As promised in my analysis, here is the full list of girls’ names that were in the top 1000 only in the U.S. or only in the combined England/Wales top 1000! Unlike with my other posts, I won’t color-code this one; I don’t think anyone can stand reading long lists written in magenta. Either way, this is more of a reference post than anything else.
Enjoy!
U.S.
- A: Abril, Adaline, Adalyn, Adalynn, Addilyn, Addilynn, Addisyn, Addyson, Adelyn, Adelynn, Adilynn, Adley, Adrianna, Adrienne, Aileen, Ainsley, Aislinn, Aitana, Aiyana, Alaia, Alaina, Alani, Aleah, Alejandra, Alena, Alessandra, Alexandria, Aliana, Alianna, Alison, Alisson, Allie, Allison, Ally, Allyson, Alondra, Alyson, Amari, Amaris, America, Amia, Amiya, Amya, Anahi, Analia, Andi, Angeline, Angelique, Angie, Ann, Annalee, Anne, Annika, Ansley, Aranza, Arden, Arely, Ariadne, Ariah, Ariel, Ariyah, Armani, Aryana, Aryanna, Ashlyn, Ashlynn, Aspen, Aubrianna, Aubrie, Aubriella, Aubrielle, Audrina, Avah, Avalyn, Avalynn, Averi, Averie, Aviana, Avianna, Ayleen, Aylin, Azaria, Azariah, Azalea
- B: Bailee, Barbara, Baylee, Belen, Blair, Blake, Blakely, Braelyn, Braelynn, Braylee, Breanna, Brenda, Brenna, Bria, Briana, Briar, Briella, Brielle, Briley, Brinley, Bristol, Brittany, Brooklynn, Bryanna, Brylee, Bryleigh, Brynlee, Brynn
- C: Cadence, Cameron, Camila, Camryn, Carlee, Carolyn, Carter, Cataleya, Catalina, Caylee, Cecelia, Chana, Charlee, Charleigh, Charli, Charlize, Cherish, Cheyenne, Clare, Clarissa, Colette, Collins, Coraline, Corinne, Cynthia
- D: Dahlia, Dalary, Daleyza, Dallas, Danica, Danna, Dayana, Delaney, Denise, Desiree, Dulce, Dylan
- E: Eileen, Elaine, Elianna, Elliana, Elliot, Elliott, Ellis, Ellison, Elyse, Ember, Emely, Emerie, Emerson, Emersyn, Emery, Emmalee, Emmaline, Emmalyn, Emmalynn, Emory, Esmeralda, Esperanza, Estrella, Evelynn, Everleigh
- F: Fernanda, Finley
- G: Galilea, Genesis, Giana, Gianna, Giavanna, Giovanna, Giselle, Giuliana, Gracelyn, Gracelynn, Guadalupe, Gwendolyn
- H: Hadassah, Hadlee, Hadleigh, Hadley, Hailee, Hailey, Haley, Harlee, Harmoni, Haven, Hayden, Haylee, Heaven, Heavenly, Henley, Holland, Hunter
- I: Iliana, Ingrid, Ireland, Irene, Isabela, Itzel, Ivanna, Ivory
