Rising Names
Measured from the birth records, not asserted. A name is rising here because its recent years are ahead of its earlier ones in the register — not because anyone declared it a name to watch.
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Marlowe Marlowe is a unisex name from an English surname, usually traced to Marlow in Buckinghamshire.Unisex English #523 in US
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Azriel Azriel is a name of Hebrew origin, used mostly for boys, meaning "God is my help."Unisex Hebrew #529 in US
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Oaklee Oaklee is a modern name, used mostly for girls, meaning "oak clearing."Unisex English #535 in US
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Zahra Zahra is a girl's name of Arabic origin meaning "radiant" or "blossoming."Girl Arabic #539 in US
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Akari Akari is a Japanese name meaning "light" or "brightness," given mainly to girls in Japan.Unisex Japanese #542 in US
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Fletcher Fletcher is a boy's name from an English occupational surname for a maker of arrows.Boy English, French #546 in US
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Holland Holland is a unisex name taken from the historic region of the Netherlands, from Old Dutch holt lant, "wood land."Unisex Dutch, English #549 in US
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Emir Emir is a boy's name from the Arabic title amir, "commander" or "prince."Boy Arabic, Turkish #551 in US
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Sevyn Sevyn is a unisex name of modern American coinage, a respelling of the number seven.Unisex English #574 in US
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Rhodes Rhodes is a boy's name from the Greek island, whose name is often linked to rhodon, "rose."Boy Greek, English #575 in US
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