US vs. UK Baby Names 2025: The Biggest Top Differences Visualized

 (namedaisy.com)

10 points | by xoobdev 1 hour ago

5 comments

  • tobylane 55 minutes ago
    I'd like to know whether names are popular because of their theme, eg biblical, or a famous namesake. Parents aren't asked, so there's no real data.
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    • spwa4 49 minutes ago
      The top one in the UK is Muhammad. Do you really have to ask?
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      • karmakurtisaani 20 minutes ago
        That's just one of the names and doesn't give a very good overall picture.
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  • Schlagbohrer 1 hour ago
    Not as many Kieliegh or Braieghlinn as I feared
  • jedbrooke 46 minutes ago
    Sorry to be the guy on HN complaining about scrolljacking on the article, but this has to be one of the worst I’ve seen. Text is cut off near the bottom of the description, but if I scroll down to see it, it jumps to the next “slide” and I am unable to read it :(

    (on a iphone 11)

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    • xoobdev 40 minutes ago
      Ah thanks for letting me know, this is the first time I've tried a scrolling UI (I'm not usually a fan) so have some work to do on getting that right
  • jpfromlondon 49 minutes ago
    what surprises and annoys me is Briton's willingness to name their children shortened versions of existing names, it's lazy, so many Archies and Alfies, ugh.
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    • wdutch 40 minutes ago
      I also have an aversion to this. But I'm not sure how you conclude that it's lazy?
    • drcongo 13 minutes ago
      The #23 boys name in the US is John.
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      • roryirvine 6 minutes ago
        And #15 is Jack, so the US also does this.

        (Mind you, the UK is still worse - Jack is #19 but John isn't even on the list)

  • codeduck 1 hour ago
    why are you resubmitting something you submitted 78 days ago?
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    • xoobdev 59 minutes ago
      It's on the same site (I'm the creator of the site), but it's a totally separate blog post that I made this week