Just how popular are the top ten names ? 🧐

Intersting!! These are the top in [name_f]Canada[/name_f].

[name_u]Liam[/name_u] - 1
[name_u]Jackson[/name_u] - 2
[name_u]Noah[/name_u] - 1
[name_m]Lucas[/name_m] - 1
[name_u]Oliver[/name_u] - 0
[name_u]Grayson[/name_u] - 1
[name_u]Leo[/name_u] - 0
[name_u]Jack[/name_u] - 1
[name_u]Benjamin[/name_u] - 1
[name_u]William[/name_u] - 3

[name_f]Olivia[/name_f] - 2
[name_f]Emma[/name_f] - 0
[name_f]Mia[/name_f] - 0
[name_f]Sophia[/name_f] - 1
[name_f]Zoey[/name_f] - 0
[name_f]Charlotte[/name_f] - 0
[name_f]Amelia[/name_f] - 1
[name_u]Aria[/name_u] - 0
[name_f]Mila[/name_f] - 0
[name_f]Hannah[/name_f] - 1

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US !!

  1. [name_f]Olivia[/name_f] — 8, though I’m definitely forgetting some

  2. [name_f]Emma[/name_f] — 15

  3. [name_f]Ava[/name_f] — 4

  4. [name_f]Charlotte[/name_f] — 7

  5. [name_f]Sophia[/name_f] — 5

  6. [name_f]Amelia[/name_f] — 3

  7. [name_f]Isabella[/name_f] — 4, but many more Isabel/Isabelles

  8. [name_f]Mia[/name_f] — 5

  9. [name_u]Evelyn[/name_u] — 3, and an [name_f]Evelin[/name_f]

  10. [name_u]Harper[/name_u] — 1

  11. [name_u]Liam[/name_u] — maybe 3?

  12. [name_u]Noah[/name_u] — 6, but I definitely am forgetting several

  13. [name_u]Oliver[/name_u] — 2

  14. [name_u]Elijah[/name_u] — 3

  15. [name_u]William[/name_u] — 9

  16. [name_u]James[/name_u] — 6

  17. [name_u]Benjamin[/name_u] — 10

  18. [name_m]Lucas[/name_m] — 2 (and 2 Lukes)

  19. [name_u]Henry[/name_u] — 4

  20. [name_m]Alexander[/name_m] — 4

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[name_f]Olivia[/name_f] – many
[name_f]Emma[/name_f] – 3-4
[name_f]Ava[/name_f] – 4-5
[name_f]Charlotte[/name_f] – 2-3
[name_f]Sophia[/name_f] – 1
[name_f]Amelia[/name_f] – 2-3
[name_f]Isabella[/name_f] – 4-5
[name_f]Mia[/name_f] – 2
[name_u]Evelyn[/name_u] – 0
[name_u]Harper[/name_u] – 2-3

[name_u]Liam[/name_u] – 1
[name_u]Noah[/name_u] – 5
[name_u]Oliver[/name_u] – at least 5
[name_u]Elijah[/name_u] – 1
[name_u]William[/name_u] – 2-3
[name_u]James[/name_u] – 4-5
[name_u]Benjamin[/name_u] – many
[name_m]Lucas[/name_m] – 3-4
[name_u]Henry[/name_u] – 1
[name_m]Alexander[/name_m] – 2-3

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I’m in the Northwestern United States.

  1. [name_u]Liam[/name_u]— surprisingly few, maybe 2-3?
  2. [name_u]Noah[/name_u]— 2 or 3?
  3. [name_u]Oliver[/name_u]— 1
  4. [name_u]Elijah[/name_u]— None, but a couple Eli’s.
  5. [name_u]William[/name_u]— More than I can count. 3 are in my family alone (grandpa, two uncles).
  6. [name_u]James[/name_u]— Also more than I can count, including 3 in my family and 1 of my friends.
  7. [name_u]Benjamin[/name_u]— At least 3-4, probably more.
  8. [name_m]Lucas[/name_m]— Not sure, maybe 1-2? I’ve met more people called [name_m]Luke[/name_m] than [name_m]Lucas[/name_m] and I’m not sure if any of them are Lucases.
  9. [name_u]Henry[/name_u]— A few. I’m not sure exactly, but not as many as I might think. I don’t know any currently.
  10. [name_m]Alexander[/name_m]— too many to count. [name_u]Alex[/name_u] is an incredibly popular name where I live.

Of the boys’ names, in my area I’d say [name_m]Alexander[/name_m], [name_u]James[/name_u], and [name_u]William[/name_u] are easily the most popular. They’re the ones I’d personally avoid using.

