I’m really interested to see what the name demographic is like today, especially in the UK. I know names have really been diversifying recently and I wanted to see the impact of that. Please leave all the names you know! Beautiful names, uncommon names, all the names!
Cheers,
[name_f]Lilac[/name_f]
Oh, I wish I taught in the UK (and lived and gardened there!), but I’m a longtime teacher in Northern [name_u]California[/name_u].
Many Latinx names, though far more adventurous naming trends there than among my European American students. A far wider range of classically Latinate names than when I started teaching thirty years ago, as well as names like Ademir, [name_f]Citlali[/name_f], [name_f]Sarahi[/name_f], [name_f]Xochitl[/name_f], [name_f]Xiomara[/name_f], [name_f]Gladys[/name_f], [name_u]Evelyn[/name_u], [name_u]Leslie[/name_u], [name_f]Noemi[/name_f], [name_m]Hardy[/name_m], [name_m]Lalo[/name_m], Betito, [name_f]Nayeli[/name_f], [name_f]Araceli[/name_f], etc. A really diverse and fun selection.
Among my European American students, mostly familiar, often-used names: [name_f]Ava[/name_f], [name_f]Olivia[/name_f], [name_f]Eva[/name_f], [name_f]Sophia[/name_f], [name_u]Delaney[/name_u], [name_f]Emma[/name_f], [name_f]Hannah[/name_f], [name_f]Maddie[/name_f], [name_u]Ryan[/name_u], [name_u]Sam[/name_u], [name_u]Chase[/name_u], [name_u]Noah[/name_u], [name_m]Andrew[/name_m], [name_m]Kevin[/name_m], [name_u]Owen[/name_u], [name_u]Carson[/name_u], [name_u]Michael[/name_u], etc.
Once I taught a girl named [name_u]Beverly[/name_u] [name_f]Ceridwen[/name_f]. I nearly fell over with delight because it was so unexpected.
I have elaborate name fantasies in which my classes are filled with [name_f]Walpurgis[/name_f], [name_m]Sven[/name_m], [name_u]Mica[/name_u], [name_f]Sojourner[/name_f], [name_m]Antony[/name_m], [name_u]Fjord[/name_u], [name_m]Kirkby[/name_m], [name_f]Madrona[/name_f], [name_u]Jean[/name_u]-[name_m]Pierre[/name_m], [name_m]Milosz[/name_m], [name_m]Freeman[/name_m], [name_f]Despina[/name_f], [name_u]Kalani[/name_u], [name_m]Benicio[/name_m], Ludmilla, and [name_f]Peony[/name_f]!
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So names I’ve started coming across from friends having kids are [name_f]Anaya[/name_f], [name_f]Ella[/name_f], [name_f]Amy[/name_f], [name_f]Eiliyah[/name_f], [name_f]Rosie[/name_f], [name_u]Amari[/name_u], [name_f]Grace[/name_f] to name a few.
Edit: oh and I’m based in the UK as well!
Interesting or personal favourites from the last few years: Cassan, [name_f]Aveline[/name_f], [name_f]Emmeline[/name_f], [name_f]Emilia[/name_f], many Rubys, [name_f]Zarina[/name_f], [name_f]Antonina[/name_f], [name_f]Marcelina[/name_f], [name_f]Callie[/name_f], [name_u]Lexie[/name_u], [name_f]Martha[/name_f], [name_u]Seth[/name_u], [name_f]Mable[/name_f], [name_m]Salvador[/name_m], [name_m]Cassius[/name_m].
Some I’ve noticed:
Evie
[name_f]Lucy[/name_f]
[name_f]Tallulah[/name_f]
[name_f]Florence[/name_f]
[name_f]Margot[/name_f]
[name_f]Maisie[/name_f]
[name_f]Emma[/name_f]
[name_f]Lily[/name_f]
[name_f]Sophia[/name_f]
[name_f]Amira[/name_f]
[name_f]Lydia[/name_f]
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A selection of names I’ve encountered in various groups and classes that my children have attended over the past five years (central [name_f]England[/name_f]):
Freddie
[name_m]Archie[/name_m]
Eashan
[name_m]Oscar[/name_m]
[name_u]Bertie[/name_u]
[name_m]Isaac[/name_m]
[name_m]Caspian[/name_m]
[name_u]Elliot[/name_u]
[name_m]Barnaby[/name_m]
[name_m]Horatio[/name_m]
[name_f]Kala[/name_f]
[name_m]Monty[/name_m]
[name_m]Sebastian[/name_m]
[name_u]Griffin[/name_u]
[name_m]Raphael[/name_m]
[name_m]Brodie[/name_m]
[name_m]Hugo[/name_m]
[name_u]Landon[/name_u]
[name_u]Reggie[/name_u]
[name_u]Milo[/name_u]
[name_m]Benji[/name_m]
Stoic (!)
