Arjun again edged out Aditya as the most popular Indian male baby name in America in 2005.
The Social Security Administration recorded it as the 701 most popular name in the country, up from 978 in 2001, when it made its first appearance on the list of 1000 most popular baby names in America. Aditya (724), which was ranked at the top in 2003, debuted at 985 in 1999.
Pranav (835), Nikhil (868), Rishi (932) and Arnav (953) were other Indian names to make the list.
Nikhil was first Indian male name to make the SSA list in 1997 and was top-ranked until 2002, when it was edged out by Aditya.
The most popular Indian female baby name was Kali (526), followed by Ashanti (696). However, both those names are more common among non Indians than Indians. India is another name uncommon among Indians, but it ranked 501 on the list. It entered the most popular category in 1991 and rose to the top 300 names in 2001.
Among Indians, the most popular female names were Shreya (941) and Anjali (948).
Several popular South Asian Muslim names also made the SSA list, including Amir (341), Nasir (399) Ahmed (557), Samir (786), Tariq (993), Fatima (236), but these names are also common in other parts of the Muslim world.
Nationwide, Jacob, Michael, Joshua and Matthew were the most popular male names and Emily, Emma, Madison and Abigail the most popular female baby names. | |
