The flipside to the previous article. To me this is the strongest evidence that our names are more British than American, because very few of our popular names are rare in the UK. Names like Hamish and Tahlia may not be at all popular in England and Wales, but they do chart, and they are at least familiar in Britain.
GIRLS
Already left the Top 100
- #87 Aaliyah – #125 (last on Top 100 in 2003)
- #78 Alexandra – #116 (last on Top 100 in 2010)
- #31 Chelsea – #326 (last on Top 100 in 2004)
- #61 Claire – #825 (last on Top 100 in 1996)
- #96 Elise – #146 (last on Top 100 in 2004)
- #86 Eloise – #110 (last on Top 100 in 2006)
- #82 Eve – #134 (last on Top 100 in 2009)
- #49 Hayley – #414 (last on Top 100 in 1997)
- #69 Jade – #302 (last on Top 100 in 2004)
- #72 Lara – #155 (last on Top 100 in 2006)
- #99 Lauren – #103 (last on Top 100 in 2011)
- #66 Madeleine – #148 (last on Top 100 in 2007)
- #89 Samantha – #289 (last on Top 100 in 2003)
- #81 Victoria – #106 (last on Top 100 in 2007)
Still Rising Toward the Top 100
- #55 Addison – #556, slightly higher for boys but not climbing as fast
- #83 Aria – #294
- #39 Harper – #284
- #64 Indiana – #679
- #? Mila – #160
- #? Milla – #654
- #90 Olive – #260
- #65 Piper – #414
- #35 Savannah – #136
Possibly Rising Toward the Top 100
- #39 Alexis – #101
- #62 Alyssa – #161
- #93 Josephine – #235
- #100 Lillian – #349
- #94 Mariam – #183
- #77 Tahlia – #614
Falling Without Reaching the Top 100
- #95 Angelina – #379
- #50 Audrey – #499
- #52 Charlie – #331
- #97 Ebony – #211
- #73 Eden – #150
- #88 Gabriella – #120
- #80 Kayla – #135
- #70 Mikayla – #738
- #42 Stella – #364
In Rare Use
- #46 Mackenzie – 22 births, only charts for boys
BOYS
Already left the Top 100
- #96 Andrew – #153 (last on Top 100 in 2007)
- #87 Anthony – #142 (last on Top 100 in 2003)
- #80 Ashton – #111 (last on Top 100 in 2011)
- #81 Austin – #108 (last on Top 100 in 2009)
- #83 Christian – #220 (last on Top 100 in 1998)
- #93 Christopher – #112 (last on Top 100 in 2009)
- #84 Declan – #175 (last on Top 100 in 2004)
- #88 Dominic – #116 (last on Top 100 in 2007)
- #52 Hayden – #102 (last on Top 100 in 2011)
- #28 Jackson – #113 (last on Top 100 in 2011)
- #98 John – #104 (last on Top 100 in 2011)
- #99 Jonathan – #170 (last on Top 100 in 2005)
- #60 Jordan – #210 (last on Top 100 in 2004)
- #73 Marcus – #167 (last on Top 100 in 2003)
- #45 Mitchell – #290 (last on Top 100 in 2001)
- #48 Nicholas – #149 (last on Top 100 in 2004)
- #42 Patrick – #127 (last on Top 100 in 2005)
Still Rising Toward the Top 100
- #62 Archer – #484
- #58 Beau – #172
- #31 Braxton – #569
- #59 Chase – #218
- #7 Cooper – #211
- #34 Eli – #145
- #41 Flynn – #146
- #43 Hudson – #277
- #24 Hunter – #238
- #77 Jasper – #129
- #37 Jaxon – #192
- #56 Nate – #411
- #86 Ryder – #654
Possibly Rising Toward the Top 100
- #97 Ali – #139
- #72 Hamish – #450
- #10 Lachlan – #492
- #67 Lincoln – #263
- #20 Xavier – #163
Falling Without Reaching the Top 100
- #57 Angus – #408
- #65 Finn – #131
- #91 Jesse – #198
- #26 Levi – #151
- #90 Zac – #136
In Rare Use
- #85 Darcy – 27 births, only charts for girls
Waltzing More Than Matilda 
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An interesting comparison. In many cases I think Australia has even more in common with Scotland.
If I have time next week, I’ll have a look and see how we compare to Scotland, but I don’t know of any way to compare anything but the popular names we have in common. You can see the England and Wales data from 1996, but I don’t know of one for Scotland. It will be interesting to see if we are more English, Scottish or Welsh!
You can get the full spreadsheets for Scotland (i.e. EVERY name registered in that year) back to 2005. Just go here — http://www.gro-scotland.gov.uk/statistics/theme/vital-events/births/popular-names/archive/index.html — and click on “detailed tables” for each year. (2011 & 2012 are in the sidebar).
Thanks Elea – I still don’t think going back only to 2005 will be that helpful to see how names are charting, I couldn’t give as much information even for England/Wales because they only go back to the mid-1990s, while the US goes back to the 19th century.
But I will do everything I can.