[name_m]Henry[/name_m]
[name_u]Willoughby[/name_u]
[name_u]Dexter[/name_u]
[name_m]Reuben[/name_m]
[name_m]Tobias[/name_m]
[name_m]Harrison[/name_m]
[name_u]Stanley[/name_u]
[name_m]Ludo[/name_m]
Peggy
[name_f]Theodora[/name_f]
[name_f]Harriet[/name_f]
[name_f]Beatrice[/name_f]
[name_f]Florence[/name_f]
[name_f]Imogen[/name_f]
[name_f]Pippa[/name_f]
[name_f]Sylvie[/name_f]
[name_f]Juno[/name_f]
[name_f]Enid[/name_f]
[name_f]Greta[/name_f]
[name_f]Ophelia[/name_f]
[name_f]Chloe[/name_f]
[name_f]Daisy[/name_f]
[name_f]Hettie[/name_f]
[name_f]Matilda[/name_f]
[name_f]Joni[/name_f] ([name_f]Johanna[/name_f])
[name_f]Roxanne[/name_f]
[name_f]Annie[/name_f]
[name_u]Connie[/name_u]
[name_f]Zahra[/name_f]
[name_u]Piper[/name_u]
[name_u]Rowan[/name_u]
[name_u]Blake[/name_u]
[name_u]Penny[/name_u]
[name_f]Olivia[/name_f]
[name_f]Bonnie[/name_f]
Eiddwen
[name_f]Lucinda[/name_f]
[name_f]Hermione[/name_f]
[name_f]Tabitha[/name_f]
[name_u]Willow[/name_u]
[name_f]Zari[/name_f]
[name_u]Darcey[/name_u]
[name_f]Poppy[/name_f]
[name_f]Georgina[/name_f]
[name_f]Myla[/name_f]-[name_f]Rose[/name_f]
[name_f]Sienna[/name_f]
[name_f]Niamh[/name_f]
[name_f]Edie[/name_f]
[name_f]Frieda[/name_f]
[name_u]Roux[/name_u]
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My little sister has a diverse school given how we often make the diversity lol 
names I notice make me realize that trends do tend to appear in classrooms right now I heard some names often seen in namesberry:
BOYS:
[name_u]Ezra[/name_u]
[name_m]Valentino[/name_m]
[name_m]Damon[/name_m]
GIRLS:
[name_u]Hunter[/name_u]
[name_f]Shyla[/name_f]
[name_f]Twyla[/name_f] (she’s not related to twyla but rip to the teacher when confusing them)
[name_f]Alaia[/name_f]
I go to school in [name_m]Wales[/name_m], so there’s a mix of Welsh names and “[name_f]English[/name_f]” names. Some personal favourites of mine…
Branwen / [name_f]Bronwen[/name_f] / [name_f]Bronwyn[/name_f]
[name_f]Eira[/name_f]
[name_f]Freya[/name_f]
Heddwen
[name_f]Kyla[/name_f]
Mailey
[name_u]Seren[/name_u]
[name_f]Violet[/name_f]
Callum
[name_u]Corbyn[/name_u]
[name_m]Elian[/name_m]
[name_u]Noah[/name_u]
[name_m]Rhydian[/name_m]
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I am in the UK, some unusual ones in the class I’ve heard.
Elethwyn
[name_f]Candace[/name_f]
[name_m]Busby[/name_m]
[name_f]Bambi[/name_f]
[name_u]Billie[/name_u]-[name_f]Mae[/name_f]
Others
[name_m]Harrison[/name_m]
[name_f]Gracie[/name_f]
[name_f]Melody[/name_f]
[name_m]Tobias[/name_m]
[name_u]Riley[/name_u]
[name_m]William[/name_m]
[name_f]Hope[/name_f]
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I go to high school in the U.S so here are some girl names I’ve heard:
note: all of these names are sorted into common or unique based off of how often I see them in my area
Common Girl Names:
[name_u]Mackenzie[/name_u]
[name_u]Addison[/name_u]/Addy
[name_f]Isabell[/name_f]/Bella
[name_f]Brianna[/name_f]
[name_f]Ava[/name_f]
[name_f]Brooklynn[/name_f]
[name_f]Olivia[/name_f]
[name_f]Michelle[/name_f]
[name_f]Michaela[/name_f]
[name_u]Mackenzie[/name_u]
[name_f]Ellie[/name_f]/Ella
[name_f]Sophia[/name_f]/Sophie
[name_u]Unique[/name_u] Girl Names:
[name_f]Cora[/name_f]
[name_f]Maren[/name_f]
[name_f]Valarie[/name_f]
[name_u]Jayden[/name_u]
[name_f]Joslyn[/name_f]
[name_f]Kayla[/name_f]
[name_f]Melea[/name_f]
[name_f]Gwyneth[/name_f]
[name_f]Mora[/name_f]
[name_f]Anastasia[/name_f]
[name_f]Margarita[/name_f]
Names i hear alot at my Australian high school
[name_f]Ava[/name_f]
[name_f]Emma[/name_f]
[name_f]Amelie[/name_f]
[name_u]Holly[/name_u]
[name_f]Ella[/name_f]
[name_f]Lucy[/name_f]
[name_f]Lily[/name_f]/Lillian
[name_f]Ashleigh[/name_f]
[name_u]Ruby[/name_u]
[name_f]Mia[/name_f]
[name_f]Lulu[/name_f]
So. Many. [name_f]Lily[/name_f]’s.
