By Esmeralda Rocha

　　Each year, the Top 1000 names in the US are given to around 78% of boys and 69% of girls (in 2017 2,798,250 babies received a first name that ranked in the Top 1000).

　　While there is always a little movement in the Top 10 and Top 100, nearly 90 new names appeared in the Top 1000 last year – making that list a fun way to gauge trends and find hidden or underused gems.

　　Top picks:

　　Our favorite dozen names from each list are:

　　GIRLS

　　BOYS

　　Amora (#698)

　　Alaric (#994)

　　Emerald (#979)

　　Ayan (#917)

　　Florence (#980)

　　Briar (#880)

　　Kimora (#960)

　　Caspian (#868)

　　Legacy (#945)

　　Frankie (#898)

　　Magdalena (#955)

　　Gianluca (#986)

　　Octavia (#593)

　　Khari (#969)

　　Saanvi (#991)

　　Ledger (#973)

　　Selene (#917)

　　Nova (#918)

　　Spencer (#975)

　　Rashad (#981)

　　Sunny (#984)

　　Simeon (#974)

　　Yara (#987)

　　Yadiel   (#975)

　　Trend spotting

　　Among the new names certain trends can be seen:

　　GIRLS:

　　Words and places – Dream (#828), Egypt (#974), Emerald (#979), India (#890), Legacy (#945), Opal (#859), Sunny (#984), and Treasure (#968)

　　Vintage names – Alisa (#988), Florence (#980), Jenny (#996), Magdalena (#955), Octavia (#593), Renee (#966), Selene (#917), Sonia (#983), Tara (#985)

　　International beauties – Amora (#1000), Kimora (#960), Saanvi (#991), Samira (#992), Xiomara (#848) and Yara (#987)

　　Modern monikers – Emberly (#629), Ensley (#965), Marlowe (#981), Meilani (#911), Oaklyn (#676), Spencer (#975)

　　BOYS:

　　Old school fun: Alaric (#994), Caspian (#868), Frankie (#844), Randall (#960), Mike (#949), Shmuel (#965), Simeon (#974)

　　Surnames – Colson (#736), Decker (#995), Gatlin (#957), Ledger (#973), Shepard (#926), Wells (#915)

　　Titles and Power – Bishop (#988), Kaiser (#929), Kyng (#959), Reign (#961)

　　International beaux: Ayan (#907), Bjorn (#957), Gianluca (#986), Khari (#969), Koa (#939), Rashad (#981), Yadiel (#975), Zahir (#966), Zayd (#931)

　　Modern monikers: Aaden (#888), Briar (#880), Jaxx (#1000), Jaxxon (#846), Juelz (#776), Kace (#870), Kairo (#803, Kylen (#980), Nova (#918).

　　Names lost from the Top 1000:

　　Of course, some monikers from 2016’s Top 1000 had to make way for these new additions. Some we were surprised to see go include:

　　GIRLS

　　BOYS

　　Aislinn (#967 in 2016)

　　Amare (#982 in 2016)

　　Antonia (#996 in 2016)

　　Benicio (#976 in 2016)

　　Arden (#972 in 2016)

　　Gilbert (#963 in 2016)

　　Elin (#991 in 2016)

　　Harris (#969 in 2016)

　　Farrah (#961 in 2016)

　　Immanuel (#937 in 2016)

　　Julianne (#919 in 2016)

　　Jair (#939 in 2016)

　　Marisol (#941 in 2016)

　　Jericho (#924 in 2016)

　　Tabitha (#934 in 2016)

　　Neymar (#887 in 2016)

　　Wendy (#855 in 2016)

　　Ralph (#998 in 2016)

　　Yasmin (#936 in 2016)

　　Rolando (#937 in 2016)