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No, I'm not asking about the name Utopia, you can relax. ;)
With the recent release of the SSA 2007 most popular names, I've been wondering something: In your perfect world, what would the top 10 or 50 or whatever names have been?
ETA: http://ssa.gov/cgi-bin/popularnames.cgi
With the recent release of the SSA 2007 most popular names, I've been wondering something: In your perfect world, what would the top 10 or 50 or whatever names have been?
ETA: http://ssa.gov/cgi-bin/popularnames.cgi
This message was edited 5/10/2008, 9:13 AM
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Well, that's a tricky question. I wouldn't like any of my favourites to become popular, but I would also like classy names to become popular. With that in mind, I'd say something like:
1. Anna
2. Julia
3. Mary
4. Eliza
5. Victoria
6. Rose
7. Jane
8. Jemima (I wish this wasn't associated with syrup)
9. Johanna
10. Adelaide
The boys' names list is actually pretty close to my ideal: Classic names that I wouldn't personally use, since I like mine uncommon. So, I don't think I'd really change much there, honestly.
1. Anna
2. Julia
3. Mary
4. Eliza
5. Victoria
6. Rose
7. Jane
8. Jemima (I wish this wasn't associated with syrup)
9. Johanna
10. Adelaide
The boys' names list is actually pretty close to my ideal: Classic names that I wouldn't personally use, since I like mine uncommon. So, I don't think I'd really change much there, honestly.
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I personally wouldnt want my faves to be in the top because I wouldnt want to give my child a trendy/common name.
NAME THAT I WOULDNT MIND BEING IN TOP TEN FOR BOYS:
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Isaiah
Luke
Lance
Charlie
Alfred
Jason
Carter
Colin
Walker
Victor
FOR GIRLS:
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Evelyn
Lily
Charlotte
Lauren
Madison
Diana
Carolyn
Abigail
Esther
Kayla
NAME THAT I WOULDNT MIND BEING IN TOP TEN FOR BOYS:
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Isaiah
Luke
Lance
Charlie
Alfred
Jason
Carter
Colin
Walker
Victor
FOR GIRLS:
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Evelyn
Lily
Charlotte
Lauren
Madison
Diana
Carolyn
Abigail
Esther
Kayla
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I was thinking about this actually.
Mine would be:
GIRLS:
Mary
Alice
Maria
Anna
Elizabeth
Julia
Laura
Alexandra
Katherine (all spellings)
Jane
Caroline
Margaret
Judith
Emily
Eleanor
Sophie / Sophia (can't decide)
Frances
Helen
Martha
Lucy
Susan
Susannah
Ruth
Emma
Isabel / Isabelle
Adelaide
Stella
Joan
Victoria
Penelope
Leticia
Felicia
Sarah
Virginia
John
William
Frederick
Henry
Thomas
Benedict
Alexander
Charles
George
Edward
Joseph
Albert
Robert
Theodore
Edgar
Isaac
Augustus
Hugo
Marcus
Lucius
Bernard
Nicholas
...Something like that, in order similar to that. I might edit.
I think it is silly to want any names that are not on your shortshort list to be extremely unpopular. I want a world filled up with names I like.
Mine would be:
GIRLS:
Mary
Alice
Maria
Anna
Elizabeth
Julia
Laura
Alexandra
Katherine (all spellings)
Jane
Caroline
Margaret
Judith
Emily
Eleanor
Sophie / Sophia (can't decide)
Frances
Helen
Martha
Lucy
Susan
Susannah
Ruth
Emma
Isabel / Isabelle
Adelaide
Stella
Joan
Victoria
Penelope
Leticia
Felicia
Sarah
Virginia
John
William
Frederick
Henry
Thomas
Benedict
Alexander
Charles
George
Edward
Joseph
Albert
Robert
Theodore
Edgar
Isaac
Augustus
Hugo
Marcus
Lucius
Bernard
Nicholas
...Something like that, in order similar to that. I might edit.
I think it is silly to want any names that are not on your shortshort list to be extremely unpopular. I want a world filled up with names I like.
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I actually wish that none of my faves were ever popular
I'm hoping that Constantine never makes it into the top 1000. It's been my favorite boys' name since around 1st grade and really hope that my future husband likes it as much as I do. If I couldn't use Constantine I think I'd seriously be heartbroken. But I don't want my childrens' names to be common at all. I've enjoyed an uncommon name too much.