- J: Jacqueline, Jada, Jaelyn, Jaelynn, Jaida, Jaliyah, Jamie, Jane, Janelle, Janessa, Janiya, Janiyah, Jaycee, Jayda, Jayde, Jayden, Jayla, Jaylah, Jaylee, Jayleen, Jaylene, Jaylin, Jaylynn, Jazlyn, Jazlynn, Jemma, Jenny, Jessa, Jewel, Jillian, Jimena, Jocelynn, Johanna, Jolene, Jolie, Jordan, Jordyn, Jordynn, Joselyn, Joslyn, Journee, Journey, Joyce, Judith, Juliana, Julianna, Julianne, Julie, Julieta, Julissa, June, Juniper, Justice
- K: Kadence, Kaelyn, Kaelynn, Kai, Kailani, Kailee, Kailey, Kailyn, Kairi, Kaitlynn, Kaiya, Kalani, Kali, Kaliyah, Kallie, Kamryn, Karen, Karla, Karlee, Karlie, Karsyn, Karter, Kassandra, Kassidy, Katalina, Katelynn, Kayden, Kaydence, Kaylee, Kaylie, Kaylin, Kaylynn, Kelly, Kenley, Kenia, Kenna, Kennedi, Kennedy, Kensington, Kensley, Kenya, Kenzie, Keyla, Kiley, Kimber, Kimora, Kinley, Kinslee, Kinsley, Kora, Kori, Kristen, Kylee, Kyleigh, Kylie, Kyndall, Kynlee
- L: Lailah, Lainey, Landry, Laney, Laurel, Lauryn, Laylah, Leanna, Leighton, Leilani, Lennon, Lennox, Leslie, Lillianna, Lilyana, Lilyanna, Linda, Lindsay, Lindsey, Liv, Lizbeth, Logan, London, Londyn, Lorelai, Lucille, Luz, Lylah, Lyric
- M: Mackenzie, Madalyn, Madalynn, Madelyn, Madelynn, Madilyn, Madilynn, Madisyn, Madyson, Magnolia, Makayla, Makenna, Makenzie, Malaya, Malaysia, Maleah, Malia, Maliah, Maliyah, Mallory, Mariah, Marianna, Marilyn, Marisol, Marissa, Marjorie, Marlee, Marleigh, Mckenzie, Mckinley, Meilani, Melany, Melina, Micah, Mikaela, Mikayla, Milan, Milani, Milania, Miracle, Miranda, Monroe, Moserat, Montserrat, Moriah
- N: Natalee, Nataly, Nathalia, Nathalie, Nathaly, Naya, Nayeli, Noelle, Noemi
- O: Oakley
- P: Paislee, Paityn, Paola, Parker, Perla, Presley, Priscilla
- R: Raegan, Raelyn, Raelynn, Raina, Raquel, Rayna, Reagan, Reese, Regina, Reina, Remington, Remy, Renata, Reyna, Rivka, Romina, Rory, Roselyn, Royal, Ryan, Ryann, Rylan, Rylee, Ryleigh, Rylie
- S: Sage, Saige, Saniyah, Sariah, Sariyah, Sarahi, Sarai, Sawyer, Saylor, Scarlette, Selah, Sharon, Shiloh, Sidney, Sierra, Simone, Sloan, Sloane, Susan, Sutton
- T: Taliyah, Tatiana, Tatum, Tatumn, Tenley, Teresa, Tinley, Tori
- V: Valeria, Valerie, Veda, Vera, Virginia, Viviana
- W: Wendy, Whitney, Willa, Wynter
- X: Ximena
- Y: Yamileth, Yareli, Yaretzi, Yaritza
- Z: Zaniyah, Zaria, Zariah, Zariyah, Zaylee, Zelda, Zendaya, Zion, Zoie, Zuri
U.K.