It’s such a beautiful name but… There’s so many 
I live in aus, but here are some names I’ve heard:
[name_f]Darci[/name_f]
[name_f]Amity[/name_f]
Zayleigh
[name_f]Kathleen[/name_f]
[name_f]Marli[/name_f]
[name_u]Penny[/name_u]
[name_f]Giselle[/name_f]
[name_u]Harley[/name_u]
[name_f]Phoebe[/name_f]
[name_f]Matilda[/name_f]
[name_f]Indi[/name_f]
[name_u]Levi[/name_u]
Chevyleigh
[name_m]Sebastian[/name_m]
[name_f]Noelle[/name_f]
[name_m]Stirling[/name_m]
[name_u]Blake[/name_u] (lots of Blakes!)
[name_m]Lachlan[/name_m]
[name_u]Declan[/name_u]
[name_m]Tobias[/name_m]
[name_u]Logan[/name_u]
I teach in [name_f]England[/name_f] and obviously don’t want to share the exact names I teach but general trends should be fine.
Lots of Polish names in the schools I’ve taught in.
Double barrelled girl names (and a few boys).
Classic top 100 in more middle class areas and experimental/originally American top 100 or so in less middle class areas.
Evie - just [name_f]Evie[/name_f]. Its the one name that stands out to me for the sheer number of girls I’ve seen called [name_f]Evie[/name_f].
[name_u]Oliver[/name_u] for boys. [name_u]James[/name_u].
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I am US based (and I teach a very girly after school program, so very few boys) and the ones I see the most are all spellings of [name_u]Avery[/name_u] & [name_f]Macy[/name_f]. Then a lot of ‘el’ names [name_f]Ella[/name_f], [name_f]Ellie[/name_f], [name_f]Elena[/name_f], [name_f]Elliana[/name_f], [name_u]Elliot[/name_u] etc. lots of [name_f]Isabel[/name_f]/Isabelle/Isabella, and lots of [name_f]Leah[/name_f] & [name_f]Aaliyah[/name_f]/Aleah/Aliah etc., [name_f]Lily[/name_f]/Layla/Lila, plus of course the expected [name_f]Sophia[/name_f], [name_f]Olivia[/name_f], [name_f]Emma[/name_f] & [name_f]Grace[/name_f]
Some of my favorites that I’ve come across that aren’t too unique to share have been [name_u]Pepper[/name_u], [name_u]Wren[/name_u], [name_f]Luella[/name_f], [name_u]Juniper[/name_u] & [name_f]Odette[/name_f].
