What would you name a daughter?

Girl Names
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Following on from my previous series about below the Top 500 (click here for the link if you are interested), these are the names that were in both England & Wales’s Top 500 for 2020 and the Top 100 at some point during 1974-1994. So basically today’s “mum” names that are still very much in use if you are one for a category! So, out of pure curiosity, what would you name a daughter?

Abigail, Alexandra, Alice, Amber, Amelia, Amy, Anna
Bethany
Catherine, Charlotte, Chloe
Daisy, Demi
Eleanor, Elizabeth, Ella, Ellen, Ellie, Emily, Emma
Francesca
Gabrielle, Georgia, Georgina, Grace
Hannah, Harriet, Heidi, Hollie, Holly
Imogen
Jasmine, Jennifer, Jessica, Joanna, Julia
Katie
Laura, Leah, Lily, Lucy, Lydia
Maria, Mary, Megan, Melissa, Michelle, Molly
Naomi, Natalie, Nicole
Olivia
Paige
Rachel, Rebecca, Robyn, Rosie
Sara, Sarah, Sophie, Stephanie
Victoria
Yasmin
Zoe

For the curious among you, I also split the names into those that are in the current Top 100 and those that are between 100-500. The rankings for each year are mentioned (if there isn’t a ranking for a certain year then the name wasn’t in the Top 100) and I’ve hidden the whole thing for those who aren’t that interested :stuck_out_tongue_closed_eyes:

Names still within 2020's Top 100

Abigail - (#80 in 1984) (#23 in 1994) (#87 in 2020)
Alice - (#83 in 1984) (#18 in 1994) (#27 in 2020)
Amber - (#50 in 1994) (#83 in 2020)
Amelia - (#75 in 1994) (#2 in 2020)
Anna - (#40 in 1974) (#39 in 1984) (#48 in 1994) (#89 in 2020)
Charlotte - (#41 in 1974) (#22 in 1984) (#4 in 1994) (#20 in 2020)
Chloe - (#97 in 1984) (#11 in 1994) (#46 in 2020)
Daisy - (#85 in 1994) (#24 in 2020)
Eleanor - (#76 in 1984) (#32 in 1994) (#53 in 2020)
Elizabeth - (#23 in 1974) (#25 in 1984) (#26 in 1994) (#56 in 2020)
Ella - (#81 in 1994) (#16 in 2020)
Ellie - (#68 in 1994) (#67 in 2020)
Emily - (#80 in 1974) (#36 in 1984) (#8 in 1994) (#15 in 2020)
Emma - (#4 in 1974) (#4 in 1984) (#10 in 1994) (#60 in 2020)
Georgia - (#29 in 1994) (#84 in 2020)
Grace - (#47 in 1994) (#11 in 2020)
Hannah - (#67 in 1974) (#20 in 1984) (#5 in 1994) (#75 in 2020)
Harriet - (#54 in 1994) (#55 in 2020)
Heidi - (#86 in 1974) (#95 in 2020)
Holly - (#59 in 1984) (#22 in 1994) (#81 in 2020)
Imogen - (#94 in 1994) (#52 in 2020)
Jasmine - (#51 in 1994) (#78 in 2020)
Jessica - (#40 in 1984) (#3 in 1994) (#37 in 2020)
Lily - (#90 in 1994) (#7 in 2020)
Lucy - (#38 in 1974) (#24 in 1984) (#13 in 1994) (#69 in 2020)
Maria - (#44 in 1974) (#78 in 1984) (#92 in 1994) (#70 in 2020)
Molly - (#49 in 1994) (#54 in 2020)
Olivia - (#24 in 1994) (#1 in 2020)
Robyn - (#82 in 1994) (#74 in 2020)
Rosie - (#66 in 1994) (#9 in 2020)
Sophie - (#85 in 1974) (#38 in 1984) (#6 in 1994) (#26 in 2020)

