Ancestry.co.uk have analysed millions of birth records from 1905 to the present day and they found that certain names from 1905 were not present in the 2012 lists. These names were classed as 'extinct'.

 

Other names that had fallen in prevalence by 99 percent were classed as 'endangered'.

 

Names that had fallen 98 percent were classed as 'at risk'.

 

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk...n-9236682.html

 

The analysis also showed far more girls’ names disappearing or ‘at risk’ than boys.

 

Here is a list of the categories with names.

 

‘Extinct’ - (None recorded in latest birth records):

Male - Cecil, Rowland & Willie

Female - Bertha, Blodwen, Fanny, Gertrude, Gladys, Margery, Marjorie & Muriel

 

‘Endangered’ - (Have fallen in prevalence by 99 per cent since 1905):

Male - Clifford, Horace, Harold, Leslie & Norman

Female - Doris, Edna, Ethel, Hilda, Marion & Phyllis

 

‘At Risk’ - (Have fallen in prevalence by 98 per cent since 1905)

Male - Arnold, Bernard, Clarence, Cyril, Ernest, Fred, Herbert, Percy, Roland, Sydney, Trevor & Walter.

Female - Ann, Dorothy, Eveline, Freda, Gwendoline, Irene, Jane, Janet, Jennie, Lilian, Lizzie, Margaret, Mary, Maud, Mildred, Nellie, Rhoda & Winifred

 

Booming Traditional Names - (Have risen in popularity since 1905):

Male - Christopher, Harry, Sam, Samuel, Louis, Evan, Owen, Louie, Michael, Reuben, Benjamin, Matthew, Lewis, Jack, Alexander, Daniel, Isaac, Jacob, Charlie, Oliver

Female - Amelia, Charlotte, Daisy, Eleanor, Eliza, Emily, Eva, Grace, Harriet, Isabel, Isabella, Leah, & Lucy

 

Interesting. I have noticed a definite shortage of Fanny and Willie in these modern times. :)

Edited April 4, 201411 yr by Common Sense

The one that surprises me as being At Risk is Ann! Does everyone put an E on the end I wonder?

i'm surprised jane is at risk, i thought that was a popular name :o

 

i used to have a great aunty gertrude, my cousin was named after her, but shes named trudie as thats what everybody called my great aunty

i'm surprised jane is at risk, i thought that was a popular name :o

 

 

I thought it was too but maybe a generation ago. My mum's best friend is called Marjorie but she is in her 80's. My uncle was Rowland.

The one that surprises me as being At Risk is Ann! Does everyone put an E on the end I wonder?

 

My daughter is called Lacey-Ann, I found 'Ann' too boring and I'm not a fan of 'Anne'. Maybe other people find it boring too?

I was expecting something else in the thread topic for a minute -_-

I was expecting something else in the thread topic for a minute -_-

 

 

Honestly your mind Martin. :unsure:

My Mum names her hens pretty much all the (female, ofc) extinct and endangered names. Yes my Mum names her hens.

My Mum names her hens pretty much all the (female, ofc) extinct and endangered names. Yes my Mum names her hens.

 

 

Is one called Fanny then? :lol:

I am assuming Jennie being there is that spelling rather than Jennifer, Jenny, Jenni or the rarer and personally preferred by myself Jenneh

The one that leapt out for me was Jennie.

i'm surprised jane is at risk, i thought that was a popular name :o

 

I was surprised at that. Jane for me is a sort of timeless name.

 

I'm not surprised that Fannies have fallen through the floor though! :)

Some of the names that have fallen 98% were MASSIVE in 1905 though - Mary and Margaret spring to mind.

 

Remember that this is a percentage, not actual figures. You could say that the name "Spagbol" had risen in popularity by 100% since then if there was one Spagbol in 1905 and two now.

 

So there are probably still a decent number of Marys and Margarets out there, just nowhere near as many as before.

My family is full of Marys and Margarets. We are a very traditional lot. There are no Fannys in my family though -_- ;)

 

 

:teresa:

That whole series of Ad's is brilliant! It's also what I keep thinking of every time i see the thread title :lol: