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[lavandersparkle.livejournal.com]

NEW GAME!

Ok, so find the top ten boys and girls names on where you live or your country you live in, and on each name tell me how many people you know with that name. (and if you know too many people with one of the names you can just say several)



Top 10 Girls Names in B.C:

1. Emma - I know #1. Emma
2. Emily - I know #2. Emilys
3. Olivia - I know #2. Olivias
4. Hannah - I know #1. Hannah
5. Madison - I know #1. Madison
6. Ava - I know #0. Avas
7. Sarah - I know #3. Sarahs
8. Ella - I know #0. Ellas
9. Isabella - I know #0. Isabellas
10. Grace - I know #1. Grace

Top 10 Boys Names in B.C:

1. Ethan - I know #0. Ethans
2. Joshua - I know #1. Joshua
3. Matthew - I know #1. Matthew
4. Jacob - I know #2. Jacobs
5. Nathan - I know #0. Nathans
6. Ryan - I know #1. Ryan
7. Alexander - I know #1. Alexander
8. Liam - I know #2. Liams
9. Nicholas - I know #0. Nicholas's
10. Noah - I know #0. Noahs

Comments

[bloomingtulip.livejournal.com]

Ok, so I was raised in NC and go to school in GA so I'm gonna do both lists and try to keep them separated by how many I know in each state. Oh, and these lists are from 2005. I guess the 2006 data hasn't been released yet.

NC (source: http://www.chathamjournal.com/weekly/living/health/100-most-popular-nc-baby-names-60710.shtml)
1 William- O
2 Jacob- 2
3 Joshua- 0
4 Christopher- at least 4 (including my brother)
5 Michael- at least 4
6 Ethan- 1
7 James- 1
8 Matthew- 2
9 Andrew- 1
10 John- 0

1 Emily- 2
2 Emma- 0
3 Madison- 0
4 Hannah- 1
5 Abigail- 1
6 Olivia- 0
7 Sarah- 3
8 Elizabeth- 0
9 Ashley- at least 4
10 Anna- 2

GA (source: http://pregnancy.about.com/od/localbabynames/a/gababynames.htm)
1. William- 0
2. Joshua- 1
3. Christopher- 1
4. Jacob- 0
5. Michael- 0
6. James- 2
7. John- 0
8. Ethan- 0
9. Andrew- 0
10. David- 0

1. Emily- 0
2. Madison- 0
3. Emma- 0
4. Hannah- 2
5. Abigail- 0
6. Elizabeth- 2 (I think one's with an 's' instead of a 'z')
7. Sarah- 2
8. Ashley- at least 4
9. Olivia- 0
10. Ava- 0

[shyloh.livejournal.com]

Top 10 boys and girls names in Toronto
Girls:
1. Emma (5)
2. Madison (3)
3. Ava (one)
4. Emily (2)
5. Isabella (one)
6. Kaitlyn (1 spelled like this, otherwise 3)
7. Sophia (1)
8. Olivia (3)
9. Abigail (4)
10. Hailey (I don't know any with this spelling, but otherwise 3)

Boys:
1. Aiden (not with this spelling, otherwise 2)
2. Jacob (2)
3. Ethan (2)
4. Ryan (3)
5. Matthew (about 10)
6. Jack (about 5)
7. Noah (1)
8. Nicholas (2)
9. Joshua (2)
10. Logan (2)

I work in a daycare, so that is why I know at least one child by these names.

[miss-tee.livejournal.com]

I'm also from TO so I'll use the same list (btw shyloh where did you find it?)
Girls:
1. Emma (2)
2. Madison (1)
3. Ava (1)
4. Emily (2 and I also know an Emiliana)
5. Isabella (1 and 1 Isabelle too)
6. Kaitlyn (2 but one is spelled Caitlin)
7. Sophia (2 but spelled Sofia)
8. Olivia (2)
9. Abigail (1)
10. Hailey (0)

Boys:
1. Aiden (1 but spelled Ayden)
2. Jacob (1)
3. Ethan (0)
4. Ryan (2)
5. Matthew (2)
6. Jack (1)
7. Noah (2)
8. Nicholas (2)
9. Joshua (1)
10. Logan (0)

[shyloh.livejournal.com]

I can't remember the site, but I googled top 10 baby names Toronto and I got this info...

