Enduring Names
Names whose curve barely moves across the whole series. The rarest movement category, and the only one that is a genuine achievement rather than a phase.
Every name here is placed by how its recent years in the birth records compare with its
earlier ones — so the list moves as the records do.
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Joseph Joseph is a boy's name of Hebrew origin meaning "he will add," from Yosef.Boy Hebrew #29 in US
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Emily Emily is a girl's name of Latin origin, from the Roman family name Aemilius.Girl Latin #34 in US
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Carter Carter is a name of English origin meaning "one who transports goods by cart."Boy English #45 in US
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Emilia Emilia is a girl's name of Latin origin, from the Roman family name Aemilius.Girl Latin #45 in US
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Isaac Isaac is a boy's name of Hebrew origin meaning "he laughs," from Yitzhak.Boy Hebrew #47 in US
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Naomi Naomi is a girl's name of Hebrew origin meaning "pleasantness," from No'omi.Girl Hebrew #47 in US
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Charles Charles is a boy's name of Germanic origin meaning "free man," from karl.Boy Germanic #48 in US
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A style is our reading of a name. A decade is the register — the names children were actually given, in order, with the counts.