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So, every year I buy one newspaper. It's the issue with all of the children starting school in the area (the school year starts in January/February in Australia). I buy it for sentimental reasons as I work in child care and looked after some of these kids. The paper also prints the names of all of the children in each class. This year, I decided to tally all of the names from the 92 schools- 4090 children, all of whom are 5 or turning 5 shortly.
Here are the most common names. I counted the different spellings but, for simplicity, I didn't include them here:
Ruby = 40 kids (that's 1% of the total of children)
Jackson = 40 (also 1%)
Charlie = 39
Lilly = 36
Charlotte = 34
Cooper = 32
Sophie = 32
Riley = 31
Olivia = 28
Amelia = 26
Emily = 26
Isabella = 26
Oliver = 26
Sienna = 26
Mia = 26
Ava = 25
(10% of all the children had one of the above names)
Chloe = 25
Liam = 25
Connor = 24
Noah = 24
Jack = 23
Hunter = 23
Ethan = 22
Jayden = 22
Maddison = 22
Mason = 22
Benjamin = 20
Grace = 20
Levi = 20
Hayley = 20
William = 20
Lachlan = 19
Lucas = 19
Samuel = 19
Xavier = 19
Alexander = 18
Braxton = 18
Emma = 18
Hayden = 18
James = 18
Aiden =17
Blake = 17
Isaac = 17
Jacob = 17
Mackenzie = 16
Bailey = 16
Chase = 16
Dominic = 16
Ella = 16
Scarlett = 16
Sophia = 16
Thomas = 16
Abbey = 15
Bella = 15
Elijah = 15
Lincoln = 15
Alex =14
Eli = 14
Ryder = 14
Summer = 14
Abigail =13
Caleb = 13
Isabelle = 13
Ivy = 13
Kai = 13
Layla = 13
Lucy = 13
Zoe = 13
Addison = 12
Carter = 12
Declan = 12
Evelyn = 12
Georgia = 12
Harry = 12
Indie = 12
Hudson = 12
Matilda = 12
Peyton = 12
Tyler = 12
Alexis = 11
Angus = 11
Caitlin = 11
Cayden = 11
Daniel = 11
Jordan = 11
Logan = 11
Luca = 11
Luke = 11
Makayla = 11
Max = 11
Mila = 11
Ryan = 11
Willow = 11
Zara = 11
Aria = 10
Audrey = 10
Bentley = 10
Hannah = 10
Harper = 10
Harrison = 10
Jett = 10
Koby = 10
Matthew = 10
Sarah = 10
Savannah = 10
Taylor = 10
Xander = 10
= 1814, meaning that almost half had one of the above names.
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And here are some of the more notable names I came across:
Army-Vai
Big
Blue
Cahill
Celestial
Chrysler
Daphneriah
Dartainian
Deazyl
Delight
Elpis
Gak
Gunny
Ice
Ifeanyi
Innocent
Islam
Jaggfateh
Jhuztine
Kendrew
Kezikia
Knovah
Lakshitha
Lymier
Majestic
Manienorah
Owens
Paychence
Persephanie
Perven
ReSyson
Rhapsody
Rocklyn
Salvation
Seyifunmi
Syn
Tewaimarama
Thurston
Tinkerbell
Trigga
Tsariq
Uday
Vauxie
Velvet
Weik
Wheonix
Youhna
Zavicestian
Ziggie-Jada
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Shout out to those parents making their child's name stand out by hyphenating it (or otherwise making it a double first name):
Amber-Rose
Amelia-Rose
Amelia-Rose
Amelia-Rose
Ameliah-Rose
April-Rose
Bella-Rose
Bellarose
Brittany-Rose
Charlotte-Rose
Christina-Rose
Cienna-Rose
Ebonnie-Rose
Emily-Rose
Indiana-Rose
Isabela-Rose
Ivy-Rose
Ivy-Rose
Lily-Rose
Miarose
Mya Rose
Peyton-Rose
Ruby-Rose
Ruby-Rose
Sari-Rose
Sasha-Rose
Terina-Rose
Annabel-Lee
Jakata-Lee
Jessie-Lee
Katie-Lee
Klarrah-Lee
Peighton-Lee
Sakarah-Lee
Shekirah-Lee
Sophie-Lee
Nikki-Lea
Sophia-Lea
Aeris-Jayde
Ashlee-Jayde
Harper-Jayde
Ebony-Jade
Emily-Jade
Leia-Jade
Riley Jade
Ziggie-Jada
Ella-Jane
Indigo-Jane
Kiara-Jane
Lacey-Jane
Lucy-Jane
Kyarah-Jayne
Bree-Ann
Chrissy-Ann
Heidi-Ann
Jennifer-Anne
Elvy-Anna
Lily-Grace
Lilly-Grace
Sadie-Grace
Summer-Grace
Alexis-Maria
Amba-Maree
Destiny-Maree
Sophie-Marie
Evellyn-May
Georgia-May
Gracie-May
Jaelyn
Jae'Lynn
Riche'lyn
Charlie-Belle
Layla-Belle
Agum-Hannah
Charity-Hannah
Amarah-June
Ariah-Jules
Georgia-Sherie
Halo-Silipa
Ivy Patricia
Jay-Agnes
Jo-Andra
Kay-Dee
Leigh-Shaya
Leonie-Skye
Lilli-Arna
Lyla-Beverly
Marnie-Jo
Shayla-Jae
Skyla'hope
Summer-Lilly
Boys?
