Comparing US, UK, Australia and NZ Top 100s!

Girl Names
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Hello, berries! In celebration of the UK data finally being released, and because I find names and data interesting, I decided to undertake some analysis, starting with the girls for now. I had this idea a little while ago but now I can actually enact it. I used the USA, UK, Australia and NZ data (with these countries all being mostly [name_f]English[/name_f] speaking) and looked at some similarities – and differences – across the lists. I also only used the top 100, because, most disappointingly, that’s all we get here in Australia.

[name_m]Just[/name_m] a word of warning before we begin - I’d advise you to close the spoilers/dropdowns once you’ve looked at them, otherwise this will get very long, very quickly!

For reference, here are the names if you'd like to take a look
Rank USA UK Aus NZ
1 [name_f]Olivia[/name_f] [name_f]Olivia[/name_f] [name_f]Charlotte[/name_f] [name_f]Isla[/name_f]
2 [name_f]Emma[/name_f] [name_f]Amelia[/name_f] [name_f]Amelia[/name_f] [name_f]Charlotte[/name_f]
3 [name_f]Ava[/name_f] [name_f]Isla[/name_f] [name_f]Olivia[/name_f] [name_f]Amelia[/name_f]
4 [name_f]Charlotte[/name_f] [name_f]Ava[/name_f] [name_f]Isla[/name_f] [name_f]Olivia[/name_f]
5 [name_f]Sophia[/name_f] [name_f]Mia[/name_f] [name_f]Mia[/name_f] [name_u]Willow[/name_u]
6 [name_f]Amelia[/name_f] [name_f]Ivy[/name_f] [name_f]Ava[/name_f] [name_u]Harper[/name_u]
7 [name_f]Isabella[/name_f] [name_f]Lily[/name_f] [name_f]Grace[/name_f] [name_f]Ava[/name_f]
8 [name_f]Mia[/name_f] [name_f]Isabella[/name_f] [name_f]Chloe[/name_f] [name_f]Lily[/name_f]
9 [name_u]Evelyn[/name_u] [name_f]Rosie[/name_f] [name_u]Willow[/name_u] [name_f]Sophie[/name_f]
10 [name_u]Harper[/name_u] [name_f]Sophia[/name_f] [name_f]Matilda[/name_f] [name_f]Ella[/name_f]
11 [name_f]Camila[/name_f] [name_f]Grace[/name_f] [name_f]Ella[/name_f] [name_f]Mia[/name_f]
12 [name_f]Gianna[/name_f] [name_f]Freya[/name_f] [name_u]Harper[/name_u] [name_f]Isabella[/name_f]
13 [name_f]Abigail[/name_f] [name_u]Willow[/name_u] [name_f]Sophie[/name_f] [name_f]Mila[/name_f]
14 [name_f]Luna[/name_f] [name_u]Florence[/name_u] [name_f]Ivy[/name_f] [name_f]Chloe[/name_f]
15 [name_f]Ella[/name_f] [name_f]Emily[/name_f] [name_f]Isabella[/name_f] [name_f]Emily[/name_f]
16 [name_f]Elizabeth[/name_f] [name_f]Ella[/name_f] [name_u]Zoe[/name_u] [name_f]Lucy[/name_f]
17 [name_f]Sofia[/name_f] [name_f]Poppy[/name_f] [name_u]Ruby[/name_u] [name_f]Grace[/name_f]
18 [name_f]Emily[/name_f] [name_f]Evie[/name_f] [name_f]Evie[/name_f] [name_u]Ruby[/name_u]
