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2nd batch of 2016, there haven't been any drop-outs or add-ins but there have been a few shifts up and down my lists...

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(The names' meanings are in quotation marks and their rankings in England and Wales in italics. Where the ranking is given as #0 this indicates the name does not rank in the top 500.)

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Male:
James-Joseph – “supplanter” or “may God protect” - “he will add” or “Jehova increases” #9/19
Clark – “cleric / scribe” #355
Sebastian – “from Sebaste” #38
Isaac – “laughter” #25
Sidney – “wide island” #252
Reuben – “behold, a son” #51
Tennyson – “son of Dennis” #0
Marshall – “horse servant” #269
Indiana – “land of the Indians” #0
Cassidy – "descendant of CAISIDE” #0

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Female:
Octavia – “eighth” #0
Sapphire – Hebrew gemstone name #326
Willow – “willow tree” #51
Alice – “noble” #25
Lexa – “defending men” #0
Elena – “torch” or “moon” #155
Ivy – English climbing plant #54
Luna – “moon” #146
Eve – “to live” or “life” #159
Rose – Latin flower name #62

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:-)

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http://www.behindthename.com/pnl/117870?sort=rating&pop=ew
^Top 2 = Lexa and James // Bottom 2 = Indiana and Bridger