Army-Vai
Bendit Jai
Bolton-Lee
Braxton-Lee
Jahriah-rey
Jai-Cooper
Joey-Carlos
Liam-John
Noah-Jake
Not having a dig at anyone here, my own name is hyphenated. There just were a lot of double first names.
So WDYT?
I'll post the whole list as a reply for anyone who wants to read it. Be warned that it is very long
Here are the most common names. I counted the different spellings but, for simplicity, I didn't include them here:
Ruby = 40 kids (that's 1% of the total of children)
Jackson = 40 (also 1%)
Charlie = 39
Lilly = 36
Charlotte = 34
Cooper = 32
Sophie = 32
Riley = 31
Olivia = 28
Amelia = 26
Emily = 26
Isabella = 26
Oliver = 26
Sienna = 26
Mia = 26
Ava = 25
(10% of all the children had one of the above names)
Chloe = 25
Liam = 25
Connor = 24
Noah = 24
Jack = 23
Hunter = 23
Ethan = 22
Jayden = 22
Maddison = 22
Mason = 22
Benjamin = 20
Grace = 20
Levi = 20
Hayley = 20
William = 20
Lachlan = 19
Lucas = 19
Samuel = 19
Xavier = 19
Alexander = 18
Braxton = 18
Emma = 18
Hayden = 18
James = 18
Aiden =17
Blake = 17
Isaac = 17
Jacob = 17
Mackenzie = 16
Bailey = 16
Chase = 16
Dominic = 16
Ella = 16
Scarlett = 16
Sophia = 16
Thomas = 16
Abbey = 15
Bella = 15
Elijah = 15
Lincoln = 15
Alex =14
Eli = 14
Ryder = 14
Summer = 14
Abigail =13
Caleb = 13
Isabelle = 13
Ivy = 13
Kai = 13
Layla = 13
Lucy = 13
Zoe = 13
Addison = 12
Carter = 12
Declan = 12
Evelyn = 12
Georgia = 12
Harry = 12
Indie = 12
Hudson = 12
Matilda = 12
Peyton = 12
Tyler = 12
Alexis = 11
Angus = 11
Caitlin = 11
Cayden = 11
Daniel = 11
Jordan = 11
Logan = 11
Luca = 11
Luke = 11
Makayla = 11
Max = 11
Mila = 11
Ryan = 11
Willow = 11
Zara = 11
Aria = 10
Audrey = 10
Bentley = 10
Hannah = 10
Harper = 10
Harrison = 10
Jett = 10
Koby = 10
Matthew = 10
Sarah = 10
Savannah = 10
Taylor = 10
Xander = 10
= 1814, meaning that almost half had one of the above names.
