Names that are popular on Nameberry but...

[name_m]Hi[/name_m] everyone!

I was just pondering, what names are popular on Nameberry but not so much in real life? Names that crop up all the time on here but you haven’t actually encountered?

Alternatively, are there any popular names in real life in your area that don’t get any love or much attention on Nameberry?

Thanks! I’m just interested to know :slight_smile:

I don’t live in an English-speaking country so I’m just going off names that I hear on NB a lot but aren’t high in the US/UK’s popularity lists!
[name_f]Anya[/name_f]
[name_f]Aurelia[/name_f]
[name_f]Callista[/name_f]
[name_f]Cleo[/name_f]
[name_f]Cordelia[/name_f]
[name_u]Juniper[/name_u]
[name_f]Louisa[/name_f]
[name_f]Rosamund[/name_f]
[name_f]Seraphine[/name_f]
[name_f]Sybil[/name_f]
[name_f]Sylvie[/name_f]
[name_f]Tessa[/name_f]
[name_f]Theodora[/name_f]
On the other hand, a name that’s surprisingly popular that I never see on here is [name_f]Autumn[/name_f]. [name_f]Clara[/name_f] as well, and [name_f]Delilah[/name_f] to some extent.

[name_f]Daphne[/name_f]
[name_f]Beatrice[/name_f]
[name_f]Margot[/name_f]
[name_f]Hazel[/name_f]
[name_f]Juno[/name_f]
[name_u]Wren[/name_u]
[name_f]Olive[/name_f]

[name_u]Jude[/name_u]
[name_m]Ezra[/name_m]
[name_m]Wilder[/name_m]
[name_m]Atticus[/name_m]
[name_u]River[/name_u]
[name_m]Asher[/name_m]

These were just some I could think of off the top of my head. For girls, definitely a lot of vintage names and for boys more modern and nature names. I don’t think there are really any names that are popular in my area but not on here. Maybe [name_u]Finley[/name_u]/[name_u]Finlay[/name_u]/[name_u]Finn[/name_u].

I live in southern US so if that matters at all…

Names that are popular on here but I have never encountered-
[name_f]Persephone[/name_f]
[name_u]August[/name_u]
[name_m]Wilder[/name_m]
[name_m]Casper[/name_m]
[name_u]Juniper[/name_u]
[name_m]Endymion[/name_m]
[name_f]Una[/name_f]
[name_f]Felicity[/name_f]
[name_f]Odette[/name_f]

Popular names in real life but not on here-
[name_f]Ava[/name_f]
[name_u]Sydney[/name_u]
[name_m]Lucas[/name_m]
[name_u]Harper[/name_u]
[name_u]Evelyn[/name_u]
[name_f]Samantha[/name_f]
[name_m]Andrew[/name_m]
[name_m]Connor[/name_m]

I have yet to meet a little [name_f]Clementine[/name_f] (as much as I would absolutely love to meet one someday!), yet it’s a name I’ve seen quite frequently on here

My experiences are skewed because I’m in high school (so I’m not really interacting with infants) but at camp (where the age range is 6-16) I’ve never met an [name_m]Atticus[/name_m], a [name_m]Henry[/name_m], a [name_u]Theo[/name_u], any [name_f]Rose[/name_f] name. However, at camp, there are 5 Evelyns, a [name_u]Jude[/name_u], and the youngest kids (who were 4 because their parents worked at camp) were [name_m]Grayson[/name_m] and [name_m]Jacob[/name_m]. The most popular names at my school are [name_u]James[/name_u] and [name_u]Michael[/name_u] for boys, and [name_f]Emma[/name_f] and [name_f]Isabelle[/name_f] for girls, and they are never suggested on here.

I see many admiring the names [name_f]Aurelia[/name_f], [name_f]Beatrix[/name_f], [name_f]Ottilie[/name_f], [name_m]Evander[/name_m], [name_m]Rafferty[/name_m] and [name_m]Atticus[/name_m] on here but have never encountered any little one’s with these names!

As for common names around me that are not as wildly adored on here: [name_f]Manon[/name_f], [name_f]Lola[/name_f], [name_f]Zoe[/name_f], [name_m]Nolan[/name_m], [name_m]Enzo[/name_m] and [name_m]Raphael[/name_m].

Thank you everyone! It’s so interesting to read through these!!

I totally agree about the popularity of [name_m]Atticus[/name_m], [name_f]Clementine[/name_f], [name_m]Wilder[/name_m], [name_m]Ezra[/name_m], [name_f]Caroline[/name_f], [name_f]Felicity[/name_f], [name_f]Sylvie[/name_f]/a, [name_f]Cordelia[/name_f], [name_m]Magnus[/name_m] and [name_u]August[/name_u]!

Some others that sprung to mind are [name_f]Maeve[/name_f], [name_f]Penelope[/name_f], [name_f]Emmeline[/name_f], [name_f]Adeline[/name_f], [name_f]Ophelia[/name_f], [name_m]Atlas[/name_m], [name_m]Bodhi[/name_m], [name_u]Wren[/name_u], [name_f]Cora[/name_f], [name_m]Silas[/name_m], [name_m]Forrest[/name_m] and [name_m]Felix[/name_m]!

