From A-Z, which initial letter could you use to name the most children / which initials starts the most of your favorites? You can either respond with the letter or, if you fancy a challenge, list the names you love under each letter and count them out for us here. I’d love to see if we share the same favorites.
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100% the letter M! I always look at my list and sigh because it’s completely dominated by M names 
Runner up would be the letter E.
the M names
[name_m]Malakai[/name_m]
[name_m]Mercer[/name_m]
[name_m]Milo[/name_m]
[name_m]Micah[/name_m]
[name_m]Murphy[/name_m]
[name_m]Maxwell[/name_m]
[name_m]March[/name_m]
[name_m]Maxence[/name_m]
[name_f]Maren[/name_f]
[name_f]Mariana[/name_f]
[name_f]Matilda[/name_f]
[name_f]Mavis[/name_f]
[name_f]Maeve[/name_f]
[name_f]Maxine[/name_f]
[name_f]Meredith[/name_f]
[name_f]Miriam[/name_f]
[name_f]Molly[/name_f]
[name_f]Mia[/name_f]
[name_f]Margot[/name_f]
[name_f]Marion[/name_f]
[name_f]Marlene[/name_f]
[name_f]Martha[/name_f]
… 22 children, albeit with slightly similar names for some of them 
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It would have to be M for me as well. Looking at my longlists, I have 25 M names total (though some of them are only one letter off from each other, and I have [name_f]Marlow[/name_f] listed on both!)
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[name_f]My[/name_f] top letter seems to be S, but A, E, F, and R are also pretty high.
Summary
Annavieve, [name_m]Auden[/name_m], [name_f]Anya[/name_f], [name_f]Aviva[/name_f], [name_f]Avonlea[/name_f], [name_f]Anwen[/name_f], [name_f]Arizona[/name_f], [name_f]Aquinnah[/name_f], [name_f]Aisling[/name_f] - 9
[name_f]Briar[/name_f], [name_f]Belle[/name_f], [name_m]Bennet[/name_m] - 3
[name_m]Corentyn[/name_m], [name_f]Coraline[/name_f], [name_m]Catesby[/name_m], [name_m]Cecil[/name_m] - 4
[name_f]Delfine[/name_f], Dalley, [name_f]Dahliana[/name_f], Deianeira, [name_f]Djuna[/name_f], [name_m]Dmitri[/name_m], [name_f]Doveva[/name_f] - 7
[name_f]Eulalie[/name_f], [name_m]Emerson[/name_m], [name_f]Elowen[/name_f], [name_f]Esme[/name_f], Elsaphine, [name_f]Evening[/name_f], [name_f]Eilonwy[/name_f], [name_m]Erickson[/name_m] - 8
[name_f]Fable[/name_f], [name_m]Frey[/name_m], [name_f]Fern[/name_f], [name_m]Fox[/name_m], [name_m]Finnick[/name_m], [name_m]Fjord[/name_m], [name_f]Fiadh[/name_f], [name_f]Frances[/name_f], [name_m]Forest[/name_m] - 9
[name_f]Gretel[/name_f], [name_f]Gwendolyn[/name_f], [name_m]Gareth[/name_m], [name_f]Genevieve[/name_f], Greya / [name_m]Greyson[/name_m] - 5
[name_f]Hera[/name_f], [name_f]Hekate[/name_f], [name_f]Hazel[/name_f], [name_m]Hugo[/name_m], [name_f]Harper[/name_f], [name_f]Haven[/name_f], [name_f]Hope[/name_f] - 7
[name_f]Indiana[/name_f], [name_f]Iris[/name_f], [name_f]Imogen[/name_f] - 3
[name_f]Juniper[/name_f], [name_f]Jessamy[/name_f] - 2
[name_f]Kiska[/name_f], [name_f]Kyra[/name_f] - 2
