For those who know or are willing to spend some time looking into it. Namely popularity in whatever country you live, but if you can’t find out and/or would like to give comparatives from others, feel free! I’m just curious as to how much people might factor popularity into their choices, inspired by a similar question which didn’t ask for figures.
Thanks!
Most names I really like and could possible use in a [name_m]German[/name_m] speaking country are somewhat popular (top 100, at least for the girls names). [name_f]Elina[/name_f] for example is #64 with (113 babies named [name_f]Elina[/name_f] in 2013), [name_f]Helene[/name_f] is #77 (90 babies named [name_f]Helene[/name_f] in 2013), [name_f]Zoe[/name_f] is #86 (84 babies named [name_f]Zoe[/name_f] in 2013). [name_f]Holly[/name_f] does not appear on the list at all which means that less than 5 babies were named [name_f]Holly[/name_f] last year - yay 
Also [name_u]Finley[/name_u] (boys name) doesn’t appear on the list. [name_m]Colin[/name_m]/[name_m]Collin[/name_m] are #167/#414, [name_m]Cooper[/name_m] doesn’t appear at all.
Rankings are from this list: Top 1000 Names in England and Wales, 2013 - British Baby Names
[name_f]Margot[/name_f] (#725), [name_f]Helena[/name_f] (#339), [name_f]Beatrix[/name_f] (#247), [name_f]Dorothy[/name_f] (#397) and [name_f]Ramona[/name_f] (not in top 1000).
[name_m]Arthur[/name_m] (#43), [name_m]Edmund[/name_m] (#837), [name_m]Rupert[/name_m] (#213), [name_m]Dashiell[/name_m] (not in top 1000) and [name_m]Calvin[/name_m] (#447).
I usually try and stay outside the top 100, but [name_m]Arthur[/name_m] is a family name and long-time love, so I made an exception!
[name_f]Canada[/name_f] doesnt do anything beyond a top 100; and it isnt an official, government released top 100, but I do know the E&W rankings, so I’ll go for those.
Girls:
[name_f]Doris[/name_f] (#2176),
[name_f]Phoebe[/name_f] (#24),
[name_f]Lucy[/name_f] (#28),
[name_f]Amelia[/name_f] (#1),
[name_f]Florence[/name_f] (#29),
[name_f]Alice[/name_f] (#27),
[name_f]Minnie[/name_f] (#368)
[name_f]Martha[/name_f] (#73)
[name_f]Edna[/name_f] (#2649)
[name_f]Violet[/name_f] (#73)
[name_f]Elsie[/name_f] (#47)
[name_u]Evelyn[/name_u] (#45)
Boys:
[name_m]Matthew[/name_m] (#47)
[name_m]Louis[/name_m] (#77)
[name_m]Christopher[/name_m] (#132)
[name_m]Ernest[/name_m] (#440)
[name_m]Henry[/name_m] (#18)
[name_m]Harry[/name_m] (#3)
[name_u]James[/name_u] (#9)
[name_m]Adam[/name_m] (#40)
[name_m]Albert[/name_m] (#99)
I will use the American Top 1000.
Girls:
[name_f]Amy[/name_f] #139
[name_f]Beata[/name_f] not in the top
[name_f]Constance[/name_f] not in the top
[name_f]Emmeline[/name_f] not in the top
[name_f]Florence[/name_f] not in the top
[name_f]Hazel[/name_f] #157
[name_f]Helena[/name_f] #549
[name_f]Liv[/name_f] not in the top
[name_f]Sibyl[/name_f] not in the top
[name_f]Tabitha[/name_f] #759
[name_f]Twila[/name_f] not in the top
Boys:
[name_m]Atlas[/name_m] #789
[name_m]Casimir[/name_m] not in ithe top
[name_m]Grover[/name_m] not in the top
[name_m]Hadrian[/name_m] not in the top
[name_m]Hector[/name_m] #277
[name_m]Ignatius[/name_m] not in the top
[name_u]James[/name_u] #13
[name_m]Leonid[/name_m] not in the top
[name_m]Nathaniel[/name_m] #91
[name_m]Oscar[/name_m] #178
[name_m]Otis[/name_m] not in the top
[name_u]Robin[/name_u] not in the top
[name_m]Rupert[/name_m] not in the top
[name_u]August[/name_u] #319
[name_u]Emmett[/name_u] #173
[name_u]Arlo[/name_u] #677
[name_u]Percy[/name_u] is not in the top 1000
[name_m]Arthur[/name_m] #323
[name_m]Theodore[/name_m] #170
[name_m]Ronan[/name_m] #434
[name_m]Atticus[/name_m] #404
[name_f]Audrey[/name_f] #32
[name_f]Nora[/name_f] #83
[name_f]Iris[/name_f] #253
[name_f]Clara[/name_f] #131
[name_f]Adeline[/name_f] #232
[name_f]Hazel[/name_f] #157
[name_f]Stella[/name_f] #70
[name_f]Clementine[/name_f] not ranked
And out of curiosity, my girls’ names are [name_f]Maeve[/name_f] [name_f]Eleanor[/name_f] (484, 106) and [name_f]Rose[/name_f] [name_f]Evangeline[/name_f] (224, 300)
Most of my faves have never ranked in the top 1000. I don’t consider rankings for the opposite gender so my names aren’t popular.
