Message: "Top 10 for May" - Behind the Name

[Opinions] Top 10 for May

by Uilos

4/30/2023, 10:41 PM

Happy May Day! What are your top 10 lists looking like this month?

2023:
January - https://www.behindthename.com/bb/baby/5411513
February - https://www.behindthename.com/bb/baby/5419113
March - https://www.behindthename.com/bb/baby/5425277
April - https://www.behindthename.com/bb/baby/5433591

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kuin metsäorvokki laaksossa

#MonthlyTop10

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- ConnorOtter

5/21/2023, 6:16 AM

1 Laura
2 Faith
3 Katelynn
4 Wynter
5 Scarlett
6 Santana
7 America
8 Kacey
9 Ada
10 Autumn

1 Kai
2 Sawyer
3 Sebastian
4 Adrian
5 Parker
6 William
7 Devin
8 Devon
9 Devan
10 Jack

- braydenJ1234

5/10/2023, 1:48 PM

1. Natalie
2. Gianna
3. Ruby
4. Summer
5. Astra
6. Amelia
7. Iris
8. Andromeda
9. Olivia
10. Casey

1. Bryson
2. Desmond
3. Austin
4. Elijah
5. Rowan
6. Cade
7. Isaiah
8. Isaac
9. Xavier
10. Julius

- Róisín (guest)

5/6/2023, 7:11 AM

1. Audrey
2. Evangeline
3. Anne
4. Lydia
5. Madeline
6. Jane
7. Caroline
8. Beatrix
9. Diana
10. Rosalind

1. Theodore
2. Gilbert
3. Caspian
4. August
5. Henry
6. Elliot
7. Jasper
8. William
9. Nathaniel
10. Silas

- sambchop

5/5/2023, 8:56 PM

1. Genevieve
2. Eloise
3. Florence
4. Juliette
5. Liliana
6. Aurelia
7. Margot
8. Valentina
9. Delphine
10. Georgette nn Georgie

I am just obsessed with Georgette nn Georgie right now. No idea why. Shout out to Ruby for being pretty but just not long enough for true consideration.

1. Theodore
2. Frederick
3. August
4. Sebastien
5. Arthur
6. Felix
7. Caspian
8. Raphael
9. Jonah
10. Jasper

My list is super spiced up this week, at least for my standards.

- Delphi_Blue

5/5/2023, 7:04 AM

Sylvie
Imogen
Avielle
Florence
Camille
Thaïs
Élodie
Jemima
Alice
Estelle

August
Rafael
Oscar
Émile
Francis
Vincent
Mathis
Ernest
Josef
Morgan

This message was edited 5/5/2023, 7:04 AM

- Higuma (Higuma Kanora)

5/3/2023, 1:12 AM

Girls
1. Euphemia
2. Anastasia
3. Anya
4. Dorothea
5. Araminta
6. Cléa
7. Inés
8. Colette
9. Esmé
10. Anju

Boys
1. Wolfram
2. Alphonse
3. Sid
4. Anshelm
5. Barnaby
6. Kenneth
7. Clovis
8. Claudius
9. Lionel
10. Spencer

- HaySkyNatBla (nsi) (guest)

5/3/2023, 12:39 AM

Margot
Zoe
Willow
Chrishelle
Ivy
Miriam
Michaela
Holly
Clementine
Calliope

Xander
Orion
Levi
Zephyr
Phoenix
Heath
Flynn
Sonny
Xavier
Caspian

- erb816

5/1/2023, 1:08 PM

There were quite a few changes to my list from last month, in particular my feminine list:

Nicholas Evander
Finn Gabriel
Donovan Leo
Wesley Owen Rhys
Malcolm Elliott
Dominic Adam
Graham Tobias
Thomas William Gray
Jonathan Bennett
Richard Arthur
&
Sabrina Lily
Helena Sophie
Miranda Celeste
Alice Caroline
Fleur Iseult Esmée
Felicity Charlotte
Brooke Elodie Rose
Jade Elizabeth Adele
Ursula Margot
Chantal Athena

Graham, Fleur, Brooke, Jade, Ursula, and Chantal replaced Harrison, Viola, Juno, Marguerite, Zoe, and Cordelia. Richard & Ursula are returning old favorites, but some of these - Fleur, Chantal, and possibly Jade - have never been in my Top 10 before.

