These nineties baby names are going extinct in England and Wales
Dozens of baby names from the nineties are starting to go extinct.
Back when you were in school there were always names that came up a few times on the register.
And while the likes of Lucy, Chloe and Emily (that ‘e’ ending sure was a trend) still remain up there as some of the most popular baby names, there are a good number of nineties monikers that are on the decline.
According to Cosmopolitan UK, 28 common names that were going around in the nineties have since plummeted.
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To come to their conclusions, they looked at detailed government data on baby names in England and Wales as far back as 1996, and compared the numbers to names given to babies who were born in 2017.
The findings showed that 28 baby names which were common back in the late nineties are now at risk of becoming extinct.
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Here are the names you might see dying out on the playground…
Names at risk of going extinct
Boys' names
1. Craig - 96% drop
1996 – 705 baby boys
2017 – 25 baby boys
2. Jordan - 95% drop
1996 – 5,750 baby boys
2017 – 248 baby boys
3. Kieran - 95% drop
1996 – 2,882 baby boys
2017 – 131 baby boys
4. Scott - 95% drop
1996 – 1,632 baby boys
2017 – 79 baby boys
5. Ashley - 94% drop
1996 – 1,874 baby boys
2017 – 106 baby boys
6. Shane - 93% drop
1996 – 846 baby boys
2017 – 53 baby boys
7. Shaun - 93% drop
1996 – 773 baby boys
2017 – 49 baby boys
8. Sean - 92% drop
1996 – 1,594 baby boys
2017 – 125 baby boys
9. Andrew - 90% drop
1996 – 2,676 baby boys
2017 – 250 baby boys
10. Christopher - 90% drop
1996 – 3,483 baby boys
2017 – 344 baby boys
11. Curtis - 89% drop
1996 – 757 baby boys
2017 – 76 baby boys
12. Dean - 89% drop
1996 – 719 baby boys
2017 – 72 baby boys
13. Connor - 88% drop
1996 – 5,009 baby boys
2017 – 556 baby boys
14. Callum - 86% drop
1996 – 4,281 baby boys
2017 – 567 baby boys
Girls' names
1. Kirsty - 99% drop
1996 – 1,202 baby girls
2017 – 11 baby girls
2. Shannon - 99% drop
1996 – 4,649 baby girls
2017 – 41 baby girls
3. Danielle - 98% drop
1996 – 2,641 baby girls
2017 – 44 baby girls
4. Gemma - 98% drop
1996 – 1,261 baby girls
2017 – 20 baby girls
5. Jodie - 98% drop
1996 – 1,354 baby girls
2017 – 20 baby girls
6. Lauren - 97% drop
1996 – 6,299 baby girls
2017 – 170 baby girls
7. Jade - 96% drop
1996 – 2,750 baby girls
2017 – 86 baby girls
8. Rhiannon- 96% drop
1996 – 654 baby girls
2017 – 22 baby girls
9. Ashleigh - 95% drop
1996 – 1,081 baby girls
2017 – 51 baby girls
10. Chelsea - 95% drop
1996 – 1,735 baby girls
2017 – 83 baby girls
11. Leanne - 95% drop
1996 – 616 baby girls
2017 – 26 baby girls
12. Samantha - 94% drop
1996 – 1,854 baby girls
2017 – 103 baby girls
13. Hayley - 94% drop
1996 – 1,088 baby girls
2017 – 60 baby girls
14. Rachel - 91% drop
1996 – 2,105 baby girls
2017 – 173 baby girls
Aleesha Badkar is a lifestyle writer who specialises in health, beauty - and the royals. After completing her MA in Magazine Journalism at the City, the University of London in 2017, she interned at Women’s Health, Stylist, and Harper’s Bazaar, creating features and news pieces on health, beauty, and fitness, wellbeing, and food. She loves to practice what she preaches in her everyday life with copious amounts of herbal tea, Pilates, and hyaluronic acid.
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