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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Harriet Harriet is a girl's name of Germanic origin meaning "home ruler."Girl Germanic #1,071 in US
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Carla Carla is a girl's name meaning free man, the Italian and Spanish feminine of Carlo.Girl Italian #1,084 in US
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Randy Randy is a boy's name, the short form of Randall or Randolph, meaning shield-wolf.Boy Germanic #1,088 in US
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Rene Rene is a name from the Latin for reborn, given at baptism to mark spiritual rebirth.Boy French #1,093 in US
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Claudia Claudia means lame, and it comes from one of Rome's most powerful families.Girl Latin #1,097 in US
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Renee Renee is a girl's name from the Latin for reborn, given at baptism to mark spiritual rebirth.Girl French #1,101 in US
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Inès Inès is a girl's name meaning "pure" or "holy," the French and Spanish form of Agnes.Girl French #1,112 in US
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Lucie Lucie is a girl's name of Latin origin meaning "light," the French form of Lucy.Girl French #1,131 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.