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Top 20 Names of 2011 Registered in Victoria
GIRLS:
1. Mia
2. Ruby
3. Olivia
4. Chloe
5. Charlotte
6. Isabella
7. Sienna
8. Amelia
9. Ella
10. Lily
11. Sophie
12. Ava
13. Emily
14. Grace
15. Zoe
16. Matilda
17. Lucy
18. Georgia
19. Scarlett
20. Hannah.
BOYS:
1. Jack
2. William
3. Oliver
4. Ethan
5. Noah
6. Thomas
7. James
8. Lucas
9. Joshua
10. Lachlan
11. Cooper
12. Liam
13. Xavier
14. Max
15. Benjamin
16. Samuel
17. Alexander
18. Charlie
19. Harry
20. Oscar.
Wow I know quite a few in both, very interesting. A lot of 'timeless' names IYKWIM.
Miss A is still popular ;)
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#8, woo hoo. I always said I'd never name any of my children anything in the top 100...
Jack is STILL number 1!
Lily's the *real* number one though. That table only takes into account specific spellings, so it misses out the Lillis, Lilybelles and Lillians.
No real surprises in there.
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."
YAY!!! Mine aren't on there!! :dance:
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 :(
Same here, we had A's picked from 20wks then it turned out popular, we didn't mind but it's kind of common now ;):
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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!
Hmm I really would like a more detailed list of the least common names. Annoyed to see my chosen girls' name is in the top 15, but oh well, I've loved it for ages. Just need a boy's name now :)
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Phew ;) Nah, I don't think Isla is an overly common name yet. Funnily, I am Lily and my brothers name is Jack. Pretty sure they've been chart toppers for over two decades now.
Heh, neither of my yet to be used girl names are in there and DD's middle name (Emily) wasn't that popular 10 years ago when it was chosen. Alexander we knew is always going to be a classic, popular name and are ok with that as it's not really "trendy" if that makes sense..
Wow, that looks like my mother's group!!
I'm not fussed that I know of lots of other Amelias - it's such a beautiful, strong name :)
Woo Hoo!! I'm Number 5!!! DD is number 20.
The names we have picked out for Beez aren't on there. First or middle name.
Funnily enough, IRL I only know of one child with a name from that list and that's James.
Though little Buster's middle name is William, but that's a family name. Had to laugh that Moo's middle name is on the unpopular list, which is Allan, also a family name :D
IRL I know 14 of the girls names and 6 of the boys...but they're my age or up.