[name_f]Loveday[/name_f], [name_f]Lavender[/name_f], [name_f]Liesel[/name_f], [name_m]Linden[/name_m] - 4
[name_f]Maeva[/name_f], [name_f]Madelief[/name_f], [name_m]Marino[/name_m], [name_f]Marigold[/name_f], [name_m]Malachy[/name_m] - 5
[name_f]Ophelie[/name_f], [name_m]Oracle[/name_m], [name_m]Odyssey[/name_m], [name_f]Opaline[/name_f], [name_f]Olive[/name_f], [name_f]Oona[/name_f] - 6
[name_f]Page[/name_f], [name_f]Prideaux[/name_f], [name_f]Pandora[/name_f], [name_m]Penrose[/name_m], [name_m]Painter[/name_m] - 5
[name_f]Quitterie[/name_f], [name_f]Quinn[/name_f] - 2
[name_f]Rhiannon[/name_f], [name_m]Rhett[/name_m], [name_f]Rosalie[/name_f], Roxelana, [name_f]Rain[/name_f], Rivia, [name_m]Rafferty[/name_m], [name_m]Robinson[/name_m], [name_m]Rasmus[/name_m], [name_f]Reuelle[/name_f] - 10
[name_f]Scout[/name_f], [name_f]Swan[/name_f], [name_f]Starling[/name_f], [name_m]Shepherd[/name_m], [name_f]Sereia[/name_f], [name_f]Sylvie[/name_f], [name_f]Sage[/name_f], [name_f]Schuyler[/name_f], [name_m]Samson[/name_m], [name_f]Siofra[/name_f], [name_f]Saffron[/name_f], [name_f]Sasha[/name_f] - 12
[name_f]Tallulah[/name_f], [name_f]Teagan[/name_f], [name_m]Taika[/name_m], [name_f]Tesni[/name_f], [name_f]Twyla[/name_f] - 5
[name_f]Uxia[/name_f], [name_f]Umina[/name_f] - 2
[name_f]Valkyrie[/name_f], [name_f]Violet[/name_f], [name_f]Vivia[/name_f] - 3
[name_m]Wilder[/name_m], [name_f]Willow[/name_f], [name_f]Waverly[/name_f] - 3
[name_f]Xena[/name_f] - 1
[name_m]Yasha[/name_m], [name_f]Yuna[/name_f] - 2
[name_m]Zealand[/name_m], [name_f]Zosia[/name_f], Zinzi, [name_m]Zebedee[/name_m] - 4
I seem to like M’s for girls and A’s for boys.
[name_f]Marigold[/name_f]
[name_f]Mercy[/name_f]
[name_f]Meadow[/name_f]
[name_f]Martha[/name_f]
[name_f]Mabel[/name_f]
[name_f]Mavis[/name_f]
Maeblythe
[name_f]Maude[/name_f]
[name_f]Matilda[/name_f]
[name_f]Marianne[/name_f]
[name_m]Asher[/name_m]
[name_m]Abel[/name_m]
[name_m]Atticus[/name_m]
[name_m]August[/name_m]
[name_m]Archer[/name_m]
[name_m]Arrow[/name_m]
[name_m]Abner[/name_m]
Aethen
[name_m]Adler[/name_m]
[name_m]Alden[/name_m]
[name_m]Acker[/name_m]
[name_m]Auden[/name_m]
[name_m]Alcott[/name_m]
This is a bit challenging for me to figure out, since I don’t actually keep lists outside of my user card.
For girls: E
[name_f]Elisabeth[/name_f]
[name_f]Emma[/name_f]
[name_f]Esther[/name_f]
[name_f]Eve[/name_f]
[name_f]Etta[/name_f]
For boys: T
[name_m]Timothy[/name_m]
[name_m]Thomas[/name_m]
[name_m]Tobias[/name_m]
[name_m]Todd[/name_m]
[name_m]Tate[/name_m]
Combined: F
[name_m]Finnian[/name_m]
[name_m]Frederick[/name_m]
[name_m]Fletcher[/name_m]
[name_f]Freya[/name_f]
[name_f]Fern[/name_f]
[name_f]Felicity[/name_f]
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M, A, and E. Although A is super popular where I live so I’d probably avoid that. [name_f]My[/name_f] LO starts with an M and removing M names from my list has been 
Looking at my list- M is the most common for me as well!
