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The 100 Least Popular Baby Names in 2023

These are the least popular baby names in 2023 - guaranteed to stand out in the register!

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When it comes to naming your baby, most people tend to gravitate towards the popular names of the time. You’ll find plenty of Olivias and Noahs at your local nursery, but maybe you’re more of a maverick. You don’t plan on following the crowd. No child of yours will have to go by their last name, no sir. Instead, you’re going the unorthodox route. These are the least popular baby names in 2023 - guaranteed to stand out in the register! 

The yearly government census that people usually get baby name data from doesn’t actually talk about the least popular names. So, we’ve had a look at names that were popular once upon a time that nobody has used in yonks and are in danger of going totally extinct. First, dodos. Now, Beryl. 

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The least popular girls' names of 2023

Babbel, a language learning software, went and analysed a century of baby-name records from the Office for National Statistics and found a bunch of names that were once popular – meaning they appeared on top 100 lists between 1914 and 1994 – but aren’t anymore. Aka, they’ve gone extinct. While you might associate a fair few of these with your gran and her mates, there are definitely a few hidden gems that you might fall in love with:

  1. Aerith

  2. Alexa

  3. Angela

  4. Annette

  5. Andrea

  6. Ashley

  7. Bertha

  8. Beryl

  9. Beverly 

  10. Bloom

  11. Carol

  12. Cheryl 

  13. Dawn

  14. Delphina

  15. Doreen

  16. Edna

  17. Freda

  18. Gail

  19. Gillian

  20. Gladys

  21. Hilary

  22. Hilda

  23. Janice

  24. Jill

  25. Julianne

  26. Kay

  27. Kerry

  28. Kirsty

  29. Kristen

  30. Kyomi

  31. Lesley

  32. Lindsey

  33. Lorraine

  34. Lynne

  35. Mandy

  36. Marlene

  37. Maureen

  38. Muriel

  39. Nicole

  40. Norma

  41. Nyala

  42. Phyllis

  43. Shelia

  44. Shirley

  45. Tasmin

  46. Thelma

  47. Toni

  48. Tracey

  49. Vinisha

  50. Yvonne

The least popular boys' names of 2023

These extinct boys’ names may not sound completely alien to you, as you’ll probably find at least one Nigel or Gary down your local pub, but it’s very unlikely to find any newborns sporting these names. 

  1. Arlyn

  2. Ashton

  3. Barry

  4. Bill

  5. Cecil

  6. Chad

  7. Clarence

  8. Claude

  9. Clifford

  10. Corby

  11. Cyril

  12. Dale

  13. Dariyan

  14. Donald

  15. Drake

  16. Duran

  17. Elison

  18. Esteban

  19. Finch

  20. Gary

  21. Glenn

  22. Gordon

  23. Graham

  24. Horace 

  25. Howard

  26. Huxon

  27. Iain

  28. Jeffrey

  29. Joules

  30. Keith

  31. Kielan

  32. Kobe

  33. Leigh

  34. Leslie

  35. Melvyn

  36. Neville

  37. Neymar

  38. Nigel

  39. Norman

  40. Quinten

  41. Rodney

  42. Royston

  43. Stewart

  44. Stuart

  45. Trevor

  46. Turner

  47. Tyde

  48. Uri

  49. Yuri

  50. Zekiel

If you’re expecting, and planning to pull off one of these extinct names, we salute you! Now that you’ve got your name sorted, it’s probably time to get shopping. You can click here to take a look at our shopping inspo guides, or you can sign up to LittleList here to start browsing our range of hundreds of baby brands. 

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