British vs. American, Part 1 (2017)

Yay, it's that time again! Time to see how the British and American naming trends are the same, and where they differ. :)

First up, here are the most popular names in the UK (specifically England & Wales) that do not appear on the full US lists at all.

Boys:

1. Teddie
2. Ralphie
3. Bertie
4. Harri
5. Dougie
6. Oliwier
7. Albi
8. Ioan
9. Barney
10. Wiktor
11. Ralphy
12. Tomos
13. Hughie
14. Georgie
15. Frazer
16. Gethin
17. Rares
18. Tymoteusz
19. Matas
20. Kajus

(off to Google Rares. That's a completely new one for me!)

Girls:

1. Amelia-Rose
2. Isla-Rose
3. Ella-Rose
4. Lily-Rose
5. Ava-Rose
6. Ffion
7. Jorgie
8. Olivia-Rose
9. Ivy-Rose
10. Lily-Mae
11. Ava-Grace
12. Evie-Rose
13. Mia-Rose
14. Gracie-Mae
15. Lilly-Rose
16. Ellie-Mae
17. Bella-Rose
18. Dolcie
19. Fearne
20. Wiktoria

Oh, hyphens. Sometimes I wish we could use them in the US; other times I think our current naming culture is complex enough. :p

Removing the hyphenated names (which would either show up as smash-names or first-and-middle in the US):

1. Ffion
2. Jorgie
3. Dolcie
4. Fearne
5. Wiktoria
6. Orlaith
7. Eadie
8. Hettie
9. Bethan
10. Esmai
11. Iga
12. Dotty
13. Lowri
14. Harriette
15. Cadi
16. Efa
17. Nancie
18. Bluebell
19. Hawwa
20. Anwen

All of these would definitely stand out here in the US! Just a bit "too British", though? Here are the most British names that did get used in the US last year.

Boys:

1. Alfie
2. Albie
3. Freddie
4. Vinnie
5. Reggie
6. Nikodem
7. Barnaby
8. Woody
9. Olly
10. Matei
11. Fraser
12. Szymon
13. Rafferty
14. Archie
15. Teddy
16. Rupert
17. Osian
18. Wilfred
19. Ned
20. Piotr

Girls:

1. Darcie
2. Orla
3. Darcey
4. Oliwia
5. Cerys
6. Poppie
7. Alicja
8. Niamh
9. Zuzanna
10. Fleur
11. Marnie
12. Isobelle
13. Harriett
14. Lottie
15. Blanka
16. Nikola
17. Ferne
18. Kitty
19. Martyna
20. Miruna

Such fantastic names! Obviously there's a much bigger Eastern European influence in the UK; in the US we'll see a lot more Spanish. 

If these lists are still just a bit too "out there" for you, here are the names proportionately much more common in the UK, from the US Top 1000.

Boys:

1. Harry
2. Louie
3. Reuben
4. Toby
5. Frankie
6. Mohammed
7. Muhammad
8. Ronnie
9. Bobby
10. Harley
11. Tommy
12. Stanley
13. Alfred
14. Theo
15. Charlie
16. Arthur
17. Sonny
18. Oscar
19. Jamie
20. Billy

Girls:

1. Florence
2. Poppy
3. Rosie
4. Matilda
5. Nancy
6. Esme
7. Evie
8. Phoebe
9. Martha
10. Maisie
11. Freya
12. Amelie
13. Jessica
14. Holly
15. Elsie
16. Millie
17. Erin
18. Sienna
19. Bonnie
20. Frankie

I'd say that the UK is waaaay more into the -y/ie names than the US, but we've got all those -ley/lee/leigh names right now.  It's interesting how similar phonetic trends can still have such a stylistic difference. 

BTW, as to Rares, the closest I could find is Rareș, a Romanian name said roughly "RAH-resh". I like it!

Next time: the most American names! I'm always a bit scared for those lists. :p