British vs. American, Part 2 (2014)

Time for the next part of my comparison: the "most American" names.
(come on America; don't embarrass me!)

First off: the most popular names in the US that don't appear at all on the full ONS list:

Boys:

1. Brantley
2. Jayceon
3. Collin
4. Garrett
5. Waylon
6. Josue
7. Lane
8. Messiah
9. Trenton
10. Grady
11. Barrett
12. Major
13. Nash
14. Gerardo
15. Brycen
16. Braylen
17. Gannon
18. Landyn
19. Jamison
20. Moises

Girls:

1. Jordyn
2. Kinsley
3. Ximena
4. Londyn
5. Emery
6. Kylee
7. Daleyza
8. Brynlee
9. Brynn
10. Raelynn
11. Makenna
12. Journey
13. Ashlynn
14. Haven
15. Leslie
16. Kyleigh
17. Alondra
18. Yaretzi
19. Addyson
20. Kamryn

Hmm. Yeah, definitely not what you think of when you think "British"! Here are the most "American" names that were used in England & Wales last year:

Boys:

1. Jesus
2. Weston
3. Easton
4. Tucker
5. Iker
6. Paxton
7. Bennett
8. Angel
9. Landon
10. Brooks
11. Grant
12. Remington
13. Gunner
14. Holden
15. Emiliano
16. Gage
17. Braylon
18. Gunnar
19. Gael
20. Kolton

Girls:

1. Allison
2. Brooklynn
3. Adalynn
4. Makenzie
5. Haley
6. Delaney
7. Lyric
8. Kinley
9. Camila
10. Madilyn
11. Adalyn
12. Mckenna
13. Allyson
14. Jaylah
15. Avery
16. London
17. Adelynn
18. Genesis
19. Hailey
20. Allie

Surnames and -lyns! Not terribly shocking. ;)
Still too "weird"? The most American names in the British Top 1000:

Boys:

1. Gavin
2. Colton
3. Nolan
4. Silas
5. Avery
6. Brayden
7. Kenneth
8. Ian
9. Wyatt
10. Giovanni
11. Colin
12. Wesley
13. Emmett
14. Jayce
15. Braxton
16. Maverick
17. Conner
18. Ryder
19. Jace
20. Julian

Girls:

1. Addison
2. Claire
3. Aubrey
4. Kaylee
5. Caroline
6. Serenity
7. Zoey
8. Riley
9. Brooklyn
10. Trinity
11. Aubree
12. Paisley
13. Ashley
14. Kimberly
15. Jocelyn
16. Mariah
17. Melanie
18. Lillian
19. Brianna
20. Audrey

Gavin and Claire surprise me. Perhaps they're rather out-of-date now? It's interesting to see Avery as an "American" boys' name--it's waaaaaaay more popular for girls here!


So far I've been concentrating on differences. For interest's sake, here are the names (from the Top 1500 or so) given to about an equal % of babies in the US & UK. :)

Boys:

1. Kobe
2. Solomon
3. Josef
4. Devon
5. Avi
6. Malaki
7. Bernard
8. Dion
9. Curtis
10. Lawson
11. Terence
12. Kane
13. Malakai
14. Kenny
15. Benjamin
16. Jaydon
17. Quinn
18. Kristian
19. Chace
20. Jamil

Girls:

1. Frances
2. Farrah
3. Faith
4. Mercedes
5. Kara
6. Evelyn
7. Shyla
8. Alana
9. Amaya
10. Sofie
11. Anita
12. Sofia
13. Isabella
14. Elora
15. Heather
16. Nahla
17. Laila
18. Ananya
19. Alissa
20. Charley

Wow--a list where I actually like the girls' side more than the boys! Yay for both sides of the pond. ;)