Behind the Name: Top 500 Favourite Names

There have been 406 ballots cast in 2008.

Boys
Rank	Name	Votes
1.	James	33
2.	Gabriel	31
3.	Michael	19
4.	Thomas	16
4.	William	16
6.	Oliver	14
7.	Henry	13
7.	Tristan	13
9.	Benjamin	12
10.	Jack	11
10.	Matthew	11
10.	Rhys	11
13.	Alexander	10
13.	Luke	10
13.	Nathaniel	10
13.	Nicholas	10
13.	Owen	10
13.	Theodore	10
19.	Aidan	9
19.	Caleb	9
19.	Edward	9
19.	Jacob	9
19.	Noah	9
19.	Ryan	9
25.	Adrian	8
25.	Andrew	8
25.	Asher	8
25.	Daniel	8
25.	Jasper	8
25.	Leo	8
31.	Isaac	7
31.	Jude	7
31.	Victor	7
34.	Aaron	6
34.	Elijah	6
34.	George	6
34.	Jonah	6
34.	Joshua	6
34.	Justin	6
34.	Kevin	6
34.	Liam	6
34.	Lucas	6
34.	Morgan	6
34.	Rowan	6
34.	Sam	6
34.	Samuel	6
47.	Anthony	5
47.	Connor	5
47.	Ethan	5
47.	Ezra	5
47.	Gavin	5
47.	Jake	5
47.	John	5
47.	Jonathan	5
47.	Sebastian	5
56.	Adam	4
56.	Aiden	4
56.	August	4
56.	Cameron	4
56.	Charles	4
56.	Cody	4
56.	Collin	4
56.	David	4
56.	Eli	4
56.	Harry	4
56.	Jason	4
56.	Joel	4
56.	Joseph	4
56.	Josh	4
56.	Kai	4
56.	Kyle	4
56.	Logan	4
56.	Mark	4
56.	Riley	4
56.	Robert	4
56.	Sawyer	4
56.	Sean	4
56.	Seth	4
56.	Silas	4
56.	Tyler	4
56.	Zachary	4
82.	Alex	3
82.	Arthur	3
82.	Barnaby	3
82.	Bennett	3
82.	Bernardo	3
82.	Chris	3
82.	Christian	3
82.	Christopher	3
82.	Cormac	3
82.	Cyrus	3
82.	Dylan	3
82.	Erik	3
82.	Evan	3
82.	Florian	3
82.	Holden	3
82.	Ian	3
82.	Jackson	3
82.	Jensen	3
82.	Jordan	3
82.	Josiah	3
82.	Julian	3
82.	Landon	3
82.	Leon	3
82.	Lysander	3
82.	Milo	3
82.	Peter	3
82.	Philip	3
82.	Roman	3
82.	Simon	3
82.	Spencer	3
82.	Vincent	3
82.	Will	3
82.	Xander	3
115.	Alan	2
115.	Alexandre	2
115.	Alexis	2
115.	Alistair	2
115.	Ambrose	2
115.	Ashley	2
115.	Atticus	2
115.	Austin	2
115.	Avery	2
115.	Blake	2
115.	Brian	2
115.	Brooks	2
115.	Callum	2
115.	Cecil	2
115.	Chase	2
115.	Cian	2
115.	Clement	2
115.	Colten	2
115.	Corbin	2
115.	Corey	2
115.	Dante	2
115.	Desmond	2
115.	Dominic	2
115.	Elias	2
115.	Felix	2
115.	Finley	2
115.	Freddie	2
115.	Frederick	2
115.	Harrison	2
115.	Hayden	2
115.	Indigo	2
115.	Ivan	2
115.	Jean	2
115.	Jeremy	2
115.	Jon	2
115.	Jonas	2
115.	Julius	2
115.	Lawrence	2
115.	Lennon	2
115.	Leopold	2
115.	Levi	2
115.	Malcolm	2
115.	Marcus	2
115.	Mason	2
115.	Matthias	2
115.	Max	2
115.	Maximilian	2
115.	Maximillian	2
115.	Micah	2
115.	Nate	2
115.	Nathan	2
115.	Neil	2
115.	Nicodemus	2
115.	Noam	2
115.	Nolan	2
115.	Octavian	2
115.	Oscar	2
115.	Padraig	2
115.	Patrick	2
115.	Paul	2
115.	Phillip	2
