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Are River or Rudy popular where you live ??

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Pennylane87 · 13/07/2021 16:56

Hi all, do you know many or any boys called River or Rudy ? I'm not looking for something totally wild and out there, but I have a strong history of picking names that are fairly low down on the ons official list that have become very popular since. I've got three girls, d
So boys names is new territory for me ! I'm aware they won't be everyone's cup of tea as just seen one of them on the names you hate thread ! Other names we have considered are Frank and Ziggy which is a bit out there Wink

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BusySittingDown · 13/07/2021 16:59

Erm, no. Grin

Bog standard Jack, Toby and Harry round these parts.

I do like River - never met one though. I'm not keen on Rudy, it reminds me of rude.

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Peachbubble · 13/07/2021 16:59

No, I don't know any. Rory and Rufus are popular though!

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YerAWizardHarry · 13/07/2021 17:00

I know two make River’s, no Rudy’s x

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BusySittingDown · 13/07/2021 17:00

I love Frank btw but would assume that Ziggy was a nickname for Zac for Zeke.

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TwoMountains · 13/07/2021 17:01

I’ve never met a River, a Rudy or a Ziggy.

I don’t know any little Franks (I’ve met some older ones, as in middle aged or older), but I have met a handful of little Frankie’s. More or less evenly split between little boy Frankie’s and little girl Frankie’s.

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ImNotWhoYouThinkIam · 13/07/2021 17:03

I know one male Rudy but he's 17 now.
And one female Rudy who's about 3.
The only River I know of was born sleeping.

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TwoMountains · 13/07/2021 17:06

Also, the darkgreener website is good for looking at name popularity trends, it uses official ONS data on baby names in England and Wales from 1996 to 2019 (the ONS haven’t released the baby name data for 2020 yet).

names.darkgreener.com/#

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Cbeebiesrehab · 13/07/2021 17:07

I know two male Rivers and a female River all aged between 1-3. I’ve only ever met one Rudy at soft play.

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Watto1 · 13/07/2021 17:08

I know a couple of toddlers called River but no Rudys.

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RozHuntleysLeftHand · 13/07/2021 17:08

I know 3 (!) male Rudyard, and 2 female Rivers, but I move in hippy/alternative circles, and they are some of the least out there names in these circles! (Merlin anyone?)

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freelions · 13/07/2021 17:08

I've never met a River or a Rudy

I prefer River to Rudy
I know a few young Frankies but no Franks (except a spaniel!)
I agree Ziggy is a bit out there but I quite like it! Smile

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RozHuntleysLeftHand · 13/07/2021 17:09

Not Rudyard, RUDY ffs autocorrect!

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RaininSummer · 13/07/2021 17:12

I met a Ziggy aged about 18 last week. My dog is also Ziggy if this helps. He is 10.

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PRabbit · 13/07/2021 17:17

Definitely not Rudy. Do kids where you live not say “you’re a rudey” or “rudey dudey” to mean something rude like showing your bum?

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SamMil · 13/07/2021 17:28

I know one boy called River, and a horse called Ziggy Grin

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Elbie79 · 13/07/2021 17:28

Several baby Rivers, male and female, no Rudys.

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StepladderToHeaven · 13/07/2021 17:30

I don't know any Rivers or Rudys, I do know two young Franks though.

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ComDummings · 13/07/2021 17:31

I know of 3 babies called River, all born within the last 6 months. 1 female 2 male.

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StepladderToHeaven · 13/07/2021 17:32

River is my favourite btw. I quite like Ziggy too!

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21Bee · 13/07/2021 17:32

A couple of River’s, both boys and girls. No Rudy’s though!

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AuntieStella · 13/07/2021 17:34

I know a couple of Rudys

But they are both Jack Russell terriers.

I think it's one of those names like Luna, which people know are hard for humans to live with so give to pets instead

I don't know any people, dogs, cats, stick insects etc called River

But River Song was an awesome character in Doctor Who so I think it's a great girls name

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LtDansleg · 13/07/2021 17:38

Rudy to me is a girls name

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Onlinedilema · 13/07/2021 17:39

I’ve heard of a couple of Rivers. I don’t know any Rudys, think people would mishear it as Ruby. I only know old men called Frank and know one Ziggy and everyone assumed it was his nickname.

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yahyahs22 · 13/07/2021 17:41

River is but I've only met one rudy

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Maggiesfarm · 13/07/2021 17:42

Never met anyone by either name. I remember River Phoenix, that's all. It sounds like a name Native Americans would choose for their son.

Rudy makes me think of 'rude boy', and is surely a diminutive of Rudolph. It's horrible.

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