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Stanley or Frank - Which is Rarer?

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doggus · 07/07/2011 01:12

Hi - we want to call ds to be Stanley or Frank - but I am worried that Stanley in particular is getting widespread and I do like to be a bit different!

Are there lots of Stans and Franks about?

Plus any other good World War 1 era names - bring em on. We are due in a week!

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BBNElea · 07/07/2011 22:10

Statistically, William and George have never dropped out of the Top 100 in England and Wales from 1904 to 2009. Both Frank and Stanley were in the top 100 from 1904-1954 and then dropped out.

milliemoan · 07/07/2011 23:09

I agree with Clary. I was born in 1974 and I knew of no Georges growing up. It may have been 'just in' the top 100, but a very very high percentage of names were used in the top 20 so George was still very rare at that time.

Knackeredmother · 07/07/2011 23:22

I have a Frank, people love it and he really suits it. I know loads of Stanleys but no other Franks in RL.
Btw Elvis Costelloe and Pearl Lowe have a frank so a cool name!

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doggus · 08/07/2011 00:46

Oooh I like Elvis Costello. Thank you all so much. i think we are leaning to Frank. I have a bit of a terror that Stanley is going to be the next Alfie or Archie!

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Bumperlicioso · 08/07/2011 20:05

Hello doggus! Didn't realise you were pg again!

pranma · 08/07/2011 20:12

My dgs[7] is Frank[short for Francis] and I have never met another child with that name.I also know one 4 year old Stanley.No Sidneys or Wilfreds though :)

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doggus · 09/07/2011 00:16

BUMPER!! Hell! I am not preggers - we have a lovely surrogate - how are you? How many have you got now??

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BumperlicicusTotalus · 09/07/2011 08:26

Oh wow, that's great! How's it working out?

I've got dd2 now, who is nearly 10 months. Another miserable pregnancy, and a difficult non-sleeping baby. But despite that I've actually enjoyed it much more this time round. Dd2 is a monkey, cruising round furniture already. Dd1 loves her and went not pinning her to the ground with hugs is a great babysitter while I mumsnet do housework, "Mum, DD2 is eating a stone again" Grin.

How's DS1? Off to school in Sept?

SloganLogan · 09/07/2011 08:49

I like Eric best from your ideas so far! :)

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doggus · 09/07/2011 23:36

Slogan - we are actually considering Eric as I write!!

Bumper - yes ds off to school in September, I shall miss him but will be busy with ds2. Your two sound adorable but am sorry you suffered again. I have had awful health problems which resulted in having to use a surro but it has worked out. Still pretty much housebound lots of days. It took us two years to gte our surro preggers!! Long old process....

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