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[Opinions] Top 10 for August
What are our 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
May - https://www.behindthename.com/bb/baby/5439552
June - https://www.behindthename.com/bb/baby/5445872
July - https://www.behindthename.com/bb/baby/54517542022:
January - https://www.behindthename.com/bb/baby/5328118
February - https://www.behindthename.com/bb/baby/5336020
March - https://www.behindthename.com/bb/baby/5342913
April - https://www.behindthename.com/bb/baby/5349235
May - https://www.behindthename.com/bb/baby/5355677
June - https://www.behindthename.com/bb/baby/5361210
July - https://www.behindthename.com/bb/baby/5368078
August - https://www.behindthename.com/bb/baby/5373664
September - https://www.behindthename.com/bb/baby/5381487
October - https://www.behindthename.com/bb/baby/5389368
November - https://www.behindthename.com/bb/baby/5396397
December - https://www.behindthename.com/bb/baby/54032912021:
January - https://www.behindthename.com/bb/baby/5219516
February - https://www.behindthename.com/bb/baby/5228756
March - https://www.behindthename.com/bb/baby/5237120
April - https://www.behindthename.com/bb/baby/5247916
May - https://www.behindthename.com/bb/baby/5257197
June - https://www.behindthename.com/bb/baby/5267235
July - https://www.behindthename.com/bb/baby/5276479
August - https://www.behindthename.com/bb/baby/5286648
September - https://www.behindthename.com/bb/baby/5295992
October - https://www.behindthename.com/bb/baby/5304338
November - https://www.behindthename.com/bb/baby/5312759
December - https://www.behindthename.com/bb/baby/53203582020:
January - https://www.behindthename.com/bb/baby/5081671
February - https://www.behindthename.com/bb/baby/5091355
March - https://www.behindthename.com/bb/baby/5100509
April - https://www.behindthename.com/bb/baby/5110229
May - https://www.behindthename.com/bb/baby/5122443
June - https://www.behindthename.com/bb/baby/5134702
July - https://www.behindthename.com/bb/baby/5147759
August - https://www.behindthename.com/bb/baby/5161625
September - https://www.behindthename.com/bb/baby/5172990
October - https://www.behindthename.com/bb/baby/5183783
November - https://www.behindthename.com/bb/baby/5194838
December - https://www.behindthename.com/bb/baby/52074682019:
January - https://www.behindthename.com/bb/baby/4985435
February - https://www.behindthename.com/bb/baby/4992394
March - https://www.behindthename.com/bb/baby/4999649
April - http://www.behindthename.com/bb/baby/5007053
May - https://www.behindthename.com/bb/baby/5016062
June - http://www.behindthename.com/bb/baby/5024804
July - http://www.behindthename.com/bb/baby/5033956
August - https://www.behindthename.com/bb/baby/5040588
September - https://www.behindthename.com/bb/baby/5046115
October - https://www.behindthename.com/bb/baby/5053211
November - https://www.behindthename.com/bb/baby/5061136
December - https://www.behindthename.com/bb/baby/50705782018:
January - http://www.behindthename.com/bb/baby/4888199
February - https://www.behindthename.com/bb/baby/4896249
March - https://www.behindthename.com/bb/baby/4904779
April - https://www.behindthename.com/bb/baby/4914117
May - https://www.behindthename.com/bb/baby/4924178
June - https://www.behindthename.com/bb/baby/4933928
July - https://www.behindthename.com/bb/baby/4942535
August - https://www.behindthename.com/bb/baby/4951313
September - https://www.behindthename.com/bb/baby/4958721
October - https://www.behindthename.com/bb/baby/4965894
November: http://www.behindthename.com/bb/baby/4972631
December: https://www.behindthename.com/bb/baby/49793842017:
January - http://www.behindthename.com/bb/baby/4780552