115.	Reid	2
115.	Rueben	2
115.	Rupert	2
115.	Stephen	2
115.	Sterling	2
115.	Taylor	2
115.	Theo	2
115.	Thor	2
115.	Timothy	2
115.	Tobias	2
115.	Tom	2
115.	Tony	2
115.	Topher	2
115.	Vladimir	2
115.	Winston	2
191.	Aca	1
191.	Ace	1
191.	Adrien	1
191.	Alaric	1
191.	Alden	1
191.	Alec	1
191.	Aleksei	1
191.	Alessandro	1
191.	Alexader	1
191.	Alexei	1
191.	Alister	1
191.	Alvar	1
191.	Andes	1
191.	Andreas	1
191.	Angelo	1
191.	Angus	1
191.	Aramis	1
191.	Aran	1
191.	Archibold	1
191.	Ari	1
191.	Aris	1
191.	Armand	1
191.	Artemis	1
191.	Arturfrederick	1
191.	Asim	1
191.	Astrophel	1
191.	Atriam	1
191.	Aubrey	1
191.	Augusto	1
191.	Aurelius	1
191.	Avishai	1
191.	Axel	1
191.	Ayden	1
191.	Bart	1
191.	Bartholomew	1
191.	Basil	1
191.	Beau	1
191.	Benedict	1
191.	Bill	1
191.	Billy	1
191.	Bob	1
191.	Boris	1
191.	Braden	1
191.	Bradley	1
191.	Bran	1
191.	Brandon	1
191.	Brayden	1
191.	Brendan	1
191.	Brendon	1
191.	Brennus	1
191.	Brent	1
191.	Brigham	1
191.	Brock	1
191.	Brogan	1
191.	Bryce	1
191.	Caden	1
191.	Cael	1
191.	Caesar	1
191.	Caiseal	1
191.	Calder	1
191.	Cale	1
191.	Callciphure	1
191.	Campbell	1
191.	Carson	1
191.	Carwyn	1
191.	Casey	1
191.	Casimir	1
191.	Casper	1
191.	Caspian	1
191.	Cedric	1
191.	Chad	1
191.	Chander	1
191.	Charlie-	1
191.	Chuck	1
191.	Ciaran	1
191.	Clate	1
191.	Cloud	1
191.	Clyde	1
191.	Cohen	1
191.	Cole	1
191.	Colin	1
191.	Conan	1
191.	Constant	1
191.	Constantine	1
191.	Corky	1
191.	Cyril	1
191.	Dallas	1
191.	Damaon	1
191.	Damian	1
191.	Daryl	1
191.	Dashiell	1
191.	Davi	1
191.	Dawson	1
191.	Deacon	1
191.	Decklynn	1
191.	Denali	1
191.	Desmund	1
191.	Devon	1
191.	Dexter	1
191.	Dj	1
191.	Dmitri	1
191.	Domonic	1
191.	Donald	1
191.	Dorian	1
191.	Draco	1
191.	Drake	1
191.	Drew	1
191.	Duncan	1
191.	Dustin	1
191.	Eammon	1
191.	Edgar	1
191.	Edwin	1
191.	Elinor	1
191.	Elliot	1
191.	Elliott	1
191.	Elwood	1
191.	Emerson	1
191.	Emine	1
191.	Emory	1
191.	Emrys	1
191.	Ephram	1
191.	Eragon	1
191.	Evangeline	1
191.	Fabianjoseph	1
191.	Ferenc	1
191.	Finn	1
191.	Finnigan	1
191.	Fionn	1
191.	Florent	1
191.	Flynn	1
191.	Forest	1
191.	Francis	1
191.	Frank	1
191.	Gareth	1
191.	Garrett	1
191.	Gary	1
191.	Gavyn	1
191.	Gerard	1
191.	Gianluca	1
191.	Gideon	1
191.	Giuseppe	1
191.	Giuseppi	1
191.	Grady	1
191.	Graeme	1
191.	Gray	1
191.	Greggor	1
191.	Grey	1
191.	Guido	1
191.	Gunnar	1
191.	Hadrian	1
191.	Harper	1
191.	Haven	1
191.	Havilah	1
191.	Henri	1
191.	Henrik	1
191.	Hermes	1
191.	Hernan	1
191.	Howell	1
191.	Hudson	1
191.	Hyrum	1
191.	Ichiro	1
191.	Irving	1
191.	Ishmael	1
191.	Israel	1
191.	Jaaden	1
191.	Jace	1
191.	Jaden	1
191.	Jadon	1
191.	Jamieson	1
191.	Jan	1
191.	Jean-Luc	1
191.	Jeconiah	1
191.	Jeff	1
191.	Jerwen	1
191.	Jess	1
191.	Jesse	1
191.	Jessie	1
191.	Jethro	1
191.	Joaquin	1
191.	Jodie	1
191.	Joey	1
191.	Johnathan	1
191.	Julien	1
191.	Jussi	1
191.	Kaden	1
191.	Kaleb	1
191.	Kane	1
191.	Karl	1
191.	Karson	1
191.	Kasey	1
191.	Åke	1
191.	Keegan	1
191.	Keith	1
191.	Kenyon	1
191.	Kerion	1
191.	Keven	1
191.	Killer	1
191.	Kinsey	1
191.	Kjetil	1
191.	Kolya	1
191.	Kris	1
191.	Kross	1
191.	Kurt	1
191.	Kyoya	1
191.	Lamont	1
191.	Lance	1
191.	Lee	1
191.	Legolas	1
191.	Leonard	1
191.	Lewis	1
191.	Link	1
191.	Lionel	1
191.	Louis	1
191.	Luc	1
191.	Luca	1
191.	Lucian	1
191.	Lucien	1
191.	Ludovico	1
191.	Lukas	1
191.	Luken	1
191.	Malachy	1
191.	Malte	1
191.	Marc	1
191.	Marcellin	1
191.	Marcin	1
191.	Marco	1
191.	Marek	1
191.	Marshall	1
191.	Marvin	1
191.	Mathew	1
191.	Mathias	1
191.	Maverick	1
191.	Maximilien	1
191.	Maximillien	1
191.	Maximrafael	1
191.	Maximus	1
191.	Meredith	1
191.	Merrick	1
191.	Miah	1
191.	Micheal	1
191.	Mikhail	1
191.	Milan	1
191.	Miles	1
191.	Misha	1
191.	Moses	1
191.	Mykola	1
191.	Myles	1
191.	Nabor	1
191.	Nathanael	1
191.	Nathen	1
191.	Nelson	1
191.	Netuno	1
191.	Niall	1
191.	Nick	1
191.	NicolÁs	1
191.	Nuka	1
191.	Ollie	1
191.	Oran	1
191.	Orion	1
191.	Orrin	1
191.	Othello	1
191.	Padraic	1
191.	Peader	1
191.	Pedro	1
191.	Phineas	1
191.	Phoenix	1
191.	Piers	1
191.	Preston	1
191.	Quill	1
191.	Quinn	1
191.	Rafael	1
191.	Raiden	1
191.	Rameses	1
191.	Ramsey	1
191.	Randall	1
191.	Raphael	1
191.	Reagan	1
191.	Redley	1
191.	Reece	1
191.	Reed	1
191.	Reginald	1
191.	Remy	1
191.	Reuben	1
191.	Rex	1
191.	Rhett	1
191.	Ricardo	1
191.	Ricky	1
191.	Ripleigh	1
191.	River	1
191.	Rivers	1
191.	Rémi	1
191.	Roark	1
191.	Robin	1
191.	Rolando	1
191.	Ronan	1
191.	Rory	1
191.	Ross	1
191.	Rowland	1
191.	Roy	1
191.	Rudger	1
191.	Rudolph	1
191.	Rufus	1
191.	Rune	1
191.	Ruslan	1
191.	Russell	1
191.	Ryder	1
191.	Samsa	1
191.	Sargon	1
191.	Scott	1
191.	Seamus	1

Girls
Rank	Name	Votes
1.	Lily	17
2.	Elizabeth	15
3.	Sarah	13
4.	Alice	11
4.	Aurora	11
4.	Charlotte	11
7.	Cecilia	9
8.	Leah	8
8.	Violet	8
10.	Catherine	7
10.	Eleanor	7
10.	Emma	7
10.	Isabella	7
10.	Lucy	7
10.	Maria	7
10.	Rosalind	7
17.	Anastasia	6
17.	Anna	6
17.	Cassandra	6
17.	Emily	6
17.	Ivy	6