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Based in the UK, here are the names I come across a lot:
Lily
[name_f]Ella[/name_f]
[name_f]Rosie[/name_f]
[name_f]Olivia[/name_f]
[name_f]Isabel[/name_f] (and all its variants)
[name_f]Esme[/name_f]
[name_f]Sophia[/name_f]
[name_f]Clara[/name_f]
[name_f]Ava[/name_f]
[name_f]Orla[/name_f]
[name_f]Isla[/name_f]
[name_f]Evie[/name_f]/Edie
[name_f]Ivy[/name_f]
[name_f]Beatrice[/name_f]/Beatrix
[name_f]Maisie[/name_f]
[name_f]Aurora[/name_f]
[name_f]Grace[/name_f]
[name_f]Amelia[/name_f]
[name_f]Mabel[/name_f]
[name_u]Wren[/name_u]
[name_f]Maggie[/name_f]
[name_f]Matilda[/name_f]
And some boys:
Henry
[name_u]Harry[/name_u]
[name_u]George[/name_u]
[name_m]Reuben[/name_m]
[name_m]Archie[/name_m]
[name_u]River[/name_u]
[name_m]Albie[/name_m]
[name_u]Teddy[/name_u]
[name_m]Felix[/name_m]
[name_u]Freddie[/name_u]
Bohdi
[name_m]Jacob[/name_m]
[name_m]Zak[/name_m]
[name_u]Reggie[/name_u]
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Some people in my year (UK based, [name_f]Scotland[/name_f] specifically)
Some uncommon names
[name_f]Valeria[/name_f]
[name_f]Polly[/name_f]
[name_m]Gabor[/name_m]
[name_u]Addison[/name_u] (b)
[name_u]Haydn[/name_u] (b)
[name_m]Dawson[/name_m]
[name_m]Marvin[/name_m]
[name_f]Shakira[/name_f]
[name_m]Ruadhan[/name_m] (g)
Some super common names in my year (more than 2/3)
[name_f]Hannah[/name_f]
[name_u]Jamie[/name_u] (b)
[name_u]Abbie[/name_u] (g)
[name_m]Josh[/name_m]
[name_u]Callum[/name_u]
[name_f]Mia[/name_f]
[name_f]Paige[/name_f]
[name_u]Connor[/name_u]
[name_f]Lucy[/name_f]
[name_m]Daniel[/name_m]
[name_m]Euan[/name_m]/Ewan
[name_f]Lauren[/name_f]
[name_m]Lewis[/name_m]
[name_f]Rebecca[/name_f]
[name_u]Sam[/name_u] (b)
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Not a teacher but I did volunteer to help out in a classroom a couple of years. Most of the kids had popular or familiar names (e.g. [name_f]Sophia[/name_f], [name_u]Owen[/name_u], [name_f]Maisie[/name_f]). I think [name_f]Christiana[/name_f] was the most uncommon name I encountered.
[name_f]Maisie[/name_f]
[name_f]Evie[/name_f]
[name_f]Mia[/name_f]!!
[name_f]Olivia[/name_f]
[name_f]Grace[/name_f] and [name_f]Gracie[/name_f]
[name_f]Emily[/name_f] (still quite common which always surprises me)
[name_f]Isla[/name_f]
[name_u]Ruby[/name_u]
[name_f]Daisy[/name_f]
[name_f]Poppy[/name_f]
[name_f]Abigail[/name_f] ([name_u]Abby[/name_u], [name_u]Abbie[/name_u] etc)
[name_f]Lily[/name_f] ([name_f]Lillie[/name_f], [name_f]Lilly[/name_f] etc)
[name_f]Phoebe[/name_f]
[name_f]Aaliyah[/name_f]
[name_u]Taylor[/name_u]
[name_u]James[/name_u]
[name_m]Jacob[/name_m]
[name_m]Mohammed[/name_m] (and variants)
[name_m]Isaac[/name_m]
[name_u]George[/name_u]
[name_u]Harry[/name_u]!!
[name_m]Daniel[/name_m]
[name_u]Noah[/name_u]
[name_u]Finley[/name_u] and [name_u]Finn[/name_u]
[name_m]Zack[/name_m] / [name_m]Zachary[/name_m]
[name_m]Oscar[/name_m]
[name_u]Oliver[/name_u]
[name_u]Miles[/name_u] and [name_u]Milo[/name_u]
[name_u]Jayden[/name_u]
[name_u]Jordan[/name_u]
[name_u]Alfie[/name_u]
I’m in middle school. I’m not very good with names, but here are the memorable ones…
Shivani & [name_f]Shivana[/name_f] (twins)
[name_u]Everette[/name_u]
[name_f]Amaya[/name_f] “[name_u]Ash[/name_u]”
There are a bunch of really foreign names given to American kids as well, but I can’t remember any of them.
Based in [name_f]Canada[/name_f], I hear a lot of these working with kids!
Zoey/Zoe
[name_f]Isla[/name_f]
[name_f]Ella[/name_f]
[name_f]Claire[/name_f]/Clara
[name_u]Avery[/name_u]
[name_u]Ainsley[/name_u]
[name_f]Sophie[/name_f]
[name_u]Addison[/name_u]/Addyson/Addisyn
[name_u]Emerson[/name_u]/Emersyn
[name_u]Sam[/name_u]/Samantha
[name_f]Adrianna[/name_f]
[name_f]Annabelle[/name_f]
[name_f]Julia[/name_f]
[name_f]Aria[/name_f]/Ariyah
[name_f]Athena[/name_f]
[name_f]Charlotte[/name_f]
[name_f]Tessa[/name_f]
[name_f]Avalynn[/name_f]
Benjamin/Ben/Bennett
[name_u]Riley[/name_u]
[name_u]Bentley[/name_u]
[name_u]Jackson[/name_u]/Jaxon
[name_u]Blake[/name_u]
[name_m]Matthew[/name_m]
[name_m]Hugo[/name_m]
[name_m]Kingston[/name_m]
[name_u]Carter[/name_u]