Boys
[name_u]Shea[/name_u]- not ranked for either gender
[name_f]Jade[/name_f]- not ranked; currently 126 for girls
[name_u]Eden[/name_u]- 643 for boys; 158 for girls
Girls
[name_m]Jasper[/name_m]- never ranked for girls; 248 for boys
[name_u]Blaise[/name_u]- never ranked for girls; 912 for boys
I’m in Australia, and I could only find a top 100 name list :(.
[name_f]Charlotte[/name_f] (#1)
[name_f]Matilda[/name_f] (#18)
[name_f]Elizabeth[/name_f] (#47)
[name_f]Adelaide[/name_f] (doesn’t rank)
[name_f]Evangeline[/name_f] (doesn’t rank)
[name_f]Florence[/name_f] (doesn’t rank)
[name_m]Austin[/name_m] (#80), [name_u]Austen[/name_u] doesn’t rank
[name_m]Theodore[/name_m] (doesn’t rank)
[name_u]Elliott[/name_u]/[name_u]Elliot[/name_u] (doesn’t rank)
[name_m]Hezekiah[/name_m] (doesn’t rank)
For boys:
[name_m]Latham[/name_m] [name_u]Sterling[/name_u]
([name_m]Latham[/name_m] is considered very rare, [name_u]Sterling[/name_u] ranks #540 in Us unable to find out popularity in other countries)
[name_m]Soren[/name_m] Cambridge Both are very rare and do not even have any ratings as far as I can tell.
Girls:
[name_f]Jonquil[/name_f] Eilene [name_f]Jonquil[/name_f] maybe # 947 [name_f]Eileen[/name_f] is ranked #748
[name_u]Ellery[/name_u] [name_u]Reid[/name_u] I do not know how they rank. Obviously [name_u]Reid[/name_u] is more popular than [name_u]Ellery[/name_u]!
I’ll do my top 10 names for each gender. I live in the United States.
Girls:
[name_f]Juliet[/name_f] #238
[name_f]Madeline[/name_f] #90 ( I was surprised this was so high. I didn’t think it was in the top 100!)
[name_u]Evelyn[/name_u] #20 (See [name_f]Madeline[/name_f])
[name_f]Emilia[/name_f] #207
[name_f]Clara[/name_f] #131
[name_f]Lydia[/name_f] #96
[name_f]Violet[/name_f] #69
[name_f]Linnea[/name_f], Not in the top 1000
[name_f]Stella[/name_f] #70
[name_f]Natalie[/name_f] #21
Boys:
[name_m]Jonathan[/name_m] #42
[name_m]Wesley[/name_m] #139
[name_u]Evan[/name_u] #55
[name_m]Joel[/name_m] #144
[name_u]Quinn[/name_u] #356 for boys, 118 for girls
[name_m]Dawson[/name_m] #320
[name_u]Rhys[/name_u] #489
[name_m]Roman[/name_m] #134
[name_m]Griffin[/name_m] #225
[name_m]Lyndon[/name_m], Not in the top 1000
[name_u]Adair[/name_u]- not in top 1000. 31 girls were named [name_u]Adair[/name_u] in 2013
[name_f]Adalyn[/name_f]- #177
[name_f]Iris[/name_f]- #253
[name_f]Leonor[/name_f]- not in top 1000. 28 girls were named [name_f]Leonor[/name_f] in 2013
[name_f]Lila[/name_f]- #192
[name_f]Maeve[/name_f]- #484
[name_f]Sadie[/name_f]- #50 (aka too popular!)
