Data sources
NameTides uses only official statistics published by government agencies, under open licences. We reproduce their figures unchanged; see how the numbers work for what we calculate on top.
US national baby names
- Publisher: U.S. Social Security Administration
- Years: 1880 to the latest release, published around May each year
- Counts: by year of birth; names with fewer than 5 babies are not published
- Licence: CC0 1.0 (public domain)
- Original data: U.S. Social Security Administration website
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (public domain).
US baby names by state
- Publisher: U.S. Social Security Administration
- Years: 1910 to the latest release, published around May each year
- Counts: by year of birth; names with fewer than 5 babies are not published
- Licence: CC0 1.0 (public domain)
- Original data: U.S. Social Security Administration website
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (public domain).
Baby names in England and Wales
- Publisher: Office for National Statistics
- Years: 1996 to the latest release, published around July each year
- Counts: by year of birth; names with fewer than 3 babies are not published
- Licence: Open Government Licence v3.0
- Original data: Office for National Statistics website
Source: Office for National Statistics licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Babies’ first names, Scotland
- Publisher: National Records of Scotland
- Years: 1974 to the latest release, published around May each year
- Counts: by year of registration; names with fewer than 3 babies are not published
- Licence: Open Government Licence v3.0
- Original data: National Records of Scotland website
Source: National Records of Scotland licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Baby names, Northern Ireland
- Publisher: Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency
- Years: 1997 to the latest release, published around April each year
- Counts: by year of registration; names with fewer than 3 babies are not published
- Licence: Open Government Licence v3.0
- Original data: Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency website
Source: Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
First names at birth, Canada (Table 17-10-0147-01)
- Publisher: Statistics Canada
- Years: 1991 to the latest release, published around September each year
- Counts: by year of birth; names with fewer than 5 babies are not published
- Licence: Statistics Canada Open Licence
- Original data: Statistics Canada website
Source: Statistics Canada, Table 17-10-0147-01, reproduced and distributed on an 'as is' basis with the permission of Statistics Canada (Statistics Canada Open Licence).
Banque de prénoms, Quebec
- Publisher: Retraite Québec
- Years: 1980 to the latest release, published around June each year
- Counts: by year of birth; names with fewer than 5 babies are not published
- Licence: CC BY 4.0
- Original data: Retraite Québec website
Source: Retraite Québec, Banque de prénoms, Données Québec, CC BY 4.0.
Ontario top baby names
- Publisher: Government of Ontario (ServiceOntario)
- Years: 1913 to the latest release, published around September each year
- Counts: by year of birth; names with fewer than 5 babies are not published
- Licence: Open Government Licence – Ontario
- Original data: Government of Ontario (ServiceOntario) website
Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Ontario.
Popular baby names, New South Wales
- Publisher: NSW Registry of Births, Deaths and Marriages
- Years: 1952 to the latest release, published around January each year
- Counts: by year of registration; top 100 names only
- Licence: Creative Commons Attribution (as stated on Data.NSW)
- Original data: NSW Registry of Births, Deaths and Marriages website
Source: NSW Registry of Births, Deaths and Marriages, via Data.NSW, Creative Commons Attribution licence.
Irish babies’ names (CSO tables VSA50, VSA60)
- Publisher: Central Statistics Office, Ireland
- Years: 1964 to the latest release, published around May each year
- Counts: by year of registration; names with fewer than 3 babies are not published
- Licence: CC BY 4.0
- Original data: Central Statistics Office, Ireland website
Source: Central Statistics Office, Ireland, CC BY 4.0.
Popular baby names, Victoria
- Publisher: Births, Deaths and Marriages Victoria
- Years: 2008 to the latest release, published around January each year
- Counts: by year of registration; top 100 names only
- Licence: CC BY 3.0 AU
- Original data: Births, Deaths and Marriages Victoria website
Source: Births, Deaths and Marriages Victoria, CC BY 3.0 AU.