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Baby names popular in USA but not in UK

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Beebeeeight · 02/04/2017 20:07

Reading the top 100 names there over the last 5 years some are very different to here!

Girls

Kendall
Genesis
Hadley
Cadence
Kaelyn
Aurora
Serenity
Nevaeh
Piper
Kennedy
Elise
Everly
London
Luna
Kinsley
Paisley
Makayla
Peyton
Elianna
Mila
Brianna
Brooklyn
Aaliyah
Riley

Boys

Camden
Luis
Colton
Micah
Bentley
Mateo
Jose
Jace
Angel
Julian
Lincoln
Hunter
Hudson
Jeremiah
Easton
Wyatt
Carlos
Grayson
Carter

I actually prefer a lot of these to the U.K. Top 100!

A lot of celebrity influences though I think.

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ivykaty44 · 02/04/2017 20:09

Cadence, how many times the parts go round? Really as a name?

PetalMettle · 02/04/2017 20:11

Camden and angel could be useful if you wanted to name them after where they were conceived.
I don't like any of the boy ones.
I like Aaliyah, mila, Luna and Elise. I guess Luna will get even more popular now Chrissy teigen has one

PetalMettle · 02/04/2017 20:12

Ooh actually aurora too

HmmOkay · 02/04/2017 20:12

A lot of Spanish speakers in the US also which accounts for some of the names that we don't see so much here in the UK.

dementedma · 02/04/2017 20:14

My American friend was recently horrified that friends of ours are calling their new baby Archie. She thought it was awful. Mind you she has a Ds called Austin and a DD called Sydney so......

PetalMettle · 02/04/2017 20:19

I'm in a group which has a lot of Americans in and they all thought the name Arthur was Awful

Beebeeeight · 02/04/2017 20:22

See I agree with the Americans on names like Archie/ Arthur/ Alfie

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Beebeeeight · 02/04/2017 20:23

See I agree with the Americans on names like Archie/ Arthur/ Alfie

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Sierra259 · 02/04/2017 20:29

I know a Hunter, a Mila, an Aurora and a Luna! (we're in the south east UK)

hideehigh · 02/04/2017 20:29

I quite like the list! Never been keen on Nevaeh though

MakeItStopNeville · 02/04/2017 20:33

We're in the Us and I'm now struggling to think of any of my children's friends that have names that would be rare in the U.K. Shayne and Kaylin (both girls) maybe?

MakeItStopNeville · 02/04/2017 20:34

And I know several Peyton's and Piper's but they are frequently suggested in the baby names board.

HaveCourageAndBeKind · 02/04/2017 20:40

I know a Piper, Peyton, Cadence, Mila, Everly and many more. Think the trend is probably shifting over here more than is noticed. I don't know a single Amelia or Olivia under 5!

CactusFred · 02/04/2017 20:41

Americans think Kevin and Brian are suitable names for babies. No no no.

Lucked · 02/04/2017 20:45

When I was a young teenager I thought Peyton was an amazing name, definitely grew out of it.

I quite like Everly, not come across that before.

BroomstickOfLove · 02/04/2017 20:50

I met a Piper today. And I know a Mila, an Elianna, a Kendall, a Jace and several Julians.

EsmesBees · 02/04/2017 20:51

Surprised London is so popular. I wonder if people.are naming after the city or the surname? I'm not a fan of most of these names. A lot of them are too surnamey for me. I do love Elise and Aurora though.

Mottled · 02/04/2017 20:56

Some are nice, but I can't imagine a British baby called London or Camden. Bentley will also never be popular here, not sure if Americans use the word 'bent' to have more than 1 meaning like we do.

dementedma · 02/04/2017 21:04

I've never met a Julian. I do know a Piers though.

PetalMettle · 02/04/2017 21:28

I love Archie. DH doesn't like it though.

grufallosfriend · 02/04/2017 21:42

The cutesy names trend (Archie, Alfie, Poppy, Evie) seems to be a UK trend. Think it's actually starting to date already.

TheBookIsOnTheTable · 02/04/2017 21:47

Americans are much more into surnames as first names than us. But really the most popular names are not THAT different. Here are their top 10s from 2015:

1 Noah Emma
2 Liam Olivia
3 Mason Sophia
4 Jacob Ava
5 William Isabella
6 Ethan Mia
7 James Abigail
8 Alexander Emily
9 Michael Charlotte
10 Benjamin Harper

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ClaryBeanHorshAndMe · 02/04/2017 21:59

I really like Mila. Elise, Aurora, Elianna... All perfectly fine imo :)

Jeremias, Carter, Mateo, Julian... I also like Jace, tbh.

I don't think any of these are truly awful... (but I personally don't like Bentley, Kealyn and Makayla, tbh)

MaroonPencil · 02/04/2017 22:03

Isn't Cadence a My Little Pony? I quite like it as a name actually. Not very keen on Genesis although I quite like Gen as a nickname. I'm surprised about Julian, that seems very English to me.

sonlypuppyfat · 02/04/2017 22:07

Arthur is awful!

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