17.	Katherine	6
17.	Matilda	6
17.	Sophia	6
17.	Sophie	6
26.	Avery	5
26.	Bryony	5
26.	Eve	5
26.	Felicity	5
26.	Helena	5
26.	Jane	5
26.	Lydia	5
26.	Lyra	5
26.	Madeleine	5
26.	Marlena	5
26.	Noelle	5
26.	Rachel	5
26.	Stella	5
26.	Veronica	5
26.	Victoria	5
41.	Adelaide	4
41.	Alexandria	4
41.	Alexis	4
41.	Andrea	4
41.	Ella	4
41.	Elodie	4
41.	Francesca	4
41.	Gemma	4
41.	Grace	4
41.	Hannah	4
41.	Isabel	4
41.	Isabelle	4
41.	Julia	4
41.	Juliet	4
41.	Madelyn	4
41.	Marie	4
41.	Naomi	4
41.	Rosario	4
41.	Rose	4
41.	Scarlett	4
41.	Sienna	4
41.	Ursula	4
41.	Vivian	4
64.	Abigail	3
64.	Antoinette	3
64.	April	3
64.	Autumn	3
64.	Beatrix	3
64.	Bella	3
64.	Bridget	3
64.	Caroline	3
64.	Chloe	3
64.	Elena	3
64.	Eliza	3
64.	Evelyn	3
64.	Harriet	3
64.	Jade	3
64.	Jenna	3
64.	Kaitlyn	3
64.	Katharine	3
64.	Lauren	3
64.	Lena	3
64.	Lila	3
64.	Marianne	3
64.	Mary	3
64.	Mercedes	3
64.	Meredith	3
64.	Natalia	3
64.	Natalie	3
64.	Niamh	3
64.	Penelope	3
64.	Rebecca	3
64.	Rebekah	3
64.	Ruby	3
64.	Sakura	3
64.	Vanessa	3
64.	Willow	3
64.	Zoe	3
99.	Abril	2
99.	Addison	2
99.	Adrian	2
99.	Aisling	2
99.	Amanda	2
99.	Amelia	2
99.	Amelie	2
99.	Amy	2
99.	Annika	2
99.	Arabella	2
99.	Ariana	2
99.	Arianna	2
99.	Ashley	2
99.	Ava	2
99.	Avril	2
99.	Bailey	2
99.	Beatrice	2
99.	Bellatrix	2
99.	Bianca	2
99.	Caelan	2
99.	Calla	2
99.	Carlisa	2
99.	Cecily	2
99.	Chelsea	2
99.	Ciara	2
99.	Clara	2
99.	Claudia	2
99.	Clementine	2
99.	Cleopatra	2
99.	Colette	2
99.	Dahlia	2
99.	Daphne	2
99.	Delilah	2
99.	Diana	2
99.	Dinah	2
99.	Edith	2
99.	Elaine	2
99.	Electra	2
99.	Elise	2
99.	Eloise	2
99.	Elsa	2
99.	Elsie	2
99.	Elspeth	2
99.	Emilia	2
99.	Emmeline	2
99.	Eva	2
99.	Evangeline	2
99.	Evie	2
99.	Gabriella	2
99.	Gabrielle	2
99.	Georgia	2
99.	Ginevra	2
99.	Hazel	2
99.	Heidi	2
99.	Henrietta	2
99.	Holly	2
99.	Imelda	2
99.	Imogen	2
99.	Io	2
99.	Isis	2
99.	Isobel	2
99.	Jael	2
99.	Jasmine	2
99.	Joanna	2
99.	Jocelyn	2
99.	Johanna	2
99.	Jordan	2
99.	Josephine	2
99.	Juliette	2
99.	June	2
99.	Juno	2
99.	Kailyn	2
99.	Katie	2
99.	Kayla	2
99.	Kherington	2
99.	Kirsten	2
99.	Lenore	2
99.	Leslie	2
99.	Liadan	2
99.	Liesl	2
99.	Liliana	2
99.	Lillia	2
99.	Lillian	2
99.	Linnea	2
99.	Lisa	2
99.	Lorelei	2
99.	Lorraine	2
99.	Luna	2
99.	Madeline	2
99.	Madison	2
99.	Margaret	2
99.	Mariah	2
99.	Marianna	2
99.	Marina	2
99.	Melanie	2
99.	Mina	2
99.	Miranda	2
99.	Miriam	2
99.	Molly	2
99.	Norah	2
99.	Nova	2
99.	Oceane	2
99.	Odessa	2
99.	Olivia	2
99.	Paige	2