*
And here are some of the more notable names I came across:
Army-Vai
Big
Blue
Cahill
Celestial
Chrysler
Daphneriah
Dartainian
Deazyl
Delight
Elpis
Gak
Gunny
Ice
Ifeanyi
Innocent
Islam
Jaggfateh
Jhuztine
Kendrew
Kezikia
Knovah
Lakshitha
Lymier
Majestic
Manienorah
Owens
Paychence
Persephanie
Perven
ReSyson
Rhapsody
Rocklyn
Salvation
Seyifunmi
Syn
Tewaimarama
Thurston
Tinkerbell
Trigga
Tsariq
Uday
Vauxie
Velvet
Weik
Wheonix
Youhna
Zavicestian
Ziggie-Jada
*
Shout out to those parents making their child's name stand out by hyphenating it (or otherwise making it a double first name):
Amber-Rose
Amelia-Rose
Amelia-Rose
Amelia-Rose
Ameliah-Rose
April-Rose
Bella-Rose
Bellarose
Brittany-Rose
Charlotte-Rose
Christina-Rose
Cienna-Rose
Ebonnie-Rose
Emily-Rose
Indiana-Rose
Isabela-Rose
Ivy-Rose
Ivy-Rose
Lily-Rose
Miarose
Mya Rose
Peyton-Rose
Ruby-Rose
Ruby-Rose
Sari-Rose
Sasha-Rose
Terina-Rose
Annabel-Lee
Jakata-Lee
Jessie-Lee
Katie-Lee
Klarrah-Lee
Peighton-Lee
Sakarah-Lee
Shekirah-Lee
Sophie-Lee
Nikki-Lea
Sophia-Lea
Aeris-Jayde
Ashlee-Jayde
Harper-Jayde
Ebony-Jade
Emily-Jade
Leia-Jade
Riley Jade
Ziggie-Jada
Ella-Jane
Indigo-Jane
Kiara-Jane
Lacey-Jane
Lucy-Jane
Kyarah-Jayne
Bree-Ann
Chrissy-Ann
Heidi-Ann
Jennifer-Anne
Elvy-Anna
Lily-Grace
Lilly-Grace
Sadie-Grace
Summer-Grace
Alexis-Maria
Amba-Maree
Destiny-Maree
Sophie-Marie
Evellyn-May
Georgia-May
Gracie-May
Jaelyn
Jae'Lynn
Riche'lyn
Charlie-Belle
Layla-Belle
Agum-Hannah
Charity-Hannah
Amarah-June
Ariah-Jules
Georgia-Sherie
Halo-Silipa
Ivy Patricia
Jay-Agnes
Jo-Andra
Kay-Dee
Leigh-Shaya
Leonie-Skye
Lilli-Arna
Lyla-Beverly
Marnie-Jo
Shayla-Jae
Skyla'hope
Summer-Lilly
Boys?
Army-Vai
Bendit Jai
Bolton-Lee
Braxton-Lee
Jahriah-rey
Jai-Cooper
Joey-Carlos
Liam-John
Noah-Jake
Not having a dig at anyone here, my own name is hyphenated. There just were a lot of double first names.
So WDYT?
I'll post the whole list as a reply for anyone who wants to read it. Be warned that it is very long
This message was edited 5/15/2018, 1:42 AM
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Not surprised about any of the top names.
Very surprised by the bottom names! If I was looking at that list I would have thought american!
Very surprised by the bottom names! If I was looking at that list I would have thought american!
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1. Surprised to see -ayden names outside of North America, especially so many of them! They seem so American / Canadian to me.
2. It’s at least encouraging to see Jackson spelled correctly. I don’t know what is with the trend to add X and Z. Of course you combined the spellings so who’s to say people aren’t using those variants.
3. I wonder what the origin of Teiwamarama is. Is it from an indigenous Australian language?
4. It always bothers me to see beautiful, meaningful names respelled, especially when they are word names. Patience is an actual word and has been traditionally used as a virtue name. Spelling it Paychence robs it of that linguistic connection and makes it look mangled.
2. It’s at least encouraging to see Jackson spelled correctly. I don’t know what is with the trend to add X and Z. Of course you combined the spellings so who’s to say people aren’t using those variants.
3. I wonder what the origin of Teiwamarama is. Is it from an indigenous Australian language?
4. It always bothers me to see beautiful, meaningful names respelled, especially when they are word names. Patience is an actual word and has been traditionally used as a virtue name. Spelling it Paychence robs it of that linguistic connection and makes it look mangled.
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The "-ayden" craze went wild over here and extended to "-len"s and "-gen"s.
Teiwamarama and other names like it on the full list are most likely Maori or Islander (Samoan, Tongan, etc). It's not an area with a very big Aboriginal population, plus Aboriginal names tend to be shorter than that and somewhat harsher, eg. Jarrah and Kirily.
Teiwamarama and other names like it on the full list are most likely Maori or Islander (Samoan, Tongan, etc). It's not an area with a very big Aboriginal population, plus Aboriginal names tend to be shorter than that and somewhat harsher, eg. Jarrah and Kirily.
