Nameberry — the online resource that features basically every name known in history — released data that shows the most popular baby names in Republican-leaning states vs. the most popular ones in Democratic-leaning states.
Their findings are suuuuuper fascinating. For instance, the top names in blue states are 84% derived from non-English sources. These states also tend to have larger Irish, Spanish, Italian, Arabic, and Jewish populations. Meanwhile, 90% of the top names from red states have English origins.
Also, all top 25 of the “reddest” boy names are surnames that have been appropriated as first names.
So, without further ado, here are the top 20 most Republican and Democratic names for both baby boys and. baby girls:
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The 10th most popular boy name in a red state is Baker, and in a blue state it’s Nico.
The 10th most popular girl name in a red state is Oakley, and in a blue state it’s Kayla.
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The ninth most popular boy name in a red state is Gunner, and in a blue state it’s Ali.
The ninth most popular girl name in a red state is Saylor, and in a blue state it’s Paige.
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The eighth most popular boy name in a red state is Cohen, and in a blue state it’s Ibrahim.
The eighth most popular girl name in a red state is Oaklee, and in a blue state it’s Aisha.
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The seventh most popular boy name in a red state is Briggs, and in a blue state it’s Aidan.
The seventh most popular girl name in a red state is Collins, and in a blue state it’s Nina.
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The sixth most popular boy name in a red state is Sutton, and in a blue state it’s Ari.
The sixth most popular girl name in a red state is Blakely, and in a blue state it’s Miriam.
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The fifth most popular boy name in a red state is Tripp, and in a blue state it’s Kieran.
The fifth most popular girl name in a red state is Wrenley, and in a blue state it’s Kira.
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The fourth most popular boy name in a red state is Kyson, and in a blue state it’s Yusuf.
The fourth most popular girl name in a red state is Gracelynn, and in a blue state it’s Maryam.
3.
The third most popular boy name in a red state is Stetson, and in a blue state it’s Muhammad.
The third most popular girl name in a red state is Oakleigh, and in a blue state it’s Mira.
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The second most popular boy name in a red state is Baylor, and in a blue state it’s Santino.
The second most popular girl name in a red state is Oaklynn, and in a blue state it’s Liana.
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Finally, the most popular boy name in a red state is Kohen, and in a blue state it’s Moshe.
The most popular girl name in a red state is Hattie, and in a blue state it’s Fiona.
Check out the full stats here.
