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The Top Berrybaby Names of 2012

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This year, for the first time, we have–with the invaluable help of our invaluable intern Hannah Tenison, tallied the final name choices reported by Berries on the Birth Announcement forum.  So here is what happened when all the hypotheticals were winnowed down to a single reality.

(Of course we know many more babyberries arrived this year, and hope you’ll all remember to enter your news in the future.)

FIRST NAMES given to more than one babe

Among girls’ first names, two three stood out with four uses each: Alice, Ruby, and Matilda.

The following were chosen three times:

Charlotte

Cordelia

Eleanor

Eloise

Felicity

Georgia

Hazel

Ivy

Louisa

Philippa

Violet

Vivien/Vivienne

Wren (also a Wrenley)

 

2 Uses:

Agnes

Audrey

Ava

Caroline

Cecily

Clara

Clementine

Daphne

Eliza

Elizabeth

Elise/Elyse

Emeline/Emmeline

Emily

Eva

Frances

Juliet/Juliette

Lila

Lily

Lucinda

Maeve

Margaret

Miette

Penelope

Serena

When it comes to boys’ first names, two stood out: Henry and Leo both were chosen four times.

Those with three uses:

James

Miles

Silas

Theodore (plus one Theo)

Walter

2 Uses:

Alfred

Archer

Beckett

Bruno

Charles

Walter

Elliot

Felix

Graham

Griffin

Hugo

Isaac

James

Jonah

Jude

Levi

Samuel

William

Zachary

MIDDLE NAMES

Some surprises here, with a lot more commonality.  Six Josephines!  Eight Jameses!

All the six-timer girls:

Jane (and one Janemarie)

Josephine

June

Pearl

Elizabeth /Elisabeth

5 uses:

Claire

Margaret

4 uses:

Charlotte

Elizabeth

Genevieve

Penelope

Rose

3 uses:

Beatrice

Beatrix (and one Beatriz)

Belle

Faye

Jean

Mae

Maeve

Scarlett

2 uses:

Anne

Blythe

Cecily

Eileen

Elisabeth

Elise

Grace

Helen

Isabelle

Louise

Marie

Matilda

Paige

Rae

Ruby

Victoria

BOYS’ MIDDLES:

8 Uses:

James

7 Uses:

Alexander

6 Uses

Michael

5 Uses:

Edward

William

3 Uses:

Alan/Allan/ Allen

Henry

John

Lee

Paul

2 Uses:

Albert

Arthur

Atlas

Carter

Charles

David

Donald

Elijah

Jones

North

Patrick

Phillip

Raphael/Raphiel

Robert

And now for the multiberries born this year— where name nerds have had the incredible (and challenging) opportunity of picking up to nine names at once!

Triplets:

Emmeline Amelia Story, Jack August Hopper and Hugo Thackeray Fox

Flora Beatriz Pearl, Damon Jeremy Elijah, and Julius Maxwell Reid

Hazel Magnolia June, August Django Kit and Walter Phineas Bay

Girl/Girl twins:

Alice Louise and Cora Lilith

Bernadette Rome and Ramona Milan

Cecily June and Tuesday Sienne

Eleanor Ivy and Matilda Snow

Eliza Cecily and Fleur Viola

Emma Scarlett Paige and Lily Charlotte Grace

Lila Olive and Nora Charlotte

Lotus Mirabel  and Eulalie Saga

Mabel Mazarine and Primrose Penelope (Posy)

Mara Juliette and Ruby Sienna

Miette Tulip Priscilla and Ruby Lilac Jessica

Boy/Boy twins:

Elliot Paul and Kurt Donald

Emery Lee and Finn Henry

Girl/Boy:

Amabel Artemis and Felix Apollo

Cordelia Janemarie and Cormac Sebastian

Delaney Meadow (f) and Boone Avery

Felicity Rae and Everett Lee

Genevieve Matilda Mae and Charles Ellington

Greyson Belle (f) and Jensen Carter (m)

Hazel Auria Belle and Seamus Allen Beau

Leighton Paige (f) and Dashiell Carter

Lila Maeve and Brady Bowen

Lucinda May and William Charles

Matilda Josephine and Archer Desmond

Scarlett Rowena and Murphy Atticus

Hope we didn’t leave anyone out!  Any favorites here that weren’t on yesterday’s list?  What would you name a set of triplets?

 

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Whirligig Says:

January 3rd, 2013 at 5:25 am

Emmeline Amelia Story, Jack August Hopper and Hugo Thackeray Fox-This has to be my stand out sibset of 2012. I have said this many times but it is simply perfect.