19 [name_u]Avery[/name_u] [name_f]Elsie[/name_f] [name_u]Evelyn[/name_u] [name_u]Aria[/name_u]
20 [name_f]Mila[/name_f] [name_f]Charlotte[/name_f] [name_f]Sophia[/name_f] [name_u]Hazel[/name_u]
21 [name_f]Scarlett[/name_f] [name_u]Evelyn[/name_u] [name_f]Lily[/name_f] [name_u]Zoe[/name_u]
22 [name_f]Eleanor[/name_f] [name_f]Sienna[/name_f] [name_f]Mila[/name_f] [name_f]Ivy[/name_f]
23 [name_u]Madison[/name_u] [name_f]Sofia[/name_f] [name_f]Lucy[/name_f] [name_f]Olive[/name_f]
24 [name_f]Layla[/name_f] [name_f]Daisy[/name_f] [name_f]Sienna[/name_f] [name_f]Matilda[/name_f]
25 [name_f]Penelope[/name_f] [name_f]Phoebe[/name_f] [name_u]Hazel[/name_u] [name_f]Millie[/name_f]
26 [name_u]Aria[/name_u] [name_f]Sophie[/name_f] [name_f]Emily[/name_f] [name_f]Scarlett[/name_f]
27 [name_f]Chloe[/name_f] [name_f]Alice[/name_f] [name_f]Hannah[/name_f] [name_f]Poppy[/name_f]
28 [name_f]Grace[/name_f] [name_u]Harper[/name_u] [name_u]Aria[/name_u] [name_f]Sophia[/name_f]
29 [name_f]Ellie[/name_f] [name_f]Matilda[/name_f] [name_f]Layla[/name_f] [name_f]Georgia[/name_f]
30 [name_f]Nora[/name_f] [name_u]Ruby[/name_u] [name_f]Zara[/name_f] [name_u]Riley[/name_u]
31 [name_u]Hazel[/name_u] [name_f]Emilia[/name_f] [name_f]Audrey[/name_f] [name_u]Evelyn[/name_u]
32 [name_f]Zoey[/name_f] [name_f]Maya[/name_f] [name_f]Georgia[/name_f] [name_f]Stella[/name_f]
33 [name_u]Riley[/name_u] [name_f]Millie[/name_f] [name_f]Scarlett[/name_f] [name_u]Frankie[/name_u]
34 [name_f]Victoria[/name_f] [name_f]Isabelle[/name_f] [name_f]Violet[/name_f] [name_u]Florence[/name_u]
35 [name_f]Lily[/name_f] [name_f]Eva[/name_f] [name_f]Ellie[/name_f] [name_f]Evie[/name_f]
36 [name_f]Aurora[/name_f] [name_f]Luna[/name_f] [name_f]Isabelle[/name_f] [name_u]Mackenzie[/name_u]
37 [name_f]Violet[/name_f] [name_f]Jessica[/name_f] [name_u]Frankie[/name_u] [name_f]Freya[/name_f]
38 [name_u]Nova[/name_u] [name_f]Ada[/name_f] [name_f]Elsie[/name_f] [name_f]Maia[/name_f]
39 [name_f]Hannah[/name_f] [name_u]Aria[/name_u] [name_u]Florence[/name_u] [name_f]Ellie[/name_f]
40 [name_f]Emilia[/name_f] [name_f]Arabella[/name_f] [name_f]Abigail[/name_f] [name_f]Thea[/name_f]
41 [name_u]Zoe[/name_u] [name_f]Maisie[/name_f] [name_f]Alice[/name_f] [name_f]Layla[/name_f]
42 [name_f]Stella[/name_f] [name_f]Esme[/name_f] [name_f]Emma[/name_f] [name_f]Luna[/name_f]
43 [name_u]Everly[/name_u] [name_f]Eliza[/name_f] [name_f]Emilia[/name_f] [name_f]Alice[/name_f]
44 [name_f]Isla[/name_f] [name_f]Penelope[/name_f] [name_f]Luna[/name_f] [name_f]Aurora[/name_f]
45 [name_f]Leah[/name_f] [name_f]Bonnie[/name_f] [name_f]Freya[/name_f] [name_f]Emma[/name_f]
46 [name_f]Lillian[/name_f] [name_f]Chloe[/name_f] [name_f]Sofia[/name_f] [name_u]Quinn[/name_u]