[name_f]Thea[/name_f]- not in top 1000. 209 girls were named [name_f]Thea[/name_f] in 2013
[name_m]Archer[/name_m]- #351
[name_m]Canaan[/name_m]- not in top 1000. 149 boys were named [name_m]Canaan[/name_m] in 2013.
[name_u]Carter[/name_u]- #32 (aka too popular!)
[name_m]Jasper[/name_m]- #248
[name_m]Nolan[/name_m]- #86 (aka too popular!)
[name_m]Ronan[/name_m]- #434
[name_m]Ryder[/name_m]- #103
[name_m]Torin[/name_m]- not in top 1000. 126 boys were named [name_m]Torin[/name_m] in 2013
[name_f]Hazel[/name_f] - 157
[name_f]Gwen[/name_f] - 947
[name_f]Daphne[/name_f] - 397
[name_f]Clara[/name_f] - 131
[name_m]Felix[/name_m] -296
[name_m]Nathaniel[/name_m] - 91
[name_u]Logan[/name_u] - 17
[name_m]Gabriel[/name_m] - 24
[name_f]Sophia[/name_f] - 1 (yeah that’s right XD that’s why it’s only a middle)
[name_f]Charlotte[/name_f] - 11
[name_f]Alexandra[/name_f] - 82
[name_f]Louise[/name_f]/[name_f]Louisa[/name_f] - Not in the top 1000
[name_f]Isla[/name_f] - 167
[name_f]Luna[/name_f] - 185
[name_f]Seraphina[/name_f]/[name_f]Serafina[/name_f] - Not in the top 1000
[name_f]Matilda[/name_f] - 645
[name_f]Lily[/name_f] - 27
[name_f]Marina[/name_f] - 600
[name_f]Ramona[/name_f] - Not in top 1000
[name_f]Eliza[/name_f] - 200
[name_u]Rhys[/name_u] - 489
[name_u]August[/name_u] - 319
[name_m]Christopher[/name_m] - 26
[name_m]Theodore[/name_m] - 170
[name_m]Samuel[/name_m] - 25
[name_f]Rosemary[/name_f] - 533
[name_f]Fiona[/name_f] -197
[name_f]Delilah[/name_f] - 135
[name_f]Olivia[/name_f] - 3
[name_u]Meredith[/name_u] - 654
[name_f]Zoe[/name_f] - 31
[name_f]Phillipa[/name_f] - Not on chart
[name_m]Hugo[/name_m] - 438
[name_m]Levi[/name_m] - 50
[name_u]Seth[/name_u] - 231
[name_f]Diana[/name_f] - 270
[name_m]Leo[/name_m] - 112
[name_m]Julian[/name_m] - 47
[name_m]Milo[/name_m] - 314
[name_u]Tristan[/name_u] - 97
[name_u]Noah[/name_u] - 1
[name_f]Celeste[/name_f] - 469
[name_m]Tobias[/name_m] - 491
I’m using Australia’s top 100 and when it isn’t on there the full list from [name_f]Victoria[/name_f] in 2012, even though I’m from WA.
