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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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SarcasmMode · 03/04/2017 23:23

Brianna and Aurora are lovely.
Jace and Micah nice too.

ClaryBeanHorshAndMe · 03/04/2017 23:05

Trevor is a cute name. Like the frog in Harry Potter, right? That's kind of adorable.

I once heard (read) that Paisley means church. Maybe it's a religuious choice for parents that don't want to be too obvious?

squoosh · 03/04/2017 21:53

love the unlikely idea of American tourists being inspired to name their daughters Paisley after a trip to that depressed little town 😂

I know two American couples with sons called TREVOR. Yes, TREVOR.

TREVOR.

PetalMettle · 03/04/2017 21:08

Paisley park?

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Beebeeeight · 03/04/2017 10:26

Maybe they are thinking of paisley pattern?

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Ledehe · 03/04/2017 10:13

They are calling their daughters Paisley. Have they been to Paisley???

frums · 03/04/2017 10:11

Austin derived from Augustine and is a name that was in use before the American city was built. Also the US city is not world renowned.

London is an international city that everyone in the world associates with he city. It's never been a name in it's own right.

The better comparison would be a Brit calling their child Chicago or Boston.

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Beebeeeight · 03/04/2017 09:13

How is an American naming their dc London any different from a Brit naming their dc Austin?

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ColourfulOrangex · 03/04/2017 09:05

I actually prefer most American names, I didn't know it until I just looked at your list but DD name is on the boys list from America

frums · 03/04/2017 08:43

I lived in California for a few years and all my mates have children with really traditional boys' names. My closest friends there now have; James, Nicholas, Sam, Marcus, Alexander, Colin (!), Ben.

My UK mates have used less traditional names. My closest mates here have: Stanley, Reuben, Solomon, Jonah, Arthur, Edward, Hector, Isaac.

GenerationYmember · 03/04/2017 07:35

I've always loved American names, my DS's name is on that list!

I'm pregnant again and I've just added Kennedy to my shortlist just need to convince DH

Pemba · 03/04/2017 03:16

Genesis, London and Bentley? Really?? Ridiculous. Why don't they use actual names?

Dixiestamp · 03/04/2017 00:36

I've always loved Kennedy, but would never use it unless I lived in the USA (I don't even know why that is?!)

GeillisTheWitch · 02/04/2017 22:32

Cadence is definitely a my little pony and a bloody annoying smug one at that.

sonlypuppyfat · 02/04/2017 22:07

Arthur is awful!

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.

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)

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

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.

PetalMettle · 02/04/2017 21:28

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

dementedma · 02/04/2017 21:04

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

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.

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.

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.

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