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Help2010 English names (7 girls called Rainbow)
http://www.namenerds.com/uucn/pop/UK2010/UK2010xy01.html
This shows all the names that were given to more then 3 people.
I was shocked at some of the things I found on the sight. 7 girls were named Rainbow! I was also dissapointed to find lots of my favorite boys names had been used over a 1000 times which I have decied is far to popular. I was also suprised to find that there were 70 odd Luna's.
So any names surprise you?
And what do you think is way to popular to use? It is top 100 or do you prefer to look at how many people had the name.
Also what names do you think are just plain wrong?
Sorry if this link has already been posted.
This shows all the names that were given to more then 3 people.
I was shocked at some of the things I found on the sight. 7 girls were named Rainbow! I was also dissapointed to find lots of my favorite boys names had been used over a 1000 times which I have decied is far to popular. I was also suprised to find that there were 70 odd Luna's.
So any names surprise you?
And what do you think is way to popular to use? It is top 100 or do you prefer to look at how many people had the name.
Also what names do you think are just plain wrong?
Sorry if this link has already been posted.
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I can't understand why Jessica is so popular still - I don't dislike it but there are so many other names out there that are absolutely neglected.
Happily, long-neglected Veronica was more popular than I'd anticipated - with the help of Polish immigrants to judge from some versions.
Hillary is more popular than Hilary despite the latter being the traditional spelling - shows the influence of Mrs Clinton even in the UK but the name is terribly underused.
Angelique is far less popular than I'd anticipated.
I was surprised at how few babies ere called Lavinia (17 I think) because it is the type of name that snobby parents would seize upon - and it's beautiful.
I was glad there was no baby called Jorja but there were still some horrendous versions of Georgia as well as other of other names like Lily (no. 1) and Leah.
Happily, long-neglected Veronica was more popular than I'd anticipated - with the help of Polish immigrants to judge from some versions.
Hillary is more popular than Hilary despite the latter being the traditional spelling - shows the influence of Mrs Clinton even in the UK but the name is terribly underused.
Angelique is far less popular than I'd anticipated.
I was surprised at how few babies ere called Lavinia (17 I think) because it is the type of name that snobby parents would seize upon - and it's beautiful.
I was glad there was no baby called Jorja but there were still some horrendous versions of Georgia as well as other of other names like Lily (no. 1) and Leah.
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Both I only looked at the top 500.
For boys, the one that surprised me most was Kian (+ friends) at #58. And the absolutely stupid spellings of Reuben.
ALSO Rayyan at #101. WHAT. Rayyan (243), Rayan (178), Rayhan (88), Raihan (63), Rayaan (53), Rayhaan (18), Raiyan (17), Rayyaan (14), Reyan (9), Reyaan (5), Raiyaan (5), Raihaan (5), Reyhan (4), Reyon (3)
What is a Raiyaan??? Please, someone tell me!
Ajay (69), Aj (14), Ajai (9), A-Jay (7) leaves me rolling my eyes so bad.
The parents of the four boys named Pheonix have just set them up for a lifetime of failure. Mostly at spelling, but who knows? Aha.
And only 166 boys called Simon. :) and 151 named Francis. :) This makes me happy.
For girls, I am so sad that Lily (and friends) are #1. Wahhhh I love Lily. :(
I see I'm still at #5.
Lily-Mae (and friends) at #66 is crazy. Lily-Mae (236), Lilly-May (180), Lily-May (172), Lilly-Mae (122), Lily-Mai (85), Lillie-Mae (80), Lilly-Mai (59), Lillie-Mai (47), Lillie-May (30), Lilymay (19), Lillymay (17), Lilli-Mai (14), Lilli-Mae (9), Lilli-May (8), Lilymae (8), Lillymae (8), Lilliemay (3), Lili-Mae (9), Lili-Mai (7), Lili-May (4)
Hello Martha at #91.
258 girls named straight-up Kitty (instead of Katherine etc and Kitty / Kit as a nn) is pretty dumb imo.
Lol forever at Beau (150), Bo (40), Beaux (8), Boe (8), Bow (8). At least it's fresher than Bella?
At #201, Lacey-Mae (60), Lacey-May (47), Lacey-Mai (35), Lacie-Mae (19), Lacie-Mai (18), Lacie-May (13), Laceymay (6), Laci-Mae (3) - major eye-rolling here.
But most surprising, I think, is only 122 girls named Stella at #365. Really?
For boys, the one that surprised me most was Kian (+ friends) at #58. And the absolutely stupid spellings of Reuben.