I have met some of the nameberry populars including: [name_f]Beatrix[/name_f]/[name_f]Beatrice[/name_f], [name_f]Juliet[/name_f], [name_f]Margot[/name_f], [name_f]Aurelia[/name_f], [name_f]Talullah[/name_f], [name_m]Rafferty[/name_m], [name_m]Hugo[/name_m], [name_u]Jude[/name_u], [name_m]Caspian[/name_m], [name_m]Barnaby[/name_m], [name_m]Casper[/name_m], [name_f]Adele[/name_f], [name_u]Rowan[/name_u] and [name_m]Elijah[/name_m]

Some I seem to encounter a lot of though but don’t see so much on here, include:
[name_f]Ella[/name_f], [name_f]Evie[/name_f], [name_m]Adam[/name_m], [name_m]Liam[/name_m], [name_m]Joshua[/name_m], [name_m]Aaron[/name_m], [name_m]Connor[/name_m], [name_f]Emily[/name_f], [name_f]Sophie[/name_f], [name_f]Hannah[/name_f], [name_u]Charlie[/name_u], [name_f]Jasmine[/name_f], [name_f]Keira[/name_f], [name_f]Zoe[/name_f], [name_m]Nathan[/name_m]

I’ve never met anyone named [name_m]Wyatt[/name_m], [name_m]Asher[/name_m], [name_m]Jeremiah[/name_m], [name_f]Eliana[/name_f], [name_f]Gianna[/name_f] or [name_u]Quinn[/name_u]. I’d assume it’s because I live in the UK and those names are vastly more popular in the States.

Based on close friends or people I grew up with that gave names that stand out (and seem to fit Nameberry style) I know babies/kids named…
[name_m]Felix[/name_m], [name_f]Vivienne[/name_f], [name_u]Camdyn[/name_u], [name_f]Lucia[/name_f], [name_m]Cooper[/name_m], [name_f]Penelope[/name_f], [name_m]Cole[/name_m], [name_m]Asher[/name_m], [name_f]Molly[/name_f], [name_u]Bailey[/name_u], [name_f]Hallie[/name_f], [name_m]Jaxon[/name_m], [name_f]Kaydence[/name_f], [name_m]Griffin[/name_m], [name_m]Harrison[/name_m], [name_f]Gwendolyn[/name_f], [name_f]Brette[/name_f]… and I’ve got close friends having 5 more babies in the next 6 months!

[name_m]Just[/name_m] to give you an idea, here are the top 20 names for each sex in [name_f]Canada[/name_f] for 2019. In my province, [name_m]Oliver[/name_m] and [name_f]Olivia[/name_f] topped the list.

Boys
[name_m]Jackson[/name_m]
[name_u]Noah[/name_u]
[name_m]Liam[/name_m]
[name_m]Lucas[/name_m]
[name_m]Benjamin[/name_m]
[name_m]Oliver[/name_m]
[name_m]Ethan[/name_m]
[name_m]Jacob[/name_m]
[name_m]Leo[/name_m]
[name_u]Logan[/name_u]
[name_m]William[/name_m]
[name_m]Grayson[/name_m]
[name_m]Jack[/name_m]
[name_u]James[/name_u]
[name_u]Aiden[/name_u]
[name_m]Lincoln[/name_m]
[name_u]Theo[/name_u]
[name_m]Thomas[/name_m]
[name_m]Mateo[/name_m]
[name_u]Hudson[/name_u]

Girls
[name_f]Sophia[/name_f]
[name_f]Olivia[/name_f]
[name_f]Emma[/name_f]
[name_f]Amelia[/name_f]
[name_f]Aria[/name_f]
[name_f]Charlotte[/name_f]
[name_f]Ava[/name_f]
[name_f]Mia[/name_f]
[name_f]Mila[/name_f]
[name_f]Chloe[/name_f]
[name_f]Isabella[/name_f]
[name_f]Zoe[/name_f]
[name_f]Abigail[/name_f]
[name_u]Riley[/name_u]
[name_f]Lily[/name_f]
[name_u]Everly[/name_u]
[name_f]Layla[/name_f]
[name_f]Ella[/name_f]
[name_f]Maya[/name_f]
[name_f]Nora[/name_f]

There’s quite a few names that are popular on NB but not where I live. But I find that with the charts too.

Boys:
[name_m]Milo[/name_m]
[name_m]Asher[/name_m]
[name_m]Jasper[/name_m]
[name_m]Silas[/name_m]
[name_m]Atticus[/name_m]

Girls:
[name_f]Aurora[/name_f]
[name_f]Luna[/name_f]
[name_f]Ada[/name_f]
[name_f]Cora[/name_f]
[name_f]Maeve[/name_f]

I work in a Pre-School and the most common names we have there are [name_f]Ava[/name_f], [name_f]Sienna[/name_f], [name_f]Elsie[/name_f], [name_f]Lily[/name_f] (all the spellings), [name_f]Esme[/name_f] for the girls and then [name_m]Jacob[/name_m] and [name_m]Harry[/name_m]/[name_m]Harrison[/name_m]

[name_f]Violet[/name_f] is explosively popular on here, but I’ve never met an adult or child [name_f]Violet[/name_f] in my area (southern [name_u]Indiana[/name_u]). I’ve similarly never met an [name_f]Iris[/name_f], a non-elderly [name_f]Hazel[/name_f], or a [name_f]Lyra[/name_f]. On the boys’ side, [name_m]Leo[/name_m], [name_m]Jasper[/name_m], [name_m]Julian[/name_m], and (surprisingly) [name_m]Henry[/name_m] are rare. I’ve also only met one [name_f]Elsie[/name_f] (4 years old), one [name_f]Cora[/name_f] (18 years old), one [name_u]Jude[/name_u] (a dog) and one young [name_f]Frances[/name_f] (5 years old). [name_m]Plenty[/name_m] of Olivers, Evelyns, Charlottes, and Xaviers to go around though!