I'm hoping that Constantine never makes it into the top 1000. It's been my favorite boys' name since around 1st grade and really hope that my future husband likes it as much as I do. If I couldn't use Constantine I think I'd seriously be heartbroken. But I don't want my childrens' names to be common at all. I've enjoyed an uncommon name too much.
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You should check the number of births on the list though
Names at the bottom have just over 200... Even if Constantine or something else made the bottom of the list, odds are your Constantine would never meet any of the others.
Names at the bottom have just over 200... Even if Constantine or something else made the bottom of the list, odds are your Constantine would never meet any of the others.
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LOL really? The top 1000? That is pretty extreme. Aileen's never even dropped out of the top 1000, and it's (usually) a spelling variation of a more common name.
Anything below ~250-300 I consider "uncommon." I think that is a good range, actually, because they are all ordinary enough to be recognizable but distinct enough to be memorable. I'm so glad Simon is continuing to hover there this year!
Constantine is a great name, the more I think about it. I know a kid whose FN/MN is John Constantine, I think that's amazing.
Anything below ~250-300 I consider "uncommon." I think that is a good range, actually, because they are all ordinary enough to be recognizable but distinct enough to be memorable. I'm so glad Simon is continuing to hover there this year!
Constantine is a great name, the more I think about it. I know a kid whose FN/MN is John Constantine, I think that's amazing.
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The top 50 wouldn't have any names I like in it, because I don't want to give my own child a common name. However, my top 50, or the top 50 in Name Utopia where everyone had my good taste :-b ...would be this:
Girls
Orla
Siofra
Ainslie
Helena
Gabrielle
Emmanuelle
Bryony
Lilian
Elisabeth
Julia
Zara
Lara
Hayden
Juliana
Emily
Hope
Hollie
Sasha
Skye
Sophia
Ebony
Christina
Georgia
Bethany
Alexandra
Savannah
Blair
Cameron
Marina
Selena
Roisin
Melissa
Michelle
Belinda
Regan
India
Theresa
Hallie
Laurel
Dulcie
Kenna
Noelle
Natasha
Valerie
Fallon
Freya
Gayle
Isla
Amber
Boys
Dominic
Shaun
Blake
Girls
Orla
Siofra
Ainslie
Helena
Gabrielle
Emmanuelle
Bryony
Lilian
Elisabeth
Julia
Zara
Lara
Hayden
Juliana
Emily
Hope
Hollie
Sasha
Skye
Sophia
Ebony
Christina
Georgia
Bethany
Alexandra
Savannah
Blair
Cameron
Marina
Selena
Roisin
Melissa
Michelle
Belinda
Regan
India
Theresa
Hallie
Laurel
Dulcie
Kenna
Noelle
Natasha
Valerie
Fallon
Freya
Gayle
Isla
Amber
Boys
Dominic
Shaun
Blake
This message was edited 5/10/2008, 10:50 AM
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I would knock all my favorites out of the Top 20, and replace them with similar names that are nice to hear, but won't overlap with my favorites - that way they'll still be special! ;) Plus, I'll replace all the really terrible names with suitable alternatives.