99.	Peyton	2
99.	Phoebe	2
99.	Raine	2
99.	Reagan	2
99.	Rhiannon	2
99.	Rosa	2
99.	Rosemary	2
99.	Saga	2
99.	Samantha	2
99.	Saskia	2
99.	Scarlet	2
99.	Selena	2
99.	Shannon	2
99.	Shayla	2
99.	Shea	2
99.	Siobhan	2
99.	Sora	2
99.	Summer	2
99.	Suzanne	2
99.	Sylvia	2
99.	Tabitha	2
99.	Tegan	2
99.	Theodora	2
99.	Theresa	2
99.	Valerie	2
99.	Verity	2
99.	Victoire	2
99.	Violette	2
99.	Xenia	2
99.	Zara	2
99.	Zelda	2
99.	Zillah	2
236.	Adel	1
236.	Adele	1
236.	Adeline	1
236.	Aderyn	1
236.	Adi	1
236.	Adrianna	1
236.	Adrianne	1
236.	Adrienna	1
236.	Africa	1
236.	Aileen	1
236.	Ailsa	1
236.	Aimee	1
236.	Aine	1
236.	Ainsley	1
236.	Aisha	1
236.	Aislin	1
236.	Alaia	1
236.	Alayna	1
236.	Alba	1
236.	Alcyoni	1
236.	Alea	1
236.	Alessandra	1
236.	Alex	1
236.	Alexa	1
236.	Alexandra	1
236.	Alicia	1
236.	Alina	1
236.	Alisa	1
236.	Allegra	1
236.	Allison	1
236.	Alma	1
236.	Alyssa	1
236.	Amarantha	1
236.	Amarin	1
236.	Amaryn	1
236.	Ana	1
236.	Anastisia	1
236.	Angela	1
236.	Angelie	1
236.	Angelina	1
236.	Angelique	1
236.	Angharad	1
236.	Anice	1
236.	Aniela	1
236.	Anka	1
236.	Ann	1
236.	Anna-Beth	1
236.	Annasophia	1
236.	Anne	1
236.	Anneliena	1
236.	Annie	1
236.	Antonia	1
236.	Anwen	1
236.	Aoife	1
236.	Aphrodite	1
236.	Ara	1
236.	Aria	1
236.	Ariella	1
236.	Artemis	1
236.	Arwen	1
236.	Arya	1
236.	Ashlee	1
236.	Ashleigh	1
236.	Ashton	1
236.	Astrid	1
236.	Astrika	1
236.	Athene	1
236.	Audra	1
236.	Audrey	1
236.	Aurelia	1
236.	Aurelie	1
236.	Avalon	1
236.	Aveline	1
236.	Aven	1
236.	Aviva	1
236.	Azalea	1
236.	Bambi	1
236.	Barbara	1
236.	Basilia	1
236.	Baylee	1
236.	Becky	1
236.	Belldandy	1
236.	Belle	1
236.	Benazir	1
236.	Beth	1
236.	Blair	1
236.	Blythe	1
236.	Boadicea	1
236.	Bonnie	1
236.	Brecia	1
236.	Bree	1
236.	Breeze	1
236.	Brenna	1
236.	Bri	1
236.	Brianna	1
236.	Briar	1
236.	Bridie	1
236.	Britney	1
236.	Brooke	1
236.	Callie	1
236.	Callisto	1
236.	Calyssa	1
236.	Cameron	1
236.	Camila	1
236.	Canditta	1
236.	Caoilynn	1
236.	Caoimhe	1
236.	Caprice	1
236.	Carmela	1
236.	Carolina	1
236.	Carson	1
236.	Carys	1
236.	Casey	1
236.	Cassopeia	1
236.	Celeste	1
236.	Charina	1
236.	Charis	1
236.	Charo	1
236.	Chrysanthe	1
236.	Ciara-Lee	1
236.	Cinderella	1
236.	Cindy	1
236.	Clare	1
236.	Clarinda	1
236.	Constance	1
236.	Constanza	1
236.	Cordelia	1
236.	Cori	1
236.	Corinne	1
236.	Corinthia	1
236.	Cyan	1
236.	Daisy	1
236.	Dalia	1
236.	Dani	1
236.	Danielle	1
236.	Danni	1
236.	Dannica	1
236.	Dare'line	1
236.	Della	1
