たぶんアメリカかな。名前ランキングを見かけたので。リストは長いので後述。
「Jacob」が一番人気ってのはちょっと意外。男性の上位がキリスト教色の強い名前のような気がするがどうなんだろうか。元々それ系の名前は多いとは思うんだけど。
女性名の4位に「Abigail」。ERのアヴィの本名でもある。アビゲイルと聞くとどうしても「BUSTARD!」のあのいかつい嶋田久作似の人を思い浮かべてしまい、女性名に結びつかない。
100 most popular baby names for 2005 (Chatham Journal)
Rank Male name Female name (2005)
1 | Jacob | Emily |
2 | Michael | Emma |
3 | Joshua | Madison |
4 | Matthew | Abigail |
5 | Ethan | Olivia |
6 | Andrew | Isabella |
7 | Daniel | Hannah |
8 | Anthony | Samantha |
9 | Christopher | Ava |
10 | Joseph | Ashley |
11 | William | Sophia |
12 | Alexander | Elizabeth |
13 | Ryan | Alexis |
14 | David | Grace |
15 | Nicholas | Sarah |
16 | Tyler | Alyssa |
17 | James | Mia |
18 | John | Natalie |
19 | Jonathan | Chloe |
20 | Nathan | Brianna |
21 | Samuel | Lauren |
22 | Christian | Ella |
23 | Noah | Anna |
24 | Dylan | Taylor |
25 | Benjamin | Kayla |
26 | Logan | Hailey |
27 | Brandon | Jessica |
28 | Gabriel | Victoria |
29 | Zachary | Jasmine |
30 | Jose | Sydney |
31 | Elijah | Julia |
32 | Angel | Destiny |
33 | Kevin | Morgan |
34 | Jack | Kaitlyn |
35 | Caleb | Savannah |
36 | Justin | Katherine |
37 | Austin | Alexandra |
38 | Evan | Rachel |
39 | Robert | Lily |
40 | Thomas | Megan |
41 | Luke | Kaylee |
42 | Mason | Jennifer |
43 | Aidan | Angelina |
44 | Jackson | Makayla |
45 | Isaiah | Allison |
46 | Jordan | Brooke |
47 | Gavin | Maria |
48 | Connor | Trinity |
49 | Aiden | Lillian |
50 | Isaac | Mackenzie |
51 | Jason | Faith |
52 | Cameron | Sofia |
53 | Hunter | Riley |
54 | Jayden | Haley |
55 | Juan | Gabrielle |
56 | Charles | Nicole |
57 | Aaron | Kylie |
58 | Lucas | Katelyn |
59 | Luis | Zoe |
60 | Owen | Paige |
61 | Landon | Gabriella |
62 | Diego | Jenna |
63 | Brian | Kimberly |
64 | Adam | Stephanie |
65 | Adrian | Alexa |
66 | Kyle | Avery |
67 | Eric | Andrea |
68 | Ian | Leah |
69 | Nathaniel | Madeline |
70 | Carlos | Nevaeh |
71 | Alex | Evelyn |
72 | Bryan | Maya |
73 | Jesus | Mary |
74 | Julian | Michelle |
75 | Sean | Jada |
76 | Carter | Sara |
77 | Hayden | Audrey |
78 | Jeremiah | Brooklyn |
79 | Cole | Vanessa |
80 | Brayden | Amanda |
81 | Wyatt | Ariana |
82 | Chase | Rebecca |
83 | Steven | Caroline |
84 | Timothy | Amelia |
85 | Dominic | Mariah |
86 | Sebastian | Jordan |
87 | Xavier | Jocelyn |
88 | Jaden | Arianna |
89 | Jesse | Isabel |
90 | Devin | Marissa |
91 | Seth | Autumn |
92 | Antonio | Melanie |
93 | Richard | Aaliyah |
94 | Miguel | Gracie |
95 | Colin | Claire |
96 | Cody | Isabelle |
97 | Alejandro | Molly |
98 | Caden | Mya |
99 | Blake | Diana |
100 | Carson | Katie |
おまけ
45年(多分1945年?)のランキングも見つけたのでおまけ。
1 | James | Mary |
2 | Robert | Linda |
3 | John | Barbara |
4 | William | Patricia |
5 | Richard | Carol |
6 | David | Sandra |
7 | Charles | Nancy |
8 | Thomas | Sharon |
9 | Michael | Judith |
10 | Ronald | Susan |
11 | Larry | Betty |
12 | Donald | Carolyn |
13 | Gary | Judy |
14 | Joseph | Shirley |
15 | George | Karen |
16 | Kenneth | Margaret |
17 | Paul | Donna |
18 | Edward | Joyce |
19 | Dennis | Kathleen |
20 | Jerry | Dorothy |