1. Emily
2. Isabel (changed from Isabella)
3. Emma
4. Ava
5. Madeleine (changed from Madison)
6. Sophia
7. Lydia (changed from Olivia)
8. Hannah (changed from Abigail)
9. Annabel (changed from Hannah)
10. Elisabeth (changed from Elizabeth - I love it, but wouldn't use it, so it's staying)
11. Addison (again - I like it, but wouldn't use it)
12. Samantha
13. Ashley (see Addison)
14. Alyssa
15. Amelia (changed from Mia)
16. Carmen (changed from Chloe)
17. Nanette (changed from Natalie)
18. Sarai (changed from Sarah)
19. Alexandrine (changed from Alexis)
20. Gracia (changed from Grace)
1. Jonas (changed from Jacob)
2. Michael
3. Ethan
4. Jerome (changed from Joshua)
5. Daniel
1. Emily
2. Isabel (changed from Isabella)
3. Emma
4. Ava
5. Madeleine (changed from Madison)
6. Sophia
7. Lydia (changed from Olivia)
8. Hannah (changed from Abigail)
9. Annabel (changed from Hannah)
10. Elisabeth (changed from Elizabeth - I love it, but wouldn't use it, so it's staying)
11. Addison (again - I like it, but wouldn't use it)
12. Samantha
13. Ashley (see Addison)
14. Alyssa
15. Amelia (changed from Mia)
16. Carmen (changed from Chloe)
17. Nanette (changed from Natalie)
18. Sarai (changed from Sarah)
19. Alexandrine (changed from Alexis)
20. Gracia (changed from Grace)
1. Jonas (changed from Jacob)
2. Michael
3. Ethan
4. Jerome (changed from Joshua)
5. Daniel
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Top 20:
1. John
2. Gideon
3. Isaac
4. Louis
5. Emil
6. Humphrey
7. Alex (Not Alexander)
8. Joshua
9. Sean
10. Maurice
11. Joseph
12. Steven
13. Desmond
14. Clement
15. Mark
16. David
17. Christopher
18. André
19. Roman
20. Jack
1. Maria
2. Katherine
3. Elizabeth
4. Ida
5. Emma
6. Grace
7. Frederica
8. Georgia
9. Andrea
10. Alice
11. Joan
12. Anna (Or Anne / Ann / Annie)
13. Judith
14. Christa
15. Eva (Or Eve / Evie)
16. Ursula
17. Ruth
18. Jessica
19. Ulrike
20. Sarah
Finnish top ten I'd like to see:
1. Maria
2. Mari
3. Marja (:D)
4. Helmi
5. Ilona
6. Elina
7. Johanna
8. Aune
9. Minna
1. John
2. Gideon
3. Isaac
4. Louis
5. Emil
6. Humphrey
7. Alex (Not Alexander)
8. Joshua
9. Sean
10. Maurice
11. Joseph
12. Steven
13. Desmond
14. Clement
15. Mark
16. David
17. Christopher
18. André
19. Roman
20. Jack
1. Maria
2. Katherine
3. Elizabeth
4. Ida
5. Emma
6. Grace
7. Frederica
8. Georgia
9. Andrea
10. Alice
11. Joan
12. Anna (Or Anne / Ann / Annie)
13. Judith
14. Christa
15. Eva (Or Eve / Evie)
16. Ursula
17. Ruth
18. Jessica
19. Ulrike
20. Sarah
Finnish top ten I'd like to see:
1. Maria
2. Mari
3. Marja (:D)
4. Helmi
5. Ilona
6. Elina
7. Johanna
8. Aune
9. Minna
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They would have to be names that I wouldn't want to use myself, but wouldn't mind seeing or hearing all the time. They'd probably be names with lots of nn potential, so they wouldn't all be the same.
1. Katherine / Catherine
2. Mary
3. Margaret
4. Elizabeth
5. Alexandra
6. Julia
7. Alice
9. Frances
10. Ellen (or maybe Helen)
Boys
1. William
2. John
3. Thomas
4. Peter
5. Alexander
6. Isaac
7. Luke
8. Alan
9. Frederick
10. Nicholas
See, boring but respectable names. That I could deal with.
1. Katherine / Catherine
2. Mary
3. Margaret
4. Elizabeth
5. Alexandra
6. Julia
7. Alice
9. Frances
10. Ellen (or maybe Helen)
Boys
1. William
2. John
3. Thomas
4. Peter
5. Alexander
6. Isaac
7. Luke
8. Alan
9. Frederick
10. Nicholas
See, boring but respectable names. That I could deal with.
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Okay, this is what I'd like to be the top 10. It's made up of names I really like, but not my absolute favs, because I don't want them to be too popular:
Girls:
1 Serafina
2 Kerensa
3 Lovisa
4 Vianne
5 Leocadia
6 Iris
7 Nimue
8 Ceres
9 Lilias
10 Artemis
Boys:
1 Laszlo
2 Ariston
3 Romeo
4 Solomon
5 Rodion
6 Ramses
7 Conway
8 Porfirio
9 Mordecai
10 Aramis
So quite different from what's actually happening, I think only Iris is pretty common out of those.
