome, thanks! And I agree about Olivia and Alivia!

My daughter is Kaia and I was trying to figure out the ranking with all the spellings . . . Kaya, Caia, Kaja and whatever else I could think of. Do I just add the total numbers, or do you think Kaia and Kaya might be said differently? (We say Kaia to rhyme with hi ya!)

chikamary · #8 May 9, 2009, 03:46 PM

Awesome, thank you!

ckevans · #9 May 9, 2009, 05:19 PM

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Originally Posted by cinerdy

My daughter is Kaia and I was trying to figure out the ranking with all the spellings . . . Kaya, Caia, Kaja and whatever else I could think of. Do I just add the total numbers, or do you think Kaia and Kaya might be said differently? (We say Kaia to rhyme with hi ya!)

I think ANY of these spellings could be pronounced either with Kay or Kye as the first syllable, so I count them all together.

I think all the girls I've run across who are either Kaia or Kaya have used the "hi ya" pronunciation, but it wouldn't shock me to run across one who used "hey ya".

Zabbie · #10 May 10, 2009, 07:13 AM

Thanks, that's very interesting!

alouette · #11 May 10, 2009, 11:59 PM

I can't believe Camilla is in the top 50 if you combine the spellings!

ckevans · #12 May 11, 2009, 06:37 PM

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Originally Posted by alouette

I can't believe Camilla is in the top 50 if you combine the spellings!

Actually, I did NOT combine Camilla and Camila. I assumed that Camila was a Hispanic name pronounced "cah-MEEL-uh", and that Camilla was pronounced with "mill" as the middle syllable as in Prince Charles' wife.

If you do combine the Camillas with the Camilas, the total rises to 4,825.

The popularity of Camila with Hispanic Americans is probably more associated with various Latin American singers and actresses such as Camila Bordonaba and Camila Sodi, and models like Camila Alves, than it is with Prince Charles' wife.

nomdeplume · #13 May 11, 2009, 08:53 PM

Thanks for posting this. Very interesting to see how this exercise changes the rankings in the official lists, in some cases substantially.

I was also intrigued to notice that on the combined-spelling lists, Jordan and Jayden make the top 50 for both genders. I guess that qualifies them as truly unisex names.

LaLaLalena · #14 May 25, 2009, 02:51 PM

Neat! Thanks! I'm surprised that Isabelle is soooo far below Isabella!

Brielle · #15 May 27, 2009, 04:32 PM

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Originally Posted by cinerdy

Most awesome, thanks! And I agree about Olivia and Alivia!

My daughter is Kaia and I was trying to figure out the ranking with all the spellings . . . Kaya, Caia, Kaja and whatever else I could think of. Do I just add the total numbers, or do you think Kaia and Kaya might be said differently? (We say Kaia to rhyme with hi ya!)

Hey Cindy. I have a cousin Kaya. Her name is pronounced 'K-uh'. Just throwing it out there.