Names now within 2020's Top 100-500

Alexandra - (#82 in 1974) (#52 in 1984) (#40 in 1994) (#136 in 2020)
Amy - (#10 in 1984) (#7 in 1994) (#279 in 2020)
Bethany - (#15 in 1994) (#226 in 2020)
Catherine - (#22 in 1974) (#37 in 1984) (#56 in 1994) (#416 in 2020)
Demi - (#86 in 1994) (#378 in 2020)
Ellen - (#84 in 1994) (#494 in 2020)
Francesca - (#59 in 1994) (#112 in 2020)
Gabrielle - (#88 in 1994) (#478 in 2020)
Georgina - (#79 in 1974) (#84 in 1984) (#35 in 1994) (#286 in 2020)
Hollie - (#72 in 1994) (#195 in 2020)
Jennifer - (#34 in 1974) (#11 in 1984) (#42 in 1994) (#430 in 2020)
Joanna - (#39 in 1974) (#34 in 1984) (#97 in 1994) (#478 in 2020)
Julia - (#64 in 1974) (#130 in 2020)
Katie - (#81 in 1974) (#13 in 1984) (#14 in 1994) (#309 in 2020)
Laura - (#54 in 1974) (#2 in 1984) (#9 in 1994) (#178 in 2020)
Leah - (#99 in 1984) (#57 in 1994) (#143 in 2020)
Lydia - (#71 in 1994) (#136 in 2020)
Mary - (#77 in 1974) (#98 in 1984) (#291 in 2020)
Megan - (#17 in 1994) (#232 in 2020)
Melissa - (#62 in 1984) (#41 in 1994) (#237 in 2020)
Michelle - (#7 in 1974) (#18 in 1984) (#393 in 2020)
Naomi - (#67 in 1984) (#60 in 1994) (#185 in 2020)
Natalie - (#48 in 1974) (#16 in 1984) (#30 in 1994) (#406 in 2020)
Nicole - (#37 in 1994) (#279 in 2020)
Paige - (#34 in 1994) (#189 in 2020)
Rachel - (#12 in 1974) (#9 in 1984) (#19 in 1994) (#352 in 2020)
Rebecca - (#16 in 1974) (#5 in 1984) (#1 in 1994) (#236 in 2020)
Sara - (#52 in 1974) (#55 in 1984) (#102 in 2020)
Sarah - (#1 in 1974) (#1 in 1984) (#12 in 1994) (#115 in 2020)
Stephanie - (#61 in 1974) (#31 in 1984) (#25 in 1994) (#486 in 2020)
Victoria - (#18 in 1974) (#7 in 1984) (#27 in 1994) (#118 in 2020)
Yasmin - (#89 in 1994) (#338 in 2020)
Zoe - (#30 in 1974) (#41 in 1984) (#30 in 1994) (#197 in 2020)

Out of the original 109 names that I had gathered from 1974-1994, 64 remain within the Top 500 and 23 were ranked during all four decades!

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[name_f]Harriet[/name_f] [name_f]Amber[/name_f] I think!

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I adore so many of these names!! I’m going to name my four little women, as I just love all of these too much.

[name_f]Alice[/name_f] [name_f]Mary[/name_f] “Lissy”
[name_f]Imogen[/name_f] [name_f]Katie[/name_f] “Meg”
[name_f]Elizabeth[/name_f] [name_f]Amy[/name_f] “Bess”
[name_f]Harriet[/name_f] [name_f]Emily[/name_f] “Hattie”

:smiling_face_with_three_hearts:

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[name_f]Francesca[/name_f] [name_f]Daisy[/name_f] ‘Frankie’

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[name_f]Daisy[/name_f] [name_f]Imogen[/name_f]

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alice elizabeth :tulip:

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Oh, I love all of these names… this is so hard!

