If you had to *NSW, Australia*
Since Lily did one like this for the US top 10 I decided to do one for a couple of other countries. Choose only one name for each gender and then mention why you chose it. Also no spelling changes.
P.S. It was hard for me to find data from official sites other than this, I found some non official top 10 lists from babycenter but they included all the different spellings when they complied their data and I'm not certain if they got the data from the governments censuses or from their name site polls. This data all came from the countries official government websites.
NSW, Australia
2011
1. Chloe
2. Ruby
3. Olivia
4. Isabella
5. Mia
6. Charlotte
7. Sophie
8. Sienna
9. Ava
10. Amelia
1. William
2. Lucas
3. Lachlan
4. Ethan
5. Oliver
6. Jack
7. Noah
8. Thomas
9. Joshua
10. Cooper
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P.S. It was hard for me to find data from official sites other than this, I found some non official top 10 lists from babycenter but they included all the different spellings when they complied their data and I'm not certain if they got the data from the governments censuses or from their name site polls. This data all came from the countries official government websites.
NSW, Australia
2011
1. Chloe
2. Ruby
3. Olivia
4. Isabella
5. Mia
6. Charlotte
7. Sophie
8. Sienna
9. Ava
10. Amelia
1. William
2. Lucas
3. Lachlan
4. Ethan
5. Oliver
6. Jack
7. Noah
8. Thomas
9. Joshua
10. Cooper
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Replies
Cooper and Amelia. Cooper has always been a gp of mine. I don't even care that it means "barrel maker", I just love the sound of it so much and I am a sucker for "er" ending names. I was surprised to see it on a top 10 list but it makes me really happy! And Amelia has always been a favorite of mine.
Olivia 'Livie' & William 'Liam'
If I were to make combos:
Olivia Isabella & William Lucas
If I were to make combos:
Olivia Isabella & William Lucas
I don't actually like any of the girls names... I really can't pick one. I'd just have to not have a girl. :P
For a boy it would be William. Used to be a top favourite of mine.
For a boy it would be William. Used to be a top favourite of mine.
Charlotte --This is the only name I would consider using on the girls' list. I prefer it more as a middle name though because I dislike the nns.
Lucas --This has been my #2 boys' name for over a decade. I'd use William as the middle :-D
Lucas --This has been my #2 boys' name for over a decade. I'd use William as the middle :-D
Sophie and William.
Amelia & William
See previous post for reasons. :p
See previous post for reasons. :p
Sienna Ava, Lachlan William
Sophie and William
:)
:)
Noah is my #1 boys name, so what was easy. But I adore William as well, and not to mention Lucas and Jack.
I like a lot of the girls names. Chloe, Isabella, Charlotte, Sophie, Sienna, Ava, Amelia. But I would want something that works here in Sweden as well, and isn't too popular. So Sophie or Amelia...hmm. I'm going with Sophie today.
I like a lot of the girls names. Chloe, Isabella, Charlotte, Sophie, Sienna, Ava, Amelia. But I would want something that works here in Sweden as well, and isn't too popular. So Sophie or Amelia...hmm. I'm going with Sophie today.
Charlotte and Noah
I'm going to indulge myself and pick Sienna. Yeah, yeah. It's terminally trendy and a popular minivan besides, but I love it and I think it's beautiful. I could easily have gone with Ruby or Sophie, though.
For a boy, I'd use Thomas. I could use Thomas IRL and never once regret it.
I'll have to tell my SO that Cooper is a top 10 name for boys in NSW. He loves it...for a girl. He thinks all this namenerdery has gone to my head because I keep pointing out it's "completely f*ing masculine!"
For a boy, I'd use Thomas. I could use Thomas IRL and never once regret it.
I'll have to tell my SO that Cooper is a top 10 name for boys in NSW. He loves it...for a girl. He thinks all this namenerdery has gone to my head because I keep pointing out it's "completely f*ing masculine!"
Isabella & Joshua.
Sophie, because I've always loved it.
Lachlan, because I adore Irish/Scottish names and this one is definitely usable where I live.
Lachlan, because I adore Irish/Scottish names and this one is definitely usable where I live.
My favorites are Olivia and Lucas.
I also like from the girls list Chloe, Ruby, Mia, Charlotte, Ava, and Amelia. I personally only would use Sophie as a nn for Sophia, but I do really like Sophie. The same as last time I was close to choosing Amelia or Ruby.
I also like from the boys list William, Lachlan, Oliver, Noah, Thomas, and Joshua. It was very tough to choose between Lucas and William but in the end I went with Lucas. Oliver is my third favorite and then Lachlan and Thomas tie for fourth place. I like Noah more than Joshua, partially because I really don't like the nn Josh.
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I also like from the girls list Chloe, Ruby, Mia, Charlotte, Ava, and Amelia. I personally only would use Sophie as a nn for Sophia, but I do really like Sophie. The same as last time I was close to choosing Amelia or Ruby.
I also like from the boys list William, Lachlan, Oliver, Noah, Thomas, and Joshua. It was very tough to choose between Lucas and William but in the end I went with Lucas. Oliver is my third favorite and then Lachlan and Thomas tie for fourth place. I like Noah more than Joshua, partially because I really don't like the nn Josh.
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