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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Leroy Leroy is a boy's name that is simply the French for the king, taken as one word.Boy French 269 in 2025
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Lucien Lucien is a boy's name of Latin origin meaning "light," the French form of Lucian.Boy French 265 in 2025
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Teresa Teresa is a girl's name whose meaning is uncertain, though harvester is the usual reading.Girl Spanish 291 in 2025
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Darla Darla is a girl's name coined in twentieth-century America from the word darling.Girl English 275 in 2025
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