[name_f]Isobel[/name_f]: [name_f]Isabelle[/name_f]/[name_f]Isabel[/name_f] is at 23 and [name_f]Isobel[/name_f] is at 166 in [name_f]Victoria[/name_f]
[name_f]Eloise[/name_f]: 68
[name_f]Matilda[/name_f]: 18
[name_f]Alice[/name_f]: 55
[name_f]Eleanor[/name_f]: 109
[name_f]Amelia[/name_f]: 6
[name_f]Elena[/name_f]: 164
[name_f]Mirabel[/name_f]: unranked
[name_f]Felicity[/name_f]: 198
[name_f]Phoebe[/name_f]: 59
[name_f]Eilidh[/name_f]: unranked
[name_f]Rosalia[/name_f]: unranked
[name_f]Roisin[/name_f]: unranked
[name_f]Azalea[/name_f]: unranked
[name_f]Elsa[/name_f]: 297
[name_f]Arabella[/name_f]: 204
[name_f]Genevieve[/name_f]: 179
[name_u]Ruby[/name_u]: 3 (5 in my state)
[name_f]Charlotte[/name_f]: 1(2 in my state)
Average popularity: 91
Boys
[name_m]Eamon[/name_m]: 240
[name_m]Tiago[/name_m]: unranked (Satiago at 634)
[name_m]Cooper[/name_m]: 10
[name_m]Jack[/name_m]: 3 (1 in my state)
[name_m]Jago[/name_m]:unranked
[name_u]Flynn[/name_u]: 37
[name_m]Archer[/name_m]: 55
[name_m]Lincoln[/name_m]: 50
[name_m]Asher[/name_m]: 168
[name_u]Alfie[/name_u]: 201
[name_u]Taylor[/name_u]: 259
[name_m]Baxter[/name_m]: 254
[name_m]Finnian[/name_m]: unranked
[name_m]Lawson[/name_m]: 461
[name_m]Jasper[/name_m]: 82
[name_m]Lewis[/name_m]: 97
[name_m]Oscar[/name_m]: 27
[name_m]Fletcher[/name_m]: 68
[name_m]Caspian[/name_m]: unranked
[name_m]Miller[/name_m]: 249
Average Popularity: 112
So my girls names are a bit more popular but are around the 100 mark, since popularity doesn’t worry me I like that popularity range.
[name_m]Will[/name_m] [name_m]Johan[/name_m]: 740 and 531
[name_u]Nico[/name_u] [name_m]Sven[/name_m]: 484 and wasn’t given to more than 5 boys in 2014
[name_m]Luka[/name_m] Rion: 585 and given to only 34 boys in 2013
[name_u]Sam[/name_u] [name_m]Walter[/name_m]: 552 and 342
[name_u]Brayden[/name_u] [name_m]Edward[/name_m]: 48 (too popular!) and 145
[name_f]Nola[/name_f] [name_f]Malena[/name_f]: 786 and given to only 95 girls in 2013
[name_f]Eve[/name_f] [name_f]Adalia[/name_f]: 490 and given to only 103 girls in 2013
[name_f]Adia[/name_f] [name_f]Mae[/name_f]: only given to 46 girls in 2013 and 674
[name_u]Salem[/name_u] [name_f]Rose[/name_f]: given to only 91 girls in 2013 and 224
[name_f]Lila[/name_f] [name_u]Jude[/name_u]: 192 and given to only 99 girls in 2013
I did my top 6 first names for each gender with UK & US rankings.
[name_m]Samson[/name_m] #475 UK / #671 US
[name_m]Tobias[/name_m] #125 UK / #491
[name_m]Charleston[/name_m] not within top 1000 UK / not within top 1000 US
[name_u]Asa[/name_u] #647 UK / #554 US
[name_m]Clement[/name_m] not within top 1000 UK / not within top 1000 US
[name_m]Martin[/name_m] #268 UK / #263 US
[name_f]Alba[/name_f] #378 UK / not within top 1000 US
[name_f]Faye[/name_f] #182 UK / not within top 1000 US
[name_f]Nella[/name_f] not within top 1000 UK / not within top 1000 US
[name_f]Jessamy[/name_f] not within top 1000 UK / not within top 1000 US
[name_f]Ada[/name_f] #280 UK / #436 US
[name_f]Hazel[/name_f] #318 UK / #157 US
Going off the latest UK lists I’ll just list the names in my signature:
[name_f]Octavia[/name_f]: 1774th
[name_f]Astrid[/name_f]: 626th
[name_f]Lyra[/name_f]: 218th
[name_f]Hestia[/name_f]: N/A
[name_u]Wallis[/name_u]: 4050th
[name_u]Sheridan[/name_u]: N/A
[name_m]Rafferty[/name_m]: 375th
[name_m]Malachy[/name_m]: 720th
[name_m]Jasper[/name_m]: 111th
[name_m]Harrison[/name_m]: 36th
[name_u]Sidney[/name_u]: 233rd
[name_m]Killian[/name_m]: 2216th
I have an interesting mix, because popularity really does not matter to me at all. I just like what I like…
Girls:
[name_u]Avery[/name_u] #12
[name_f]Caroline[/name_f] #63
[name_f]Lucille[/name_f] #359
[name_f]Clarity[/name_f] NR (But I like [name_f]Clarissa[/name_f] as an alternate, which is #708 and [name_u]Clare[/name_u] as a nn, which is #727. The very similar [name_f]Claire[/name_f] is #49)
[name_f]Jessamine[/name_f] NR (though [name_f]Jessa[/name_f] is #991)
[name_f]Josephine[/name_f] #160 (kind of surprised this one is so high)
[name_f]Louisa[/name_f] NR (and very surprised this one is not ranked!)