[name_f]My[/name_f] M favourites in question
- [name_f]Marguerite[/name_f] “marga, margie, daisy, rita”
- [name_f]Margarita[/name_f] “marga, rita”
- [name_f]May[/name_f]
- [name_f]Marga[/name_f]
- [name_f]Marilla[/name_f] “rilla”
- [name_f]Margot[/name_f]
- [name_f]Martha[/name_f]
- [name_f]Matilda[/name_f] “mattie, tillie, tilda”
- [name_f]Mabel[/name_f] “mae, mabe, mabie”
- [name_f]Marjorie[/name_f] “marjie”
- [name_f]Maude[/name_f]
- [name_f]Magdalene[/name_f] “magda”
- [name_f]Milou[/name_f]
- [name_f]Malou[/name_f]
- [name_f]Miel[/name_f]
- [name_f]Marianne[/name_f]
- [name_f]Mary[/name_f]
However, that is probably because many of my M names are variants of the same names (Mary, for example, which has a lot of versions that I happen to like!)
The next common are J (10) and A (13), and then G, H, F, and E (all with five names)
For boys, the most abundant letter seems to be C!
[name_f]My[/name_f] C boys
- [name_m]Curtis[/name_m] “curtsy”
- [name_m]Clyde[/name_m]
- [name_m]Clement[/name_m] “clem”
- [name_f]Clementine[/name_f] “clem”
- [name_m]Coriander[/name_m]
- [name_m]Charles[/name_m] “charlie”
- [name_m]Caspian[/name_m]
- [name_m]Christopher[/name_m] “kit”
Then, A, F, J, L, and M all have 6 names
my most favorite initial is ‘m’ or ‘e’ for girls and ‘c’ or ‘j’ for boys
the names if you're curious!
edie, edith, eliza, elizabeth, ella, eloise, elsie, elspeth, elzbieta, emma
enid, eponine, esther, estelle, etta, eudora, evangeline, eve, evelyn
madeline, mae, maelie, maeve, maie, malia, marah, marceline, marcella
margaret, marguerite, mariana, marianna, marianne, marilla, marina
marinella, marlena, marlene, marley, mary, may, maya, maude, molly, myrilla
and the other ones!
casimir, caspian, charles, charles-robert, charlie, cicero
colin, conan, connor, constantin, crosby
jack, jacob, jakob, james, jasper, jay, jesse, john, judah, julian
i also have a lot for ‘a’ on both sides <3
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Probably S?
S names
[name_f]Sarai[/name_f]
[name_m]Sholto[/name_m]
[name_f]Saskia[/name_f]
[name_f]Sosie[/name_f]
[name_f]Suvi[/name_f]
[name_f]Sunny[/name_f]
[name_m]Silas[/name_m]
[name_m]Sylvan[/name_m]
[name_m]Stellan[/name_m]
Samphire
[name_f]Sigrid[/name_f]
[name_m]Sol[/name_m]
[name_f]Solange[/name_f]
[name_f]Sunshine[/name_f]
[name_f]Seren[/name_f]
[name_f]Sennen[/name_f]
[name_m]Soren[/name_m]
[name_f]Sasha[/name_f]
[name_f]Sage[/name_f]
[name_m]Solomon[/name_m]
[name_f]Sabre[/name_f]
[name_m]Sky[/name_m]
[name_m]Storm[/name_m]
[name_f]Saffron[/name_f]
[name_f]Scout[/name_f]
[name_f]Sloane[/name_f] / [name_f]Sloan[/name_f]
[name_f]Sophie[/name_f]
[name_f]Sophronia[/name_f]
[name_m]Sebastian[/name_m]
[name_f]Solstice[/name_f]
[name_f]Sonnet[/name_f]
Mine’s A! The children’s names would be
[name_f]Aria[/name_f]
[name_m]Andrew[/name_m]
[name_f]Adeline[/name_f]
[name_m]Arthur[/name_m]
[name_f]Aurora[/name_f]
[name_m]Adam[/name_m]
[name_f]Alice[/name_f]
[name_m]Aidan[/name_m]
[name_f]Audrey[/name_f]
[name_f]Alaia[/name_f]
[name_f]Ava[/name_f]
for a total of 11 kids
What a fantastic idea for a thread!! 
