British Baby Names has given a great overview of the newly released popular name list for England and Wales in 2013... now I'd like to do a brief comparison of the tastes of the English/Welsh to the Americans!
Names appearing in both Top 100 lists:
| BOYS | GIRLS | |
| Aaron | Abigail | |
| Adam | Amelia | |
| Aiden | Anna | |
| Alexander | Annabelle | |
| Austin | Ava | |
| Benjamin | Bella | |
| Blake | Charlotte | |
| Caleb | Chloe | |
| Cameron | Elizabeth | |
| Charles | Ella | |
| Connor | Ellie | |
| Daniel | Emily | |
| David | Emma | |
| Dylan | Eva | |
| Elijah | Evelyn | |
| Ethan | Faith | |
| Evan | Grace | |
| Gabriel | Hannah | |
| Henry | Isabella | |
| Isaac | Julia | |
| Jack | Layla | |
| Jacob | Leah | |
| James | Lily | |
| Jayden | Lucy | |
| Joseph | Lydia | |
| Joshua | Madison | |
| Liam | Maya | |
| Logan | Mia | |
| Lucas | Olivia | |
| Luke | Ruby | |
| Mason | Sarah | |
| Matthew | Scarlett | |
| Michael | Sofia | |
| Nathan | Sophia | |
| Noah | Sophie | |
| Oliver | Victoria | |
| Owen | Violet | |
| Robert | Zoe | |
| Ryan | ||
| Samuel | ||
| Sebastian | ||
| Thomas | ||
| Tyler | ||
| William | ||
| Zachary |
It's no surprise there are more boy names in common than girl names, as there are several classics represented. Surprises are present however, and may include Austin, Jayden, and Madison. I'm not sure I like seeing Aiden in common... I would have hoped the English/Welsh would have stuck with the roots of the name and gone with Aidan. Even more interesting is what's NOT in common...
The other boy names in each Top 100:
| E/W | US | |
| Albert | Adrian | |
| Alex | Andrew | |
| Alfie | Angel | |
| Archie | Anthony | |
| Arthur | Ayden | |
| Bobby | Bentley | |
| Callum | Brandon | |
| Charlie | Braydon | |
| Dexter | Brody | |
| Edward | Camden | |
| Elliot | Carson | |
| Elliott | Carter | |
| Felix | Chase | |
| Finlay | Christian | |
| Finley | Christopher | |
| Frankie | Colton | |
| Freddie | Cooper | |
| Frederick | Damian | |
| George | Dominic | |
| Harley | Easton | |
| Harrison | Eli | |
| Harry | Gavin | |
| Harvey | Grayson | |
| Hugo | Hudson | |
| Ibrahim | Hunter | |
| Jake | Ian | |
| Jamie | Isaiah | |
| Jenson | Jace | |
| Jude | Jackson | |
| Kai | Jase | |
| Kian | Jason | |
| Leo | Jaxon | |
| Leon | Jaxson | |
| Lewis | Jeremiah | |
| Louie | John | |
| Louis | Jonathan | |
| Luca | Jordan | |
| Max | Jose | |
| Mohammad | Josiah | |
| Mohammed | Juan | |
| Muhammad | Julian | |
| Ollie | Justin | |
| Oscar | Kayden | |
| Reuben | Kevin | |
| Riley | Landon | |
| Ronnie | Levi | |
| Rory | Lincoln | |
| Seth | Luis | |
| Sonny | Nathaniel | |
| Stanley | Nicholas | |
| Teddy | Nolan | |
| Theo | Parker | |
| Theodore | Tristan | |
| Toby | Wyatt | |
| Tommy | Xavier |
The other girl names in each Top 100 (there are more in the E/W list because there was a tie at 100):
| E/W | US | |
| Aisha | Aaliyah | |
| Alice | Addison | |
| Amber | Alexa | |
| Amelie | Alexandra | |
| Amy | Alexis | |
| Beatrice | Allison | |
| Bethany | Alyssa | |
| Brooke | Aria | |
| Daisy | Ariana | |
| Darcey | Arianna | |
| Darcy | Ashley | |
| Eleanor | Aubree | |
| Eliza | Aubrey | |
| Elsie | Audrey | |
| Emilia | Autumn | |
| Erin | Avery | |
| Esme | Brianna | |
| Evie | Brooklyn | |
| Florence | Camila | |
| Francesca | Caroline | |
| Freya | Claire | |
| Georgia | Gabriella | |
| Gracie | Genesis | |
| Harriet | Gianna | |
| Heidi | Hailey | |
| Hollie | Harper | |
| Holly | Jocelyn | |
| Imogen | Katherine | |
| Isabel | Kayla | |
| Isabelle | Kaylee | |
| Isla | Kennedy | |
| Isobel | Khloe | |
| Ivy | Kylie | |
| Jasmine | Lauren | |
| Jessica | Lillian | |
| Katie | London | |
| Lacey | Mackenzie | |
| Lexi | Madeline | |
| Lilly | Madelyn | |
| Lola | Makayla | |
| Maddison | Melanie | |
| Maisie | Mila | |
| Maria | Morgan | |
| Martha | Naomi | |
| Maryam | Natalie | |
| Matilda | Nevaeh | |
| Megan | Nicole | |
| Millie | Nora | |
| Mollie | Paisley | |
| Molly | Penelope | |
| Niamh | Peyton | |
| Paige | Piper | |
| Phoebe | Riley | |
| Poppy | Sadie | |
| Rose | Samantha | |
| Rosie | Savannah | |
| Sara | Serenity | |
| Sienna | Skylar | |
| Skye | Stella | |
| Summer | Sydney | |
| Tilly | Taylor | |
| Willow | Zoey | |
| Zara |
Americans really love A, B, and C names. We have a bunch of them in the Top 100 compared to the E/W list. The English/Welsh have fallen in love with several names that begin with F, while American only prefer Faith. Americans prefer a ton of J names for their boys, and the English/Welsh prefer letters in the second-half of the alphabet. Both sets of parents like M names for girls, but it's interesting to see the wide variety that each country chooses. It's no secret that the English/Welsh love their nicknames as given names, while Americans tend to put the longer name on the birth certificate. And what about Alice vs. Alyssa, Brooke vs. Brooklyn, Hollie/Holly vs. Hailey, Katie vs. Katherine, Poppy vs. Piper, Skye vs. Skylar, and Tilly vs. Taylor? There are a lots of similarities as well as differences between the preferences.
Do you see anything else interesting in the comparison? Which list suits your fancy more?
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