  1. [name_f]Olivia[/name_f]— At least 10.
  2. [name_f]Emma[/name_f]— too many to count. There were 3 in my tiny graduating class of 45 at high school.
  3. [name_f]Ava[/name_f]— 0! I’ve met couple Eva’s, an [name_f]Eve[/name_f], an [name_u]Avi[/name_u], an [name_f]Aya[/name_f], and an [name_f]Ada[/name_f], but never an [name_f]Ada[/name_f].
  4. [name_f]Charlotte[/name_f]— 3?
  5. [name_f]Sophia[/name_f]— too many to count, plus some Sophies.
  6. [name_f]Amelia[/name_f]— 1
  7. [name_f]Isabella[/name_f]— I’ve lost count.
  8. [name_f]Mia[/name_f]— probably 3-4
  9. [name_u]Evelyn[/name_u]— 1 or 2
  10. [name_u]Harper[/name_u]— 1 or 2

Of the girls’ names, [name_f]Isabella[/name_f] (and variants), [name_f]Olivia[/name_f], Sophia/Sophie, and [name_f]Emma[/name_f] are all wildly popular where I live. I’d avoid all due to popularity (but I actually am not a big fan of any of them).

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Australia!

Girls:

  1. [name_f]Charlotte[/name_f] - 5 maybe? and a few Charlies, but I don’t know all of their full names
  2. [name_f]Amelia[/name_f] - 3
  3. [name_f]Olivia[/name_f] - so. many.
  4. [name_f]Isla[/name_f] - 2
  5. [name_f]Mia[/name_f] - 1
  6. [name_f]Ava[/name_f] - 4 (plus an [name_f]Eva[/name_f] who pronounces it like Ava)
  7. [name_f]Grace[/name_f] - 4
  8. [name_f]Chloe[/name_f] - literally every second young girl I know is [name_f]Chloe[/name_f]. At least 15-20
  9. [name_u]Willow[/name_u] - 0
  10. [name_f]Matilda[/name_f] - 4

Some of the names in other top 10s - [name_f]Sophia[/name_f] and [name_f]Isabella[/name_f] most notably - are a lot more popular in my age group, whereas most of the Islas and the like are younger, I think.

Boys:

  1. [name_u]Oliver[/name_u] - 5-6?
  2. [name_u]Noah[/name_u] - 1
  3. [name_u]William[/name_u] - 7 or 8
  4. [name_u]Jack[/name_u] - 2
  5. [name_u]Leo[/name_u] - 0
  6. [name_u]Henry[/name_u] - 0
  7. [name_u]Charlie[/name_u] - 0
  8. [name_m]Thomas[/name_m] - 5
  9. [name_m]Lucas[/name_m] - 2
  10. [name_u]Elijah[/name_u] - 3

I don’t meet many boys full stop so this honestly doesn’t surprise me :sweat_smile: Most of the William’s and Thomas’s are brothers of friends

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For the US-

[name_f]Olivia[/name_f]- 3
[name_f]Emma[/name_f]- 2
[name_f]Ava[/name_f]- at minimum 8, probably more
[name_f]Charlotte[/name_f]- 1
[name_f]Sophia[/name_f]- 5
[name_f]Amelia[/name_f]- 2
[name_f]Isabella[/name_f]- at minimum 10, I’ve known tons
[name_f]Mia[/name_f]- 4
[name_u]Evelyn[/name_u]- 2 (ones an adult)
[name_u]Harper[/name_u]- 2

[name_u]Liam[/name_u]- 3
[name_u]Noah[/name_u]- 4
[name_u]Oliver[/name_u]- 2
[name_u]Elijah[/name_u]- 6
[name_u]William[/name_u]- 3 (adults)
[name_u]James[/name_u]- 3
[name_u]Benjamin[/name_u]- 1
[name_m]Lucas[/name_m]- 3
[name_u]Henry[/name_u]- 0
[name_m]Alexander[/name_m]- 3
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For [name_u]Texas[/name_u]-

[name_f]Olivia[/name_f]- 3
[name_f]Emma[/name_f]- 2
[name_f]Camila[/name_f]- 1 (adult)
[name_f]Isabella[/name_f]- (same as above)
[name_f]Mia[/name_f]- 4
[name_f]Sophia[/name_f]- 5
[name_f]Ava[/name_f]- (same as above)
[name_f]Amelia[/name_f]- 2
[name_f]Sofia[/name_f]- 6
[name_f]Charlotte[/name_f]- 1

[name_u]Liam[/name_u]- 3
[name_u]Noah[/name_u]- 4
[name_m]Mateo[/name_m]- 4
[name_u]Elijah[/name_u]- 6
[name_m]Sebastian[/name_m]- 3
[name_u]Oliver[/name_u]- 2
[name_u]Daniel[/name_u]- 4
[name_m]Santiago[/name_m]- 2 (adults)
[name_u]Benjamin[/name_u]- 1
[name_m]Alexander[/name_m]- 3

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[name_f]England[/name_f] & [name_m]Wales[/name_m]
(these numbers are more people I know personally rather than those I’ve overheard or met in passing as I can’t remember them all!)

