

Interestingly, this choice is not at all unisex, with no boys given any variations of this name. Why are there so many more baby girls named Anniston and even Annistyn than Aniston, the spelling of actress Jennifer‘s surname that launched the popularity of this surname-name? Maybe to remove the name at least by a letter or two from Jennifer, and also Ann might make it seem more like a legitimate first name. While this name technically means son of Anders and so refers to a boy, it can be used as an honor name for any ancestral Andrew or Andrea. AndersonĪnderson Cooper undeniably inspired the name many of the 1000+ baby boys named Anderson, and we’re going to bet he inspired many of the 99 baby girls with this last name as first too. It's the name of a Scottish river, along with numerous cities and towns.

AftonĪffable Afton had a brief stint in the Top 1000 in the early 20th century, then came back in the early '80s thanks to Dallas character Afton Cooper. But Adler is a surnamier spin that also gets you to the cute if, ahem, endemic short form Addie.

That may be thanks to the growing popularity of Adley, which is overwhelmingly female. AdlerĪdler has been growing in popularity as a unisex surname name, and interestingly 6% of the babies with this German and Yiddish surname meaning eagle are girls. Still rare as a first name, 18 of the 64 babies named Adair in 2022 were girls. A Scottish surname related to Edgar, Adair shortens to the heard-everywhere Addie, but has a bold, unexpected style.