47 [name_u]Addison[/name_u] [name_f]Mila[/name_f] [name_f]Daisy[/name_f] [name_f]Bella[/name_f]
48 [name_u]Willow[/name_u] [name_f]Violet[/name_f] [name_f]Ayla[/name_f] [name_u]Indie[/name_u]
49 [name_f]Lucy[/name_f] [name_f]Hallie[/name_f] [name_f]Penelope[/name_f] [name_f]Isabelle[/name_f]
50 [name_u]Paisley[/name_u] [name_f]Scarlett[/name_f] [name_f]Poppy[/name_f] [name_f]Zara[/name_f]
51 [name_f]Natalie[/name_f] [name_f]Layla[/name_f] [name_u]Mackenzie[/name_u] [name_f]Ayla[/name_f]
52 [name_f]Naomi[/name_f] [name_f]Imogen[/name_f] [name_u]Billie[/name_u] [name_f]Sadie[/name_f]
53 [name_f]Eliana[/name_f] [name_f]Eleanor[/name_f] [name_f]Aurora[/name_f] [name_f]Harriet[/name_f]
54 [name_u]Brooklyn[/name_u] [name_f]Molly[/name_f] [name_f]Eleanor[/name_f] [name_u]Madison[/name_u]
55 [name_f]Elena[/name_f] [name_f]Harriet[/name_f] [name_f]Eva[/name_f] [name_f]Sofia[/name_f]
56 [name_u]Aubrey[/name_u] [name_f]Elizabeth[/name_f] [name_f]Jasmine[/name_f] [name_u]Eden[/name_u]
57 [name_f]Claire[/name_f] [name_f]Thea[/name_f] [name_f]Stella[/name_f] [name_f]Maddison[/name_f]
58 [name_f]Ivy[/name_f] [name_f]Erin[/name_f] [name_f]Sadie[/name_f] [name_f]Abigail[/name_f]
59 [name_f]Kinsley[/name_f] [name_f]Lottie[/name_f] [name_f]Harriet[/name_f] [name_f]Eva[/name_f]
60 [name_f]Audrey[/name_f] [name_f]Emma[/name_f] [name_f]Maya[/name_f] [name_f]Penelope[/name_f]
61 [name_f]Maya[/name_f] [name_f]Rose[/name_f] [name_u]Addison[/name_u] [name_u]Billie[/name_u]
62 [name_u]Genesis[/name_u] [name_f]Delilah[/name_f] [name_f]Savannah[/name_f] [name_f]Emilia[/name_f]
63 [name_u]Skylar[/name_u] [name_f]Bella[/name_f] [name_f]Elizabeth[/name_f] [name_f]Amaia[/name_f]
64 [name_f]Bella[/name_f] [name_f]Aurora[/name_f] [name_f]Millie[/name_f] [name_f]Maeve[/name_f]
65 [name_f]Aaliyah[/name_f] [name_f]Lola[/name_f] [name_f]Lola[/name_f] [name_f]Violet[/name_f]
66 [name_f]Madelyn[/name_f] [name_f]Nancy[/name_f] [name_u]Piper[/name_u] [name_u]Harlow[/name_u]
67 [name_f]Savannah[/name_f] [name_f]Ellie[/name_f] [name_f]Imogen[/name_f] [name_u]Piper[/name_u]
68 [name_f]Anna[/name_f] [name_f]Mabel[/name_f] [name_f]Bonnie[/name_f] [name_u]Addison[/name_u]
69 [name_f]Delilah[/name_f] [name_f]Lucy[/name_f] [name_f]Eloise[/name_f] [name_f]Eleanor[/name_f]
70 [name_f]Serenity[/name_f] [name_f]Ayla[/name_f] [name_f]Rose[/name_f] [name_f]Elizabeth[/name_f]
71 [name_f]Caroline[/name_f] [name_u]Maria[/name_u] [name_f]Summer[/name_f] [name_f]Sienna[/name_f]
72 [name_u]Kennedy[/name_u] [name_f]Orla[/name_f] [name_f]Phoebe[/name_f] [name_f]Amber[/name_f]
73 [name_f]Valentina[/name_f] [name_f]Zara[/name_f] [name_u]Remi[/name_u] [name_f]Elsie[/name_f]
