on the rise

Fig. increasing in frequency or intensity. The number of auto thefts in Cook County is on the rise again.

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Quianna	-	African American (Rare)
Marina	[mə'ri:nə]
'Eli'ezer	-	Biblical Hebrew
Jakub	YAH-kuwp (Polish)	Polish, Czech, Slovak
Pihla	-	Finnish
MikoŁAj	mee-KAW-way	Polish