A Thoughtful Sunday Afternoon Stroll...

...around part of the lovely small city of Lichfield in Staffordshire. A loyal American muses on the lies he was told before he came to live in the UK as he walks.

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Thinkerbell · 41-45, F

I was expecting to hear that "Muhammad" being the most common name for baby boys in England was also a lie.

Alas, I was wrong, at least as of 2023. 😕

P.S. And "Freddie" dropped from 10th to 12th
between 2022 and 2023. ☹

https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/birthsdeathsandmarriages/livebirths/bulletins/babynamesenglandandwales/2023

peterlee · M

@Thinkerbell well it is certainly not Donald. You can be sure of that.

Thinkerbell · 41-45, F

@peterlee

Correct. "Donald" didn't make the top 13 either in 2022 or 2023.

Come to think of it, "Charles" didn't either. 😯

But "Noah" was 1st in 2022 and 2nd in 2023.
Are they expecting a flood...? 🤔

peterlee · M

@Thinkerbell No signs of Benjamin, thankfully either.

FreddieUK · 70-79, M

@Thinkerbell It may well have been the single most common name but add all the others up and it still not outdoing all the others. Fashions come and go.

ninalanyon · 70-79, T

@Thinkerbell

Alas, I was wrong,

What conclusions have you drawn? And what conclusions are you inviting us to draw?

FreddieUK · 70-79, M

@ninalanyon Got there before me,,,thanks.

Thinkerbell · 41-45, F

@FreddieUK @ninalanyon

The conclusion I have drawn is that this claim, commonly cited on right-wing media, is indeed a fact and not a lie.

Noah seems to be a top name in Sweden too.
Maybe they are also expecting a flood.

https://www.routesnorth.com/language-and-culture/swedish-boy-names/#top

ninalanyon · 70-79, T

@Thinkerbell Your use of the word alas suggested to me that you might be attaching some meaning to this fact and I was inquiring what meaning you had in mind.