74 [name_u]Ruby[/name_u] [name_f]Robyn[/name_f] [name_u]Charlie[/name_u] [name_f]Hannah[/name_f]
75 [name_f]Sophie[/name_f] [name_f]Hannah[/name_f] [name_f]Olive[/name_f] [name_f]Leah[/name_f]
76 [name_f]Alice[/name_f] [name_f]Gracie[/name_f] [name_f]Bella[/name_f] [name_f]Margot[/name_f]
77 [name_f]Gabriella[/name_f] [name_f]Iris[/name_f] [name_u]Harlow[/name_u] [name_u]Charlie[/name_u]
78 [name_f]Sadie[/name_f] [name_f]Jasmine[/name_f] [name_f]Annabelle[/name_f] [name_u]Holly[/name_u]
79 [name_f]Ariana[/name_f] [name_f]Darcie[/name_f] [name_f]Aaliyah[/name_f] [name_f]Phoebe[/name_f]
80 [name_u]Allison[/name_u] [name_f]Margot[/name_f] [name_f]Elena[/name_f] [name_f]Rosie[/name_f]
81 [name_f]Hailey[/name_f] [name_u]Holly[/name_u] [name_f]Rosie[/name_f] [name_f]Summer[/name_f]
82 [name_f]Autumn[/name_f] [name_f]Amelie[/name_f] [name_f]Maddison[/name_f] [name_f]Ada[/name_f]
83 [name_f]Nevaeh[/name_f] [name_f]Amber[/name_f] [name_f]Hallie[/name_f] [name_f]Heidi[/name_f]
84 [name_f]Natalia[/name_f] [name_f]Georgia[/name_f] [name_u]Peyton[/name_u] [name_f]Kiara[/name_f]
85 [name_u]Quinn[/name_u] [name_f]Edith[/name_f] [name_u]Quinn[/name_u] [name_f]Zoey[/name_f]
86 [name_f]Josephine[/name_f] [name_f]Maryam[/name_f] [name_f]Maeve[/name_f] [name_f]Molly[/name_f]
87 [name_f]Sarah[/name_f] [name_f]Abigail[/name_f] [name_f]Ariana[/name_f] [name_f]Paige[/name_f]
88 [name_f]Cora[/name_f] [name_f]Myla[/name_f] [name_f]Lara[/name_f] [name_f]Daisy[/name_f]
89 [name_u]Emery[/name_u] [name_f]Anna[/name_f] [name_f]Anna[/name_f] [name_f]Eliza[/name_f]
90 [name_f]Samantha[/name_f] [name_f]Clara[/name_f] [name_f]Claire[/name_f] [name_f]Isabel[/name_f]
91 [name_u]Piper[/name_u] [name_f]Lilly[/name_f] [name_f]Sarah[/name_f] [name_f]Maya[/name_f]
92 [name_f]Leilani[/name_f] [name_f]Lyra[/name_f] [name_f]Adeline[/name_f] [name_f]Rose[/name_f]
93 [name_f]Eva[/name_f] [name_f]Summer[/name_f] [name_f]Molly[/name_f] [name_f]Athena[/name_f]
94 [name_f]Everleigh[/name_f] [name_f]Maeve[/name_f] [name_f]Maggie[/name_f] [name_f]Delilah[/name_f]
95 [name_f]Madeline[/name_f] [name_f]Heidi[/name_f] [name_u]Eden[/name_u] [name_f]Esther[/name_f]
96 [name_f]Lydia[/name_f] [name_f]Elodie[/name_f] [name_f]Delilah[/name_f] [name_f]Annabelle[/name_f]
97 [name_u]Jade[/name_u] [name_f]Lyla[/name_f] [name_f]Eliza[/name_f] [name_f]Jasmine[/name_f]
98 [name_u]Peyton[/name_u] [name_u]Eden[/name_u] [name_f]Clara[/name_f] [name_f]Lilly[/name_f]
99 [name_f]Brielle[/name_f] [name_f]Olive[/name_f] [name_f]Isabel[/name_f] [name_f]Maisie[/name_f]
100 [name_f]Adeline[/name_f] [name_f]Aisha[/name_f] [name_f]Pippa[/name_f] [name_f]Iris[/name_f]

