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Original poster

Totally stole this idea from someone else...

118 replies

bluemoon2468 · 16/06/2020 11:55

...but please could you rank our top boys and girls names in order of preference (1 to 6)? Going to make a little spreadsheet and compare them by popularity (blame furlough boredom)! Such a good idea and I'm very curious to see the results!

Boys:
Caspar
Franklin
Leon
Theodore
Felix
Idris

Girls:
Ada
Iris
Aria
Eve
Autumn
Dorothy

Thank you!

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Marlena1 · 16/06/2020 22:00

That is so interesting!! Ps love this ranking system. I hate when people go on about how much they hate my DDs' names (so I never say I hate a name) and this takes away all that!!Grin

DowntonCrabby · 16/06/2020 21:58

@bluemoon2468
Thank you for updating!

Thekindyoufindinasecondhand · 16/06/2020 21:35

Idris
Leon
Theodore
Franklin
Felix
Caspar

Eve
Aria
Iris
Ada
Autumn
Dorothy

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bluemoon2468 · 16/06/2020 21:32

@DowntonCrabby I've collaborated all 75 responses (I'm going to stop now because enough's enough haha) but the results are as follows:

Boys:

  1. Theodore (by a country mile!)
  2. Felix
  3. Caspar
  4. Leon
  5. Franklin
  6. Idris

Girls:

  1. Iris (also by some margin)
  2. Eve
  3. Ada
  4. Autumn
  5. Aria
  6. Dorothy

The most 'marmite' names with the greatest variation in ranking were Felix and Leon for boys and Aria and Dorothy for girls.

Thanks for all of your contributions :)

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zigaziga · 16/06/2020 20:13

Felix
Caspar
Theodore
Leon
Franklin
Idris

Difficult as I don’t mind any of them (boys)

Iris
Dorothy
Ada
Eve
Autumn
Aria

The only one I actually dislike is Aria

Cattenberg · 16/06/2020 19:37

Definitely confirms to me that Theodore is not the way to go for us, much as I love it. It's just way too popular!

I wouldn’t assume the most-liked names here are the most popular in real life. Just so you know, I ranked Eve low because so many babies around here are called Eve/Eva/Evie/Evelyn.

WagathaChristieDoesItAgain · 16/06/2020 18:47

Favourite to least favourite:

Autumn
Aria
Eve
Iris
Ada
Dorothy

Caspar
Idris
Felix
Theodore
Franklin
Leon

Some really lovely names OP

DorotheaHomeAlone · 16/06/2020 18:44

Theodore
Leon
Idris
Felix
Caspar
Franklin

Girls:
Iris
Dorothy
Eve
Ada
Autumn
Aria

(But I really like the top 3 of each and really dislike the bottom 3)

BabyDust13 · 16/06/2020 18:34

Boys:
Caspar 1
Franklin 4
Leon 6
Theodore 2
Felix 3
Idris 5

Girls:
Ada 2
Iris 3
Aria 6
Eve 5
Autumn 1
Dorothy 4

userabcname · 16/06/2020 18:31

From best to worst:
Felix
Idris
Caspar
Leon
Franklin
Theodore

Aria
Autumn
Ada
Dorothy
Iris
Eve

MikeUniformMike · 16/06/2020 18:24

@bluemoon2468, it was very underused, probably not even one Idris a decade in Wales.

It's the name of an Islamic prophet, so if I saw the name, I'd probably look at the surname before guessing the nationality, but I'd probably guess Moroccan.

helpmum2003 · 16/06/2020 18:18

1 is favourite.

Caspar 3
Franklin 6
Leon 5
Theodore 1
Felix 2
Idris 4 although higher if i was Welsh

Girls:
Ada 5
Iris 2
Aria 3
Eve 1
Autumn 4
Dorothy 6

Joolsin · 16/06/2020 18:18

Boys
Leon is ok, I don't like any of the others

Girls from best to worst
Dorothy
Ada
Iris
Autumn
Eve is a bit meh
I don't like Aria

iwilltaketwoplease · 16/06/2020 18:14

Idris
Leon
Theodore
Casper
Felix
Franklin

Autumn
Aria
Ada
Eve
Iris
Dorothy

TimeWastingButFun · 16/06/2020 17:55

Good idea! From most liked, top to least liked:
Leon
Felix
Caspar
Theodore
Franklin
Idris

Aria
Iris
Ada
Dorothy
Autumn
Eve (last because it seems every other girl child I meet recently seems to be called Eve!)

Original poster
bluemoon2468 · 16/06/2020 17:45

@MikeUniformMike my DH is Welsh so those connotations are stronger for us. It might remind people of Elba, but I find it weird that the previous poster seemed to be indicating that it would be odd to use it for a white child just because there's a famous black celebrity with the name 😕

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VettiyaIruken · 16/06/2020 17:35

Boys:
Felix
Theodore
Idris
Franklin
Caspar
Leon

Girls:
Eve
Iris
Dorothy
Aria
Ada
Autumn

MikeUniformMike · 16/06/2020 17:31

Idris is a welsh name but it was pretty underused but might be getting more popular. It is also a Moroccan name. Most people will think Elba.

MintyMurray17 · 16/06/2020 17:29

Boys:
Caspar 6
Franklin 5
Leon 1
Theodore 4
Felix 2
Idris 3

Girls:
Ada 2
Iris 6
Aria 4
Eve 3
Autumn 1
Dorothy 5

ToffeeAppleCaramel · 16/06/2020 17:27

Caspar
Felix
Theodore
Idris
Leon
Franklin

Iris
Autumn
Dorothy
Ada
Eve
Aria

Ellmau · 16/06/2020 17:26

Boys:

  1. Caspar
  2. Franklin
  3. Leon
  4. Theodore
  5. Felix
  6. Idris

Girls:

  1. Ada
  2. Iris
  3. Aria
  4. Eve
  5. Autumn
  6. Dorothy
Original poster
bluemoon2468 · 16/06/2020 17:20

@TheGirlWhoLived Idris is a Welsh name

OP posts:
MikeUniformMike · 16/06/2020 17:04
  1. Caspar
  2. Franklin
  3. Leon
  4. Theodore
  5. Felix
  6. Idris

Girls:

  1. Ada
  2. Iris
6.Aria
  1. Eve
  2. Autumn
  3. Dorothy
DeterminedLittleBugger · 16/06/2020 17:04

Boys:
Caspar 4
Franklin 5
Leon 1
Theodore 2
Felix 3
Idris 6

Girls:
Ada 4
Iris 2
Aria 1
Eve 5
Autumn 3
Dorothy 6

TheGirlWhoLived · 16/06/2020 17:02

I’m not really sure if Caspar and idris work with the same ethnicity (idris Elba is what springs to mind when looking at idris, and Caspar the white ghost when looking at Caspar!

Boys:
Caspar 3
Franklin 6
Leon 5
Theodore 2
Felix 1
Idris 4

Girls:
Ada 5
Iris 1
Aria 2
Eve 3
Autumn 4
Dorothy 6