Top Ten Girl Names 2016
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For the fourth year in a row, the two names topped the list of popular baby names, according to BabyCenter. Riley, Aria and Charlotte all made into the top 10 names for girls for the first time in 2016, bumping Lily, Emily and Madison out of their top spots.
The most popular baby names of 2016 (so far) have been tallied, and we have a new Number 1 name for girls: Olivia. This is the first time Olivia has taken the top spot in Nameberry’s popularity polls, unseating Charlotte. Olivia ranks in second place in the official US and British name standings, and at Number 1 in Australia and New Zealand.
A variation of Eve. May be from the Latin "avis," meaning "bird." It could also be a short form of the name Chava ("life" or "living one"), the Hebrew form of Eve. It was popularized as a girls' name by actress Ava Gardner.
See the popularity of the girl's name Mia over time, plus its meaning, origin, common sibling names, and more in BabyCenter's Baby Names tool.
A variation of Isabel, itself a variation of Elizabeth, meaning "devoted to God" in Hebrew. England, France, Portugal, and Hungary all had royal Isabellas in their courts. Nicknames: Bella, Izzy, Izzie. Well-known Isabellas: actress Isabella Rossellini.
Nameberry found that unisex names like Riley and Rowan are popular with girls, and similar swappable names like Logan and Charlie are popular for boys.
Italian for "air." In music, an aria is a usually a solo in an opera. In Hebrew, it's derived from Ariel, meaning "lion of God," and its Teutonic origins relate it to a bird.