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Unpopular names?

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zumm · 10/12/2011 13:52

Well, it's all in the spin. Tomat-o is to tom-ayto as unpopular is to unusual. Anyone managed to name a child something that isn't in the top 150? If so, share? Everyone seems to be William or Alex around here.

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Pippaandpolly · 12/12/2011 16:05

DD is Eloise-am amazed it's almost in the top 100 as I have never met a single Eloise apart from her and named her after books from the 60s!

lynlynnicebutdim · 12/12/2011 16:05

I have an Eden (girl) and if currently gestating DC2 is a girl she will likely be called Rowan. If it is a boy i am leaning towards Kyle. All three names are outside the top 150 i think.

My sister is Meredith. She used to hate it as a child as she was the only one anyone ever knew but as an adult she has learned to embrace it. I am actually jealous of it now. I got the dull name and she got the exotic one.

JosieRosie · 12/12/2011 16:07

Myra is a beautiful name MixedBerries but I wouldn't use it either, for the same reasons you wouldn't. Shame Sad

LieInsAreRarerThanTigers · 12/12/2011 16:11

I love the name Asher too. One of Joseph's brothers along with Napthali, Dan, etc.

ithaka · 12/12/2011 16:14

I have a Morven, which I see was the 5707th most popular name in England and Wales in 2010!!!!

I suspect the statistics would be different in Scotland, however....

ithaka · 12/12/2011 16:17

ooops, read the table wrong - it seems Morven is actually 6830th on the list. No wonder she can never find anything with her name on!

NeedlesCuties · 12/12/2011 16:45

I love the girls name Charis, but don't know anyone called that. Not keen on how it looks written down, but love the meaning (Greek for 'grace') and love how it sounds.

I love Ezra for a boy. The looks I got when I told some friends this were Shock Confused

FellatioNelson · 12/12/2011 16:59

Lonnie I know a Conrad who is 40-odd as well. I wonder if it's the same person, as it is such an unusual name for that age, although I think it is becoming more popular with small boys now.

Tell me about the Conrad you know!

Got3stockings · 12/12/2011 17:02

Dds are Nyah and Esme. Ds has a top 100 name.

LittleWhiteWolf · 12/12/2011 17:08

I have a Bridget. DC2 will either be Cormac (not intentially Irish themed!) or Mathilda. With DD I was very concious of not giving her a name that was too popular having lived all my life surrounded by my name (is a very classic name). This time around I'm finding far fewer girls names I like, hence going for Mathilda which is much more popular according to the stats.

FellatioNelson · 12/12/2011 17:10

My 16 year old has a middle name that is currently very popular indeed (and dare I say Chavvy) but when I gave it to him as a middle name it was totally unheard of. It's become very much an 'in' name of the moment among working class young mums in the last two years or so. I wanted it as a first name but all my family looked horrified, so I just used it as a middle name. I am kind of relieved now. Grin I do still like the name but not how it is now perceived.

My youngest son is 12 and his name is a bit of an acquired taste I think, although I still love it. If you type it into the facebook search engine he is the only one in the world! I suspect it may become a lot more common in the next few years though.

MissM · 12/12/2011 17:11

I have an Asher!

TheLaineyWayIsEssex · 12/12/2011 17:19

My ds' name was 3332nd in the year he was born 2010. A diminuitive of it is more popular though.

Jenstar21 · 12/12/2011 17:22

My daughter is 76th on this list, yet I don't know anyone else with her name! Mind you, we are in Scotland, so probably a bit different.....

CoffeeGoneColdAgain · 12/12/2011 17:43

My Dd is 75th, I was quite surprised as Isobel is a popular name. Obviously just not spelled the way we spell it.

mummyosaurus · 12/12/2011 17:48

Recently heard: Tate (girl)

LucyGoose · 12/12/2011 17:56

Clementine is lovely but for some reason people have a bad reaction to it.

I love all the flower names: Rose, Violet, Daisy, etc.

kritur · 12/12/2011 18:00

I have an 8 day old Rosalind

HugosGoatee · 12/12/2011 18:06

To the poster who likes Charis - I agree lovely name but looks weird - wouldn't it be Charice?

TotallyKerplunked · 12/12/2011 18:08

I love Ezekiel, Rafferty and Jasper however DH was Hmm at having a rarer/unusual name for DS in case he got bullied so we've got another Joshua here, i've bumped into 3 others in the baby classes so far Confused. However the cat is called Jasper so I kind of win Grin.
If we had had a DD she would have been Selina.

Got3stockings · 12/12/2011 18:24

I know a young Charis. I think it can also be Carys.

NeedlesCuties · 12/12/2011 18:27

Hugos that is one thing that really holds me back from using the name Charis - it is pronounced Carr-iss and can also be spelt Karis, which looks a bit more like the pronunciation.

Not sure if that is 100% right either, but to my Northern Ireland accent it's a bit like that 'Carr' bit in the name Carrie and the later half of Isis.

FellatioNelson · 12/12/2011 18:31

I would not havre thought it possibly to get so many spelling variations out of the names Daniel and Riley.Confused

Danyaal was my particular worst favourite, along with Rhylee.

Riley
Rhiley
Rhyley
Rhylee
Rylee
Rhyleigh
Ryleigh
Rileigh
Reilly

All there. [ confused]

I wish they'd condense all these spelling variations and show them as one representation on the stats. It completely skews the figures otherwise.

Awayinamangercooper · 12/12/2011 18:40

Mixedberries I also love the name Myra, it's such a sweet name. A shame about its associations.

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