Now, using some good old-fashioned brain power (a little) and Microsoft Word’s search function (a lot), I have extracted the following pieces of information from the four top 100s.

Firstly, the overlaps between the various countries. I’ve put the names in spoilers so I don’t overload you with too much information in one go!

Number of names present in all four top 100s: 41

names present across all 4

[name_f]Olivia[/name_f], [name_f]Charlotte[/name_f], [name_f]Isla[/name_f], [name_f]Emma[/name_f], [name_f]Amelia[/name_f], [name_f]Ava[/name_f], [name_f]Sophia[/name_f], [name_f]Mia[/name_f], [name_u]Willow[/name_u], [name_f]Ivy[/name_f], [name_u]Harper[/name_u], [name_f]Isabella[/name_f], [name_f]Lily[/name_f], [name_f]Grace[/name_f], [name_f]Chloe[/name_f], [name_u]Evelyn[/name_u], [name_f]Sophie[/name_f], [name_f]Ella[/name_f], [name_f]Abigail[/name_f], [name_f]Mila[/name_f], [name_f]Luna[/name_f], [name_f]Emily[/name_f], [name_f]Elizabeth[/name_f], [name_f]Lucy[/name_f], [name_f]Sofia[/name_f], [name_u]Ruby[/name_u], [name_u]Aria[/name_u], [name_f]Scarlett[/name_f], [name_f]Eleanor[/name_f], [name_f]Layla[/name_f], [name_f]Penelope[/name_f], [name_f]Alice[/name_f], [name_f]Hannah[/name_f], [name_f]Ellie[/name_f], [name_f]Emilia[/name_f], [name_f]Maya[/name_f], [name_f]Violet[/name_f], [name_f]Eva[/name_f], [name_f]Aurora[/name_f], [name_f]Bella[/name_f], [name_f]Delilah[/name_f]

Interestingly, [name_f]Delilah[/name_f] was the only one of these that did not rank in the top 50 in at least one country.

Overlapping names between US, UK and Aus but not NZ: 1 - [name_f]Anna[/name_f]

Overlapping names between US, Aus and NZ but not UK: 7 - [name_u]Hazel[/name_u], [name_u]Zoe[/name_u], [name_f]Stella[/name_f], [name_u]Addison[/name_u], [name_f]Sadie[/name_f], [name_u]Quinn[/name_u], [name_u]Piper[/name_u]

Overlapping names between UK, Aus and NZ but not US: 24 - [name_f]Rosie[/name_f], [name_f]Freya[/name_f], [name_u]Florence[/name_u], [name_f]Poppy[/name_f], [name_f]Evie[/name_f], [name_f]Elsie[/name_f], [name_f]Sienna[/name_f], [name_f]Daisy[/name_f], [name_f]Phoebe[/name_f], [name_f]Matilda[/name_f], [name_f]Millie[/name_f], [name_f]Isabelle[/name_f], [name_f]Eliza[/name_f], [name_f]Molly[/name_f], [name_f]Harriet[/name_f], [name_f]Rose[/name_f], [name_f]Ayla[/name_f], [name_f]Zara[/name_f], [name_f]Jasmine[/name_f], [name_f]Georgia[/name_f], [name_f]Summer[/name_f], [name_f]Maeve[/name_f], [name_u]Eden[/name_u], [name_f]Olive[/name_f]

Overlapping names between US and Aus but not UK and NZ: 9 - [name_f]Elena[/name_f], [name_f]Claire[/name_f], [name_f]Audrey[/name_f], [name_f]Aaliyah[/name_f], [name_f]Savannah[/name_f], [name_f]Ariana[/name_f], [name_f]Sarah[/name_f], [name_u]Peyton[/name_u], [name_f]Adeline[/name_f]

