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I could have pinpointed that list to the Telegraph, lol. I bet those names are popular for a certain segment of English yuppie or white-collar society, but many of them, such as Florence and Frederick, are not particularly popular overall.

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That's always the 'problem' (if indeed it were a problem) with newspaper birth announcements, if stats are taken from them. I read the Herald, which has a fairly Nationalist following if not actually an SNP readership, and the names in the BAs are all characteristically Scottish. It's all Finlay, Isla, Iona, Murray, Campbell, Eilidh ... etc. This isn't reflected in the broader stats. These names are popular, but they're popular alongside American council-estate favourites, like Kelsey and Shannon.

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Rory is popular here in Scotland, and I'm surprised, but not *that* surprised, to see it's a Telegraph favourite. Yuppies in London were taking a shine to Angus and Hamish not so long ago - much more of a shine than they ever got in Scotland lately! Oh and Finley is a yuppie favourite in England, and possibly Fergus, and Freya ...

This message was edited 3/31/2007, 11:45 AM