There’s a new Number One boys’ name three-quarters of the way through the year.  Finn beat out Henry to become the most popular of the boys’ names 2010, as the most-searched male name on nameberry for the nine months that just ended.

　　This is big news, not least because well-liked classic Henry got trumped by a quirky ethnic upstart.  Of course, we’re talking most searched name here, not most used, and this is nameberry, where the patrons’ taste in names tends to be more sophisticated and distinctive than at your average baby-naming site.

　　Still, reaching Number One – not just for the third quarter, mind you, but for all of 2010 so far – is quite a distinction.  So congratulations, Finn, and we’re sure we’ll be seeing you near the top of the official popularity lists one year soon.

　　The other major boy name trend evidenced here is the predominance of two-syllable names, with a full two-thirds of nameberry’s most popular boys’ names 2010 having two syllables and 17 more having (like Finn) just one.

　　In other news, these names are newcomers to nameberry’s Top 100 (boys' names 2010):

　　Tristan

　　Elijah

　　Sullivan

　　Gideon

　　Elias

　　Magnus

　　Cormac

　　Nathaniel

　　Liev

　　They replace these, which have fallen off the Top 100:

　　Satchel – we were gamed on that one

　　Nicholas

　　Xavier – which has been hovering around #100

　　Hugh

　　Ian

　　Carter

　　Holden

　　Gavin

　　Graham

　　Names moving up the ladder for the second time in a row include the following, which we now have officially on trend watch:

　　Jasper

　　Asher

　　Atticus

　　Milo

　　Kai

　　Sebastian

　　Sawyer

　　Joseph

　　Theo

　　Dashiell

　　Hudson

　　Rowan

　　Beckett

　　Declan

　　Oscar

　　Julian

　　Aidan

　　Tobias

　　Emmett

　　Sam

　　Jonah

　　Micah

　　Nico

　　Names making the biggest leaps upward are:

　　Joseph

　　Declan

　　Dexter

　　Ezra

　　Gus

　　Luca

　　Julian

　　Aidan

　　Emmett

　　Micah

　　Sam

　　And boys’ names making their second slide down the popularity list include the following, not surprising, for the most part, as they’re mostly classics or stylish names that may have passed their sell-by date:

　　Phineas

　　Michael

　　Riley

　　Alexander

　　Ryan

　　Mason

　　Jackson

　　Charles

　　Thomas

　　Evan

　　George

　　Kyle

　　Wyatt

　　Cole

　　Peter

　　Nathan

　　Matthew

　　Those falling the furthest are:

　　Benjamin

　　Daniel

　　Ryan

　　Evan

　　Kyle

　　Cole

　　Nathan

　　Nameberry’s full Top 100 Boys’ Names 2010 so far, with their status change for this count compared with their standing at the half year mark, are:

　　Finn up

　　Henry down

　　Jasper up

　　Asher up

　　Atticus up

　　Oliver down

　　Milo up

　　Jude up

　　James down

　　Kai up

　　Felix up

　　Jack down

　　Sebastian up

　　Sawyer up

　　Joseph up

　　Max down

　　Theo up

　　Dashiell up

　　Hudson up

　　Owen down

　　August up

　　Liam down

　　Rowan up

　　Levi up

　　Leo down

　　Miles up

　　Auden up

　　William down

　　Beckett up

　　Eli up

　　Silas up

　　Declan up

　　Oscar up

　　Noah down

　　Rhys =

　　John down

　　Phineas down

　　Michael down

　　Elliot =

　　Dexter up

　　Roman up

　　Riley down

　　Charlie up

　　Ezra up

　　Alexander down

　　Gus up

　　Luca up

　　Benjamin down

　　Luke up

　　Julian up

　　Ryan down

　　Edward up

　　Aidan up

　　Dylan up

　　Tobias up

　　Lucas down

　　Emmett up

　　Andrew down

　　Caleb up

　　Jacob down

　　Mason down

　　Isaac down

　　Ethan down

　　Logan down

　　David down

　　Jackson down

　　Tristan new

　　Elijah new

　　Sam up

　　Jonah up

　　Charles down

　　Thomas down

　　Micah up

　　Sullivan new

　　Ash up

　　Daniel down

　　Evan down

　　Nico up

　　Theodore down

　　George down

　　Kyle down

　　Samuel down

　　Wyatt down

　　Callum up

　　Simon down

　　Gabriel down

　　Cole down

　　Rufus up

　　Peter down

　　Everett down

　　Gideon new

　　Robert down

　　Elias new

　　Nathan down

　　Magnus new

　　Matthew down

　　Cormac  new

　　Orion down

　　Nathaniel new

　　Liev back after an absence

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