February - http://www.behindthename.com/bb/baby/4789207
March - http://www.behindthename.com/bb/baby/4797034
April - http://www.behindthename.com/bb/baby/4806214
May - http://www.behindthename.com/bb/baby/4817381
June - http://www.behindthename.com/bb/baby/4827210
July - http://www.behindthename.com/bb/baby/4836390
August - http://www.behindthename.com/bb/baby/4847306
September - http://www.behindthename.com/bb/baby/4855865
October - http://www.behindthename.com/bb/baby/4864957
November - http://www.behindthename.com/bb/baby/4874218
December - http://www.behindthename.com/bb/baby/48818122016:
January - http://www.behindthename.com/bb/baby/4670925
February - http://www.behindthename.com/bb/baby/4678969
March - http://www.behindthename.com/bb/baby/4686547
April - http://www.behindthename.com/bb/baby/4697101
May - http://www.behindthename.com/bb/baby/4707262
June - http://www.behindthename.com/bb/baby/4719361
July - http://www.behindthename.com/bb/baby/4728654
August - http://www.behindthename.com/bb/baby/4738689
September - http://www.behindthename.com/bb/baby/4748874
October - http://www.behindthename.com/bb/baby/4758120
November - http://www.behindthename.com/bb/baby/4765781
December - http://www.behindthename.com/bb/baby/47722042015:
January - http://www.behindthename.com/bb/baby/4579330
February - http://www.behindthename.com/bb/baby/4585830
March - http://www.behindthename.com/bb/baby/4591137
April - http://www.behindthename.com/bb/baby/4597393
May - http://www.behindthename.com/bb/baby/4604068
June - http://www.behindthename.com/bb/baby/4612451
July - http://www.behindthename.com/bb/baby/4620142
August - http://www.behindthename.com/bb/baby/4631301
September - http://www.behindthename.com/bb/baby/4640131
October - http://www.behindthename.com/bb/baby/4648413
November - http://www.behindthename.com/bb/baby/4656222
December - http://www.behindthename.com/bb/baby/46631432014:
January - http://www.behindthename.com/bb/baby/4490491
February - http://www.behindthename.com/bb/baby/4500194
March - http://www.behindthename.com/bb/baby/4508023
April - http://www.behindthename.com/bb/baby/4517381
May - http://www.behindthename.com/bb/baby/4525087
June - http://www.behindthename.com/bb/baby/4533219
July - http://www.behindthename.com/bb/baby/4539354
August - http://www.behindthename.com/bb/baby/4546963
September - http://www.behindthename.com/bb/baby/4555642
October - http://www.behindthename.com/bb/baby/4562726
November - http://www.behindthename.com/bb/baby/4568928
December - http://www.behindthename.com/bb/baby/45741652013:
January - http://www.behindthename.com/bb/baby/4364373
February - http://www.behindthename.com/bb/baby/4375931
March - http://www.behindthename.com/bb/baby/4387170
April - http://www.behindthename.com/bb/baby/4396563
May - http://www.behindthename.com/bb/baby/4404542
June - http://www.behindthename.com/bb/baby/4414770
July - http://www.behindthename.com/bb/baby/4425307
August - http://www.behindthename.com/bb/baby/4437599
September - http://www.behindthename.com/bb/baby/4446886
October - http://www.behindthename.com/bb/baby/4458598
November - http://www.behindthename.com/bb/baby/4471575
December - http://www.behindthename.com/bb/baby/44806352012:
January - http://www.behindthename.com/bb/baby/4206362
February - http://www.behindthename.com/bb/baby/4226158
March - http://www.behindthename.com/bb/baby/4242878
April - http://www.behindthename.com/bb/baby/4258696
May - http://www.behindthename.com/bb/baby/4272375
June - http://www.behindthename.com/bb/baby/4287025
July - http://www.behindthename.com/bb/baby/4301754
August - http://www.behindthename.com/bb/baby/4316183
September - http://www.behindthename.com/bb/baby/4328659
