Who'd have guessed? Some unusual baby names given in 2018

According to data published by the Social Security Administration, this is how many children were born with each name in 2018.


GIRLS


Bexley - 295

Saniyah - 285

Heavenly - 283

Zainab -279

Jaylee - 275

Ezra - 274

Queen - 274

Scout - 269

Raylee - 254

Denver - 248

Aadhya - 246

Jovie - 246

Marlowe - 246

Aranza  - 245

Spencer - 244

Emiliana - 243

Zendaya - 240

Ainhoa - 239

Arleth - 237

Kaisley - 235

Saanvi - 235

Honesty - 233

Kamari - 228

Sevyn - 226

Zayla - 221

Halo - 219

Zoya - 219

Rosalina - 216

Raya - 213

Blessing - 212

Jaylani - 212

Kensington - 211

Majesty - 211

Maylee - 211

Loyalty - 210

Hensley - 208

Inaaya - 204




BOYS


Brixton - 296

Sutton - 291

Damari - 279

Briar - 277

Franco - 277

Keanu - 277

Kaiser - 274

Koa - 273

Ledger - 264

Maxton - 264

Aldo - 263

Gatlin - 260

Kace - 256

Saint - 254

Cain - 251

Kylo - 251

Nova - 251

Onyx - 251

Kenzo - 249

Kyng - 248

Zakai - 239

Brentley - 237

Dakari - 235

Wesson - 234

Juelz - 232

Imran - 225

Lyric - 223

Davion - 222

Elon - 222

Jairo - 221

Boden - 217

Reign - 217

Draven - 216

Khari - 215

Creed - 214

Jad - 213 

Harper - 212

Zev - 211

Decker - 210

Torin - 210

Bowie - 209

Harlem - 209

Kalel - 209

Kylen - 209

Lian - 208

Kabir - 207

Benton - 206

Bear - 204

A Mish-mash of Names from 2012

Data was collected by the U.S. Social Security Administration


GIRLS

Arianny - 147 girls were named this in 2012

Nariah - 138 girls were named this in 2012

Sahana - 133 girls were named this in 2012

Vida - 137 girls were named this in 2012

Zayla - 142 girls were named this in 2012




BOYS

Daylen - 173 boys were named this in 2012

Dhruv - 161 boys were named this in 2012

Musa - 168 boys were named this in 2012

Yahya - 158 boys were named this in 2012

Yandel - 205 boys were named this in 2012

Monday's Moniker Musings

GIRLS

Divya - There were 76 girls named this in the United Stated in 2012 according to the Social Security Administration.
 
Ellarae- There were 10 girls named this in the United Stated in 2012 according to the Social Security Administration.

Kalayah - There were 41 girls named this in the United Stated in 2012 according to the Social Security Administration.

Kalyani -  There were 20 girls named this in the United Stated in 2012 according to the Social Security Administration.

Macon - There were 5 girls named this in the United Stated in 2012 according to the Social Security Administration.

Zayla - There were 142 girls named this in the United Stated in 2012 according to the Social Security Administration.



BOYS

Buster- There were 10 boys named this in the United Stated in 2012 according to the Social Security Administration.

Eder - There were 85 boys named this in the United Stated in 2012 according to the Social Security Administration.
 
Jayon -  There were 39 boys named this in the United Stated in 2012 according to the Social Security Administration.
 
Mills - There were 20 boys named this in the United Stated in 2012 according to the Social Security Administration.

Uchenna - There were 5 boys named this in the United Stated in 2012 according to the Social Security Administration.

Yandel -  There were 205 boys named this in the United Stated in 2012 according to the Social Security Administration.