L names seem to be the most prevalent on my feminine shortlist (my masculine names are still a work in progress)! 
The list!
Leaneira
[name_f]Leocadia[/name_f]
[name_f]Levana[/name_f]
[name_f]Lillevi[/name_f]
[name_f]Liluri[/name_f]
[name_f]Loredana[/name_f]
[name_f]Lorelei[/name_f]
[name_f]Lucasta[/name_f]
[name_f]Luciana[/name_f]
Lucilia
[name_f]Lucina[/name_f]
[name_f]Lucretia[/name_f]
[name_f]Ludovica[/name_f]
[name_f]Luljeta[/name_f]
Luscinia
[name_f]Lumina[/name_f]
[name_f]Luminosa[/name_f]
I think it would have to be E for me! Other contenders are L and J.
Probably the letter A for guys and E for girls:
[name_m]Alasdair[/name_m], [name_m]Arthur[/name_m], Alfric, [name_m]Albert[/name_m], [name_m]Antony[/name_m], Arsene, [name_m]August[/name_m], [name_m]Alden[/name_m], [name_m]Amadeo[/name_m], [name_m]Alfonso[/name_m], [name_m]Alvaro[/name_m], [name_m]Alexei[/name_m], [name_m]Amos[/name_m], [name_m]Adiel[/name_m], [name_m]Adlai[/name_m], [name_m]Akiva[/name_m], [name_m]Amitai[/name_m], [name_m]Avner[/name_m], [name_m]Avram[/name_m], [name_m]Avshalom[/name_m], [name_m]Asaph[/name_m], [name_m]Adriel[/name_m]
[name_f]Elspeth[/name_f], [name_f]Elinor[/name_f], [name_f]Enid[/name_f], [name_f]Emmeline[/name_f], [name_f]Eulalia[/name_f], [name_f]Eudora[/name_f], [name_f]Evangeline[/name_f], [name_f]Elisabeth[/name_f], [name_f]Eliana[/name_f], [name_f]Ellen[/name_f], [name_f]Elaine[/name_f], [name_f]Emily[/name_f], [name_f]Eurydice[/name_f], [name_f]Eugenia[/name_f], [name_f]Esther[/name_f]
A (19), E (21) and M (19) are dominating my feminine list. As for my masculine list, F (13) and E (12) seem to be my favorites.
Since E is a favorite for both, here they are:
[name_f]Eden[/name_f], [name_f]Elowen[/name_f], [name_f]Elsie[/name_f], [name_f]Elspeth[/name_f], [name_f]Estelle[/name_f], [name_f]Evangeline[/name_f], [name_f]Evelina[/name_f], [name_f]Ella[/name_f], [name_f]Evening[/name_f], [name_f]Eloise[/name_f], [name_f]Emma[/name_f], [name_f]Eleonora[/name_f], [name_f]Esme[/name_f], [name_f]Edith[/name_f], [name_f]Evana[/name_f], [name_f]Enid[/name_f], [name_f]Elsinore[/name_f], [name_f]Esther[/name_f], [name_f]Edelweiss[/name_f], [name_f]Ebba[/name_f], [name_f]Euphemia[/name_f]
[name_m]Elliot[/name_m], [name_m]Emmett[/name_m], [name_m]Evander[/name_m], [name_m]Everett[/name_m], [name_m]Elias[/name_m], [name_m]Evan[/name_m], [name_m]Eliam[/name_m], [name_m]Elwood[/name_m], [name_m]Elio[/name_m], [name_m]Edward[/name_m], [name_m]Edmund[/name_m], [name_m]Edwin[/name_m]
That would be a lot of kids… lol but also too many similar names for my liking
Longlist boys: A
Longlist girls: S
Shortlist boys: F O S T
Shortlist girls: A
Combined longlist: A
Combined shortlist: F and O
Fun idea! I’ll count mine here and we’ll see! I actually have no idea myself.
