Long list of birth announcements

A social media group I’m in posts birth announcements of members each month, so being the name nerd I am, I keep a running list of all the names. I thought others might enjoy it too, so here you go! I try to keep track of any repeats and put the number of occurrences after the name, but it’s possible I’ve missed some.

It’s a Bible study group, so the names definitely skew biblical. That said, I think it’s fascinating to see the variety, and it really drives home the fact that today’s popular names are not nearly as common as popular names 30 years ago. On the other hand, it also illustrates how sometimes names that aren’t high in the SSA list can still be relatively popular in certain subgroups (three [name_m]Boaz[/name_m]’s and two [name_f]Alethea[/name_f]’s!).

Personally, I think it’s a really nice group of names, although naturally there are a few that aren’t my cup of tea. So what do you all think? Any favorites, or general observations?

GIRLS
[name_f]Chloe[/name_f]-3
[name_f]Lucy[/name_f]-3
[name_f]Norah[/name_f]-2
[name_f]Anna[/name_f]-2
[name_f]Verity[/name_f]-2
[name_f]Adelaide[/name_f]-2
[name_f]Alethea[/name_f]-2
[name_f]Magnolia[/name_f]-2
[name_f]Selah[/name_f]-2
[name_f]Dorothy[/name_f]
[name_f]Tessa[/name_f]
[name_f]Sybil[/name_f]
[name_f]Elyse[/name_f]
[name_f]Juliette[/name_f]
[name_f]Lily[/name_f]
[name_f]Moriah[/name_f]
Laeta
[name_f]Jessica[/name_f]
[name_f]Priscilla[/name_f]
[name_f]Jane[/name_f]
[name_f]Liberty[/name_f]
[name_f]Freyja[/name_f]
[name_f]Liliana[/name_f]
[name_f]Kathryn[/name_f]
[name_f]Jemima[/name_f]
[name_f]Josephine[/name_f]
[name_u]Penny[/name_u]
[name_f]Rosemary[/name_f]
[name_f]Isabel[/name_f]
[name_u]Evelyn[/name_u]
[name_u]Elliott[/name_u]
[name_f]Audrey[/name_f]
[name_f]Eva[/name_f]
[name_f]Sylvia[/name_f]
[name_f]Clara[/name_f]
[name_f]Sophia[/name_f]
[name_f]Aliyah[/name_f]
[name_u]Riley[/name_u]
[name_f]Emma[/name_f]
[name_f]Hannah[/name_f]
[name_f]Mathilda[/name_f]
[name_f]Anwyn[/name_f]
[name_f]Amelia[/name_f]
[name_f]Evaline[/name_f]
[name_f]Ava[/name_f]
[name_f]Helena[/name_f]
[name_f]Cassia[/name_f]
Cheyla
[name_f]Jadah[/name_f]
Cartriona
[name_f]Mabel[/name_f]
[name_f]Virginia[/name_f]
[name_f]Isla[/name_f]
[name_f]Vera[/name_f]
[name_f]Phoebe[/name_f]
[name_f]Lydia[/name_f]
[name_f]Prudence[/name_f]
[name_u]Meredith[/name_u]
[name_f]Faith[/name_f]
[name_f]Esther[/name_f]
[name_f]Iona[/name_f]
[name_f]Trinity[/name_f]
[name_f]Grace[/name_f]
[name_f]Natalia[/name_f]
Gospel
[name_f]Adalynn[/name_f]
[name_f]Julia[/name_f]
[name_f]Elizabeth[/name_f]
[name_f]Kristiana[/name_f]
[name_f]Charlotte[/name_f]
[name_f]Iris[/name_f]
[name_u]Teagan[/name_u]
[name_f]Arabella[/name_f]
[name_f]Rebekah[/name_f]
[name_f]Naomi[/name_f]
[name_f]Ruth[/name_f]
[name_f]Magdalena[/name_f]
[name_f]Evangeline[/name_f]
[name_f]Amara[/name_f]
[name_f]Maeve[/name_f]
[name_m]Griffin[/name_m]
[name_f]Una[/name_f]

