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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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GeillisTheWitch · 02/04/2017 22:32

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

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?!)

Pemba · 03/04/2017 03:16

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

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

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.

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

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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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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.

Ledehe · 03/04/2017 10:13

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

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Beebeeeight · 03/04/2017 10:26

Maybe they are thinking of paisley pattern?

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PetalMettle · 03/04/2017 21:08

Paisley park?

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.

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?

SarcasmMode · 03/04/2017 23:23

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

Highmaintenancefemalestuff · 03/04/2017 23:57

My Dd is Piper and we are in the UK.
squoosh I would have loved to have named my son after my dad who has passed away, if only his name wasn't Trevor! I couldn't imagine having a baby called Trevor.

Pemba · 04/04/2017 05:51

Did anyone see 'The Affair' on Sky? It's set in the USA, present day.

I found it a bit unbelievable that the main character, Noah and his wife Helen (normal names, bit odd that he is called Noah in his 40s, most Noahs over here are kids, but never mind) have four kids called Whitney, Stacey, Martin and Trevor. They are a very middle class couple, and their kids' names just seem not only lower class (except maybe Martin) but also very dated. Trevor for a young boy, really? Is that feasible?

CrumpettyTree · 04/04/2017 08:34

I'm not a fan of the name Hadley, especially for a girl.

Purpledaffodils · 04/04/2017 09:33

Hadleigh is a town not far from me so that's a no no. All the Americans that use the name Harlow make me laugh too. Not a pleasant place.

BoboBunnyH0p · 05/04/2017 13:26

My DS name was in the top 100 names in America, but only a few were named it in the UK the year he was born. Since his birth it's the name of a character in a popular patrol cartoon so unlikely to ever gain popularity here.

NoncommittalToSparkleMotion · 05/04/2017 14:30

I am always a bit surprised at the differences between UK and US naming trends. I'm in Canada, so neutral of course Wink

But as someone else mentioned, the top names for both seem more or less the same. Emma, Ava, Olivia et al seem like the safe bets.

MitzyLeFrouf · 05/04/2017 14:35

Emma seems a bit 1970s/1980s to me. Didn't it only become popular in America when Rachel from Friends used it for her daughter?

Kazzawazza69 · 05/04/2017 14:39

My cousin's daughter has just had a little boy called Kamden - we are in the south of England so not far from London!

GuinessPunch · 05/04/2017 14:41

My ds name is there plus 4 others on my list!
3 of my girls names from my list are there also.

Sophronia · 05/04/2017 14:52

I have an American friend who has two little boys named Colin and Trevor!

BuntyFigglesworthSpiffington · 05/04/2017 14:53
Shock

Of all the lovely names in the world!