Girls names used 50 times or fewer in 2023

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People are often looking for lesser used names so, as has been done in the past, here is a sample of girl names that were used 50 times or fewer in England & Wales in 2023 (the most recent data set).

Here is the full ONS data set.

Agatha
Albertine
Althea
Amabel
Andie
Angelica
Anita
Anne
Aphra
Apolline
Arianne
Aster
Audra
Barbara
Bernadette
Bernice
Bessie
Beth
Blythe
Brenda
Briar
Bridie
Bronwen
Bryony
Cadence
Carina
Carmen
Caroline
Carys
Cecile
Celia
Christine
Claribel
Clarissa
Coco
Coral
Cordelia
Corinne
Cosima
Cynthia
Damaris
Dawn
Delaney
Delphine
Demelza
Diane
Dillon
Dilly
Dolores
Dot
Edina
Eileen
Eleri
Eliora
Elvira
Emerald
Estelle
Eugenia
Fiona
Francine
Frida
Georgette
Gillian
Gladys
Greta
Haisley
Heather
Helen
Hermione
Hester
Hilary
Honor
Hosanna
Iggy
Ilaria
Imelda
Inez
Ingrid
Irene
Isadora
Isolde
Jacinta
Jacqueline
Jane
Jean
Jessa
Judith
Juliana
June
Kate
Kendra
Kenzie
Keturah
Kerensa
Keziah
Kitty
Lavinia
Leonie
Leticia / Letitia
Lilac
Lisa
Louisa
Lorna
Lucille
Lucinda
Lumi
Lyric
Magda
Mallory
Maple
Marion / Marian
Marlena
Marsha
Maude / Maude
Maxine
Melanie
Millicent
Miranda
Missy
Mona
Monica
Morrigan
Morven
Muriel
Murphy
Nadine
Natasha
Nella
Nicola
Nula
Nyx
Odette
Olga
Olwen
Olympia
Ottilie
Pamela
Pandora
Patience
Patricia
Perdita
Petra
Philomena
Pia
Portia
Posie
Priscilla
Prudence
Queenie
Rainbow
Ramona
Renata
Rhiannon
Rhoda
Rio
Rita
Roberta
Rosalia
Rosalind
Rowena
Roxanne
Rumi
Sally
Salome
Samira
Sandy
Saskia
Sawyer
Scout
Selah
Selina
Selma
Serenity
Shyla
Sian
Simone
Snow
Solace
Solana
Sonia / Sonya
Sorrel
Spencer
Suki
Sunday
Susie / Suzie / Suzy
Sybil
Tamara
Tansy
Teddie / Teddy
Tegan / Teagan / Teigan
Teresa / Theresa
Tess
Thora
Tiggy
Tina
Trinity
Trisha
Trixie
Twyla
Ursula
Valerie
Vesper
Viola
Virginia
Wanda
Wallis
Waverly
Wendy
Whitney
Willa
Xanthe
Yasmin
Yvaine
Yvette
Yvonne
Zadie
Zahara
Zaira
Zelda
Zephyr
Zia
Ziggy
Zosia

A name used 50 times would be ranked at number 727 in terms of popularity/most used name.

I'm on there too and I would guess I'm probably one of the hated/ridiculed ones also 😞

Mine is on there but it was already way out of date when my parents gave it to me.

I'd be interested in the boys' list - this stuff fascinates me.

Here you go: www.mumsnet.com/talk/baby_names/5359562-boys-names-used-50-times-or-fewer-in-2023

Same but they really aren’t out there names, and nor did I try to go for that - at all! I’m really surprised by this list…Thanks OP!

Those are names that were registered for between 3 and 50 baby girls in 2023.

My name was registered between 3 and 50 times but isn't on OP's list.

But you weren’t born in 2023?!

Thank you OP; these are absolutely my kind of names! DD’s is on there, along with most of our shortlist. So much more interesting than all the interchangeable Isla/Eva/Evie/Ava/Aria/Lily/Lila/Lunas.

Some gorgeous names on that list! I love these -

Arianne
Eleri
Imelda
Juliana
Lilac
Lumi
Rhiannon
Trinity

I’m slightly perplexed that someone would name their little girl Waverley, though. Perhaps they’re a trainspotter.

There are some beautiful names there that would fit in with current styles-

Rhiannon
Lorna
Saskia

Good, my name's on there. I don't like to share it with too many people.

@Zebralie , I didn't say I was. What I posted was
My name was registered between 3 and 50 times but isn't on OP's list.

In 2023,somewhere between 3 and 50 baby girls were registered with my first name, but it isn't on OP's list.

Names have a 90 year cycle ish. We often name our children after grand parents or great grandparents.

There's thousands of different names with between 3-50 registrations, so I only posted a small sample. The link on my first post will give you the full list though. 😊

Not at all surprised to see my daughter’s name on this list!

There are some dreary and awful names on there, so it’s not that surprising.

Absolutely fascinating list, thank you for posting it OP

My name is on there and it was common as common could be in my birth year (but that was many years ago!)

There are many timeless names on there, that I rather like, which I can't believe are so unpopular - like Louisa, Caroline, Anne, Heather. I know they're hardly exciting but still I'm surprised.

Lots of lovely names on there, including my DD's!

There's absolutely loads of names I love on that list. Two were on my shortlist but DD has a different name - only 5 in the year she was born apparently.

Very suprised Beth is not more used And kitty.

I thought Barbara was having a big comeback.

Really amazed to see Fiona, Judith and Sian on there but I guess they are all quite early 70s names.

@PermanentTemporary Did Judith peak in the 1970s? That surprises me. I went to school with one Judith (born late 60s) but it felt old-fashioned then. The ones I know of now are friends of my mother, so born in the 1940s.

Some of these are currently popular where I live.

Funny to see Ottilie on the list. Goes to show that Mumsnet is not real life.

Isolde is lovely! But good luck getting people to pronounce it properly!

DH and I loved a particular Anglo-Saxon name for DS but unbelievably difficult to spell ( think ae joined together plus another). We wimped out of it as a first name but it is his middle ( and aged 11 still cannot spell it consistently!!)