[sodivided.livejournal.com]

Top 10 Names in the UK

Boys

1. Jack - 1
2. Thomas - at least 7!
3. Joshua - 0
4. Oliver - 2
5. Harry - 1
6. James - 3
7. William - 3
8. Samuel - 0
9. Daniel - at least 4
10. Charlie - 1

Girls

1. Olivia - 2
2. Grace - 1
3. Jessica - 1
4. Ruby - 1
5. Emily - 2
6. Sophie - 2
7. Chloe - 3
8. Lucy - 2
9. Lily - 0
10. Ellie - 1

[anapology.livejournal.com]

heh my Tom and Dan's are massively bigger than all other names too.
UK also :-)

[sodivided.livejournal.com]

hehe, it's crazy isn't it? The number of Toms I know is obscene, and they're of all ages, too.

[elemmennope.livejournal.com]

As I know maybe 10 people under 5 years old, it's pretty pointless. I don't know any Emmas, Aidans, or Isabelles but that has absolutely nothing to do with how popular the names truly are.

[lavandersparkle.livejournal.com]

I know that it dosen't matter how many Emmas or Aidans you know how to know how popular the name is. I was just bored, so I made this game up :)

[bloomingtulip.livejournal.com]

yeah I don't know a lot of little people either

[trissyd.livejournal.com]

Manitoba, Canada:

1. Emily (3)
2. Emma (0)
3. Madison (4)
4. Hannah (2)
5. Sarah/Sara (5)
6. Abigail (2)
7. Jessica (7)
8. Hailey (3)
9. Paige (2)
10. Olivia (2)

1. Ethan (1)
2. Matthew (10+)
3. Joshua (4)
4. Noah (1)
5. Logan (1)
6. Dylan (3)
7. Alexander (1)
8. Tyler (6)
9. Nathan (2)
10. Ryan (3)

[holly-megan.livejournal.com]

Were my Paige and Logan counted in your list? haha.

[anapology.livejournal.com]

1 OLIVIA i like this name & i know 2
2 GRACE hmm not so hot but don't mind. I know 3 firsts, one middle.
3 JESSICA Like and i know so many. 10 maybe
4 RUBY like, and I know 3.
5 EMILY don't like so much. I've met quite a lot but i've only ever actually known 1. I know LOADS of Emma's though, which i hate.
6 SOPHIE Well there's me.. and I know one other. Met two others in my life though
7 CHLOE like, I know 3.
8 LUCY hate, I know 4
9 LILY like, i know 2. Both babies.
10 ELLIE don't like, i know know 4.


1 JACK dont like, i know 5
2 THOMAS don't like and I know SOOOO MANY I can't even count. Practically every boy I know is a Tom.
3 JOSHUA love, and I don't know any.
4 OLIVER don't like, i know one.
5 HARRY like, I know 1
6 JAMES like, I can recall 6 but i'm sure I know more
7 WILLIAM hate, I know quite a few. 6 perhaps.
8 DANIEL love, I know an awful lot of Dan's aswell. Not as many as Tom's but close!
10 CHARLIE Love, know 1.

[glitterberrys.livejournal.com]

Boys:
1. Michael - I know a bunch; it's a family name.

2. Daniel - I knew one when I was in grade school; he was my age, so he'd be 23 or 24 now.

3. Joshua - I know 2, one same as Daniel, one is my cousin who's not NY born.

4. David - I know 2 Davids; one is my cousin in his mid-20s, one isn't NY-born, 21.

5. Justin - I've only ever met one Justin, and he wasn't a New Yorker. I've never known a Justin.

6. Matthew - I've known one Matthew; he's about 22, I think, not NY born.

7. Anthony - I don't know any.

8. Christopher - I don't believe I know any.

9. Joseph - I don't think I know any.

10. Nicholas - I know one Nicholas, and I think he'd be about nine now.


1. Emily - I've known a bunch of Emilys over the years.

2. Ashley - ditto

3. Kayla - I've never known (or even met) a Kayla, but my friend who's a teacher has a Kayla in her class. I think she's nine. Not from NY.