Well the easy answer is [name_f]Eleanor[/name_f], maybe [name_f]Eleanor[/name_f] [name_f]Lucy[/name_f] or [name_f]Eleanor[/name_f] [name_f]Sarah[/name_f] :tulip:

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Ooh, fun! I’ll name four [name_m]Little[/name_m] Women too, in this order I think:

• [name_f]Eleanor[/name_f] [name_f]Daisy[/name_f] [name_f]Alexandra[/name_f]
• [name_f]Alice[/name_f] [name_f]Georgina[/name_f] [name_f]Mary[/name_f]
• [name_f]Naomi[/name_f] [name_f]Charlotte[/name_f] [name_f]Sophie[/name_f]
• [name_f]Rosie[/name_f] [name_f]Elizabeth[/name_f] [name_f]Harriet[/name_f] (Rose would flow better as the proper name, [name_f]Rosie[/name_f] as the nickname.)

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Gabrielle Imogen… this one was difficult

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[name_f]Amy[/name_f] [name_f]Hannah[/name_f]! Although [name_f]Heidi[/name_f] [name_f]Robyn[/name_f] is also an option

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The ones I’d choose:

[name_f]Amelia[/name_f] [name_f]Grace[/name_f]
[name_f]Chloe[/name_f] [name_f]Grace[/name_f]
[name_f]Jessica[/name_f] [name_f]Grace[/name_f]
[name_f]Joanna[/name_f] [name_f]Grace[/name_f] *probably my favorite
[name_f]Natalie[/name_f] [name_f]Grace[/name_f]
[name_f]Rebecca[/name_f] [name_f]Grace[/name_f]
[name_f]Sarah[/name_f] [name_f]Bethany[/name_f]
[name_f]Sarah[/name_f] [name_f]Catherine[/name_f]
[name_f]Sarah[/name_f] [name_f]Grace[/name_f]
[name_f]Sarah[/name_f] [name_f]Elizabeth[/name_f]

(I have a hard time choosing cuz I like them all equally lol)

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[name_f]Lucy[/name_f] [name_f]Francesca[/name_f] or [name_f]Daisy[/name_f] [name_f]Francesca[/name_f]!

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[name_f]Eleanor[/name_f] [name_f]Daisy[/name_f]. Second choice would be [name_f]Alice[/name_f] [name_f]Imogen[/name_f].

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[name_f]Mary[/name_f] [name_f]Elizabeth[/name_f] “Marybeth”

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I could name so many babies with these names!

[name_f]Eleanor[/name_f] [name_f]Daisy[/name_f]
[name_u]Maria[/name_u] [name_f]Eleanor[/name_f]
[name_f]Olivia[/name_f] [name_f]Charlotte[/name_f]
[name_f]Catherine[/name_f] Lydia/Lydia [name_f]Catherine[/name_f]
[name_f]Rachel[/name_f] [name_f]Georgina[/name_f]
[name_u]Zoe[/name_u] [name_f]Charlotte[/name_f]
[name_f]Lily[/name_f] [name_f]Victoria[/name_f]
[name_f]Charlotte[/name_f] [name_f]Chloe[/name_f]

If I had to pick just ONE I’d be really torn between [name_f]Eleanor[/name_f] [name_f]Daisy[/name_f] “Lola” and [name_u]Maria[/name_u] [name_f]Eleanor[/name_f] “Masha” though! I think [name_f]Eleanor[/name_f] would win by a hair.

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Heidi Catherine :herb:

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[name_f]Daisy[/name_f] [name_f]Imogen[/name_f]

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[name_f]Rosie[/name_f] [name_f]Alice[/name_f] [name_f]Harriet[/name_f] :honey_pot: :strawberry:

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I would honestly use so many of these that it’s hard to choose, but tonight I’m feeling [name_f]Laura[/name_f]. So, I’ll say [name_f]Laura[/name_f] [name_f]Elizabeth[/name_f] or [name_f]Laura[/name_f] [name_f]Catherine[/name_f]. :blush:

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[name_f]Catherine[/name_f] [name_f]Hannah[/name_f] or [name_f]Anna[/name_f] [name_f]Victoria[/name_f].

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