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Thanks for the info, especially on the Maori / Islander names. Really appreciate it!
It’s unfortunate that bad American name trends catch on there as well. Would love to go back to 1980 when -ayden names were as rare as snow in Alice Springs.
It’s unfortunate that bad American name trends catch on there as well. Would love to go back to 1980 when -ayden names were as rare as snow in Alice Springs.
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Complete list
Keep in mind that this is an area in Australia where a lot of African and Islander families live:
Aadit
Aadya
Aaliyah / Aliyah x 2 / Alier
Aarav x 2
Aaron x 4
Aarush
Aayush
Abbey x 7 / Abby x 4 / Abbie x 2 / Aby / Abi
Abel x 2 / Abul / Aybell
Abigail x 11 / Abygail / Abbigail
Abish
Abraham
Ace
Achieu
Achok
Achol x 2
Achuoth
Ada x 4
Adam x 2 / Adhamh
Addison x 11 / Addisyn
Adelaide x 2
Adelina
Adriana
Adron
Aeris-Jayde
Agaw
Agel
Agnes
Agourt
Agum-Hannah
Ahtlantah
Aiden x 11 / Aidan x 2 / Ayden x 2 / Aydan / Aden
Aijalina
Ain
Aishi
Aiyana
Ajang
Ajay
Akirrah
Akoi
Akunia
Akuot
Akushia
Alang
Alarah
Alayah
Alba
Alby
Aleah x 3 / Aleeyah
Aleena
Alek
Alex x 13 / Alix
Alexander x 18
Alexandra x 2 / Alexzandra
Alexie
Alexis x 7 / Alexys / Elexis / Alexus / Alexis-Maria
Ali x 3
Alice x 2
Alif
Alisha x 2 / Aleisha / Alesha / Ellisha
Alison x 2 / Allison x 2
Alistair x 2
Ajay
Alkira
Alleluia
Allira / Alira
Allyn
Allysandra
Aluat
Aluou
Alvina
Alwel
Alyssa x 5 / Alysa x 2
Alyssia
Amalee
Amanda x 2
Amarah-June
Amaya
Amayra
Amber x 4 / Amba-Maree / Amber-Rose
Amelia x 19 / Ameliah / Emilyah / Emilia / Ameliah-Rose / Amelia-Rose x 3
Amitoj x 2
Amity x 4 / Emity
Amiyah
Amy x 4
An
Anastasia
Anaua
Andantez
Anderson
Andiel
Andre
Andrew x 4
Andy
Angel x 3
Angelica x 2
Angellyn
Angus x 11
Aniela
Anihana
Anisa
Anita
Ankit
Anna x 4 / Ana
Annabella / Anabela
Annabelle x 4 / Annabell / Annabel-Lee
Annaliesa
Annaliss
Annastasia
Annika x 2 / Anika x 2
Anthony x 4
Antonia
Anvi
Anya / Ania / Aanya
Anyieth
Anyuon
April x 4 / April-Rose
Aquila
Arabella x 4
Arabelle
Arahine
Arcadia
Archer x 9
Archibald
Archie x 8
Aria x 6 / Arya x 3 / Ariah-Jules
Ariana / Arianna x 2 / Ariahnna
Ariani
Arich
Arielle x 2
Ariki
Arjun
Arlandria
Arlen
Army-Vai
Aroha
Arok x 2
Arpan
Arthur
Aruei
Arukshan
Arwyn
Ashanti
Ashlee x 3 / Ashlee-Jayde
Ashlyn x 2 / Ashlyne
Ashton x 9
Ashuza
Ashwitha
Aspen
Aston x 2
Athena
Athian
Atticus x 2
Atu
Aubrey x 2
Audrey x 9 / Audree
Keep in mind that this is an area in Australia where a lot of African and Islander families live:
Aadit
Aadya
Aaliyah / Aliyah x 2 / Alier
Aarav x 2
Aaron x 4
Aarush
Aayush
Abbey x 7 / Abby x 4 / Abbie x 2 / Aby / Abi
Abel x 2 / Abul / Aybell
Abigail x 11 / Abygail / Abbigail
Abish
Abraham
Ace
Achieu
Achok
Achol x 2
Achuoth
Ada x 4
Adam x 2 / Adhamh
Addison x 11 / Addisyn
Adelaide x 2
Adelina
Adriana
Adron
Aeris-Jayde
Agaw
Agel
Agnes
Agourt
Agum-Hannah
Ahtlantah
Aiden x 11 / Aidan x 2 / Ayden x 2 / Aydan / Aden
Aijalina
Ain
Aishi
Aiyana
Ajang
Ajay
Akirrah
Akoi
Akunia
Akuot
Akushia
Alang
Alarah
Alayah
Alba
Alby
Aleah x 3 / Aleeyah
