About NameTides

NameTides shows how popular a first name is, and how that has changed, using the official statistics that the US, the UK, Ireland, Canada, New South Wales and Victoria publish every year. It is built for parents weighing up a shortlist, for anyone curious about their own name, and for writers who need a figure they can cite.

Most baby-name sites show one country’s numbers. We put the US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Canada (with Quebec and Ontario), New South Wales and Victoria side by side, keep every spelling’s official figures separate, and show honestly where the data runs out.

NameTides is independent and is not affiliated with any of the agencies whose data it uses. The site is funded by advertising. Editorial notes on names are written or reviewed by a person before they appear.

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