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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Hayden Hayden is a name of Old English origin meaning "hay valley" or "hedged hill."Unisex English #161 in US
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Valeria Valeria is a girl's name of Latin origin meaning "strong" or "healthy."Girl Latin #162 in US
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Hayes Hayes is a boy's name of Old English origin meaning "hedged enclosure."Boy English #162 in US
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Isabelle Isabelle is a girl's name of Hebrew origin meaning "God is my oath."Girl Hebrew #166 in US
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Blair Blair is a name of Scottish Gaelic origin meaning "plain" or "field."Unisex Scottish #169 in US
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Gemma Gemma is a girl's name of Latin origin meaning "gem" or "precious stone."Girl Latin #170 in US
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Braxton Braxton is a boy's name of Old English origin meaning "Bracc's settlement."Boy English #172 in US
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Vivienne Vivienne is a girl's name of Latin origin meaning "alive" or "full of life."Girl Latin #172 in US
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Antonio Antonio is a boy's name of Etruscan origin whose meaning is unknown.Boy Etruscan #176 in US
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Nicolas Nicolas is a boy's name of Greek origin meaning "victory of the people."Boy Greek #177 in US
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Cole Cole is a boy's name of Old English origin meaning "coal-black" or "swarthy."Boy English #183 in US
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Haven Haven is a name of Old English origin meaning "harbor" or "place of safety."Unisex English #190 in US
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Alan Alan is a boy's name of Breton origin whose meaning has never been established.Boy Breton #191 in US
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Alejandro Alejandro is a boy's name of Greek origin meaning "defender of mankind."Boy Greek #195 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.