After the 1930s in the USA, the name Casper became highly identified with a certain friendly ghost
Posts Tagged ‘Hebrew’
Tags: Bathsheba
There were never more than 5 American girls named Bathsheba in any year until 1951, when the popular movie “David and Bathsheba” came out.
Beth
The height of Beth’s popularity in the USA was in the 1960s, when it was the 65th most popular female name in several years
Bethany
Bethany made its first appearance on the Social Security Baby Names Top 1000 in 1949
Bette
In 1918, the year Bette Davis was born, 18 American girls were named Bette and she was not one of them. Her given name was Ruth.
Beulah
Beulah was a Top 100 female name in the USA between 1885 and 1916, with a top rank of No. 72 in two of those years
Barak
16 American baby boys were named Barack in 2012, making the name just as popular as Leonides, Nizar and Rowland
Benjamin
Benjamin has consistently been a Top 50 baby boy name in the USA since 1974
Beriah
One of the biblical Beriahs was a son of Asher whose descendants were known as the Beriite clan
Aaliyah
Aaliyah is of Hebrew origin, meaning rising or ascending
Abby
In 1978, Abby dramatically leaped to No. 350 in the Top 1000 most popular American baby girl names, up from No. 607 the year before.
Abigail
The United States has had two First Ladies named Abigail