England/Wales vs. America

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After finding the top 100 baby names in England/Wales here: http://www.silversurfers.net/family-top100babynames.html I thought the differences between popular names in the UK and in the US were pretty interesting.  I compiled a list of names in the top 100 for 2007 in one country but not the other.

The UK wins, IMHO (although there are some awful and some fabulous names in both camps).

Oliver
Harry
Charlie
Alfie
George
Lewis
Mohammed
Jake
Callum
Harvey
Max
Archie
Jamie
Muhammad
Oscar
Edward
Leo
Finley
Ben
Toby
Rhys
Riley (for boys)
Finlay
Louis
Kieran
Kai
Freddie
Reece
Kian
Harley
Bailey (for boys)
Luca
Theo
Leon
Ashton
Sam
Ellis
Joel
Joe
Billy
Taylor (for boys)
Elliot
Reuben
Morgan (for boys)
Corey
Louie
Jay
Zak

Ruby
Lucy
Charlotte
Ellie
Evie
Katie
Millie
Amy
Daisy
Freya
Erin
Poppy
Holly
Phoebe
Caitlin
Imogen
Keira
Scarlett
Georgia
Alice
Summer
Amber
Eleanor
Bethany
Eva
Lilly
Libby
Isobel
Amelie
Maisie
Rosie
Matilda
Maddison
Sienna
Niamh
Skye
Zara
Isla
Tia
Alisha
Harriet
Aimee
Eve
Madeleine
Courtney
Lacey
Lydia
Abbie
Martha
Francesca
Shannon
Lexie
Hollie
Rose
Alicia
Tilly

Anthony
Nicholas
Christian
Jonathan
Aiden
Elijah
Gavin
Jackson
Angel
Jose
Caleb
Kevin
Isaiah
Justin
Jordan
Austin
Landon
Hunter
Diego
Jason
Luis
Adrian
Juan
Brayden
Julian
Jeremiah
Xavier
Wyatt
Carlos
Ian
Jaden
Jesus
Bryan
Chase
Carter
Brian
Nathaniel
Eric
Cole
Tristan
Blake
Carson
Caden
Brady
Miguel
Cooper
Antonio
Steven
Kaden
Richard
Timothy

Addison
Samantha
Ashley
Alyssa
Natalie
Alexis
Brianna
Hailey
Taylor (for girls)
Kayla
Savannah
Nevaeh
Lillian
Kaylee
Sydney
Gabriella
Katherine
Alexa
Destiny
Morgan (for girls)
Kaitlyn
Allison
Makayla
Avery
Jocelyn
Audrey
Riley (for girls)
Kimberly
Brooklyn
Angelina
Andrea
Rachel
Madeline
Kylie
Jennifer
Mackenzie
Claire
Gabrielle
Aubrey
Arianna
Vanessa
Trinity
Ariana
Katelyn
Haley
Melanie
Bailey (for girls)
Aaliyah
Stephanie
Gianna
Autumn
Mariah
Mary
Michelle
Jada
Valeria
Caroline
Jordan

The UK list really surprised me in general, so I'm not sure how accurate that website is.  I'm American and don't really have contact with English/Welsh babies very often though, so I guess I wouldn't know.  Obviously my lists are somewhat flawed; because the US has a larger population there are probably a lot more little Timothys and Carolines running around America than there are little Zaks and Tillys in England/Wales, and the demographics of different ethnic populations account for some of the differences.  I still found it pretty interesting though- I don't know anyone named Alfie or Charlotte and I know tons named Nicholas or Samantha, for example.

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UK:
Oliver
Harry
Charlie
Callum
Max
Edward
Leo
Toby
Kieran
Theo

Lucy
Charlotte
Evie
Daisy
Erin
Holly
Caitlin
Keira
Scarlett
Summer
Eva
Lilly
Sienna
Skye
Zara
Isla
Eve
Shannon

US:
Nicholas
Christian
Elijah
Landon
Carter
Eric
Tristan
Caden
Brady

Addison
Alexis
Hailey
Savannah
Sydney
Morgan
Allison
Avery
Angelina
Rachel
Claire
Aubrey
Gianna
Caroline