4. Sarah - known tons of Sarahs

5. Isabella - known a lot of Isabellas

6. Samantha - Know one Samantha, would be about nine now.

7. Sophia - I've only known one Sophia. She'd be about sixteen now, maybe. (Wow, that makes me feel old.)

8. Nicole - I've known two Nicoles; both my age.

9. Olivia - I've known one Olivia who would be in her late teens now.

10. Rachel - I've known one Rachel, my age.

[glitterberrys.livejournal.com]

Oh, I forgot a little Rachel where I worked. I guess she'd be about eight now.

[glitterberrys.livejournal.com]

Posting again, I found a listing of popular names by mother's ethnicity! Really neat!

Hispanic (in order):
Angel, Anthony, Christopher, Justin, Joshua, David, Daniel, Kevin, Michael, Jonathan

Ashley, Emily, Isabella, Jennifer, Mia, Brianna, Kayla, Samantha, Kimberly, Nicole


Black:
Joshua, Elijah, Justin, Jayden, Isaiah, Michael, Jaden (I guess this and "Jayden" are separate names?), Christopher, Christian, Tyler

Kayla, Jada, Madison, Destiny, Brianna, Ashley, Aaliyah, Gabrielle, Chelsea, Alyssa and Taylor (tied)


White:
Michael, Joseph, Daniel, Nicholas, Matthew, Jacob, Alexander, Jack, John

Sarah, Julia, Esther (this one surprised me; I wonder if Jewish is considered "white" or "other" on these things), Sophia, Ava, Chaya (another Hebrew name, I think?), Emma, Olivia, Isabella, Emily


Asian/Pacific Islander:
Ryan, Jason, Kevin, Daniel, Justin, Eric, Ethen (sic), Andrew, Brian, David/Vincent (tied)

Emily, Sophia, Nicole, Michelle, Rachel, Tiffany, Chloe, Jessica, Ashley, Sarah

[darabelle.livejournal.com]

For 2005
New Jersey, USA

Male
1. Michael (i don't know how many i know, too many to count)
2. Matthew (probably 2 or 3)
3. Ryan (2 - 3)
4. Anthony (2 - 3)
5. Joseph (2)
6. Nicholas (1)
7. Christopher (1)
8. Daniel (2)
9. John (god only knows lol)
10. Andrew (2)

Female
1. Emily (3)
2. Isabella (0)
3. Ava (0)
4. Olivia (2 - one was born this year, one is in her late 20s/early 30s)
5. Samantha (2)
6. Madison (0)
7. Ashley (3)
8. Sophia (2)
9. Emma (0)
10. Julia (3)

[hygher.livejournal.com]

1:Daniel (3)
Emily (1)
2:Anthony (2)
Ashley (4ish?)
3:Angel (1)
Samantha (1)
4:David (3)
Isabella (0)
5:Joshua (2)
Mia (0)
6:Jose (1)
Natalie (1)
7:Andrew (2)
Sophia (0)
8:Jacob (1)
Emma (0)
8:Matthew (3)
Alyssa(1)
10:Michael (a lot)
Jasmine (0)

[darabelle.livejournal.com]

I thought it would be more interesting to do my birth year, 'cause I'll probably know more people with those names... So here is New Jersey, USA 1984

Male
1. Michael - tons
2. Christopher - 1
3. Matthew - 2 or 3
4. Daniel - 2
5. Joseph - 2
6. John - a few
7. David - A LOT, like at least 5 or 10
8. Robert - 2
9. Brian - at least 5
10. James - 3 or 4

Female
1. Jennifer - 5+
2. Jessica - 5+
3. Nicole - 3, 4, 5, maybe more
4. Lauren - 5+
5. Melissa - 5+
6. Danielle - 4 or 5
7. Stephanie - 4 or 5
8. Ashley - 3
9. Amanda - 4 or 5
10. Michelle - 3 or 4