236.	Demeter	1
236.	Diamond	1
236.	Dorothea	1
236.	Drusilla	1
236.	Dulce	1
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236.	Emi	1
236.	Emmanuelle	1
236.	Eponine	1
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236.	Esme	1
236.	Esmeralda	1
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236.	Evagenline	1
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236.	Giselle	1
236.	Gloria	1
236.	Greta	1
236.	Gretchen	1
236.	Gryflie	1
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236.	Guinivere	1
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236.	Gwendolyn	1
236.	Gwyneth	1
236.	Haidee	1
236.	Hallie	1
236.	Halyn	1
236.	Harmonia	1
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236.	Haruka	1
236.	Hayden	1
236.	Hazakah	1
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236.	Hecate	1
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236.	Hellä	1
236.	Hotaru	1
236.	Hyacinth	1
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236.	Ione	1
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236.	Iris	1
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236.	Isadora	1
236.	Isidora	1
236.	Isolde	1
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236.	Izzy	1
236.	Jacqueline	1
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236.	Jaslene	1
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236.	Jenae	1
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236.	Jenni	1
236.	Jennie	1
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236.	Jesika	1
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236.	Jetta	1
236.	Jillian	1
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236.	Jolie	1
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236.	Judith	1
236.	Julian	1
236.	Julianna	1
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236.	Kaedance	1
236.	Kairi	1
236.	Kalia	1
236.	Kaliegh	1
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236.	Karissa	1
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236.	Katana	1
236.	Kate	1
236.	Katerina	1
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236.	Kaylee	1
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236.	Keiko	1
236.	Keila	1
236.	Keira	1
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236.	Kelsey	1
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236.	Kiera	1
236.	Killian	1
236.	Kimberly	1
236.	Kjersti	1
236.	Kolana	1
236.	Kresimira	1