- A: Aairah, Aamina, Aaminah, Aanya, Aarya, Aasiyah, Abbie, Agatha, Agnes, Aida, Aila, Aishah, Aiyla, Aiza, Aizah, Akira, Alara, Alaya, Alayah, Alba, Aleeza, Aleksandra, Alesha, Alessia, Alisa, Alissia, Allegra, Alyssia, Amal, Amalie, Amanah, Amayah, Amber-Rose, Ameera, Ameerah, Amelia-Grace, Amelia-Lily, Amelia-Rose, Amna, Anais, Anaiya, Ananya, Anayah, Andreea, Aniela, Anisa, Annabell, Antonia, Antonina, Anwen, Aoife, Aqsa, Arisha, Arissa, Arla, Aroush, Arwa, Arwen, Asha, Ashleigh, Asiya, Asma, Ava-Grace, Ava-Mae, Ava-Rose, Avani, Avneet, Ayaana, Ayah, Ayana, Ayat, Ayda, Ayesha, Ayra, Aysha, Ayva
- B: Beatrix, Beau, Bella-Rose, Belle, Beth, Bethan, Betsy, Betty, Bianka, Billie, Blessing, Blossom, Bobbi, Bobbie, Bronte
- C: Cadi, Caoimhe, Carys, Cassie, Cecily, Cerys, Chiara, Cleo, Coco, Connie, Constance
- D: Daisie, Daisy-Mae, Daisy-May, Darcey, Darci, Darcie, Darcie-May, Darcy, Daria, Darla, Demi-Leigh, Dina, Diya, Dolcie, Dolly, Dottie, Dua, Dulcie
- E: Eadie, Ebony, Edie, Efa, Effie, Eira, Ela, Eleni, Eleri, Elia, Elif, Elina, Elinor, Elisha, Elissa, Ella-Grace, Ella-Louise, Ella-Mae, Ella-May, Ella-Rose, Ellena, Ellie-Mae, Ellie-Mai, Ellie-May, Ellie-Rose, Elodie, Elouise, Elsie-May, Elsie-Rose, Elspeth, Ema, Emaan, Emilija, Emily-Rose, Emmanuella, Emme, Emmie, Enid, Enya, Eryn, Esha, Eshaal, Eshal, Esmae, Esmai, Esmay, Esmee, Etta, Eva-Rose, Evelina, Evie-Grace, Evie-Mae, Evie-May, Evie-Rose, Ezmae
- F: Farah, Fatimah, Fearne, Fern, Ffion, Fleur, Flora, Florence, Florrie, Freyja
- G: Georgie, Georgiana, Georgina, Giulia, Gracie-Mae, Gracie-Mai, Gracie-May
- H: Hadiya, Hafsa, Hafsah, Hajra, Haleema, Halima, Haniya, Hareem, Harleen, Harper-Rose, Harriet, Harriett, Hawa, Hawwa, Haya, Henrietta, Hermione, Hettie, Hetty, Hiba, Hibba, Hollie, Honey, Honor, Huda, Humaira, Husna
- I: Ida, Iga, Imaan, Iman, Imogen, Inaaya, Inaayah, Inara, Inaya, Inayah, Indi, India, Indiana, Indie, Indigo, Ines, Iona, Iqra, Isabella-Rose, Isha, Isla-Grace, Isla-Mae, Isla-Rose, Isobel, Isobella, Isobelle, Isra, Ivie, Ivy-Rose, Iyla, Izabela, Izzy
- J: Jana, Jannah, Jannat, Jasleen, Jaya, Jemima, Jia, Jiya, Jorgie, Juno
- K: Kacey, Kacie, Kaira, Kaitlin, Kaja, Karolina, Katrina, Katy, Keeley, Keeva, Kelsie, Keziah, Khadeejah, Khadija, Khadijah, Kimberley, Kitty, Klara, Klaudia, Kornelia, Kourtney, Krystal
- L: Lacey-Mae, Lacie, Laiba, Lavinia, Layla-Mae, Layla-Rose, Leela, Leena, Leja, Leonie, Lexi-Mae, Lili, Lillia, Lillie-Mae, Lillie-Rose, Lilly-Mae, Lilly-Mai, Lilly-May, Lilly-Rose, Lily-Mae, Lily-Mai, Lily-Rose, Liya, Liyana, Lois, Lola-Rose, Lorena, Lorna, Lottie, Louise, Lowri, Lucie, Luisa, Lula
- M: Macey, Maddie, Madiha, Mahi, Mahnoor, Maira, Maisey, Maisy, Maiya, Maizie, Maja, Malaika, Mali, Maliha, Manahil, Manha, Marcie, Mariella, Mariya, Marlie, Marni, Marnie, Marta, Martina, Martyna, Marwa, Marwah, Mathilda, Matylda, May, Meghan, Melisa, Menaal, Merryn, Mia-Rose, Miley, Millicent, Millie-Rose, Milly, Minahil, Minnie, Miyah, Mollie
- N: Nahla, Nancie, Neave, Nel, Nela, Nell, Nellie, Nelly, Neve, Niamh, Nicola, Nieve, Nikita, Nikola, Nuala, Nusaybah, Nyah
- O: Ocean, Octavia, Olivia-Grace, Olivia-Rose, Oliwia, Orla, Orlaith, Ottilie
- P: Peggy, Persephone, Philippa, Pippa, Pixie, Pola, Polly, Poppie, Poppy, Poppy-Mae, Precious, Primrose, Priya