October - http://www.behindthename.com/bb/baby/4339667
November - http://www.behindthename.com/bb/baby/4348901
December - http://www.behindthename.com/bb/baby/43564122011:
January - http://www.behindthename.com/bb/baby/3986148
February - http://www.behindthename.com/bb/baby/4006893
March - http://www.behindthename.com/bb/baby/4022304
April - http://www.behindthename.com/bb/baby/4039473
May - http://www.behindthename.com/bb/baby/4057862
June - http://www.behindthename.com/bb/baby/4078918
July - http://www.behindthename.com/bb/baby/4097482
August - http://www.behindthename.com/bb/baby/4118810
September - http://www.behindthename.com/bb/baby/4140010
October - http://www.behindthename.com/bb/baby/4156985
November - http://www.behindthename.com/bb/baby/4173142
December - http://www.behindthename.com/bb/baby/41914002010:
January - http://www.behindthename.com/bb/arcview.php?id=3741885&board=baby
February - http://www.behindthename.com/bb/arcview.php?id=3762950&board=baby
March - http://www.behindthename.com/bb/arcview.php?id=3780947&board=baby
April - http://www.behindthename.com/bb/arcview.php?id=3800192&board=baby
May - http://www.behindthename.com/bb/arcview.php?id=3819774&board=baby
June - http://www.behindthename.com/bb/arcview.php?id=3841398&board=baby
July - http://www.behindthename.com/bb/arcview.php?id=3863542&board=baby
August - http://www.behindthename.com/bb/arcview.php?id=3891128&board=baby
September - http://www.behindthename.com/bb/arcview.php?id=3913916&board=baby
October - http://www.behindthename.com/bb/arcview.php?id=3930556&board=baby
November - http://www.behindthename.com/bb/arcview.php?id=3949774&board=baby
December - http://www.behindthename.com/bb/arcview.php?id=3969458&board=baby2009:
January - http://www.behindthename.com/bb/arcview.php?id=3440193&board=baby
February - http://www.behindthename.com/bb/arcview.php?id=3464949&board=baby
March - http://www.behindthename.com/bb/arcview.php?id=3491699&board=baby
April - http://www.behindthename.com/bb/arcview.php?id=3519949&board=baby
May - http://www.behindthename.com/bb/arcview.php?id=3542999&board=baby
June - http://www.behindthename.com/bb/arcview.php?id=3567655&board=baby
July - http://www.behindthename.com/bb/arcview.php?id=3595172&board=baby
August - http://www.behindthename.com/bb/arcview.php?id=3625211&board=baby
September - http://www.behindthename.com/bb/arcview.php?id=3649894&board=baby
October - http://www.behindthename.com/bb/arcview.php?id=3672239&board=baby
November - http://www.behindthename.com/bb/arcview.php?id=3696323&board=baby
December - http://www.behindthename.com/bb/arcview.php?id=3718780&board=baby2008:
January - http://www.behindthename.com/bb/arcview.php?id=3111815&board=baby
February - http://www.behindthename.com/bb/arcview.php?id=3137243&board=baby
March - http://www.behindthename.com/bb/arcview.php?id=3166341&board=baby
April - http://www.behindthename.com/bb/arcview.php?id=3195615&board=baby
May - http://www.behindthename.com/bb/arcview.php?id=3223773&board=baby
June - http://www.behindthename.com/bb/arcview.php?id=3259288&board=baby
July - http://www.behindthename.com/bb/arcview.php?id=3289940&board=baby
August - http://www.behindthename.com/bb/arcview.php?id=3317106&board=baby
September - http://www.behindthename.com/bb/arcview.php?id=3342151&board=baby
October - http://www.behindthename.com/bb/arcview.php?id=3363621&board=baby
November - http://www.behindthename.com/bb/arcview.php?id=3384721&board=baby
December - http://www.behindthename.com/bb/arcview.php?id=3411555&board=baby~*~*~*~kuin metsäorvokki laaksossa
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Boys:
Connor
Brennan
Milo
Asher / Ash