I actually posted the thread 10 years ago (I was almost done with college when I did that - wow), so here were my Top 10 combos then:

Cameron Elliott, "Cam"
Dominic Edmond
Finn Alistair
Francis Dimitri, "Frankie"
John Timothy, "Johnny"
Malcolm Terrance, "Mal"
Matthew Lawrence, "Matt"
Nicholas Tyler, "Nick"
Richard Geoffrey, "Rick"
Wesley Alden, "Wes"
&
Abigail Constance, "Abby"
Cordelia Wren (anybody have a nn idea that *isn't* "Cordy?")
Eleanor Yvette
Juliet Eliza
Lydia Charlotte
Meadow Evangeline
Penelope Rose, "Penny Rose"
Sabrina Vivienne
Ursula Maeve
Zoe Winnifred

I included nicknames 10 years ago (lol @ my question regarding Cordelia). The presences of some of these really surprise me, though: Francis "Frankie" (I cannot recall ever liking Frankie as a guy's name, it sounds way too Goodfellas / The Sopranos); John "Johnny" (I do like Jonathan, but how many Johns are there in the world?); and the nickname Penny. I also recall those days of preferring the spelling Winnifred to Winifred... blech!

- Olwen (Likeyeahwhatev)

5/1/2023, 11:09 AM

Annabelle
Daisy
Isidora
Kathleen
Mariana
Maxine
Meadow
Ursula
Veronica
Zinnia

Felix
Francis
Hugo
Jonas
Nathaniel
Nicholas
Oscar
Philip
Robin
William

- gildedfairy

5/1/2023, 8:59 AM

Azalea
Sylvie
Amalia
Eve
Kaia
Alessandra
Diana
Summer
Daisy
Delphine

August
Eliott
Emilio
Ocean
Orion
Atlas
Ambrose
Everest
Caspian
Lucian

- Belphoebe

5/1/2023, 8:58 AM

Ashton
Carter
Brooklyn
Lourdes (reminds me of my Catholic grandmother)
Hope(still)
Lara / Larissa
Maria Elena
Bria (nn)
Haven
Melanie

(honorary Nevah, Aida, Henderson, January, Lana, Momo, Rowdy)

Ansel
Joah
Billy
Maddox
Reef
Lancaster
Clyde
Law (nn)
Henderson
Kayden (gp)

(honorary Duncan, Emmett, Angus, Harlan, Nevada, Yarrow)

- LydiaZhang

5/1/2023, 7:58 AM

Lydia
Eliana
Artemisia
Luciana
Stella
Anastasia
Eleanor
Beatrice
Leila
Viola

Alfred
Jonathan
Ambrose
Angelo
Cassiel
Cyril
Francesco
Leander
Elior
Kellen

- BeccyLeader2

5/1/2023, 7:27 AM

Lydia
Beatrix
Matilda
Imogen
Penelope
Lily
Clara
Lucy
Rose
Elodie

Leo
Henry
Felix
August
Max
Alexander
Ronan
Caspian
Alfred
Theo

- namesarecool285 +1

5/1/2023, 7:04 AM

As of May 1, 2023, these are my top 10 lists:

Boys:
Austin
Zachary
Landon
Bryce
Evander
Tristan
Donovan
Travis
Henry
Peter

Girls:
Bethany
Gracie
Annabeth
Roxanne
Jasmine
Vanessa
Gloria
Lynette
Estelle
Hester

Unisex:
Dale
Cory
Hollis
Kendall
Jordan
Tatum
Alexis
Skyler
Morgan
Taylor

- erb816

5/2/2023, 12:53 PM

I like:

Evander
Tristan
Donovan
&
Roxanne
Jasmine
Lynette
Estelle
Hester

- fleur de lune (Fleur) +1

5/1/2023, 6:56 AM

Frida
Laura
Evelina / Evelyn
Vittoria
Antonina / Antonia
Emilia
Clara
Olivia
Flora
Zara
Leonor
Elisabeth

Maybe: Elsa, Mathilda & Ofelia

More than 10 (12) but I tried
—-
Marco
Alessandro
Otto
Wolf
Arthur / Arturo
Eliseo
Federico
Henry / Enrico
Valentino
Ivan

Runner ups Oscar and Leontin / Leopoldo

This message was edited 5/1/2023, 7:00 AM

- erb816

5/2/2023, 12:42 PM

I like:

Frida
Laura
Vittoria
Clara
Olivia
Leonor
Elisabeth
&
Marco
Otto
Arthur & Arturo
Eliseo
Oscar

- Wordsmith +1

5/1/2023, 6:43 AM

Celestina
Cosima
Edwina
Eulalia / Eulalie
Fiammetta
Ianthe
Lucrezia
Mamie
Perpetua
Phryne