- R: Rae, Rahma, Rania, Raya, Rebeca, Reeva, Renae, Renee, Ria, Rita, Riya, Robin, Robyn, Roisin, Romilly, Romy, Ronnie, Rosalind, Rosanna, Roxanne, Roxy, Roza, Rubie, Ruby-Mae, Ruby-Rose, Rumaisa, Ruqayyah
- S: Saara, Saarah, Safa, Safaa, Safia, Safiya, Safiyyah, Saffron, Saira, Samira, Saoirse, Sana, Sapphire, Saskia, Scarlett-Rose, Selina, Seren, Shanaya, Shania, Shannon, Shreya, Sia, Sienna-Rose, Simran, Sinead, Skylah, Sofie, Sofija, Sonia, Sophia-Rose, Soraya, Star, Sukhmani, Sumaya, Sumayya, Sumayyah, Summer-Rose, Sylvie, Syeda
- T: Tahlia, Tallulah, Tamara, Tanisha, Tayla, Teigan, Tess, Theia, Theodora, Tia, Tianna, Tillie, Tilly
- U: Una
- V: Verity, Viktoria
- W: Weronika, Wiktoria, Winifred, Winnie
- X: Xanthe
- Y: Yara, Yasmine, Yusra
- Z: Zaara, Zahara, Zaina, Zarah, Zaynab, Zaynah, Zofia, Zoha, Zoya, Zunairah, Zusanna
Only one ‘Q’ name appears on either list; Quinn ranks #97 in the U.S. and #422 in England and Wales. There’s also only one ‘U’ name, which appears on the E/W list but not the American.
Thoughts, anyone? Do you prefer the styles of the strictly English/Welsh names or the strictly American names? What conclusions might *you* draw from these sets?
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I couldn’t help but imagine all these names in specific accents. Like, what would the US names sound like in Boston or New Orleans or North Dakota. Hahah. Same for the UK names. I think it’s a sound thing. The names that are popular in the US sound fun and elegant and pretty in those accents. But they might be harsher in other accents. So this is a fascinating look at also pronunciation and preferred sounds. (For example Filipinos have such harsh and violent ‘p’sounds that most names don’t have it.)
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Good point! You just reminded me of this story about one of the names on the British portion of the list: https://www.buzzfeed.com/stephaniemcneal/these-parents-changed-their-daughters-name-when-she-was-3-mo?utm_term=.tp6VaMmwY#.qogeYW9zb
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Oh man this is such a funny but sad story. Pronunciation is so important. I like ‘Ottilie’ that does sound really nice. But I get made fun of for saying ‘buddon’ so I know I’d be guilty too. Hahah.
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Ditto. Though, I wish they’d kept Ottilie and called her by a nickname or middle name. Margot’s a fantastic name too, but I have a soft spot for rarities.
Haha I don’t mean to make fun of you, but I have to ask…is ‘buddon’ a Jersey thing?
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Not to mention, nobody should have to change their name just because someone else can’t enunciate it correctly.
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Amen to that. My first AND last name have unique pronunciations but I’m proud of it. Plus, it helps to weed out the people I know and who care enough to learn it.
I don’t think it’s a joy-sey thing because it’s joy-sey people who make fun of me. I know I say Aladdin ‘alattin’ so who knows.
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One thing I can pretty much tell between these two lists is the variety of names from abroad and the E&W list certainly has more of a mix than the USA list, which, to me, I slightly expect to see since I sometimes hear those types of names where I am right now.
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