Theodore
Murphy
Roman
Wynne
Elias
Lincoln
Girls:
Anouk / Anoushka
Saoirse
Cora
Alma
Nora
Willa
Mabel
Orla
Niamh
Maeve
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I like:Connor
Milo
Theodore
Roman
Elias
&
Anouk / Anoushka (as a nickname for Anouk)
Saoirse
Niamh
Maeve

This message was edited 8/8/2023, 8:10 PM

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I like:Margot
Zoe
Willow
Elise
Miriam
Esme
Phoebe
&
Zephyr
Orion
Levi
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I like:Viola
Adelina
Rosalie
Juliet
Veronica
Caroline
Diana
Fiona
&
Roman
Elliot
Jonathan
Adam
Julian
William
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Girls
1. Euphemia
2. Anastasia
3. Anya
4. Dorothea
5. Araminta
6. Cléa
7. Edwina
8. Europa
9. Yuzuru
10. ZenobiaBoys
1. Wolfram
2. Edmund
3. Régis
4. Alphonse
5. Gwendal
6. Anshelm
7. Yuzuru
8. Barnaby
9. Conrad
10. Clovis
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Annabelle
Daisy
Georgiana
Isidora
Maxine
Sunniva
Ursula
Veronica
Zinnia George
Gregory
Hugo
Jonas
Laurence
Nathaniel
Oscar
Philip
Robin
Thomas
William
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I like:Athena
Cordelia
Freya
Zoe
Antonia
Minerva
&
Nikolai
Rune
Leo
Sebastian
Roman
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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. Julia (+5)
3. Mary (+6)
4. Sylvie (-2)
5. Primrose (-2)
6. Margot (-2)
7. Matilda (-2)
8. Hepzibah
9. Vivian (-3)
10. Cora (new)(However, the order of 3-9 is so changeable that they’re honestly all joint…) Honourable mentions to Stella, Hannah, Lucy, Elizabeth, Nadia and Magdalena.1. Malachi
2. Raphael
3. Nathaniel (+1)
4. David (+1)
5. Wesley (+1)
6. Gabriel (+1)
7. Robin (new)
8. Thaddeus (-5)
9. Kit (-1)
10. Alexander (new) Honourable mentions to Jasper and Wilbur.
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I like:Naomi
Julia
Sylvie
Margot
Vivian
Elizabeth
Magdalena
&
Malachi
Raphael
Nathaniel
David
Wesley
Gabriel
Robin
ThaddeusOur masculine tastes are similar!Mary isn't objectional, I'm just sick of hearing it. From the 1880s through 1937, more than 5% of all girl babies born in the U.S. were named Mary. So... in 1900, for instance, there were 16,705 babies names Mary born, compared to 6,342 names Helen (the #2 name). In previous decades the number of Marys born was about half the 1900 number, and the #2 name had roughly half those births, if not fewer. Then, in 1921 - the highest popularity for Mary - a whopping 73,985 babies were named Mary, compared to 39,087 for #2 Dorothy (which, honestly, is still a whole lot).To put this in further perspective: Olivia is the #1 name for baby girls in the U.S. right now, and it was used 16,573 last year. That's still too popular for me, personally, but still merely 22% of Mary's popularity in 1921.Tens of thousands of Marys born every year, for decades... Mary needs a nice, long sleep.
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I have my long standing favourites, but these are my recent ones. Wisteria
Philophrosyne
Annmarie
Violetta
Amalie
Kayla
Åsa
Darla Jo
Larissa
RowdyCecil
Clyde
Dustin
Jimmy
Bobby
Lancaster (gp)
Martin
Truett
Wade
Billy
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Philophrosyne and Kayla on the same list?? I love this website!
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Haha I know. My style is all over the place 🥲 I don't know what's up with my sudden love for the name Kayla. A side character in a book I was reading had this name and it caught my attention. I've always loved the name Kay (as boys name), so this isn't too far off. A while ago it was Stephanie as I'm often mistaken for a Stephanie. Anyway, I'm rambling..