Aleena
Alek
Alex x 13 / Alix
Alexander x 18
Alexandra x 2 / Alexzandra
Alexie
Alexis x 7 / Alexys / Elexis / Alexus / Alexis-Maria
Ali x 3
Alice x 2
Alif
Alisha x 2 / Aleisha / Alesha / Ellisha
Alison x 2 / Allison x 2
Alistair x 2
Ajay
Alkira
Alleluia
Allira / Alira
Allyn
Allysandra
Aluat
Aluou
Alvina
Alwel
Alyssa x 5 / Alysa x 2
Alyssia
Amalee
Amanda x 2
Amarah-June
Amaya
Amayra
Amber x 4 / Amba-Maree / Amber-Rose
Amelia x 19 / Ameliah / Emilyah / Emilia / Ameliah-Rose / Amelia-Rose x 3
Amitoj x 2
Amity x 4 / Emity
Amiyah
Amy x 4
An
Anastasia
Anaua
Andantez
Anderson
Andiel
Andre
Andrew x 4
Andy
Angel x 3
Angelica x 2
Angellyn
Angus x 11
Aniela
Anihana
Anisa
Anita
Ankit
Anna x 4 / Ana
Annabella / Anabela
Annabelle x 4 / Annabell / Annabel-Lee
Annaliesa
Annaliss
Annastasia
Annika x 2 / Anika x 2
Anthony x 4
Antonia
Anvi
Anya / Ania / Aanya
Anyieth
Anyuon
April x 4 / April-Rose
Aquila
Arabella x 4
Arabelle
Arahine
Arcadia
Archer x 9
Archibald
Archie x 8
Aria x 6 / Arya x 3 / Ariah-Jules
Ariana / Arianna x 2 / Ariahnna
Ariani
Arich
Arielle x 2
Ariki
Arjun
Arlandria
Arlen
Army-Vai
Aroha
Arok x 2
Arpan
Arthur
Aruei
Arukshan
Arwyn
Ashanti
Ashlee x 3 / Ashlee-Jayde
Ashlyn x 2 / Ashlyne
Ashton x 9
Ashuza
Ashwitha
Aspen
Aston x 2
Athena
Athian
Atticus x 2
Atu
Aubrey x 2
Audrey x 9 / Audree
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Now that's a list alright! Not a lot of gems, but not that bad either.
I like:
Adelaide
Adelina
Alexander
Alistair
Arcadia
Aurora
Callum
Edward
Edwina
Emmeline
Emily
Emily-Rose
Giselle
Indigo
Jasper
Jemima
Jethro
Martina
Mathias/Matthias
Oscar
Rhiannon
Sarah
Saraphina/Sarafina
Sophronia
Valentina
I like:
Adelaide
Adelina
Alexander
Alistair
Arcadia
Aurora
Callum
Edward
Edwina
Emmeline
Emily
Emily-Rose
Giselle
Indigo
Jasper
Jemima
Jethro
Martina
Mathias/Matthias
Oscar
Rhiannon
Sarah
Saraphina/Sarafina
Sophronia
Valentina
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Thanks for this list! A few things stood out:
-It is surprising to see Lincoln used so much outside the US. The significance here is the association with the president who got us through the Civil War. In Australia is it just for the sound?
-How long has Game of Thrones been on the air? Has it really been more than 5 years? It must be to explain the Khaleesis here.
-It is surprising to see Lincoln used so much outside the US. The significance here is the association with the president who got us through the Civil War. In Australia is it just for the sound?
-How long has Game of Thrones been on the air? Has it really been more than 5 years? It must be to explain the Khaleesis here.
This message was edited 5/15/2018, 11:02 AM
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I think Lincoln is just for the sound. Personally, I've liked it ever since Prison Break first aired =)
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Game of Thrones has been on since 2011.
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Wow, just another sign I’m getting old. I still think of it as a “new show!”
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