In the HS (pasted below from article) they listed some of the least used names alot were spelling changes of other names but the one that surprised me was "Emilie" as I thought that was quite a conventional way of spelling Emily - a french variant.
"The least-common name list, provided exclusively to the Herald Sun by the Victorian Registry of Births, Deaths and Marriages, includes around 90 names that have been used for just six babies in the past year.
While Jack and Mia reign supreme as the most popular names, the most unpopular list includes the names of a fair number of well-known singers, TV personalities and actors, including Rihanna, Shakira, Bowie, Farrah, and Ziggy.
Even starring roles on the small screen isn't enough to rescue names such as Livinia, Eddie and Russell from inclusion on this list.
Other uncommon names are strange spellings of common names, such as Ayda (Ada), Filip (Philip), Jasmyn and Jazmin (Jasmine), and Emilie (Emily).
The most-unpopular list also includes names that were hallmarks of past generations: Allan, Cecilia, Frank, Jim, Jeffrey, Jenny, Sally and Winston."
I am gutted that girltwin's name is on there. It was really unusual when I picked it aged 11. Now everyone will think I just picked it because of it's trendy instead of after Scarlett O'Hara
I didn't pick DD's name because it was popular, just because I loved it and had for absolute years. I just hope she doesn't grow up hating her name because it's so common
PRMG - I am sure she won't hun! It's a gorgeous, lovely timeless name!! Mine are 6 (well a derivative of) and 7 for DS - doesn't bother me in the slightest. We didn't pick names to be popular, unpopular or what other people chose - we chose names we loved, family names and if they were never on a popular list it wouldn't bother me because I loved both of their names!! I sometimes I wish I had spelt Izzy's name differently but meh - would have the same issues we have now of people having to ask for which version it is!
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