Girls:
1 Serafina
2 Kerensa
3 Lovisa
4 Vianne
5 Leocadia
6 Iris
7 Nimue
8 Ceres
9 Lilias
10 Artemis
Boys:
1 Laszlo
2 Ariston
3 Romeo
4 Solomon
5 Rodion
6 Ramses
7 Conway
8 Porfirio
9 Mordecai
10 Aramis
So quite different from what's actually happening, I think only Iris is pretty common out of those.
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I wish those names would be considered more 'normal', now I'd be shocked as well if I met more than one Leocadia or Porfirio. And I secretly hope that the names I like would be more usable as well, because now people tend to think of them as a bit over the top I think. I'd lvoe to use Mordecai for example, but I don't think i can really do that to my child :(
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Phew - you had me panicking there!
GIRLS (in no particular order)
1. Rose
2. Grace
3. Amelia
4. Catherine or Katherine
5. Marina
6. Sophia
7. Imogen
8. Eleanor
9. Cassandra
10. Lucy
BOYS
1. Jacob
2. Harrison
3. Joshua
4. Alexander
5. Charlie
6. Henry
7. Isaac
8. Oliver
9. Damien
10. James
My personal top names are (I wouldn't want my favourite names being in the top 10)
1. William
2. Alexandria
3. Evangeline
4. Lucas
5. Nathaniel
6. Matilda
7. August
8. George
9. Dashiell
10. Summer
GIRLS (in no particular order)
1. Rose
2. Grace
3. Amelia
4. Catherine or Katherine
5. Marina
6. Sophia
7. Imogen
8. Eleanor
9. Cassandra
10. Lucy
BOYS
1. Jacob
2. Harrison
3. Joshua
4. Alexander
5. Charlie
6. Henry
7. Isaac
8. Oliver
9. Damien
10. James
My personal top names are (I wouldn't want my favourite names being in the top 10)
1. William
2. Alexandria
3. Evangeline
4. Lucas
5. Nathaniel
6. Matilda
7. August
8. George
9. Dashiell
10. Summer
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Hmmm. That's really hard... I'm torn between wanting my kids to stand out (not have 5 kids in their class with their names), and wanting the names in this country to just be better. :P
Let's see... my top twenties would contain (perhaps not in this order, but something like this):
Elizabeth (all the nicknames make this perfect)
Sophia, Olivia, Emily, and Sarah can stay
I'd love a bigger revival from the beginning of the century: Emma, Ella, Anna, Maude / Maud, Alice, Lillian, Rose, Grace, and Marie
Mary, Ruth, Margaret, Jane, Eva, and Janis (just because I love Janis, but probably wouldn't use it)
William, Thomas, Nicholas, Anthony, Alexander,
Benjamin, Adam, John, James
An Ed- name, not necessarily Edward though (Edgar would be excellent)
George, Rupert, Julius, August, Lee, Peter,
Jacob can stay, but not as number 1
A name that's become more a girl's name (though perhaps not Ashley... Casey and Courtney, maybe?)
And Larry, to go with Janis (;])
Let's see... my top twenties would contain (perhaps not in this order, but something like this):
Elizabeth (all the nicknames make this perfect)
Sophia, Olivia, Emily, and Sarah can stay
I'd love a bigger revival from the beginning of the century: Emma, Ella, Anna, Maude / Maud, Alice, Lillian, Rose, Grace, and Marie
Mary, Ruth, Margaret, Jane, Eva, and Janis (just because I love Janis, but probably wouldn't use it)
William, Thomas, Nicholas, Anthony, Alexander,
Benjamin, Adam, John, James
An Ed- name, not necessarily Edward though (Edgar would be excellent)
George, Rupert, Julius, August, Lee, Peter,
Jacob can stay, but not as number 1
A name that's become more a girl's name (though perhaps not Ashley... Casey and Courtney, maybe?)
And Larry, to go with Janis (;])
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Mine (top 20)
1. Emma
2. Isabella
3. Abigail
4. Sophia
5. Alyssa
6. Sarah
7. Hannah
8. Anna
9. Julia
10. Elizabeth
11. Gabriella
12. Alexandra
13. Audrey
14. Jocelyn
15. Rachel
16. Kylie
17. Olivia
18. Avery
19. Sydney
20. Victoria
I chose those names because they aren't names I would use, but are names I wouldn't mind seeing.
