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Post by amboseli on Oct 15, 2015 12:00:28 GMT
Most popular in Flanders: Girls: Elena, Mila, Emma, Noor, Axelle Boys: Lucas, Liam, Louis, Arthur, Stan There is a huge difference between la Wallonie and Brussels. Even within Wallonia there's a difference between Liège, Charleroi, Mons, ... they all have a different top 10. www.sudinfo.be/1136628/article/2014-10-30/chloe-lina-malak-adam-imran-voici-les-prenoms-les-plus-choisis-ville-par-ville-e
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Post by mickthecactus on Oct 15, 2015 12:17:58 GMT
Arthur and Stan? In Belgium? I'm changing my name to Hercule then......
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Post by Deleted on Oct 15, 2015 12:31:03 GMT
One thing that puts Adam on the French list is that it is popular with Christians, Muslims and Jews and is in all of the religious texts. Another popular Muslim name in France is Rayan/Rayane which is liked because it is pronounced Ryan. The French Muslims are attracted to Muslim names that sound the most "standard" in the country. It is easier to find Muslim girls' names are are just like the French ones: Lina, Dora, Lana, Nadia, Inès...
Looking around for information, I saw that there was a mini scandal in Israel because the most popular boy's name is Mohamed -- so the list publisher just removed it and pretended that it didn't exist.
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Post by questa on Oct 15, 2015 12:36:55 GMT
In Australia... •Ava •Amelia •Charlotte •Olivia •Chloe •Ella •Sophie •Mia •Emily •Lily
Boys •Oliver •Noah •Jack •Jackson •William •Thomas •Mason •Lucas •Henry •Liam
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Post by Deleted on Oct 15, 2015 12:38:22 GMT
Liam even made it up to #14 in France. Mr. Neeson has a lot to answer for!
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Post by questa on Oct 15, 2015 12:41:31 GMT
I called my son Liam 43 years ago, when no-one here outside the Irish diaspora had heard of it.
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Post by mickthecactus on Oct 15, 2015 12:42:13 GMT
In Australia... •Ava •Amelia •Charlotte •Olivia •Chloe •Ella •Sophie •Mia •Emily •Lily Boys •Oliver •Noah •Jack •Jackson •William •Thomas •Mason •Lucas •Henry •Liam Whatever happened to Sheila and Bruce?
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Post by amboseli on Oct 15, 2015 12:52:00 GMT
Arthur and Stan? In Belgium? I'm changing my name to Hercule then...... Yes, Arthur. In Flemish mostly abbreviated as Tuur. Same for Stan which is an abbreviation of Constant/Constantijn.
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Post by amboseli on Oct 15, 2015 12:54:18 GMT
Whatever happened to Sheila and Bruce? Sheila and Bruce must be around 60 yrs old now.
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Post by whatagain on Oct 15, 2015 13:24:08 GMT
I was called Tuur in the army - VA School (Braschaat) - close to you Amboseli ! Not that my name is Arthur. But in the army...
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Post by amboseli on Oct 15, 2015 14:09:28 GMT
Yes, Brasschaat is very close to me indeed. My brother-in-law was 'adjudant-chef' in Brasschaat some 20 years ago.
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Post by bixaorellana on Oct 15, 2015 15:28:32 GMT
In the US, 2014 (from Social Security):
Male Female 1 Noah Emma 2 Liam Olivia 3 Mason Sophia 4 Jacob Isabella 5 William Ava 6 Ethan Mia 7 Michael Emily 8 Alexander Abigail 9 James Madison 10 Daniel Charlotte
Emma is such an old-fashioned name, but quite popular in several countries. About ten years ago there was a resurgence of popularity for Jane Austen among young women, but I suspect the name's popularity is more due to Emma Watson & other entertainment Emmas.*
My name was already old-fashioned when I was born, but still made #29 on the popularity list. By the time my son was born in 1970 (his name was #35 that year, out of 100), my name was gone from the top 100.
*Deja vu ~ does a similar thread exist? I'd use the forum's Search feature to find out, but dislike exercises in futility.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 15, 2015 16:43:53 GMT
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Post by patricklondon on Oct 15, 2015 17:24:15 GMT
UK top ten for 2014 Girls: Sophia Emily Lily Olivia Amelia Isla Isabella Ava Sophie Chloe Boys: Muhammad Oliver Jack Noah Jacob Charlie Harry Joshua James Ethan I might say that none of these feature in my family. My blog | My photos | My video clips"too literate to be spam"
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Post by bixaorellana on Oct 15, 2015 18:52:11 GMT
Did you check for the year you were born? Perhaps children aren't named after other family members as much as they were in the past, leading to a wider number of names within a family. I think I'd rather be named after a relative than a soap opera character, although I am thinking seriously of changing my own name to Khaleesi (53 baby girls got that name in the UK in 2014.) The same article (in the Independent) where I got that info says that ... Downton Abbey is believed to be behind a resurgence in popularity for Edwardian names. Edith, Violet and Rose, which were in the top 30 names in 1904, are on the rise once again.Here is the US Social Security list for the top five names in the last 100 years. My very nice name seemed to have been quite popular back in the old days. www.ssa.gov/oact/babynames/top5names.html
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Post by mickthecactus on Oct 16, 2015 7:34:39 GMT
Pleased to see Michael making a bit of a comeback.
