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North Name Popularity

    

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How popular is North?

The rare name North was the 8,588th Most Popular Boys Name in the United States in 2018.

North, although not presently in the top 1000, did once enjoy higher rankings.

It reached its highest popularity RANKING of #906 in 1885.

However, the name was bestowed upon the greatest number of babies in 2013 with 21 occurrences.

In any year, the least number of babies named North was less than 5, most recently in 2005.

Decidely upward trends in the number of babies given the name North occurred roughly during the years 2007-2010.

Where is the name North popularity headed?

Overall, when compared to its most prominent year, the name's popularity is at a mid point.

North's popularity has been moving upward for some time. Of late however, the number of parents selecting the name North for their newborn has dropped significantly.

The name North is mostly unused and has recently started to drift downward in popularity.

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   North (Girl)North (Boy)
Year %No. of Babies Given NamePopul. RankNo. of Babies Given NamePopul. Rank
2018 5 17,372 9 8,588
2017 < 5 -- 17 5,434
2016 < 5 -- 12 7,007
2015 6 15,874 10 7,873
2014 < 5 -- 13 6,520
2013 < 5 -- 21 4,560
2012 < 5 -- 13 6,554
2011 < 5 -- 20 4,776
2010 < 5 -- 19 4,976
2009 < 5 -- 11 7,559
2008 < 5 -- 12 7,072
2007 < 5 -- 10 7,998
2006 < 5 -- 11 7,283
2005 < 5 -- < 5 --
2004 < 5 -- 7 9,653
2003 < 5 -- 8 8,394
2002 < 5 -- 5 11,944
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2000 < 5 -- 11 6,197
1999 < 5 -- 7 8,461
1998 < 5 -- 6 9,303
1997 < 5 -- 13 4,878
1996 < 5 -- 7 7,723
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United States name popularity data is provided by the Social Security Administration and is based on Social Security card applications.

Data for a given year is not made available until well into the next year.

Data reflects what was recorded and has not been edited for errors, so for example the gender associated with a name may be incorrect.

The more babies that are given a particular name, the higher the popularity ranking. If multiple names have the same usage, the tie is broken by assigning popularity rank in alphabetical order. Therefore in the case of names with fewer occurrences, names with the same number of occurrences may have vastly different rankings because they will be interranked alphabetically.

To safeguard privacy, the SSA does not include names with less than 5 occurrences.

Please note, we update the data each May when the SSA releases new figures. All data changes at that time, including previous years, which will change minutely based on new information.