BOYS
[name_m]Jack[/name_m]-4
[name_m]Daniel[/name_m]-3
[name_m]Boaz[/name_m]-3
[name_u]James[/name_u]-3
[name_u]Michael[/name_u]-2
[name_m]Matthias[/name_m]-2
[name_m]Henry[/name_m]-2
[name_u]Asher[/name_u]-2
[name_u]Jude[/name_u]-2
[name_m]Ronan[/name_m]-2
[name_m]Thomas[/name_m]-2
[name_m]Joel[/name_m]-2
[name_m]Caleb[/name_m]-2
[name_m]Benaiah[/name_m]-2
[name_m]Jasper[/name_m]-2
[name_m]Judah[/name_m]-2
[name_m]Sebastian[/name_m]-2
[name_m]Isaac[/name_m]-2
[name_m]Moses[/name_m]-2
[name_m]William[/name_m]
[name_m]Donovan[/name_m]
[name_m]Zachary[/name_m]
[name_m]John[/name_m]
[name_m]Matthew[/name_m]
[name_u]Kit[/name_u]
[name_m]Victor[/name_m]
[name_m]Callum[/name_m]
[name_m]Nathan[/name_m]
[name_u]Asa[/name_u]
[name_u]Lincoln[/name_u]
[name_m]Nathanael[/name_m]
[name_m]Seamus[/name_m]
[name_m]Luke[/name_m]
[name_u]Jayden[/name_u]
[name_m]George[/name_m]
[name_m]Phinehas[/name_m]
Roshan
[name_m]Jonathan[/name_m]
[name_u]Rowan[/name_u]
[name_u]Quentin[/name_u]
[name_m]Benjamin[/name_m]
[name_m]Peter[/name_m]
[name_m]Mattis[/name_m]
[name_m]Xavier[/name_m]
[name_m]Warren[/name_m]
[name_u]Elisha[/name_u]
[name_m]Dawson[/name_m]
[name_m]Theodore[/name_m]
[name_u]River[/name_u]
[name_m]Elijah[/name_m]
[name_m]Edgar[/name_m]
[name_m]Lukas[/name_m]
[name_m]Alfred[/name_m]
[name_m]Simeon[/name_m]
[name_m]Josiah[/name_m]
[name_m]Levi[/name_m]
[name_m]Klayton[/name_m]
[name_m]Ethan[/name_m]
[name_m]Luken[/name_m]
[name_u]Max[/name_u]
[name_m]Gideon[/name_m]
[name_u]Elliott[/name_u]
[name_m]Roland[/name_m]
[name_u]Francis[/name_u]
[name_m]Benedict[/name_m]
[name_m]Marcus[/name_m]
[name_m]Nicholas[/name_m]
[name_m]Ayrton[/name_m]
[name_u]Noah[/name_u]
[name_u]Murray[/name_u]
[name_m]Liam[/name_m]
[name_m]Theophilus[/name_m]
[name_m]Mordecai[/name_m]
[name_m]Bear[/name_m]
[name_m]Fisher[/name_m]
[name_m]Adam[/name_m]
[name_u]Blake[/name_u]
[name_m]Gilbert[/name_m]
[name_u]Aiden[/name_u]
[name_m]Obadiah[/name_m]
[name_m]Andrew[/name_m]
[name_m]Tripp[/name_m]
[name_m]Sean[/name_m]
[name_m]Harrison[/name_m]
[name_m]Silas[/name_m]

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Super cool list!! It will be great to keep updating this. I really enjoyed reading this list!

Gospel, Laeta, [name_f]Alethea[/name_f], Cheyla, [name_m]Benaiah[/name_m], [name_u]Elisha[/name_u], [name_m]Theophilus[/name_m] and [name_m]Mordecai[/name_m] were all big surprises to me! Have never heard of these names before (apart from [name_u]Elisha[/name_u], but I have only seen it on girls). Oh, I just noticed that [name_m]Griffin[/name_m] is a little girl! [name_m]Griffin[/name_m] is in my top four boy names. Really cool to see it being used on a little girl. This is so refreshing to see such a range of names.

Like you said, it’s really interesting to see what names are popular in this group. It’s also a great personal help to me because I have been cautious on one of my favourite girl names, [name_f]Evangeline[/name_f]. There just seems to be so many little girls with [name_f]Eva[/name_f] - variety names right now. I found it interesting that in the list of girl names that there are four different [name_f]Eve[/name_f] - style names ([name_u]Evelyn[/name_u], [name_f]Eva[/name_f], [name_f]Evangeline[/name_f] and [name_f]Evaline[/name_f]). So while there aren’t multiple Evangelines in this group, there are multiple girls with very similar sounding names. I am still surprised to see 2 baby Aletheas, though!

[name_f]My[/name_f] favourites are [name_f]Selah[/name_f], [name_f]Lucy[/name_f], [name_f]Josephine[/name_f], [name_f]Evaline[/name_f], [name_f]Grace[/name_f], [name_f]Naomi[/name_f], [name_f]Evangeline[/name_f], [name_m]Boaz[/name_m], [name_m]Benjamin[/name_m] and [name_m]Gideon[/name_m].

Thanks for posting this!

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I love seeing people use [name_m]Seamus[/name_m], [name_m]Tripp[/name_m], [name_m]Obadiah[/name_m], [name_m]Mordecai[/name_m], [name_m]Theophilus[/name_m], and [name_u]Kit[/name_u]! It’s really cool to see what people are naming their kids nowadays, not just the top 100. Thanks for the list :slight_smile:

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What a wonderful list, thanks so much for sharing! :green_heart:

[name_f]My[/name_f] favourites are:

[name_f]Anna[/name_f]
[name_f]Jemima[/name_f]
[name_f]Mathilda[/name_f]
[name_f]Helena[/name_f]
[name_f]Esther[/name_f]
[name_f]Iona[/name_f]
[name_f]Julia[/name_f]
[name_f]Magdalena[/name_f]

[name_m]Matthias[/name_m]
[name_m]Henry[/name_m]
[name_u]Asher[/name_u]
[name_u]Jude[/name_u]
[name_m]Jasper[/name_m]
[name_m]Isaac[/name_m]
[name_m]Moses[/name_m]
[name_u]Kit[/name_u]
[name_u]Asa[/name_u]
[name_m]Nathanael[/name_m]
[name_m]Seamus[/name_m]
[name_m]Phinehas[/name_m]
[name_m]Mattis[/name_m]
[name_m]Theodore[/name_m]
[name_u]River[/name_u]
[name_u]Max[/name_u]
[name_m]Bear[/name_m]
[name_m]Silas[/name_m]

I’m loving the boys’ names especially! So many cool, under-the-radar but totally wearable choices there.

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