CrimeHealthLifestyleWeather
news
Share icon

Share

Report lists ten names on the brink of extinction in England and Wales

Published 17:23 21 Oct 2015 BST

Updated 17:32 21 Oct 2015 BST

JOE
Report lists ten names on the brink of extinction in England and Wales

Homenews

Every year, a list of the most popular baby names appears in the media.

In 2014, Oliver, Harry and Jack were the most popular names for baby boys in England and Wales. But what about the other end of the spectrum? As pointed out by an article in the Independent, there are some names that are likely to never to be written on a birth certificate again. These are the list of names that were popular in 1996 but have fallen dramatically in recent years. Gary – was 147th in 1996, 889th in 2014 Neil – was 232rd most popular name in 1996, 754th in 2014 Graham – fell from 341st most popular name to 1819th Barry – fell from 441st most popular name to 2079th Ronald – fell from 427th most popular name to 1935th Nigel -  fell from 552nd most popular name to 2079th Gerald – fell from 680th most popular name to 2248th Bernard – fell from 680th most popular name to 1012th Maurice – fell from 818th most popular name to 1327th Clive - fell from 898th most popular name to 2964th Norman – fell from 1337th most popular name to 2964th

Explore more on these topics:

1990s

Baby Names

Parenting