1. Ethan
2. Joshua
3. Christopher
4. Jacob
5. William
6. Matthew
7. Michael
8. Alexander
9. Noah
10. James
11. Nicholas
12. Anthony
13. Joseph
14. John
15. Tyler
16. Samuel
17. Benjamin
18. Aidan (NOT Aiden)
19. Gabriel
20. Elijah
In my perfect world, Daniel and Andrew would not be in the top 20, lol. Michael and Jacob are both worn out and need to fall a little, but they aren't too terribly bad. David is horrid. Jayden is horrid as well. I'm sick of Ryan and Logan. Christian gets on my nerves.
1. Emma
2. Isabella
3. Abigail
4. Sophia
5. Alyssa
6. Sarah
7. Hannah
8. Anna
9. Julia
10. Elizabeth
11. Gabriella
12. Alexandra
13. Audrey
14. Jocelyn
15. Rachel
16. Kylie
17. Olivia
18. Avery
19. Sydney
20. Victoria
I chose those names because they aren't names I would use, but are names I wouldn't mind seeing.
1. Ethan
2. Joshua
3. Christopher
4. Jacob
5. William
6. Matthew
7. Michael
8. Alexander
9. Noah
10. James
11. Nicholas
12. Anthony
13. Joseph
14. John
15. Tyler
16. Samuel
17. Benjamin
18. Aidan (NOT Aiden)
19. Gabriel
20. Elijah
In my perfect world, Daniel and Andrew would not be in the top 20, lol. Michael and Jacob are both worn out and need to fall a little, but they aren't too terribly bad. David is horrid. Jayden is horrid as well. I'm sick of Ryan and Logan. Christian gets on my nerves.
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Ooh yeah Abigail.
This is a good sensible list. I agree with
Emma, Isabella, Abigail, Sophia, Alyssa, Sarah, Anna, Julia, Elizabeth, Gabriella, Alexandra, Audrey, Rachel, Olivia, and Victoria. Not with any of the rest though
Also Ethan, Joshua, Jacob, William, Alexander, Noah, James, Nicholas, Joseph, John, Aidan, Gabriel, and Elijah, but the only one I actually think is abd is Tyler.
This is a good sensible list. I agree with
Emma, Isabella, Abigail, Sophia, Alyssa, Sarah, Anna, Julia, Elizabeth, Gabriella, Alexandra, Audrey, Rachel, Olivia, and Victoria. Not with any of the rest though
Also Ethan, Joshua, Jacob, William, Alexander, Noah, James, Nicholas, Joseph, John, Aidan, Gabriel, and Elijah, but the only one I actually think is abd is Tyler.
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Tyler is GP for me.
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Phew!
I wouldn't want anything in the top 10 or 50, so something like Anna, Catherine, Jane, Maggie.. like the popular names of 1800s or something, they were quite nice. None of these Nevaehs, Jaydyns etc. But I still want my names to be uncommon.
Anna
Jane
Ellen
Margaret (Maggie is a secret GP of mine)
Elizabeth
Virginia
Eugenie
Catherine
Gwendolen
Alexandra
Maren
Nimue
Isolde
Nadia
Elwen
Damaris
Lysandra
Ariadne
Rhian
Morwen
Alexander
Alfred
Henry / Harry
Michael
Lysander
Evander
Leander
Evan
Ethan
I wouldn't want anything in the top 10 or 50, so something like Anna, Catherine, Jane, Maggie.. like the popular names of 1800s or something, they were quite nice. None of these Nevaehs, Jaydyns etc. But I still want my names to be uncommon.
Anna
Jane
Ellen
Margaret (Maggie is a secret GP of mine)
Elizabeth
Virginia
Eugenie
Catherine
Gwendolen
Alexandra
Maren
Nimue
Isolde
Nadia
Elwen
Damaris
Lysandra
Ariadne
Rhian
Morwen
Alexander
Alfred
Henry / Harry
Michael
Lysander
Evander
Leander
Evan
Ethan
This message was edited 5/10/2008, 10:07 AM
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I thought you liked Emma? Wouldn't you want it to be much less common?
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No, she loves her names popular.
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Oh, right!
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All the ones I don't like so that my names aren't really popular. But then again, I don't want other people to give their kids really ugly names.
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