The name debate continues. According to the National Statistics Website these are the UK’s most popular first names of the last one hundred years.
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1904
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1934
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1964
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1994
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1999
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| Males |
1st
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William
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John
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David
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Thomas
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Jack
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2nd
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John
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Peter
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Paul
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James
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Thomas
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3rd
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George
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William
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Andrew
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Jack
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James
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4th
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Thomas
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Brian
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Mark
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Daniel
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Daniel
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5th
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Arthur
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David
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John
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Matthew
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Joshua
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| Females |
1st
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Mary
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Margaret
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Susan
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Rebecca
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Chloe
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2nd
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Florence
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Jean
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Julie
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Lauren
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Emily
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3rd
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Doris
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Mary
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Karen
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Jessica
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Megan
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4th
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Edith
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Joan
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Jacqueline
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Charlotte
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Jessica
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5th
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Dorothy
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Patricia
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Deborah
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Hannah
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Sophie
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The most popular names given in the States back in 1900 where:
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Males
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Females
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John
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Mary
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William
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Helen
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James
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Margaret
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George
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Anna
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Joseph
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Ruth
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In 2007 Jack and Grace were the top UK names given at birth registration.
So no mention of any cheeses then 🙁 Where’s the imagination!
Other suggestions (some more serious than others) from a certain Auntie to be are
Roman / Greek / Norse related :
- Spartacus
- Thor – nice and strong sounding, but with something big to live up to !
- Poseidon – always swims on its back ?
- Aphrodite – hummmmm, not sure…
- Artimas
Rock or Stone related
- Bauxite
- Lava
- Granite
- Jasper – yeah, thats pretty cool
- Garnet
- Coral – yeah I like Coral, I know a Dr called that.
Literary names
- Wally 🙂 Yes, Where’s Wally ?
Some other names that don’t really fit into a category
- Poppy
- Mia
- Charlie
- Jack
- Joshua
- Jacob
Some family names
- Ivor
- Graeme / Graham
- Christopher
- Martin
Lots more to dig out for that list !
Or he could just have one name like all the big stars. Or maybe something along the lines of The Big Lebowski. The Dude abides.