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.
902 names, uncommon — 100 to 499 a year, in the United States
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Amelie Amelie is a girl's name of Germanic origin meaning "work" or "industrious."Girl Germanic 329 in 2025
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Honey Honey is a girl's name of Old English origin taken from the word itself, from hunig.Girl English 322 in 2025
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Paula Paula is a girl's name from the Latin for small or humble, the feminine of Paul.Girl Latin 318 in 2025
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Darcy Darcy is a name of Norman French origin meaning "from Arcy," a place in Normandy.Unisex French 341 in 2025
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Eddie Eddie is a boy's name, the pet form of Edward or Edwin, meaning wealth.Boy English 287 in 2025
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Mercy Mercy is a girl's name from the English virtue word, adopted by Puritans in the seventeenth century.Girl Latin, English 338 in 2025
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Stanley Stanley is a boy's name of Old English origin meaning "stony clearing."Boy English 278 in 2025
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