Jelly Says:

January 3rd, 2013 at 8:13 am

I second what whirligig said. When I read that I melted, they are so beautiful. Also Eliza Cecily and Fleur Viola are stunning, Eliza Cecily is on my list,

MorganaLeFaye Says:

January 3rd, 2013 at 8:27 am

Amabel Artemis and Felix Apollo are perfect! I also agree with Whirligig and Jelly. There are so many amazing names here.

BerryBry Says:

January 3rd, 2013 at 9:20 am

Oh yes I love august as a middle Emmeline’s first name and Story as a middle and Hugo’s entire name is fab!!!
I would name triplets:
girls:
Juliette Delyth October (Jules)
Annabella Rosalie Olwyn (Bella)
Emmeline June Ceridwen(Emmy)
boys:
Christopher Rhys James (Chris)
Timothy Finnigan Archie (Tim)
Owen Ianto Hadley (just Owen)
And any boy/girl sets would be a mix of those names…
Great names in this post. How interesting is Miette!!!

skizzo Says:

January 3rd, 2013 at 9:21 am

Wow, people need to find different middle names…

Aurra Says:

January 3rd, 2013 at 10:00 am

Matilda Snow and Eleanor Ivy has got to be my favorite twin names that I’ve heard in forever.
Amabel Artemis and Felix Apollo comes in a close second, though.
Just so many great names!

mommyesquire Says:

January 3rd, 2013 at 10:46 am

Sawyer was used more than once but I don’t see it on this list…

NjordV Says:

January 3rd, 2013 at 11:01 am

Cordelia Janemarie and Cormac Sebastian
North
Alfred
and Maeve are all lovely.

Mcdonak1 Says:

January 3rd, 2013 at 11:55 am

I thought that there were two Beatrix babies just in yesterday’s post alone. Why didn’t it make the first name list?

breannajai Says:

January 3rd, 2013 at 12:43 pm

I adore Eleanor Ivy and Matilda Snow. Such a dreamy sibset.

stephiekat Says:

January 3rd, 2013 at 1:52 pm

Darn it! Forgot to submit my son’s name back when he was born in June! I’m guessing it’s too late to add my little ‘Desmond’ to the list. Oh well, there’s always next time…

Loving the names other Berries picked out though. Great job!

littlebrownpony Says:

January 3rd, 2013 at 2:17 pm

So many Eloises!! My Lolz is in good company!!

HerMajesty Says:

January 3rd, 2013 at 2:37 pm

I love Amabel Artemis and Felix Apollo, they are by far my favourite!
Hmm.. I would probobly use
Drucilla Helen Selene, Aurora Rose Hekate, & Kelyn Annabeth Eris
for girls and for boys,
Percy Nicholas Eugene, Hector Nathaniel Clarence, & Jason Nehemiah Wiley.

LizabethM Says:

January 3rd, 2013 at 3:06 pm

I didn’t post it, but I had a Matilda in 2012, so there’s another for the Matildas.

pam Says:

January 3rd, 2013 at 3:13 pm

Lizabeth, I added your Matilda to the top tier, joining Alice and Ruby. Thank you!

scgskye Says:

January 3rd, 2013 at 4:07 pm

My babes, Lotus Mirabel and Eulalie Saga, were born at the end of November!

There are so many incredible names on this list. The three sets of triplets all stand out to me; their names are just perfect!

maggiemary Says:

January 3rd, 2013 at 4:18 pm

Mabel Mazarine and Primrose Penelope – fabulous twinset.

authorintraining Says:

January 3rd, 2013 at 9:56 pm

Walter is listed under being used three times and two.

These are all fantabulous names!

Stephaniiie Says:

January 4th, 2013 at 12:29 pm

I LOVE sibset Emma Scarlett Paige and Lily Charlotte Grace!! Especially love the how the link between the twins is in the middle names with the rhyme in Scarlett and Charlotte; absolutely lovely connection but I think would be too obvious as firsts. Beautiful names!

cilla Says:

January 5th, 2013 at 7:45 pm

I am the mum of the twins Miette and Ruby. Miette is french for crumb and it was because we both liked Mia but Mia and Ruby were way too common as a twinset so we chose Miette instead.

Scrambledmegs Says:

January 5th, 2013 at 8:07 pm

So many wonderful full names! I’m a middle name fanatic, so seeing the whole name makes me swoooon!

I adore Hazel Auria Belle and Seamus Allen Beau!

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January 6th, 2013 at 9:35 pm

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