[Opinions] Re: Sarah and Sara
Yes it is different here. Emma, Sarah, and Claire (this specific spelling) were the names of the 70's and 80's here, at least they were in England & Wales. (I haven't seen historical data for Scotland and N. Ireland). Between them, they dominated the top three spots, with Sarah, and then Emma, spending the most time at #1.Claire dropped out of favour at rapid speed, it was #90 in 1996 (the first year the Office of National Statistics provided in-depth data), but is now #915. Clare is even lower, ranked #2925.Sarah has slowly dropped out of favour, falling just outside the Top 100 (for the first time ever in England and Wales) in 2017. It was #18 in 1996, and is now #103.Emma isn't as popular as it once was, but after falling to #60 in 2015, it's now back up at #52. (It was #13 in 1996).I guess I just find it fascinating, that three names which at one point, could barely be parted at the top, are now seen in such different lights. I suppose the gap between Emma and Sarah isn't huge, but I wonder why one has dropped out, and the other is still holding on.And Claire's fate is another story entirely. I just don't understand why its popularity has plummeted so quickly. Poor Claire.~Charley~
https://www.behindthename.com/pnl/184785It is a Yorkshire habit to say what you think with blunt frankness
~Frances Hodgson Burnett, The Secret Garden~

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Sarah and Sara  ·  Perrine  ·  12/16/2018, 11:39 AM
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I would choose Sarah over Emma too nt  ·  Janan  ·  12/16/2018, 1:32 PM
Re: Sarah and Sara  ·  Janan  ·  12/16/2018, 11:57 AM
Ditto Janan  ·  Belphoebe  ·  12/16/2018, 12:28 PM
Re: Sarah and Sara  ·  queenv  ·  12/16/2018, 11:51 AM