Overlapping names between US and NZ but not UK and Aus: 4 - [name_u]Madison[/name_u], [name_f]Zoey[/name_f], [name_u]Riley[/name_u], [name_f]Leah[/name_f]

Overlapping names between UK and Aus but not US and NZ: 5 - [name_f]Bonnie[/name_f], [name_f]Hallie[/name_f], [name_f]Imogen[/name_f], [name_f]Lola[/name_f], [name_f]Clara[/name_f]

Overlapping names between UK and NZ but not US and Aus: 9 - [name_f]Ada[/name_f], [name_f]Maisie[/name_f], [name_f]Thea[/name_f], [name_f]Iris[/name_f], [name_f]Margot[/name_f], [name_u]Holly[/name_u], [name_f]Amber[/name_f], [name_f]Lilly[/name_f], [name_f]Heidi[/name_f]

Overlapping names between Aus and NZ but not US and UK: 8 - [name_u]Frankie[/name_u], [name_u]Mackenzie[/name_u], [name_u]Billie[/name_u], [name_u]Charlie[/name_u], [name_u]Harlow[/name_u], [name_f]Annabelle[/name_f], [name_f]Maddison[/name_f], [name_f]Isabel[/name_f]

I’m going to call names that appear on only one top 100 ‘individual’ names.

The US had the most of these, with 38.

US individual names (in order of popularity)

[name_f]Camila[/name_f], [name_f]Gianna[/name_f], [name_u]Avery[/name_u], [name_f]Nora[/name_f], [name_f]Victoria[/name_f], [name_u]Nova[/name_u], [name_u]Everly[/name_u], [name_f]Lillian[/name_f], [name_u]Paisley[/name_u], [name_f]Natalie[/name_f], [name_f]Naomi[/name_f], [name_f]Eliana[/name_f], [name_u]Brooklyn[/name_u], [name_u]Aubrey[/name_u], [name_f]Kinsley[/name_f], [name_u]Genesis[/name_u], [name_u]Skylar[/name_u], [name_f]Madelyn[/name_f], [name_f]Serenity[/name_f], [name_f]Caroline[/name_f], [name_u]Kennedy[/name_u], [name_f]Valentina[/name_f], [name_f]Gabriella[/name_f], [name_u]Allison[/name_u], [name_f]Hailey[/name_f], [name_f]Autumn[/name_f], [name_f]Nevaeh[/name_f], [name_f]Natalia[/name_f], [name_f]Josephine[/name_f], [name_f]Cora[/name_f], [name_u]Emery[/name_u], [name_f]Samantha[/name_f], [name_f]Leilani[/name_f], [name_f]Everleigh[/name_f], [name_f]Madeline[/name_f], [name_f]Lydia[/name_f], [name_u]Jade[/name_u], [name_f]Brielle[/name_f]

This was followed by the UK with 20.

UK individual names (in order of popularity)

[name_f]Jessica[/name_f], [name_f]Arabella[/name_f], [name_f]Esme[/name_f], [name_f]Erin[/name_f], [name_f]Lottie[/name_f], [name_f]Nancy[/name_f], [name_f]Mabel[/name_f], [name_u]Maria[/name_u], [name_f]Orla[/name_f], [name_f]Robyn[/name_f], [name_f]Gracie[/name_f], [name_f]Darcie[/name_f], [name_f]Amelie[/name_f], [name_f]Edith[/name_f], [name_f]Maryam[/name_f], [name_f]Myla[/name_f], [name_f]Lyra[/name_f], [name_f]Elodie[/name_f], [name_f]Lyla[/name_f], [name_f]Aisha[/name_f]

[name_u]New[/name_u] [name_u]Zealand[/name_u] had 7.

NZ individual names (in order of popularity)

[name_f]Maia[/name_f], [name_u]Indie[/name_u], [name_f]Amaia[/name_f], [name_f]Kiara[/name_f], [name_f]Paige[/name_f], [name_f]Athena[/name_f], [name_f]Esther[/name_f]

Australia had the least, with just 5.

