Finally, the names that are currently popular for baby girls in the U.S. but not in England and Wales! A few of the names here are in the top 1000 for British boys (unisex and gender-bending names are more American phenomenons).
To make this list, I compared the 2016 U.S. top 1000 against the top 1000 names in England and Wales for the same year. American data comes from the Social Security Administration; English and Welsh data comes from the Office of National Statistics. I’ve also made a list of girls’ names in the E/W top 1000 that aren’t in the U.S. and comparable boys’ lists.
- A: Aadhya, Abril, Adalyn, Adalynn, Addilyn, Addilynn, Addisyn, Addyson, Adelyn, Adelynn, Adilynn, Adley, Adrienne, Ailani, Aileen, Ainsley, Aislinn, Aitana, Aiyana, Alaia, Alani, Alayah, Aleah, Alejandra, Alena, Alessandra, Alexa, Aliana, Alianna, Alison, Allie, Allison, Ally, Allyson, Alondra, Alyson, Alyvia, Amari, Amaris, Amia, Amiya, Amya, Anabella, Anahi, Analia, Andi, Angelique, Angie, Ann, Annalee, Anne, Annika, Anniston, Ansley, Antonella, Aranza, Arden, Arely, Ari, Ariel, Armani, Aryana, Aryanna, Ashley, Ashlyn, Ashlynn, Aspen, Aubri, Aubrie, Aubriella, Aubrielle, Audrina, Avah, Avalynn, Averi, Averie, Avianna, Ayleen, Aylin, Azalea, Azaria, Azariah
- B: Bailee, Barbara, Baylee, Belen, Bexley, Blair, Blaire, Blakely, Braelyn, Braelynn, Braylee, Breanna, Brenda, Brenna, Bria, Briar, Briana, Briella, Briley, Brinley, Bristol, Brittany, Brooklynn, Brylee, Bryleigh, Brynlee, Brynn
- C: Cadence, Calliope, Cameron, Camila, Camryn, Carlee, Carly, Carolina, Carolyn, Carter, Cataleya, Catalina, Caylee, Celia, Celine, Chana, Chandler, Charlee, Charleigh, Charli, Cherish, Cheyenne, Clare, Clarissa, Colette, Collins, Coraline, Corinne, Cynthia
- D: Dalary, Daleyza, Dallas, Danica, Danna, Davina, Dayana, Delaney, Desiree, Dulce, Dylan
- E: Eileen, Elaina, Elaine, Elianna, Elliana, Ellianna, Elliot, Elliott, Ellis, Ellison, Elyse, Emely, Emerie, Emerson, Emersyn, Emery, Emmaline, Emmalyn, Emmalynn, Emory, Esmeralda, Esperanza, Estella, Estrella, Evelynn, Everleigh
- F: Fernanda, Finley
- G: Galilea, Gemma, Genesis, Giana, Gianna, Giovanna, Giselle, Giuliana, Gracelyn, Gracelynn, Guadalupe, Gwendolyn
- H: Hadlee, Hadleigh, Hadley, Hailee, Hailey, Haley, Harlee, Harleigh, Harmoni, Haven, Hayden, Haylee, Heaven, Heavenly, Henley, Holland, Hunter
- I: Iliana, Irene, Isabela, Itzayana, Itzel, Ivanna, Ivory
- J: Jacqueline, Jada, Jaelyn, Jaelynn, Jaliyah, Jamie, Jane, Janelle, Janessa, Janiyah, Jaycee, Jayda, Jayde, Jayden, Jayla, Jaylah, Jaylee, Jayleen, Jaylene, Jaylynn, Jazlyn, Jazlynn, Jazmine, Jemma, Jessa, Jewel, Jillian, Jimena, Joelle, Johanna, Jolene, Jolie, Jordan, Jordyn, Joselyn, Joslyn, Journee, Journey, Judith, Juliana, Julianna, Julianne, Julie, Julieta, Julissa, June, Juniper, Justice
- K: Kadence, Kaelyn, Kai, Kailani, Kailee, Kailey, Kailyn, Kairi, Kaiya, Kalani, Kali, Kaliyah, Kallie, Kamila, Kamryn, Karen, Karla, Karlee, Karlie, Karsyn, Karter, Kassandra, Kassidy, Katalina, Kaydence, Kaylani, Kaylee, Kaylie, Kaylin, Kaylynn, Kehlani, Kendra, Kenia, Kenley, Kenna, Kennedi, Kennedy, Kensley, Kenya, Kenzie, Keyla, Kimber, Kinley, Kinslee, Kinsley, Kora, Kori, Kristina, Kylee, Kyleigh, Kylie, Kynlee
