There is no monarchy on American soil, but that doesn’t stop some parents from wishful thinking! Prince William and Kate Middleton welcomed their son, Prince George Alexander Louis, in July 2013, and the name made an immediate jump. Georgerose from 158 to 134 from 2013 to 2014, while Louis rose from 315 to 289. Alexander was already well regarded and stayed steady at number eight. In May 2015, the royal couple welcomed a daughter, Princess Charlotte Elizabeth Diana. Charlotte made its first appearance in the top 10 in 2014 and will likely continue to rise now that the name has an adorable royal namesake. Elizabeth fell out of the top 10 to make way for Charlotte, falling to 14 in 2014, and Diana continued its decline in 2014, landing at number 297 from 271 in 2013. We expect to see a quick turn of fortune for the name, which sat at number 90 in 2004.
But it’s not only names out of Kensington Palace that are getting the royal treatment. Three names on the rise this year? Royal, King, and Prince. The boys’ name Royal debuted at 900 in 2013 and shot up 327 spots to 573 in 2014. King jumped from 193 in 2013 to 175 in 2014 (its variant Kingston rose from 191 to 161), while Prince climbed from 451 to 412 (variant Princeton climbed from 636 to 517). Duke, the royal rank just below Prince, also had a big couple of years: it debuted on the boys’ list at 720 in 2013, and this year sits at 666. (Bill and Giuliana Rancic, whose son goes by Duke, probably helped too!)