Anatole
Anselm
Arkady
Clement
Éleuthère
Florian
Homer
Lupo
Sufyan
Vivian

- erb816

5/1/2023, 1:35 PM

I like:

Celestina
Fiammetta
Lucrezia
Perpetua
Phryne
&
Éleuthère

- Ariane +1

5/1/2023, 4:48 AM

Anastasia
Carlotta
Carolina
Eleonora
Emmanuela
Florentina
Nicoletta
Raphaela
Valentina
Violetta

Alexander
Fabian
Florian
Jonathan
Julian
Maximilian
Nathaniel
Niklas
Sebastian
Thomas

- erb816

5/1/2023, 1:35 PM

I like:

Anastasia
Raphaela
&
Jonathan
Julian
Nathaniel
Niklas
Sebastian
Thomas

- ari. +1

5/1/2023, 3:53 AM

Amadeus
Ambrose
Armas
Dante
Hieronymus
Horatio
Leszek
Oberon
Romulus
Valentine

Adelaide
Anna
Cornelia
Electra
Eve
Ffion
Flora
Iskra
Persephone
Primrose

- erb816

5/1/2023, 1:31 PM

I like:

Ambrose
Dante
Leszek
Oberon
Valentine
&
Adelaide
Anna
Electra
Eve
Persephone

- Babochka +1

5/1/2023, 1:37 AM

Lily
Viola
Violetta
Adelina
Juliet
Rosalie
Caroline
Alexandra
Victoria
Magdalena

Maxim
Alexander
Roman
Jonathan
Adam
Vincent
Frederick
Pavel
William
Patrick

- erb816

5/1/2023, 1:28 PM

I like:

Viola
Adelina
Juliet
Rosalie
Caroline
Alexandra
Magdalena
&
Roman
Jonathan
Adam
William

- sprout +1

5/1/2023, 12:15 AM

No symbol means it has remained the same as last month.
(+?) or (-?) is how much it has moved from last month.
(new) means it is new from last month.

1. Naomi
2. Sylvie (+1)
3. Primrose (+1)
4. Margot (+4)
5. Matilda (+5)
6. Nell (-1)
7. Arielle (-5)
8. Juliet (-2)
9. Lucy (-2)
10. Antoinette (-1)

Honourable mentions to Esther, Felicity, Julia, and Magdalena. The girls list has had a lot of shuffling, but the names have remained the same.

1. Nathaniel
2. Raphael
3. Gabriel
4. Jude
5. Ernest
6. David
7. Wesley (back from February)
8. Kit (back from October)
9. Jasper (+1)
10. William (new)

Honourable mentions to Nicholas, Theodore, Edmund, and Bruno. The first six names have remained identical, but the last four have seen great changes, with previous favourites returning, and old-time favourite Theodore out of the top 10 for the first time.

This message was edited 5/30/2023, 11:49 AM

- erb816

5/1/2023, 1:22 PM

I like:

Naomi
Sylvie
Margot
Arielle
Juliet
Antoinette
&
Nathaniel
Raphael
Gabriel
Jude
David
Wesley
William

- Wildrose +1

4/30/2023, 11:49 PM

Augusta
Hypatia
Ianthe
Louisa
Mae
Maude
Opal
Tansy
Tess
Verity

Beowulf
Bram
Caspar
Eben
Emrys
Leander
Leonato
Sebastian
Swithin
Willem

- erb816

5/1/2023, 1:21 PM

I like:

Louisa
Maude
Tess
&
Beowulf (I don't care what anybody else says, this is an awesome name)
Bram
Emrys
Sebastian

- Missy +1

4/30/2023, 11:45 PM

Athena
Eleanora
Cordelia
Astrid
Freya
Zoe
Lucy
Antonia
Victoria
Tatiana

Andrew
Nikolai
Rune
Alexander
Leo
Asher
Sebastian
Luca
Roman
Hades

- erb816

5/1/2023, 1:20 PM

I like:

Athena
Cordelia
Freya
Zoe
Antonia
Tatiana
&
Nikolai
Rune
Leo
Sebastian
Roman

- Uilos +1

4/30/2023, 10:48 PM

Edith
Elinor
Florence
Gudrun
Iris
Kerensa
Leonora
Saskia
Thyra
Ursula

Adrian
Edmund
Hugo
Jeremias
Johannes
Maunu
Olavi
Rafael
Sakarias
Tuomas

- erb816

5/1/2023, 1:12 PM

I like:

Elinor
Florence
Iris
Kerensa
Saskya
Thyra
Ursula
&
Adrian
Edmund
Johannes
Rafael

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