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Post by patricklondon on Oct 16, 2015 16:29:32 GMT
We shall know the world has turned full circle when names like Doris, Winifred and Gertrude appear on the list. The official series for that far back only has samples at ten-year gaps. For four years earlier than me there were: Boys: JOHN DAVID MICHAEL PETER ROBERT ANTHONY BRIAN ALAN WILLIAM JAMES Girls: MARGARET PATRICIA CHRISTINE MARY JEAN ANN SUSAN JANET MAUREEN BARBARA My blog | My photos | My video clips"too literate to be spam"
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Post by Deleted on Oct 16, 2015 17:13:43 GMT
For the year and country of my birth, the top names were:
Males
1.James 2.Robert 3.John 4.Michael 5.David 6.William 7.Richard 8.Thomas 9.Charles 10.Gary
Females
1.Linda 2.Mary 3.Patricia 4.Deborah 5.Barbara 6.Susan 7.Maria 8.Nancy 9.Debra 10.Kathleen
I had every one of those as schoolmates except Maria. My own name is not on the list.
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Post by bixaorellana on Oct 16, 2015 17:33:17 GMT
The official series for that far back only has samples at ten-year gaps. I read that & thought, "surely not!". But forsooth, it is a big secret as to what the popular names were in the UK that year. The 1600s, yes, and for boys born in 1497 in Florence, yes, but nothing for the quite recent year in which you were born. (although that second link has several countries & recent years).
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Post by lugg on Oct 17, 2015 12:35:17 GMT
I searched and failed to find my name on any popular list - until I came across one for the most popular names in 2015 to date and there it is , seems there are going to be a lot more of "us" around
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Post by bixaorellana on Oct 17, 2015 14:33:55 GMT
People are coming to their senses!
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Post by patricklondon on Oct 19, 2015 16:38:09 GMT
The official series for that far back only has samples at ten-year gaps. I read that & thought, "surely not!". But forsooth, it is a big secret as to what the popular names were in the UK that year. The raw data exists somewhere, no doubt, but obviously there have to be limits on how much taxpayers' money is spent collating, checking and publishing it all. Unless someone else has done it at their own expense. My blog | My photos | My video clips"too literate to be spam"
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Post by bixaorellana on Oct 19, 2015 16:55:58 GMT
I think the reason the US has such a complete list is because much of it comes from the Social Security Administration & its Death Index, although birth & death certificates may also contribute, as well as draft records.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 19, 2015 17:02:36 GMT
France has this sort of data base since 1950: dataaddict.fr/prenoms/It's really quite cool when you click on the names that interest you.
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Post by whatagain on Oct 19, 2015 21:02:24 GMT
My first name's occurence dropped by a factor 1000 over 50 years....
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Post by Deleted on Oct 19, 2015 21:16:26 GMT
And yet it is so huge on the list!
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Post by rikita on Oct 20, 2015 12:15:45 GMT
most popular names this year in germany:
girls:
Anna Emilia Emma Hannah Lea Lena Leonie Marie Mia Sophia
boys:
Ben Elias Fynn Jonas Leon Louis Luca Lukas Noah Paul
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Post by rikita on Oct 20, 2015 12:17:49 GMT
most popular ones in my year of birth:
girls:
Stefanie / Stephanie Sandra Melanie Julia Katrin / Catrin / Kathrin Nicole Claudia Nadine Anja Katharina
boys:
Christian Jan Michael Sebastian Daniel Markus / Marcus Stefan / Stephan Andreas Thomas Dennis
mine is nr. 35 in the girls' list.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 21, 2015 12:01:28 GMT
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Post by whatagain on Oct 21, 2015 12:32:16 GMT
Something I just read on the subject and that I found interesting is that the 'most used first names' socre much less than before Philippe for instance in the 60's in Belgium would score about 13% of the boys of that year, whilst the first on the list now is given to only 2,5 or something babies.
We have way more many names than before and being nr one is no longer a lot in absolute figures.
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