Names that Peaked in 2001
- Joana
- Dembe
Origin:
African, UgandanMeaning:
"peace"Description:
A warm and musical name with a lovely meaning. There is a popular song called Dembe by famous Ugandan artist named Bobbi Wine, who also ran for President.
- Moises
Origin:
Spanish and Portuguese variation of MosesDescription:
This variation on Moses got a boost from Moises Alou, a Dominican-American baseball player who spent 17 seasons in the National League.
- Kaleigh
Description:
Variation of Kaylee and Kali with the popular "-leigh" suffix.
- Shemar
Origin:
Modern invented nameDescription:
Though not technically a one-person name, since 30 baby boys were named Shemar in 2016, Shemar stems from one specific person, prolific actor Shemar Moore. He has said that his parents came up with it by combining the first three letters of each of their first names, Sherrod and Marilyn.
- Isaak
Origin:
Variation of IsaacDescription:
Cool spelling of the venerable Isaac used in several different cultures.
- Dafne
Origin:
Italian; Spanish; Portuguese from GreekMeaning:
"laurel tree, bay tree"Description:
The Italian, Spanish and Portuguese form of Daphne.
- Sabastian
- Keila
- Jalon
- Shyann
- Daunte
- Alysa
- Johana
- Tamia
Origin:
Modern invented nameDescription:
Variation of Tamara, popularized by Canadian singer Tamia.
- Jasmyn
- Abigayle
Origin:
Variation of Abigail, HebrewMeaning:
"my father is joyful"Description:
Like many spelling variations, Abigayle sprang up during the recent heyday of the Biblical Abigail, ranking in the US Top 1000 from 1998 through 2008. Now its star has dimmed.
- Nayely
- Nallely
- Mikaila