Aus individual names (in order of popularity)

[name_f]Eloise[/name_f], [name_u]Remi[/name_u], [name_f]Lara[/name_f], [name_f]Maggie[/name_f], [name_f]Pippa[/name_f]

Some interesting ranking stats:

Biggest ranking difference while still being on the charts: [name_f]Abigail[/name_f], ranked 13 in the US and 87 in the UK.

Highest ranked name in one top 100 that doesn’t appear on one or more others: [name_f]Rosie[/name_f], ranked 9 in the UK but not on the US chart.

Highest ranked individual name: [name_f]Camila[/name_f], 11th in the US. This is a big contrast to Australia’s highest ranked individual name, [name_f]Eloise[/name_f], which doesn’t come in until 69.

Overall, 178 names filled the 400 spots across the four top 100s.

Most and least common starting letters (counting repeats of each name):

[name_f]My[/name_f] maths was very slightly off here but that shouldn’t affect the overall stats.

Most: E - 60, A - 53, M - 42, S - 35, L - 29

Least: U, X, Y - 0, T - 2, Q, K - 3, W - 4

All starting letters

A – 53

B – 10

C – 17

D – 8

E – 60

F – 8

G – 11

H – 20

I – 22

J – 6

K – 3

L – 29

M – 42

N – 7

O – 8

P – 18

Q – 3

R – 14

S – 35

T – 2

U – 0

V – 6

W – 4

X – 0

Y – 0

Z – 8

Things that surprised me:

  • With the influence of the royal family, I wasn’t expecting [name_f]Charlotte[/name_f] to rank so low in the UK
  • [name_f]Nora[/name_f] only ranking in the US (I see [name_f]Nora[/name_f] as a very British name)
  • [name_f]Penelope[/name_f] ranking highest in the US (ditto with Nora)
  • [name_u]Hazel[/name_u] not ranking in the UK
  • [name_f]Emma[/name_f] still ranking so high in the US
  • [name_f]Audrey[/name_f] ranking up at 31 in Australia
  • [name_f]Jessica[/name_f] still up at 37 in the UK
  • [name_f]Delilah[/name_f] being on all 4 top 100s
  • [name_f]Savannah[/name_f] ranking higher in Australia than the US
  • [name_f]Serenity[/name_f] being in the top 100
  • The presence of [name_f]Gracie[/name_f] (UK) and [name_u]Remi[/name_u] and [name_f]Maggie[/name_f] (Australia)
  • [name_f]Athena[/name_f] only ranking in NZ
  • [name_u]Jade[/name_u] only ranking in the US

Things that didn’t surprise me:

  • The US having the most individual names
  • Aus and NZ being basically a combination of the US and UK, with Australia leaning slightly American and NZ leaning slightly British
  • Very similar top 10s across the board
  • [name_f]Luna[/name_f], [name_f]Aurora[/name_f], [name_f]Mila[/name_f], [name_u]Aria[/name_u] and other trendy-ish names in the top half of the charts
  • Lots of nicknames in the UK with a decent portion ranking in Aus and/or NZ
  • E and A being the most popular starting letters

Of course, there’s a lot more things I could have analysed, but I would have been going on forever, and I’m sure that wouldn’t be good for me and that you probably wouldn’t want to read it all!

But anyway, I did my best, had some fun and hope you enjoy! Was there anything else I didn’t mention that surprised or didn’t surprise you?

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This is incredible, [name_f]Genevieve[/name_f], thank you so much for sharing! :orange_heart: I never really thought to look at all the data this way, and was particularly interested to see which names were popular in some, but not all, of these countries.
I suppose I am surprised that just under half the names in the top 100 are shared across all of these places. I don’t really know what I expected it to be, but it’s a little surprising to me!

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Thank you so much for sharing this! So fascinating

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This is amazing, I’ll have a proper in depth read of it all later. Thank you!

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Thank you so much for doing this. Found it very interesting to compare what I assumed were the differences between these countries to the actual rankings side by side.

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This was really interesting- thanks for putting it together!