[name_f]Olivia[/name_f] - too many to count
[name_f]Amelia[/name_f] - 3
[name_f]Isla[/name_f] - 4
[name_f]Ava[/name_f] - 2
[name_f]Mia[/name_f] - 3
[name_f]Ivy[/name_f] - 0
[name_f]Lily[/name_f] - 3, plus a [name_f]Lillie[/name_f]
[name_f]Isabella[/name_f] - 1
[name_f]Rosie[/name_f] - 1
[name_f]Sophia[/name_f] - 1, but quite a few Sophies

[name_u]Oliver[/name_u] - at least 5
[name_u]George[/name_u] - 1
[name_u]Arthur[/name_u] - 1
[name_u]Noah[/name_u] - 2
[name_m]Muhammad[/name_m] - 1
[name_m]Oscar[/name_m] - 1
[name_u]Harry[/name_u] - 2, and one whose full name was [name_m]Harrison[/name_m]
[name_m]Archie[/name_m] - 1
[name_u]Jack[/name_u] - 3

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Yeah, I couldn’t do this accurately! I’d have a number and then remember 5 more Islas from a different context, for example!

[name_u]Oliver[/name_u] ~ 30+
[name_u]George[/name_u] ~ 30+
[name_u]Arthur[/name_u] ~ 4
[name_u]Noah[/name_u] ~ 20+
[name_m]Muhammad[/name_m] ~ 20+
[name_m]Oscar[/name_m] ~ 10 +
[name_u]Harry[/name_u] ~ 30+
[name_m]Archie[/name_m] ~ 15+
[name_u]Jack[/name_u] ~ 20+

I’ve looked after so many children with these names that I cannot count them all! I’m only clear on the 4 Arthurs as I really like that name and there have been much less of them.

[name_f]Olivia[/name_f] ~ about 8, not that many
[name_f]Amelia[/name_f] ~ 5 and some Emelia’s
[name_f]Isla[/name_f] ~ 10+
[name_f]Ava[/name_f] ~ 3
[name_f]Mia[/name_f] ~ 10+
[name_f]Ivy[/name_f] ~ 3
[name_f]Lily[/name_f] ~ 10+
[name_f]Isabella[/name_f] ~ 3 with this spelling, many more Isobels and other variants
[name_f]Rosie[/name_f] ~ 0 as a full name (1 [name_f]Rose[/name_f] and many hyphenated names with [name_f]Rose[/name_f] as the second name
[name_f]Sophia[/name_f] ~ 20+

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Liam/William - 3 in my grade, + countless of my parents friends that go by [name_m]Bill[/name_m]
[name_u]Noah[/name_u] - 3
[name_u]Oliver[/name_u] - 1
[name_u]Elijah[/name_u] - 2
[name_u]James[/name_u] - 10 in my grade alone
[name_u]Benjamin[/name_u] - 5
[name_m]Lucas[/name_m] - 3
[name_u]Henry[/name_u] - 3
[name_m]Alexander[/name_m] - 5

[name_f]Olivia[/name_f] - 6
[name_f]Emma[/name_f] - 3
[name_f]Ava[/name_f] - something in the 10s, lost count
[name_f]Charlotte[/name_f] - 2
[name_f]Sophia[/name_f] - something in the 10s, lost count
[name_f]Amelia[/name_f] - 1
[name_f]Isabella[/name_f] - something in the 10s, lost count
[name_f]Mia[/name_f] - 2
[name_u]Evelyn[/name_u] - 4
[name_u]Harper[/name_u] - 0

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For the US:
[name_u]Liam[/name_u] - 0
[name_u]Noah[/name_u] - 0
[name_u]Oliver[/name_u] - 0
[name_u]Elijah[/name_u] - 3
[name_u]William[/name_u] - 1
[name_u]James[/name_u] - 1
[name_u]Benjamin[/name_u] - 1
[name_m]Lucas[/name_m] - 2
[name_u]Henry[/name_u] - 1
[name_m]Alexander[/name_m] - 1