[name_f]Rosemary[/name_f] #533
[name_f]Tessa[/name_f] #242
[name_f]Jane[/name_f] #355
Boys:
[name_m]Desmond[/name_m] #330
[name_m]Elijah[/name_m] #11
[name_m]Ezra[/name_m] #143
[name_u]Logan[/name_u] #17
[name_m]Theodore[/name_m] #170
[name_u]Whitney[/name_u] NR
[name_m]Harrison[/name_m] #161 (my newest nephew’s name, so jealous! Haha.)
I tend to like really unusual names - [name_u]Indigo[/name_u] is my favourite name and unfortunately it’s gaining popularity - in the UK in 2013 it placed 626th with 65 babies being called that…
Of my other favourites, [name_u]Juniper[/name_u] isn’t in the top 1000, neither is [name_f]Lux[/name_f], or [name_u]Mika[/name_u], but [name_u]Kai[/name_u] is 64th for boys (:() with 1,002 boys being called that in 2013, [name_u]Teddy[/name_u] is 86th for boys with 698 in 2013, and [name_m]Isaac[/name_m] - which I love but would only use as a middle - is 29th!
I’m from [name_f]Scotland[/name_f] and I think they only have a top 500 name list.
[name_f]Helena[/name_f] - #319 (12 girls – YAY!)
[name_u]Ruby[/name_u] -#24 (198 girls)
[name_f]Caroline[/name_f] - Not ranked which means less than 6 girls were named [name_f]Caroline[/name_f] last year!
[name_f]Penelope[/name_f] - #194 (23 girls)
[name_f]Rose[/name_f] - #83 (58 girls)
[name_f]Emmeline[/name_f] - Not ranked
[name_f]Violet[/name_f] - #140 (33 girls)
[name_f]Imogen[/name_f] - #70 (68 girls)
[name_f]Clara[/name_f] -#155 (30 girls)
[name_f]Hazel[/name_f] - #223 (19 girls)
[name_f]Iris[/name_f] - #140 (33 girls)
[name_f]Ivy[/name_f] - #100 (47 girls)
[name_f]Freya[/name_f] - #18 (225 girls)
[name_f]Lydia[/name_f] - #302 (13 girls)
[name_f]Katherine[/name_f] - #169 (27 girls)
[name_f]Margaret[/name_f] - #319 (12 girls)
[name_f]Evangeline[/name_f] - #387 (9 girls)
[name_f]Josephine[/name_f] - #413 (8 girls)
[name_f]Felicity[/name_f] - #506 (6 girls)
[name_f]Willow[/name_f] -#79 (62 girls)
[name_f]Phoebe[/name_f] -#85 (57 girls)
[name_f]Beth[/name_f] -#95 (51 girls)
[name_f]Bonnie[/name_f] - #183 (25 girls)
[name_f]Scarlett[/name_f] - #82 (61 girls)
[name_f]Aurora[/name_f] - #319 (12 girls)
[name_f]Isabel[/name_f] - #387 (9 girls)
[name_f]Leila[/name_f] - #238 (17 girls)
[name_f]Maeve[/name_f] - #449 (7 girls)
[name_f]Diana[/name_f] - Not ranked
[name_f]Johanna[/name_f] - Not ranked
[name_f]Olive[/name_f] - Not ranked
[name_f]Lilia[/name_f] - Not ranked
[name_f]Lia[/name_f] - #344 (11 girls)
[name_m]Isaac[/name_m] (29th)
[name_m]Solomon[/name_m] (338th)
[name_m]Asher[/name_m] (394th)
[name_m]Ezra[/name_m] (295th)
[name_m]Judah[/name_m] (666th)
[name_u]River[/name_u] (479th)
[name_f]Veronica[/name_f] (802nd)
[name_f]Matilda[/name_f] (36th)
[name_f]Theodora[/name_f] (750th)
[name_f]Beatrix[/name_f] (247th)
[name_f]Ottilie[/name_f] (699th)
[name_f]Clementine[/name_f] (479th)
[name_f]Evangeline[/name_f] (324th)
[name_f]Olwen[/name_f] (3160th)