GIRLS:
A: Alde, [name_f]Alice[/name_f], [name_f]Anna[/name_f], [name_f]Alexandra[/name_f], [name_f]Audrina[/name_f], [name_f]Anastasia[/name_f], [name_f]Annette[/name_f], [name_f]Andromeda[/name_f], Annhild-9
B: Blodwen-1
C: [name_f]Christiane[/name_f], [name_f]Cecilia[/name_f], Cathy-3
D: [name_f]Dorcas[/name_f], Diede, Dolores-3
E: [name_f]Emma[/name_f], [name_f]Elin[/name_f], [name_f]Elise[/name_f], [name_f]Elke[/name_f], Elisabeth-5
F: Faith-1
G: [name_f]Grace[/name_f], [name_f]Gro[/name_f], Griet-3
H: Henrietta-1
I: [name_f]Iris[/name_f], [name_f]Ilse[/name_f], [name_f]Irene[/name_f], Irina-4
J: [name_f]Jenny[/name_f], [name_f]Julie[/name_f], [name_f]Jane[/name_f], Johanna-4
K: 0
L: [name_f]Lux[/name_f], [name_f]Liv[/name_f], [name_f]Laura[/name_f], [name_f]Lucia[/name_f], [name_f]Linnéa[/name_f], [name_f]Leigh[/name_f], [name_f]Louise[/name_f], Luciane-8
M: [name_f]Mary[/name_f], [name_f]Marie[/name_f], [name_f]Molly[/name_f], Mae-4
N: [name_f]Nora[/name_f], Natja, Neoline-3
O: [name_f]Olga[/name_f]
P: [name_f]Phebe[/name_f], [name_f]Petal[/name_f], Pearl-3
Q: 0
R: [name_f]Rain[/name_f], [name_f]Rose[/name_f], [name_f]Ruthe[/name_f], Rudolphine-4
S: [name_f]Sarah[/name_f], Salme, Syrene, [name_f]Susanna[/name_f], [name_f]Siobhan[/name_f], [name_f]Svanhild[/name_f], Snöfrid-7
T: [name_f]Tatiana[/name_f], [name_f]Tammy[/name_f], Therese-3
U: 0
V: Valborg, [name_f]Valerie[/name_f], Victoria-3
W: 0
X: 0
Y: Yvonne-1
Z: 0
I guess A takes the price amongst the girls.
BOYS:
A: [name_m]Aaron[/name_m], Axford, [name_m]Alexei[/name_m], [name_m]Audrick[/name_m], [name_f]Auburn[/name_f], Amos-6
B: Blake-1
C: [name_m]Connor[/name_m], [name_m]Christopher[/name_m], [name_m]Cross[/name_m], Cairn-4
D: David-1
E: Edwin-1
F: [name_m]Flannan[/name_m], Flynn-2
G: 0
H: 0
I: Ian-1
J: [name_m]John[/name_m], [name_m]Joe[/name_m], [name_m]Jack[/name_m], [name_m]Julian[/name_m], [name_m]James[/name_m], Joseph-6
K: 0
L: Lee-1
M: [name_m]Michael[/name_m], [name_m]Maynard[/name_m], Milton-3
N: [name_m]Noel[/name_m], [name_m]Nicholas[/name_m], Nikolai-3
O: Oisin-1
P: [name_m]Ptolemy[/name_m], Patrick-2
Q: 0
R: [name_m]Ransom[/name_m], [name_m]Riordan[/name_m], [name_m]Robert[/name_m], [name_m]Ronan[/name_m], [name_m]Rory[/name_m], Rourke-6
S: [name_f]Sheridan[/name_f], [name_f]Snow[/name_f], Song-3
T: [name_f]Taylor[/name_f], Timoleon-2
U: 0
V: 0
W: 0
X: 0
Y: 0
Z: 0
A, J and R seem to be tied for boys. Tho my boy list is heavily under construction.