[name_f]My[/name_f] biggest surprise was seeing [name_f]Nancy[/name_f] on the UK chart. Wasn’t expecting that, to be honest.

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That’s so interesting, thank you!

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This was so interesting! I am most surprised at how popular [name_f]Camila[/name_f] is in the USA!! I am American & I have not seen that one at all (if anything, I’d expect Camilla). I wonder if this is largely being used for people to get a to the nickname [name_f]Millie[/name_f]?

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Wow, thanks for sharing this! It’s so interesting, and I love the table to compare. Something that interests me is Elizabeth being down at numbers 56, 63, and 70 in the UK, Aus, and NZ! Here in the US, I’m so used to thinking of Elizabeth as a perpetual chart topper. I wonder if it has anything to do with the Queen? She’s of course much-loved/admired, but I wonder if Commonwealth realm parents have a hard time imagining a little girl being named the same thing as a nonagenarian monarch. Or maybe they’re just plain bored of it?

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I will say [name_f]Savannah[/name_f] ranking higher in Australia than the US actually didn’t surprise me- here in the US it’s becoming a little dated (peaked at #30 in the US in 2006 and between 2017 and 2020 alone has dropped 29 places) whereas in Aus it probably sounds kind of fresh, and as you said yourself the Aus charts lean slightly toward US names.

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[name_f]Camila[/name_f] is very popular with latino families, so depending on the demographics of your area you just may not be hearing it much (this is also why [name_f]Camila[/name_f] is the prevailing popular spelling and not Camilla.) But it’s also totally possible as you said that a lot of these Camilas may be going by [name_f]Millie[/name_f].

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evie! this is amazing!

thank you for putting this together, it was so interesting to read :yellow_heart:

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That makes more sense why I haven’t heard it, thanks for explaining!

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Wow, just wow. That is all I have to say!

No, I have more to say, but I’m serious – this is absolutely amazing.

It’s posts like these that keep me interested in Nameberry after being on the site since 2017. I’m incredibly grateful you went through the effort of putting all of this together. And as someone from [name_u]New[/name_u] [name_u]Zealand[/name_u], I love seeing my country included! :wink:

So I’ll work my way down…

I’m not surprised a lot of the top 10 is very consistent. All 4 nations are very interlinked – if you’re from one, you’re likely to feel quite connected with someone from one of the others. Throughout history, these countries (+ Canada) have been anglosphere allies, so they’ve taken a lot of influence from each other in many areas – names included. It’s cool seeing names like [name_f]Isla[/name_f] (from Scotland) makes its way around the globe. Cool little fact about [name_f]Delilah[/name_f], too! I think it’ll continue growing.

I predict a lot of [name_f]Gen[/name_f] Z parents will select baby names inspired by pop culture and songs – so [name_f]Delilah[/name_f] as in “Hey There Delilah” will do well, as will names like [name_f]Ophelia[/name_f]. Maybe even [name_f]Heather[/name_f] will have a small revival!

I’m surprised [name_f]Sadie[/name_f] and [name_f]Stella[/name_f] aren’t in the UK top 100. I would have thought they would be quite trendy there! I’m also not surprised to see the nickname/unisex name crossover between Australia and [name_u]New[/name_u] [name_u]Zealand[/name_u]. Very trendy at the moment. I can’t speak too much for the other two countries, though.

Like you, I’m unsurprised the US had the most individual names. Names like [name_f]Kinsley[/name_f], [name_f]Everleigh[/name_f], [name_f]Leilani[/name_f], and [name_f]Nevaeh[/name_f] are very US. (that is neither good nor bad - just something I’ve noticed before!)

As for the [name_u]New[/name_u] [name_u]Zealand[/name_u] individual names… [name_f]Maia[/name_f], [name_f]Amaia[/name_f], and [name_f]Kiara[/name_f] are not surprising to me. Those 3 have a lot of Māori influence. All people I’ve known with those names have been indigenous, so that explains the popularity there.

I’m surprised there aren’t more K and T names. I thought they would be a tad more popular!

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