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Help[Opinions] Top Names For Every Letter UK
I saw that someone did this for the USA, so I thought I’d do the UK version. Sorry if I made any mistakes
A
Arthur (3) & Amelia (2)
B
Benjamin (40) & Bonnie (45)
C
Charlie (12) & Charlotte (20)
D
Daniel (50) & Daisy (24)
E
Edward (29) & Emily (15)
F
Freddie (13) & Freya (12)
G
George (2) & Grace (11)
H
Harry (8) & Harper (28)
I
Isaac (21) & Isla (3)
J
Jack (10) & Jessica (37)
K
Kai (103) & Khadija (182)
L
Leo (6) & Lily (7)
M
Muhammad (5) & Mia (5)
N
Noah (4) & Nancy (66)
O
Oliver (1) & Olivia (1)
P
Patrick (117) & Poppy (17)
Q
Quinn (308) & Quinn (248)
R
Roman (28) & Rosie (9)
S
Sebastian (39) & Sophia (10)
T
Theodore (14) & Thea (57)
U
Umar (274) & N/A
V
Vinnie (119) & Violet (48)
W
William (20) & Willow (12)
X
Xander (200) & N/A
Y
Yusuf (93) & Yusra (331)
Z
Zachary (56) & Zara (73)
A
Arthur (3) & Amelia (2)
B
Benjamin (40) & Bonnie (45)
C
Charlie (12) & Charlotte (20)
D
Daniel (50) & Daisy (24)
E
Edward (29) & Emily (15)
F
Freddie (13) & Freya (12)
G
George (2) & Grace (11)
H
Harry (8) & Harper (28)
I
Isaac (21) & Isla (3)
J
Jack (10) & Jessica (37)
K
Kai (103) & Khadija (182)
L
Leo (6) & Lily (7)
M
Muhammad (5) & Mia (5)
N
Noah (4) & Nancy (66)
O
Oliver (1) & Olivia (1)
P
Patrick (117) & Poppy (17)
Q
Quinn (308) & Quinn (248)
R
Roman (28) & Rosie (9)
S
Sebastian (39) & Sophia (10)
T
Theodore (14) & Thea (57)
U
Umar (274) & N/A
V
Vinnie (119) & Violet (48)
W
William (20) & Willow (12)
X
Xander (200) & N/A
Y
Yusuf (93) & Yusra (331)
Z
Zachary (56) & Zara (73)
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Seeing Xander as the top X name surprised me - turns out it's five places above Xavier (the top masculine X name in the U.S.). I'm not sure why "nicknames as first names" strikes me as odd in Great Britain... maybe it's all those historical romances / period pieces that present a more refined façade.
Harry's popularity also seems dubious to me. Outside of Harry Potter, Harry is quite a dated name in the U.S. It's not even a "Dad name" anymore so much as a "Grandpa name." But in the U.K. (and I think England in particular), it's trendy!
Freya is trending upward in the U.S., and I wonder if its popularity will surpass that of Faith in a couple years.
Muhammad is the most popular transliteration of the name in the U.S., but we have other variants that also chart: Mohammad, Mohamed, Mohammed... Interestingly, Muhammed also charts in the U.K. (138), but not in the U.S. Yusuf is also the highest-charting Y name in the U.S., but it's much further down the popularity list. (Umar & Yusra don't even chart). Reading these stats almost makes me want to ask if the U.S. is really as "diverse" as people think, but then I notice that Uriel, Ximena, and Yaretzi from that list are all names usually used by Hispanic / Latinx families.
Harry's popularity also seems dubious to me. Outside of Harry Potter, Harry is quite a dated name in the U.S. It's not even a "Dad name" anymore so much as a "Grandpa name." But in the U.K. (and I think England in particular), it's trendy!
Freya is trending upward in the U.S., and I wonder if its popularity will surpass that of Faith in a couple years.
Muhammad is the most popular transliteration of the name in the U.S., but we have other variants that also chart: Mohammad, Mohamed, Mohammed... Interestingly, Muhammed also charts in the U.K. (138), but not in the U.S. Yusuf is also the highest-charting Y name in the U.S., but it's much further down the popularity list. (Umar & Yusra don't even chart). Reading these stats almost makes me want to ask if the U.S. is really as "diverse" as people think, but then I notice that Uriel, Ximena, and Yaretzi from that list are all names usually used by Hispanic / Latinx families.
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