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I like:Hazel
Willow
Lauren
Margot
Freya
&
Noah
Elijah
Nico (as a nickname)
Raphael
Damien
&
Rowan
Robin
Aries (though I prefer Ares, and only masculine)
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1. Josephine
2. Hadley
3. Winona
4. Dorothy
5. Anne
6. Heidi
7. Marlowe
8. Brynn
9. Eloise
10. Meredith1. Alden
2. Riley
3. Rowan
4. Fletcher
5. Amias
6. Edmund
7. Curtis
8. Declan
9. Timothy
10. Gideon
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Last month's list was such a mess I didn't even do combos originally! Luckily, I'm far more organized this time around. There were several changes to the feminine list, including the returns of a couple old favorites:Nicholas Bennett
Wesley Owen Rhys
Finn Gabriel
Donovan Leo
Malcolm Elliott
Jonathan Tobias
Dominic Edwin
Avery William
Richard Ambrose
Marcus Adam
&
Sabrina Lily
Helena Sapphire
Alice Genevieve
Miranda Juliet
Felicity Caroline
Gabriella Fay
Ravenna Charlotte
Rochelle Violet
Willow Josephine
Callista RosalieMarcus, Alice, Gabriella, Willow, and Callista replaced Thomas, Alexandra, Fleur, Maxine, and Zoe respectively. I switched Bennett to be the middle for Nicholas and tried Tobias for Jonathan, and switched Adam to be the middle for Marcus and brought back Edwin for Dominic. For Felicity, I swapped Charlotte for Caroline and then gave Charlotte to Ravenna, and Violet to Rochelle (I think I've finally found the middle for Rochelle). Alice used to have Caroline, but now she has Genevieve.Gabriella is a name I've wrestled with for a long time. I think both Gabriella and Gabrielle are beautiful, but I can't stand Gabby. I've had Briella on my list for a long time, but now I figure no, I'll go with the original and just push for Bree as a nickname (or... Ella?).Ten years ago, I'd actually made the Top 10 post! I acknowledged even then that I did a lot of reworking (particularly to the feminine list), and these were the combos:Bennett Arthur
Cameron James
Colin Prentice
Dominic Edmond
Malcolm Luke
Nicholas Hugh
Owen Wesley
Richard Henry
Ross Elliott
Spencer Noel
&
Abigail Wren
Chloe Viola (vie-OH-lah)
Cordelia Winifred
Esmée Miranda
Freya Genevieve
Irene Isobel
Juliet Evangeline
Penelope Frances
Serena Vivienne
Ursula XantheColin Prentice, Spencer Noel, and Irene Isobel surprised me; otherwise these combos feel familiar, with many similar to what I have now.
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I love Malcolm Elliott, Jonathan Tobias and Dominic Edwin, as well as Helena Sapphire, Alice Genevieve, Willow Josephine and Callista Rosalie :)
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Camille
Sylvie
Imogen
Avielle
Thaïs
Élodie
Adélise
Jemima
Florence
JuneAugust
Oskar
Rafael
Émile
Vincent
Camille
Emrys
Mathis
Florian
Moritz
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I like:Lev
Valentine
&
Ismena
Isobel
Lydia
Rosalie
Tamsin
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My deceased cousin was named Emlyn Rhys. I'm glad to see it receiving some love.
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I'm sorry for your loss. Both his names are beautiful.
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Cosima
Edwina
Elfrida
Eudora
Eugenia
Eulalia / Eulalie
Ianthe
Ingrid
Perpetua
PhryneAnatole
Anselm
Arkady
Clement
Éleuthère
Florian
Homer
Sufyan
Vivian
Wojciech

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I like:Eudora
Perpetua
Phryne
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Éleuthère
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Alix
Edith
Elvira
Ethel
Florence
Lempi
Salome
Sylvia
Thyra
UrsulaJeremias
Johannes
Kaspar
Maunu
Mikael
Nikolas
Olavi
Rafael
Sakarias
Tuomas
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I like:Alix
Edith (I didn't used to, but I do now)
Florence
Sylvia
Ursula
&
Johannes
Mikael
Nikolas
Rafael
Sakarias
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