ALSO Rayyan at #101. WHAT. Rayyan (243), Rayan (178), Rayhan (88), Raihan (63), Rayaan (53), Rayhaan (18), Raiyan (17), Rayyaan (14), Reyan (9), Reyaan (5), Raiyaan (5), Raihaan (5), Reyhan (4), Reyon (3)
What is a Raiyaan??? Please, someone tell me!
Ajay (69), Aj (14), Ajai (9), A-Jay (7) leaves me rolling my eyes so bad.
The parents of the four boys named Pheonix have just set them up for a lifetime of failure. Mostly at spelling, but who knows? Aha.
And only 166 boys called Simon. :) and 151 named Francis. :) This makes me happy.
For girls, I am so sad that Lily (and friends) are #1. Wahhhh I love Lily. :(
I see I'm still at #5.
Lily-Mae (and friends) at #66 is crazy. Lily-Mae (236), Lilly-May (180), Lily-May (172), Lilly-Mae (122), Lily-Mai (85), Lillie-Mae (80), Lilly-Mai (59), Lillie-Mai (47), Lillie-May (30), Lilymay (19), Lillymay (17), Lilli-Mai (14), Lilli-Mae (9), Lilli-May (8), Lilymae (8), Lillymae (8), Lilliemay (3), Lili-Mae (9), Lili-Mai (7), Lili-May (4)
Hello Martha at #91.
258 girls named straight-up Kitty (instead of Katherine etc and Kitty / Kit as a nn) is pretty dumb imo.
Lol forever at Beau (150), Bo (40), Beaux (8), Boe (8), Bow (8). At least it's fresher than Bella?
At #201, Lacey-Mae (60), Lacey-May (47), Lacey-Mai (35), Lacie-Mae (19), Lacie-Mai (18), Lacie-May (13), Laceymay (6), Laci-Mae (3) - major eye-rolling here.
But most surprising, I think, is only 122 girls named Stella at #365. Really?
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My findings:
1. The double names make my eyes sore. The worst was Ronnie-Junior, which four boys were named.
2. Glad Jack isn't the top name anymore! I've gotten tired of it.
3. Alfie is getting ridiculous with its popularity.
4. Camilla seems to be rather rare in England - Camille even more so. Meanwhile they're both fairly common for babies in the US. Maybe they associate it with Camilla Parker-Bowles?
5. I'm surprised that only 5 girls were named Hero. I thought it was somewhat popular in England. (Personally, I think Hero is a very stupid name for a girl.)
6. I'm actually glad that people in England still use names like Frank, Richard, Mary, and Lillian. And Ivy still got quite a bit of usage - I heard British users here say that Ivy is a grandma's name.
7. There were four little boys named Heaven. LOL!
8. Seven girls named Chavi. Boy, they're going to have a fun time living in England! Although I'm guessing it's an Indian name or something.
9. Seriously - 13 British baby girls named LONDON?!
10. What's with all the kids named Che?
1. The double names make my eyes sore. The worst was Ronnie-Junior, which four boys were named.
2. Glad Jack isn't the top name anymore! I've gotten tired of it.
3. Alfie is getting ridiculous with its popularity.
4. Camilla seems to be rather rare in England - Camille even more so. Meanwhile they're both fairly common for babies in the US. Maybe they associate it with Camilla Parker-Bowles?
5. I'm surprised that only 5 girls were named Hero. I thought it was somewhat popular in England. (Personally, I think Hero is a very stupid name for a girl.)
6. I'm actually glad that people in England still use names like Frank, Richard, Mary, and Lillian. And Ivy still got quite a bit of usage - I heard British users here say that Ivy is a grandma's name.
7. There were four little boys named Heaven. LOL!
8. Seven girls named Chavi. Boy, they're going to have a fun time living in England! Although I'm guessing it's an Indian name or something.
9. Seriously - 13 British baby girls named LONDON?!
10. What's with all the kids named Che?
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I'm surprised how popular Oscar/Oskar is...
I adore it, but I've never encountered anyone apart from Liam Neeson as Oskar Schindler and Oscar the Grouch with the name. I guess it's like Maisie or Freya - a lot more popular in the UK than in the US.
I adore it, but I've never encountered anyone apart from Liam Neeson as Oskar Schindler and Oscar the Grouch with the name. I guess it's like Maisie or Freya - a lot more popular in the UK than in the US.
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Actually, Oscar has never been out of the top 300 in the United States, so obviously many American parents don't think of Oscar the Grouch. Oscar was least popular in the early-mid 1960s - the Muppet with the name wasn't even around then.
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Oscar is quite popular in Australia. I think I know at least 4
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I haven't gone through the whole thing yet, but by a glance I can already tell that the bottom-ranked English names are much, much better than their counterparts across the pond. Truthfully, my head hurt after viewing some of those in the past few days.
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