Alumni Magazine Names

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Here are some of the more unusual names of high school students mentioned in the magazine:
Boys:
Roodly
Leslie
Demetrius

Girls:
Kenleigh
Carla
Chesnee
Geraghty
China
Shelby
Montana
Romina
Danika
Sami
Hallianne
Antonia
Connor
Angeline
Emery
Flora
Keelin
Allee
Bailey
Nicholette
Elissa
Siobhan
Dhyana


Kole (Kyle and Kayla)
Owen Alexander (Ava)
Hailey June
Hunter and Fisher
Sawyer Patrick
Piper Elizabeth
Landon Andrew (Jackson)

Comments

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I think it depends on where you live somewhat, and you have to take into consideration the time period. For example, Leslie, while it started out as a male name, is largely used for females these days. Most people would think it was unusual to encounter a high school boy named Leslie, whereas it would be less strange to see it on a 70 year old man.

Demetrius, while heard of, isn't what I would call common in the US. It is currently ranked 581.

Carla may have been more common at one point, but is currently 747. I believe Carla is also more common in some other countries, but I may be mistaken.

I went to middle school with a girl named China so again, not unheard of, but not one you hear everyday. Danika is more commonly spelled Danica in the US. Sami may be a pretty normal nickname for Samantha, but this appeared to be a given name. Antonia and Angeline are not common in the US. Elissa is usually spelled Alyssa, unless they were going for Elisa. Siobhan isn't even on the SSA's list, meaning it has never been in the top 1,000 names.

The part under the cut (Alumni Birth Announcements) was a separate section. I wasn't trying to make any statement on whether or not they were popular.

Erm...I don't mean for this to sound like an "I'm right; you're wrong" comment. I'm just trying to explain my reasons for including the names on the list. And Shelby I may have made a mistake on. I didn't realize it was ranked 33 in 1991.