UK names - aka you named your child what?
Aug 12th 2013, 11:32 am
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UK names - aka you named your child what?
The Office of National Statistics has just released a list of all the names babies born in the UK were given last year.
http://www.ons.gov.uk/ons/publicatio...cm%3A77-318071
Most tables are for the top 100 names, but if you look at Table 6 in each spreadsheet (there's one each for boys and girls) you'll see a full list, down to names being given to just three children.
The less common names include Duchess, Rainbow, Shanel (sic) and Bambi for girls (are these cats or children?) and Zeus (a lot to live up to) and Sully (Monsters Inc fan?) for boys. Rodney was a popular as the last two with three boys being given each of those names.
Have a read and judge away...
Feel free to tell us how popular/common your name is. I'm in the 2,500s somewhere.
http://www.ons.gov.uk/ons/publicatio...cm%3A77-318071
Most tables are for the top 100 names, but if you look at Table 6 in each spreadsheet (there's one each for boys and girls) you'll see a full list, down to names being given to just three children.
The less common names include Duchess, Rainbow, Shanel (sic) and Bambi for girls (are these cats or children?) and Zeus (a lot to live up to) and Sully (Monsters Inc fan?) for boys. Rodney was a popular as the last two with three boys being given each of those names.
Have a read and judge away...
Feel free to tell us how popular/common your name is. I'm in the 2,500s somewhere.
Aug 12th 2013, 11:59 am
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Re: UK names - aka you named your child what?
I can't even find my name or the child's on the list 
Aug 12th 2013, 12:05 pm
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Aug 12th 2013, 12:07 pm
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I'm at 64 for E & W 2012.
Aug 12th 2013, 12:15 pm
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Aug 12th 2013, 12:17 pm
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I noticed that the different spellings of Mohammed, if added together, make it the second-most popular name in England and Wales, adding up to 7139 newborn boys being given that name in 2012. I tried to see if there was a similar theme for girls, but there are far fewer obviously Muslim names in the top 100.
Aug 12th 2013, 12:32 pm
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I noticed that the different spellings of Mohammed, if added together, make it the second-most popular name in England and Wales, adding up to 7139 newborn boys being given that name in 2012. I tried to see if there was a similar theme for girls, but there are far fewer obviously Muslim names in the top 100.
Aug 12th 2013, 12:34 pm
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Can't open it on a mobile, guessing the boys are fairly low with the elder higher up than the younger.
And goodness knows where ex's is. Bottom 5%?
And goodness knows where ex's is. Bottom 5%?
Aug 12th 2013, 12:38 pm
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I feel sorry for the people with misspelled names:
Maxmilian, Maxwel, Laurens, Johny...
Maxmilian, Maxwel, Laurens, Johny...
Aug 12th 2013, 12:49 pm
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Re: UK names - aka you named your child what?
There are a few boys with the name 'Le'.
Imagine a school exchange trip to France.
Je m'appelle Le.
Le? Le quoi?
Non, Le!
Oui, le quoi????
etc.....
Imagine a school exchange trip to France.
Je m'appelle Le.
Le? Le quoi?
Non, Le!
Oui, le quoi????
etc.....
Aug 12th 2013, 1:02 pm
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Table 6 is the one - all boys names......... can't find my son anywhere....... unique then.......... 
Aug 12th 2013, 1:08 pm
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Re: UK names - aka you named your child what?
The Office of National Statistics has just released a list of all the names babies born in the UK were given last year.
http://www.ons.gov.uk/ons/publicatio...cm%3A77-318071
Most tables are for the top 100 names, but if you look at Table 6 in each spreadsheet (there's one each for boys and girls) you'll see a full list, down to names being given to just three children.
The less common names include Duchess, Rainbow, Shanel (sic) and Bambi for girls (are these cats or children?) and Zeus (a lot to live up to) and Sully (Monsters Inc fan?) for boys. Rodney was a popular as the last two with three boys being given each of those names.
Have a read and judge away...
Feel free to tell us how popular/common your name is. I'm in the 2,500s somewhere.
http://www.ons.gov.uk/ons/publicatio...cm%3A77-318071
Most tables are for the top 100 names, but if you look at Table 6 in each spreadsheet (there's one each for boys and girls) you'll see a full list, down to names being given to just three children.
The less common names include Duchess, Rainbow, Shanel (sic) and Bambi for girls (are these cats or children?) and Zeus (a lot to live up to) and Sully (Monsters Inc fan?) for boys. Rodney was a popular as the last two with three boys being given each of those names.
Have a read and judge away...
Feel free to tell us how popular/common your name is. I'm in the 2,500s somewhere.