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Its wave through time A fashion of the 1980s
In the United States 0 5 10 15 1880 1900 1920 1940 1960 1980 2000 2020 Peak 1989 per 100,000 babies of that sex 8,155 babies given this name since 1900 At its height in 1989, about 1 in 7,000 boys 22 babies in 2020 Names worth a look Aaron Boy Uncertain, possibly Egyptian. The meanings 'high mountain' and 'exalted' found on name lists are not established. Biblical · peak 1981 Ariana Girl A form of Ariadne, from Greek, traditionally explained as 'most holy' (ari- intensive and hagnos 'pure, holy'),… Modern · peak 2014 Arnold Boy From Germanic arn 'eagle' and wald 'rule'. Middle Ages · peak 1916 Arianna Girl From Greek Ariadne, often explained as 'most holy' (ari- 'very' and a Cretan word adnos 'holy'), though the second… Modern · peak 2014 Arne Boy From Old Norse Árni, from ari or ǫrn 'eagle'. Middle Ages · peak 1916 · forgotten Arantxa Girl Pet form of Arantzazu, the Marian shrine at Oñati, from Basque arantza 'thorn, hawthorn' with -zu 'abundant': 'place… Modern Arend Boy From Germanic arn 'eagle' (sometimes with wald 'rule'); also the Dutch word for eagle. Middle Ages · forgotten Arnaud Boy From Germanic arn 'eagle' and wald 'rule'. Middle Ages Where this comes from United States Social Security birth records, 1880 to today source Meanings and histories are drawn from the study of names and their languages, each with a confidence rating; popularity figures come from official birth records. Name histories are a living field: if you know of a correction, we would be glad to hear it.