[smileygoldfish.livejournal.com]

Oregon, USA

Boys:
Jacob - Lots but all older, no current babies
Ethan - 2 my age, 1 two-year old
Andrew - Lots my age, 2 little kids
Alexander - 3 older
Joshua - 3 older
Tyler - 2 my age, 1 six or seven year old
Benjamin - several my age, 2 under three
David - Several my age and older
Logan - none
Ryan - Several my age and older

Girls:
Emma - 2 my age, 1 baby
Emily - 2 my age
Madison - Lots of little girls
Hannah - 2 or 3 older, 2 under three
Olivia - 2 my age, 1 baby
Abigail - 2 or 3 my age, 1 baby
Sophia - none personally
Grace - 2 babies
Isabella - 1 three year old, 1 dog
Elizabeth - Several my age and older, 2 babies

[yukonsally]

From http://pregnancy.about.com/od/localbabynames/a/wybabynames.htm
I've been all over the country so I'm trying really hard to edit out any non-WYO people

Madison 0
Emma 0
Hailey 0
Hannah 1
Olivia 0
Abigail 0
Emily 1
Sarah 2
Mackenzie 0
Samantha 1

Jacob 3
Ethan 1
Tyler 0
Michael lots
Joseph lots
James 2
Connor 1
David 0
Joshua 2
Caleb 2

[sleepherealone.livejournal.com]

California, 1989 (my birthyear)

Girls:
Jessica - At least two, one younger by two years, and one born in the mid 80s.
Ashley - One two years younger than me.
Amanda - One around my age.
Jennifer - A couple near my age, and a few older ones.
Stephanie - One born in 1993.
Elizabeth - One my age, and one born in 1996.
Brittany - One born in 1990.
Sarah - Cousin, born in 1985, and a friend born in 1987.
Samantha - Absolutely none.
Nicole - Same as Samantha.

Michael - My dad, and a couple classmates. I don't personally know a ton of Michaels.
Christopher - None.
Daniel - One born in 1990.
David One uncle born in 1980, two friends born in 1980 and 1981 respectively.
Matthew - Cousin, born in 1976.
Andrew - One, born around 1997.
Joshua - One, born in 1986.
Jose - None.
Anthony
Robert

[snailrevolution.livejournal.com]

Boy's Names
Jacob (1)
Ethan (0)
Andrew (2)
Joshua (1)
Michael (5)
William (4)
Noah (0)
Elijah (1)
Tyler (0)
Alexander (0)


Girl's Names
Emma (1)
Madison (0)
Emily (1)
Olivia (1)
Abigail (0)
Hannah (1)
Ava (0)
Grace (0)
Alexis (1)
Elizabeth (2)

I kept it to people I am currently acquainted with. If I listed people i've known, then the number of Michaels and Williams skyrockets... and that's really the only change. Hm.

[wake-tonight.livejournal.com]

Australia

Chloe 0
Charlotte 2
Ella 2
Emily 4
Olivia 2
Jessica 3
Isabella 0
Mia 1
Sophie 3
Sienna 1

Jack 3
Joshua 1
William 2
Lachlan 2
Thomas 6
James 5
Daniel 5
Noah 1
Ryan 2
Ethan 0

[xcuore.livejournal.com]

The Netherlands;

Boys/Girls:

01 Sem (-) Sophie (1)
02 Daan (1) Sanne (3)
03 Thomas (-) Lisa (1)
04 Lars (1) Anna (1)
05 Milan (1) Julia (-)
06 Tim (3) Emma (1)
07 Thijs (1) Lieke (1)
08 Jesse (2) Fleur (-)
09 Lucas (-) Lotte (1)
10 Sven (1) Eva (-)
11 Stijn (1) Iris (-)
12 Ruben (1) Anouk (2)
13 Bram (1) Anne (4)
14 Luuk (1) Isa (-)
15 Max (3) Femke (2)
16 Finn (-) Noa (-)
17 Niels (1) Roos (1)
18 Jan (1) Britt (1)
19 Nick (1) Amber (-)
20 Tom (1) Maud (2)

i think the dutch people love short names :)
i totally dislike Noa for a girl, but i LOVE Noah for a boy :)

