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Names that no one used in 2013

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weatherall · 15/07/2014 11:27

www.gro-scotland.gov.uk/files2/stats/popular-forenames/2013/babiesnames-2013-t4.pdf

I'm not sure how long this full list has been out for but I always find it fascinating!

There are so many wacky names on there. You can really see language evolving (phonetic spellings) and increasing diversity (the Eastern European and African names) in society just by reading the list.

I was trying to spot what names are absent. It's quite hard looking for something that isn't there!

Since the trend on mn is to find names no one else in the child's class will have I thought it would be a good idea to have a thread on missing names.

These are the ones I've spotted.

Add any others you can think of.

(I'm starting with girls)

Marina
Aylish
Veronica
Davinia
Silvie
Uma
Hilary
Diane
Tatiana
Carol (e)
Vita
Augusta
Dinah
Viola
Kim
Estella
Carolyn
Yvette
Nerissa
Aphrodite
Emer
Doris
Beryl
Ambrose
Avril
Enid
Muriel
Pansy
Jill
Athena
Gretal
Janis/Janice
Brenda
Debra
Marjorie/Margery
Imelda
Chantal
Chardonnay
Isis
Pauline
Peony
Raquel
Sage
Samera
Cheryl
Cher
Janna
Janet
Janette
Jeanette
Jeanne
Shirley
Shona
Jen
Katarina
Leslie/Lesley
Loretta
Kerri
Serenity
Patty
Patsy
Clare
Clair
Brae
Wanda
Phyllis
Barbie
Bettina
Apollo
Beverley
Dorothy
Rene
Virginia

Mostly what I'd think of as old fashioned names but some modern ones too.

I wonder if these will be trendy again in 20 years (hope not!)

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micah · 15/07/2014 20:17

I know of several Isis. (Isisis?)

Sootgremlin · 15/07/2014 20:11

I've also seen Dorothy (Dolly) a couple of times recently too.

StetsonsAreCool · 15/07/2014 20:10

Strawberry, I know of an Isis born 3 weeks ago. Her mother is either stupid or cruel. I'm inclined to think both given that she's my friend's DH's OW.

Sootgremlin · 15/07/2014 20:08

I know of babies/toddlers called Virginia and Marina. I think Clare/Claire will come back in a big way one day, it's so simple and pretty, victim of its own popularity in the 80s I guess.

I'm not a Clare btw, just musing!

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weatherall · 15/07/2014 19:58

Marina and Estella are usually on the list.

I was surprised they were missing.

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Needaninsight · 15/07/2014 16:26

ahhww a little Doris would be cute!

myotherusernameisbetter · 15/07/2014 16:24

As far as I am aware, the English list doesn't cover any names used less than 3 times (to do with privacy I think), clearly us Scots couldn't care less about that :o. They are available to that level though somewhere.

My son is very rarely on the list. i've checked the lists when available (a couple of years I couldn't manage to find the really low level one) since he was born and there have been 4 others in nearly 13 years :)

The other name we were going to use which we didn't as we weren't sure it was even a name and the pronunciation where we were living at the time wasn't very nice, is actually more popular and there have been over 20 over the same period - I can't open the link at the moment, but sure when I looked there were 3 this year alone.

I wonder if maybe Deirdre might be missing? - I haven't come across a little Deirdre :)

Passthebiscuitspls · 15/07/2014 14:51

This is really useful! Is there one of these lists for England does anyone know?
Xx

Artandco · 15/07/2014 14:32

I know toddler marina, tatiana, Estelle and an Apollo! All under 4 years so def must be used in England if not Scotland

MrsPretoria · 15/07/2014 14:15

I would hope some of them never return.. Phyllis! Imelda! No!

StrawberryCheese · 15/07/2014 13:34

I don't think Isis will be used anytime soon!

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