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Probably B and Z:
Bashemath, [name_f]Batshua[/name_f], Beattie, [name_f]Beatrice[/name_f], Benía, [name_f]Bethel[/name_f], [name_f]Blima[/name_f], Bethshalom
[name_m]Bright[/name_m], [name_m]Beeri[/name_m], [name_m]Benzion[/name_m], Benayah, [name_m]Benjamin[/name_m], [name_m]Baltasar[/name_m], [name_m]Bobby[/name_m], [name_m]Ber[/name_m], [name_m]Barzillai[/name_m], Benesh, [name_m]Betzalel[/name_m], [name_m]Breki[/name_m], Beresh, Brialdur
Zebidah, [name_f]Zippora[/name_f], [name_f]Zuleika[/name_f], Zusa; [name_f]Zelda[/name_f], Zilpah; Zénäis
[name_m]Zohar[/name_m], [name_m]Zion[/name_m], [name_m]Zevulon[/name_m], Zavel, [name_m]Zimri[/name_m], [name_m]Zalman[/name_m], Zeved, Zevach, [name_m]Zephyr[/name_m]
Probably M, and A for girls. And E and J for boys
girls
[name_f]Anne[/name_f], [name_f]Anna[/name_f], [name_f]Annabeth[/name_f], Annabel(le), [name_f]Augusta[/name_f], [name_f]Aria[/name_f], [name_f]Ariel[/name_f], [name_f]Aurora[/name_f], [name_f]Aurelia[/name_f], [name_f]Arabella[/name_f], [name_f]Agnes[/name_f], [name_f]Addie[/name_f], [name_f]Adelaide[/name_f], [name_f]Addison[/name_f], [name_f]Amabel[/name_f], [name_f]Ava[/name_f], [name_f]Azalea[/name_f], [name_f]Amaryllis[/name_f], [name_f]Anneliese[/name_f], [name_f]Annemarie[/name_f], [name_f]Astoria[/name_f], [name_f]Aspen[/name_f]
[name_f]Mina[/name_f], [name_f]Minnie[/name_f], [name_f]Millie[/name_f], [name_f]Marlow[/name_f], [name_f]Marley[/name_f], May/Mae, [name_f]Marybeth[/name_f], [name_f]Marina[/name_f], [name_f]Marnie[/name_f], [name_f]Marigold[/name_f], [name_f]Magnolia[/name_f], [name_f]Margot[/name_f], [name_f]Margaret[/name_f], [name_f]Marguerite[/name_f], [name_f]Megan[/name_f], [name_f]Meg[/name_f], [name_f]Maggie[/name_f], [name_f]Maddie[/name_f], [name_f]Maxine[/name_f], [name_f]Madeleine[/name_f], [name_f]Molly[/name_f]
boys
[name_m]Elijah[/name_m], [name_m]Elliott[/name_m], [name_m]Ezra[/name_m], [name_m]Ezekiel[/name_m], [name_m]Ellis[/name_m], [name_f]Ellery[/name_f], [name_m]Ender[/name_m], [name_m]Edmund[/name_m], [name_m]Edward[/name_m], [name_m]Evander[/name_m], [name_m]Evan[/name_m], [name_m]Ewan[/name_m], [name_m]Eric[/name_m], [name_m]Ethan[/name_m], Elric, [name_m]Emmett[/name_m], [name_m]Emilio[/name_m], [name_m]Emmanuel[/name_m], [name_m]Eli[/name_m]
[name_m]Jay[/name_m], [name_m]Jason[/name_m], [name_m]James[/name_m], [name_m]Jackson[/name_m], [name_m]Jack[/name_m], [name_m]Jacob[/name_m], [name_f]June[/name_f], [name_f]Juniper[/name_f], [name_m]Jasper[/name_m], [name_f]Jade[/name_f], [name_m]Jaden[/name_m], [name_m]Julien[/name_m], [name_m]Jonas[/name_m], [name_m]Jonah[/name_m], [name_m]Jericho[/name_m], [name_m]Jace[/name_m], [name_m]Jagger[/name_m], [name_m]Jude[/name_m], [name_m]Johnathan[/name_m], [name_m]Joseph[/name_m], [name_m]Joey[/name_m]
For me, definitely M for girls and F or J for boys! M overall if I could only pick one.