Names that Peaked in 2012
- Jovanni
Origin:
Variation of Giovanni, Spanish, HebrewMeaning:
"God is gracious"Description:
A spelling variation of the Hispanic Jovanni, itself a variation of the Giovanni, the Italian form of traditional John. This form may also be used by English speaking parents, hoping to make the pronunciation of Giovanni clear.
- Bayleigh
Origin:
Spelling variation of BaileyDescription:
Needlessly confusing; stick with Bailey.
- Jaylee
Origin:
Modern invented nameDescription:
Jaylee belongs to the family of names including Haylee and Caylee, all of which experienced their greatest popularity five to ten years ago.
- Karsen
Origin:
Spelling variation of CarsonMeaning:
"son of the marsh-dwellers"Description:
Carson is finally beginning to fall slightly after a nearly 2-decade reign of popularity, and we suspect its many spelling variations will follow suit.
- Ayleen
Origin:
Variation of Aileen or AylaDescription:
The rise of Ayla seems to have revived this variation.
- Aubriana
Origin:
Combination of Aubrey and AnaDescription:
Aubriana, along with Aubrianna and Aubriella, is an elaboration of a perfectly-good if too-trendy name, Aubrey. The final anna or ana or ella does not improve on the original. But A names of all kinds continue to appeal.
- Lillyana
Origin:
Spelling variation of Lilliana
- Landyn
Origin:
Spelling variation of LandonDescription:
This creative spelling variation of Landon is widely used but still lags far behind the original.
- Aubri
Origin:
EnglishMeaning:
"elf ruler"Description:
Variation of Aubrey.
- Kenia
Origin:
Spelling variation of KenyaDescription:
Kenia debuted on the US Top 1000 list in 1992. Even though it currently ranks higher than original spelling Kenya, this is a hard sell as it alters the spelling of the African nation.
- Aryanna
Origin:
Spelling variation of Ariana/AriannaDescription:
In all its iterations, this name is on the rise. Ariana and Arianna are both highly popular choices in the US, and as with other popular appellations, creative spellings are inevitable. The trendy y in place of the i might be tempting, but anyone bearing this spelling will constantly be correcting people who assume one of the two dominant versions.
- Aleigha
Origin:
Variation of Aaliyah
- Bentlee
Origin:
Spelling variation of BentleyDescription:
This car name is made even worse by the trendy -ee suffix. If you've got your heart set on this name, consider going with the original spelling.
- Kendyl
- Jionni
- Jaycob
Origin:
Spelling variation of JacobDescription:
No, adding a Y does not do enough to separate this name from the ever-popular Jacob.
- Masen
- Jazzlyn