(for the U.S. & U.K. lists, I used the combined-spelling rankings.)
Asterisks indicate names that are top 10 in multiple countries.
Australia
- Boys
- Jack*--Hebrew (Biblical) [John], via Greek & medieval English
- Cooper--medieval English
- Oliver*--Germanic, via French
- Noah*--Hebrew (Biblical)
- Thomas*--Aramaic (Biblical), via Greek
- Lucas*--Greek (Biblical), via Latin
- Lachlan--Scottish
- William*--Germanic
- Jackson*--modern English
- Charlie*--Germanic, via French
- Girls
- Lily*--Latin (Anglicized)
- Ruby*--Latin (Anglicized)
- Charlotte*--Germanic, via French
- Chloe*--Greek
- Sophie*--Greek
- Olivia*--early modern English
- Isabella*--Hebrew (Biblical) [Elizabeth], via Provenҫal
- Mia--Hebrew (Biblical) [Mary], via Latin
- Emily*--Latin (Anglicized)
- Ava*--Hebrew (Biblical) [Eve], via Latin
Canada
- Boys
- Liam--Germanic, via Irish
- Ethan*--Hebrew (Biblical)
- Jacob*--Hebrew (Biblical), via Latin & Greek
- Logan--Scottish
- Owen--Greek, via Welsh
- Noah*--Hebrew (Biblical)
- Alexander*--Greek
- Nathan--Hebrew (Biblical)
- Benjamin--Hebrew (Biblical)
- Lucas*--Greek (Biblical), via Latin
- Girls
- Olivia*--early modern English
- Emma*--Germanic
- Sophia*--Greek
- Ava*--Hebrew (Biblical) [Eve], via Latin
- Chloe*--Greek
- Abigail*--Hebrew (Anglicized)
- Emily*--Latin (Anglicized)
- Lily*--Latin (Anglicized)
- Madison*--modern English
- Charlotte*--Germanic, via French
U.K. (England & Wales only)
- Boys
- Oliver*--Germanic, via French
- Jack*--Hebrew (Biblical) [John], via Greek & medieval English
- Harry--Germanic, via medieval English
- Charlie*--Germanic, via French
- Alfie--Old English
- Thomas*--Aramaic (Biblical), via Greek
- William*--Germanic
- Joshua--Hebrew (Biblical)
- Mohammed--Arabic
- George--Greek
- Girls
- Lily*--Latin (Anglicized)
- Olivia*--early modern English
- Amelia--Germanic
- Isabelle--Hebrew (Biblical) [Elizabeth], via Provenҫal
- Emily*--Latin (Anglicized)
- Sophie*--Greek
- Jessica--Hebrew (Biblical) [Iscah], via early modern English
- Ruby*--Latin (Anglicized)
- Maisie--Greek [Margaret], via Scottish
- Chloe*--Greek
United States:
- Boys
- Aiden--Irish
- Jayden--American
- Jacob*--Hebrew (Biblical), via Latin & Greek
- Kaden--American
- Ethan*--Hebrew (Biblical)
- Jackson*--modern English
- Michael--Hebrew (Biblical)
- Alexander*--Greek
- William*--Germanic
- Noah*--Hebrew (Biblical)
- Girls
- Sophia*--Greek
- Isabella*--Hebrew (Biblical) [Elizabeth], via Provenҫal
- Olivia*--early modern English
- Chloe*--Greek
- Emma*--Germanic
- Emily*--Latin (Anglicized)
- Abigail*--Hebrew (Anglicized)
- Madison*--modern English
- Ava*--Hebrew (Biblical) [Eve], via Latin
- Addison--modern English
So, out of the 80 names above, there are 43 unique names (27 boys, 16 girls):
1 is Arabic.
1 is Arabic.
1 is Aramaic (Biblical).
1 is Irish.
2 are Scottish.
3 are Latin.
7 are Greek: 1 is Biblical; 1 is a Scottish variation; 1 is a Welsh variation.
8 are Germanic: 1 is an Irish variation; 3 are English variations; 3 are French variations.
8 are English: 5 are Modern; 3 are Old, Medieval, or Early Modern.
13 are Biblical Hebrew: 1 is an English variation; 1 is a Provenҫal variation; 2 are Latin variations.
In our family, we have a good 'ole germanic name, a french name, an irish name, and a greek/made up name. I feel comfortable with all of these despite the fact that I'm not french or greek, but I can't bring myself to use my favorite Japanese or Czech names (even though I'm Czech and lived in Japan). I guess it does come down to names that will be comfortable for the current culture. Not very courageous, 'eh? And we're going even more "traditional" with this next baby - the names just felt right.
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