[thejoysofjess.livejournal.com]

This is for Florida and only people/kids I currently am in touch with, not that I've ever known

Joshua 0
Michael 3
Anthony 0
Christopher 2
Jacob 1
Daniel 3
Matthew 8
Alexander 3
Nicholas 4
David 6

Emily 1
Isabella 4
Madison 4
Emma 2
Sophia 0
Ashley 8
Samantha 3
Brianna 0
Hannah 1
Olivia 0

[fluffyyduck.livejournal.com]

Washington Top 10 (2005)

Boy's Names
Jacob (5)
Ethan (0)
Alexander (3)
Andrew (1)
Daniel (3)
Michael (6)
Joshua (4)
Tyler (2)
David (2)
Logan (1)


Girl's Names
Emma (0)
Emily (1)
Madison (0)
Olivia (0)
Isabella (1)
Ava (0)
Sophia (1)
Samantha (0)
Hannah (2)
Abigail (0)

[iljjc.livejournal.com]

I included everyone I've known, because if I only did people I currently know it'd be a bunch of zeroes because I'm so antisocial, LOL. :)

Michigan, 2005

Boys
Jacob (3)
Andrew (1)
Ethan (0)
Joshua (3)
Michael (3)
Joseph (1)
Tyler (1)
Alexander (2)
Matthew (1)
Ryan (4)

Girls
Emma (0)
Emily (1)
Madison (1)
Ava (0)
Olivia (1)
Grace (1)
Abigail (1)
Hannah (1, 2 including myself)
Isabella (1)
Alexis (1)

[cathblue7.livejournal.com]

Top 10 Girls Names in B.C:

1. Emma - I know 1
3. Olivia - I know 1
5. Madison - I know 0
6. Ava - I know 0
7. Sarah - I knowseveral
8. Ella - I know 1
9. Isabella - I know 1 1
10. Grace - I know 1


Top 10 Boys Names in B.C:

1. Ethan - I know 1
2. Joshua - I know 1
3. Matthew - I know 0
4. Jacob - I know 1
5. Nathan - I know 1
6. Ryan - I know 1
7. Alexander - I know 1
8. Liam - I know 1
9. Nicholas - I know 1
10. Noah - I know 0

[kyo-o.livejournal.com]

Top 10 Names in the UK

Boys

1. Jack - 4
2. Thomas - 5
3. Joshua - 0
4. Oliver - 1 (Goes by Oli)
5. Harry - 2
6. James - er...atleast 9
7. William - 2
8. Samuel - 3 (All go by Sam)
9. Daniel - 2
10. Charlie - 1

Girls

1. Olivia - 2
2. Grace - 1
3. Jessica - 3 (All go by Jess)
4. Ruby - 0 (Bit of an Eastenders influence going on there?)
5. Emily - 3 (2 of them go by Emmy)
6. Sophie - 2
7. Chloe - 2
8. Lucy - 1
9. Lily - 1
10. Ellie - 1

[sageharper.livejournal.com]

UK names ...
http://www.behindthename.com/top/lists/100ew2005.php

1. Jack - 4 maybe (it's also quite popular for dogs apparently)
2. Joshua - 3
3. Thomas - must be at least 10
4. James - loads, have always had at least one in my class
5. Oliver - 2, at least
6. Daniel - several, mostly my age
7. Samuel - ditto
8. William - quite a few, with various nns
9. Harry - 3 (and a dog)
10. Joseph - uh 3 maybe, but possibly more

1. Jessica - not sure, but I went to school with at least 5.
2. Emily - a fair few, again mostly my age
3. Sophie - at least five
4. Olivia - hmm can't think of any
5. Chloe - 3
6. Ellie - I know a few Eleanors nn Ellie, but don't think any were outright named that.
7. Grace - a couple
8. Lucy - 3
9. Charlotte - 5 maybe
10. Katie - several (most go by Kate)

Looking at this I am amazed how many '80s names have been used (I was born late '85, and most of these names were/are common amongst my peers), it's quite bizzare.