"British" names :)

cozylittlecave · July 2010

So I love names that tend to be more ..."British" in feel (or maybe only used there even if not often). I definitely don't love them all though! I'm curious- what names do YOU think of if asked for names that are quintessentially British??

Something tells me the answers will make my afternoon more enjoyable

MaryYVR · July 2010

Simon, Kieran, Charles, William, Catherine, Elizabeth, Mary, Andrew, ...

HappyMrsK · July 2010

ETA: I posted a link to a 2009 list in a post below

I found this online (2007 was the most recent I could find). Personally, I tend to think of traditional names like Robert or Emma as sounding more "British")

Top 50 boys and girls names in England and Wales in 2007

The number after the name indicates the number of spots a name has moved up or down the list from the previous year.

Boys

1. Jack
2. Thomas
3. Oliver +1
4. Joshua -1
5. Harry
6. Charlie +4
7. Daniel +2
8. William -1
9. James -3
10. Alfie +6
11. Samuel -3
12. George +2
13. Joseph -1
14. Benjamin -3
15. Ethan +4
16. Lewis +4
17. Mohammed +5
18. Jake -3
19. Dylan +4
20. Jacob +1
21. Luke -4
22. Callum -9
23. Alexander +1
24. Matthew -6
25. Ryan
26. Adam
27. Tyler
28. Liam +3
29. Harvey -1
30. Max -1
31. Harrison +5
32. Jayden new entry +36
33. Cameron -3
34. Henry +5
35. Archie +5
36. Connor -1
37. Jamie -5
38. Muhammad +6
39. Oscar +8
40. Edward +1
41. Lucas +7
42. Isaac new entry +13
43. Leo -10
44. Owen -10
45. Nathan -8
46. Michael -4
47. Finley new entry +13
48. Ben -10
49. Aaron -6
50. Noah -4

Girls

1. Grace +1
2. Ruby +2
3. Olivia -2
4. Emily +1
5. Jessica -2
6. Sophie
7. Chloe
8. Lily +1
9. Ella +2
10. Amelia +6
11. Lucy -3
12. Charlotte
13. Ellie -3
14. Mia
15. Evie +6
16. Hannah -1
17. Megan
18. Katie -5
19. Isabella
20. Isabelle +9
21. Millie -1
22. Abigail
23. Amy -5
24. Daisy +1
25. Freya -2
26. Emma +1
27. Erin +1
28. Poppy +2
29. Molly -5
30. Holly -4
31. Phoebe +3
32. Jasmine -1
33. Caitlin +2
34. Imogen +14
35. Madison +4
36. Elizabeth +5
37. Sophia +12
38. Keira -5
39. Scarlett +7
40. Leah -8
41. Ava new entry +23
42. Georgia -5
43. Alice +4
44. Summer new entry +15
45. Isabel -1
46. Rebecca -10
47. Lauren -9
48. Amber -8
49. Eleanor -7
50. Bethany -7

+/- indicates movement since last year.

ritzgrrl · July 2010

Nigel is the first thing that came to mind.

HappyMrsK · July 2010

Here's a English baby name list from 2009:

https://www.guardian.co.uk/news/datablog/2009/sep/08/baby-names-children-jack-olivia-mohammed

anna7602 · July 2010

Nicola. I have never, ever, ever met someone named Nicola who was NOT British.

Fiona used to feel British, but I've found that more Americans are using this name for their children now.

Niles for a boy still seems very British to me.

braveangel2 · July 2010

Basil

cozylittlecave · July 2010

anna7602:
Nicola. I have never, ever, ever met someone named Nicola who was NOT British.
Fiona used to feel British, but I've found that more Americans are using this name for their children now.
Niles for a boy still seems very British to me.

Nicola! That's a new one- I actually hadn't heard it before (British or not!)