[name_f]Olivia[/name_f] - 3
[name_f]Emma[/name_f] - 9
[name_f]Ava[/name_f] - 7
[name_f]Charlotte[/name_f] - 0
[name_f]Sophia[/name_f] - 0
[name_f]Amelia[/name_f] - 1
[name_f]Isabella[/name_f] - 3
[name_f]Mia[/name_f] - 1
[name_u]Evelyn[/name_u] - 0
[name_u]Harper[/name_u] - 2

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girls

olivia - 7-10
emma - 2
ava - 2
charlotte - 3
sophia - 5
amelia - 1
isabella - 1
mia - 0
evelyn - 0
harper - 0

boys

liam - 3
noah - 2
oliver - 0
elijah - 0
william - 1
james - 2
benjamin - 1
lucas - 2
henry - 0
alexander - 3

not very many for any of them except olivia…

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[name_f]Canada[/name_f] Top 10!

Girls

  1. [name_f]Sophia[/name_f] (2)
  2. [name_f]Olivia[/name_f] (3…)
  3. [name_u]Riley[/name_u] (1)
  4. [name_f]Emma[/name_f] (3)
  5. [name_f]Ava[/name_f] (2)
  6. [name_f]Isabella[/name_f] (1)
  7. [name_u]Aria[/name_u] (0)
  8. [name_f]Aaliyah[/name_f] (1)
  9. [name_f]Amelia[/name_f] (2)
  10. [name_f]Mia[/name_f] (1)

Boys

  1. [name_u]Liam[/name_u] (1)
  2. [name_u]Noah[/name_u] (at least 6)
  3. [name_u]Jackson[/name_u] (1)
  4. [name_u]Aiden[/name_u] (3)
  5. [name_u]Elijah[/name_u] (0)
  6. [name_u]Grayson[/name_u] (0)
  7. [name_m]Lucas[/name_m] (2)
  8. [name_u]Oliver[/name_u] (0, except my puppy Ollie)
  9. [name_m]Caden[/name_m] (0)
  10. [name_m]Mateo[/name_m] (1)
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using the new england/wales data !

my memory is awful so take these with a pinch of salt

most of them feel i’ve encountered a lot more (but that’s my best guess from who i can remember)

olivia : ten-ish ? probably more
amelia : also ten-ish
isla : two
ava : five ?
mia : five again ?
ivy : only one i think
lily : i can only think of one but i’m certain there are more
isabella : easily nine-ish and i also know a lot of isabelles and isabels
rosie : as a full first, three that i can think of but i also see it loads as a nickname
sophia : maybe five ?

oliver : four ??
george : five ???
arthur : three (i know that one)
noah : i can’t remember any ??
muhammad : i haven’t Known any but i’ve probably met lots
leo : fully just one i used to know one (1) other full name leo but he changed his name </3 all the others are short for something from what i can remember
oscar : straight can’t think of one like i hear it a lot just don’t meet them
harry : okay so i can only think of one and it’s short for henry which is really embarrassing but i know i’ve met others i promise
archie : f-four ?
jack : like three

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[name_f]Olivia[/name_f] — 1
[name_f]Emma[/name_f] — 1
[name_f]Ava[/name_f] — 1
[name_f]Charlotte[/name_f] — 1
[name_f]Sophia[/name_f] — 0 (but I have met a Sofia)
[name_f]Amelia[/name_f] — 1
[name_f]Isabella[/name_f] — 3
[name_f]Mia[/name_f] — 0
[name_u]Evelyn[/name_u] — 0
[name_u]Harper[/name_u] — 0

[name_u]Liam[/name_u] — 1
[name_u]Noah[/name_u] — 1
[name_u]Oliver[/name_u] — 0
[name_u]Elijah[/name_u] — 1
[name_u]William[/name_u] — 3
[name_u]James[/name_u] — 4
[name_u]Benjamin[/name_u] — 4
[name_m]Lucas[/name_m] — 0
[name_u]Henry[/name_u] — 0
[name_m]Alexander[/name_m] — 1

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[name_u]Liam[/name_u] - 1
[name_u]Noah[/name_u] - 0
[name_u]Oliver[/name_u] - 0
[name_u]Elijah[/name_u] - 0
[name_u]William[/name_u] - 3
[name_u]James[/name_u] - 8
[name_u]Benjamin[/name_u] - 2
[name_m]Lucas[/name_m] - 0

[name_f]Olivia[/name_f] - 4
[name_f]Emma[/name_f] - 1
[name_f]Ava[/name_f] - 1
[name_f]Charlotte[/name_f] - 0
[name_f]Sophia[/name_f] - 1
[name_f]Amelia[/name_f] - 2
[name_f]Isabella[/name_f] - 1
[name_f]Mia[/name_f] - 0
[name_u]Evelyn[/name_u] - 1
[name_u]Harper[/name_u] - 1

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