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How common are these boys names and what do you think?

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Namechangenetty · 06/11/2015 16:57

Arlo
Benedict
Noah?

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Dixiebell · 15/11/2015 14:53

This website is great for checking trends: names.darkgreener.com/

I have a 5 yr old Arlo. When he was born we discovered the name in a book and had never heard of it before. We have come across a few since, mainly people in garden centres or supermarket who hear us saying his name and are so surprised to hear another Arlo they just have to say so! I think it is becoming more popular but nothing like Noah yet. Know loads of Noahs, only one Benedict.

Ham69 · 09/11/2015 19:22

Love Benedict and don't know any though know several Bens.
Don't know any Arlos.
Know 5 Noahs 8 and under.

CPtart · 09/11/2015 16:20

Lancashire.
1 Benedict (13)
0 Arlo's
Several Noah's (horrid, horrid name).

BikeRunSki · 09/11/2015 16:01

S/W Yorkshire - i know too many Noahs to count; 1 m

MabelSideswipe · 09/11/2015 15:57

I work with parents with small babies. In my area there is a tendency to choose classic names over fashionable ones. Never had an Arlo, maybe one Noah (I only know a 7 year old one), a few Bens but usually Benjamin.

Maybe its an odd demographic though as I see my own kids names on here all the time and have never come across a baby one.

Minimaus · 09/11/2015 15:43

Noah is superpopular and may soon date, Arlo is becoming popular.

Benedict is quite unusual and really lovely, but the short form Ben is super popular (lots of Bens and Benjamins) again.

WorldsBiggestGrotbag · 09/11/2015 13:32

Loads of Noah's where I am (East Midlands). I know one Arlo, no Benedicts.

Utterlyclueless · 09/11/2015 13:28

Arlo and Noah are very very popular at the minute where I live (Liverpool)

MrsCaecilius · 09/11/2015 13:15

London/Oxford here.

Noahs are ten-a-penny, too popular and on trend imho.

Arlo - love it! Never met one.

Benedict - classic and underused. I know a couple of v differing ages. Think its lovely, much better than Benjamin.

TeamSteady · 08/11/2015 15:26

Ds2 is a Noah. Gutted it became so popular... it was number 78 when we chose it. Luckily no Noah's in his year, but seen a few much younger toddler siblings called Noah.

WhyCantIuseTheNameIWant · 07/11/2015 21:41

Also north west

Never met an arlo.

Know 4 or 5 Noahs.
From swimming, school and nursery.

Never met a benedict. But we know 27,496 bens. At least. I assume none is benedict. Some are Ben, some Benjamin.

Visit family and friends in other places. Still never met an arlo.

ProncessP · 07/11/2015 20:16

Noah is uber popular..

Laliberty · 07/11/2015 16:41

The full spreadsheet for baby name popularity can be downloaded from the national office for statistics website but I know that Noah is really popular (currently just outside the top 10 and has been popular for a few years). In my experience any Noah at nursery/school is going to be called "Noah Surname" due to the number of Noahs!

Arlo is much less popular and Benedict even less popular than Arlo (which is a good thing in my book as it makes them less prolific!).

You want table 6 of the spreadsheet here for the full list www.ons.gov.uk/ons/publications/re-reference-tables.html?edition=tcm%3A77-370365

hawkmcqueen · 07/11/2015 15:40

There are soooo many Noah's here! And I think it's had it's day already. There are no Arlos or Benedicts.

WooLulu · 06/11/2015 21:45

Noah is like no3 on the popular list for this year. I know one Arlo and two Benedicts (I live in Brighton)

babarthefuckingelephant · 06/11/2015 21:16

In one of Dss little groups there are only about 9 kids and 4 of them are Noahs

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Namechangenetty · 06/11/2015 21:12

I'm surprised Noah's as popular as that but guess that's based on none in dds classes. I love arlo and Benedict too!

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WinterBabyof89 · 06/11/2015 19:26

I'm in the North West - know a few Noah's.
Love the name Arlo.

5BlueHydrangea · 06/11/2015 19:19

Lots of Noah. Occasional Benedict - although Benedict Cumberbatch is so popular it's likely lots more will be popping up soon. Never met an Arlo.

celtictoast · 06/11/2015 19:12

Arlo has been trendy for a while, Noah is also more recently fashionable.

Benedict is a classic and underused.

ThePug · 06/11/2015 18:45

I look at the britishbabynames.com blog for name ideas (they list birth announcements from the papers) and there were two Arlos last week, so it's definitely getting popular. I think Noah is still popular and Benedict much less so

BunnyLebowksi · 06/11/2015 17:31

West Yorkshire. You can't swing a cat without hitting 5 Noah's here.

Have never met an Arlo (loads of Milos though) or a Benedict.

Wotsitsareafterme · 06/11/2015 17:31

I know 2 arlos

megletthesecond · 06/11/2015 17:30

South. I know 3 Noahs.

RingDownRingUp · 06/11/2015 17:30

Noah yes
Others not

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