Modern Names
Names that did not exist, or barely existed, before the twentieth century. Many are respellings, surnames or coinages, and their histories are shorter and better documented than anything older.
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Mia Mia is a girl's name that began as a short form of longer names such as Maria and Amelia before becoming an independent given name in its own right.Girl uncertain (Scandinavian/Italian short form) #6 in US
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Ava Ava is a girl's name with several proposed origins rather than one settled root.Girl uncertain (Latin, Germanic, or Hebrew) #11 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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Jayden Jayden is a boy's name of modern American coinage, formed on the pattern of Aiden.Boy Modern coinage #70 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.