In what states are boy's names more popular than girl's names?
According to recent studies, boy's names are more popular than girl's names in most states. So if you're looking to give your child a name that will stand out, you might want to consider naming them after a male celebrity or character from a popular movie or book. Or, if you're feeling patriotic, you could choose a name from one of America's founding fathers. No matter which name you choose, be sure to keep in mind the trendiness of the name and the popularity of the gender in the state where your child will be living.
As you might suspect some states are more biased than others. When it comes to the names of boys and girls working-class or lower-middle-class families have a chance to raise their boys' names above their girl's, which isn't always possible for middle and upper classes.
Australia: The country that time forgot?
In this new image from BuzzFeed, I wouldn't swap places with any generation not named after the local fox. Some Australians might say their country was founded by the Greeks or that it has its roots in Britain, but these often tend towards conspiracy theories and multiculturalism rather than fact.
Over at BuzzFeed however, we have a different view of things: Australia is not where time forgot women, believing instead that 'as much as boys are more likely to be named after Australian celebrities like Steve Irwin and Crocodile Dundee, girls were named after beach -blanket animals like Kylie Minogue and Lucy Lawless.
Interestingly, while Australian boy's names are currently out of style today (thankfully) the inevitable collapse in popularity is imminent for girl's beach-animal based names as well. We have rarely seen better naming trends than this one!
Where boys get their cool name from 1. Steve 2. Michael 3. Trent 4. Harry 5... Logan 6 Brandan 7 Russell 8. Blake 9 Justin 10 Josh 11 Luke 12 Harrison 13 Isaac 14 Noah 15 Liam 16 Scott 17 William 18 Travis 19 Lucas 20 Edward 21 Evan 22 Alex 23 Corey 24 Jacob 25 Zachary 26 Ryan 27 Nathaniel 28 Gabriel 29 Kyran 30 Bryce
Girls name their boys after... 1. Steve 2 Brad 3 Trent 4 Harry 5 Logan 6 Tyler 7 Cody 8 Jack 9 Justin 10 Chase 11 Austin 12 Ashley 13 Carter 14 Jessica 15 Taylor 16 Sofia 17 Grace 18 Sophia 19 Lily 20 Paige 21 Lilly 22 Amy 23 Amanda 24 Destiny 25 Kendall 26 Natalie 27 Gracie 28 Kaylee 29 Bailey 30 Emma 31 Miley 32 Jane 33 Leah 34 Olivia 35 Maya
America: Land of the free, home of Rockies
In old Hollywood movies, it was common for characters to be named after their parents or siblings. This was often followed by the character's surname. Examples of this include Popeye, Fatty Arbuckle, Wilt Chamberlain, and Ginger Rogers. Similarly, in kid's movies, it is common to see a scene where a boy's name was inspired from his parents or brother
Freeman Scott - Hell Bent for Leather
Of course, there are celebrity mixtures too...
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