Common Names for Adults in Late Medieval England 1377-1381

From Christian Names in Local and Family History (2004) by George Redmonds. Names compiled from the tax rolls of 10 counties, using 1000 names of each gender from each county.
Boys
Rank Name Pct.
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Adam		 1.78%
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Alan		 0.16%
25.
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Alexander		 0.15%
28.
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Andrew		 0.12%
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Bartholomew		 0.05%
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Benedict		 0.08%
34.
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Clement		 0.06%
20.
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David		 0.29%
25.
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Denis		 0.15%
23.
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Edmund		 0.19%
30.
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Edus		 0.10%
33.
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Edward		 0.07%
38.
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Elias		 0.05%
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Eyvyn		 0.03%
12.
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Geoffrey		 0.85%
34.
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George		 0.06%
43.
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Gervase		 0.03%
17.
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Gilbert		 0.34%
31.
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Giles		 0.08%
34.
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Gregory		 0.06%
43.
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Griffin		 0.03%
43.
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Hamond		 0.03%
6.
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Henry		 3.34%
11.
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Hugh		 1.04%
22.
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James		 0.20%
40.
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Jena		 0.04%
1.
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John		 35.32%
21.
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Laurence		 0.27%
34.
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Luke		 0.06%
43.
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Madok		 0.03%
40.
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Martin		 0.04%
28.
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Matthew		 0.12%
43.
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Maurice		 0.03%
25.
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Michael		 0.15%
10.
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Nicholas		 1.63%
40.
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Nigel		 0.04%
15.
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Peter		 0.62%
17.
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Philip		 0.34%
14.
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Ralph		 0.69%
43.
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Randolph		 0.03%
19.
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Reginald		 0.32%
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Richard		 8.31%
5.
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Robert		 7.41%
7.
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Roger		 3.06%
13.
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Simon		 0.81%
43.
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Stacey		 0.03%
16.
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Stephen		 0.50%
3.
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Thomas		 9.45%
8.
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Walter		 2.40%
2.
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William		 18.34%
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Girls
Rank Name Pct.
45.
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Agatha		 0.12%
2.
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Agnes		 14.33%
1.
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Alice		 17.14%
16.
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Amice		 1.25%
38.
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Annabel		 0.21%
35.
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Anne		 0.24%
24.
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Avice		 0.71%
18.
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Beatrice		 1.10%
12.
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Cecile		 2.29%
22.
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Christian		 0.72%
13.
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Christine		 2.08%
44.
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Clemence		 0.13%
34.
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Constance		 0.27%
25.
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Denise		 0.64%
15.
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Edith		 1.42%
40.
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Eleanor		 0.19%
17.
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Elizabeth		 1.12%
10.
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Ellen		 2.78%
7.
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Emme		 4.09%
37.
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Eve		 0.22%
43.
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Evita		 0.14%
22.
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Felice		 0.72%
46.
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Godelena		 0.11%
46.
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Helwise		 0.11%
41.
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Ibot		 0.18%
35.
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Idony		 0.24%
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Is'		 0.62%
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Isabel		 4.65%
27.
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Isolde		 0.60%
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Joan		 12.39%
11.
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Julian		 2.38%
14.
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Katherine		 1.78%
32.
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Lettice		 0.30%
48.
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Lora		 0.10%
28.
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Lucy		 0.46%
32.
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Mabel		 0.30%
41.
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Mag'		 0.18%
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Magot		 0.99%
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Marg'		 2.81%
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Margaret		 4.35%
9.
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Margery		 2.79%
49.
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Margr'		 0.09%
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Marion		 0.20%
29.
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Mariot		 0.34%
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Mary		 0.09%
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Matilda		 6.54%
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Petronille		 0.39%
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Rose		 0.36%
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Sarah		 0.78%
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Sybil		 0.74%
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