- L: Lailah, Lainey, Landry, Laney, Laurel, Lauryn, Laylah, Leanna, Leighton, Lennon, Lennox, Leslie, Lillianna, Lilyana, Lilyanna, Linda, Lindsey, Liv, Lizbeth, Logan, London, Londyn, Lorelai, Luciana, Lucille, Luz, Lyric
- M: Mackenzie, Madalyn, Madalynn, Madelyn, Madelynn, Madilyn, Madilynn, Madisyn, Madyson, Magnolia, Makayla, Makenna, Makenzie, Malaya, Malaysia, Maleah, Malia, Maliah, Maliyah, Mallory, Maren, Mariana, Marianna, Marilyn, Marisol, Marissa, Mariyah, Marjorie, Marlee, Marleigh, Mavis, Maxine, Maylee, Mckenna, Mckenzie, Mckinley, Meilani, Mercy, Micah, Mikaela, Mikayla, Milani, Milania, Miracle, Miranda, Monroe, Monserrat, Montserrat, Moriah
- N: Nala, Nalani, Nataly, Nathalia, Nathalie, Nathaly, Nayeli, Noelle, Noemi, Novalee
- O: Oakley
- P: Paislee, Paityn, Paola, Parker, Paulina, Perla, Presley, Priscilla
- R: Raegan, Raelyn, Raelynn, Raina, Ramona, Raquel, Rayna, Rayne, Reagan, Rebekah, Reese, Regina, Reign, Reina, Remington, Remy, Renata, Reyna, Rivka, Romina, Rory, Rosalyn, Roselyn, Royal, Royalty, Ryan, Ryann, Rylan, Rylee, Ryleigh, Rylie
- S: Sage, Saige, Sarai, Sariah, Sariyah, Sawyer, Saylor, Scarlette, Selah, Sharon, Shayla, Shiloh, Sierra, Simone, Sloan, Sloane, Susan, Sutton
- T: Taliyah, Tatiana, Tatum, Tenley, Teresa, Tinley, Tinsley, Tori
- V: Vada, Valeria, Veda, Virginia, Viviana
- W: Wendy, Whitney, Willa, Wynter
- X: Ximena
- Y: Yamileth, Yareli, Yaretzi
- Z: Zaniyah, Zaria, Zariah, Zariyah, Zaylee, Zelda, Zendaya, Zion, Zoie, Zuri
What do you think? Let me know in the comments!
This is great… you give us SO MANY ideas for names! Have you covered Italian names? And Irish ones?
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I haven’t written about Italian names yet! I have written a little about Irish names, though. Here’s what I posted for St. Patrick’s Day this year: https://wellinformednamer.wordpress.com/2017/03/16/irish-spellings-in-america/
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Thanks for the link. I will look at that. I look forward to seeing a list of Italian names. Selfish reasons, I am Italian background and I am writing a book, so am trying to find “good” Italian names that people would know and like. So… if it is on your “to do list,” I’ll be watching. Also, anything Italian is popular right now. 🙂
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Alright, I’ll look into writing an Italian names post. Thanks for the suggestion! 🙂
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Grazie! Hey, I just wrote about learning Italian today. I found a really nice website where they translated Fairy Tales… The Three Little Pigs, Red Riding Hood… you should look at that. It’s a really nice language learning website. http://Www.brilliantviewpoint.com :).
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Oh and Asian names too.
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