The baby names 'at risk of becoming extinct' - from Lauren and Kirsty to Callum and Craig

28 August 2020, 16:11

A number of previously popular baby names have gone down in popularity over the past year.

A new study has revealed the baby names that could be in danger of becoming extinct, with the list featuring once-popular names like Lauren and Callum.

The research - from Flowercard - looked at the latest date from the Office of National Statistics, which published the top 100 most popular girls and boys baby names in England and Wales.

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It found that names like girls names like Lauren, Kirsty and Courtney, as well as boys names like Mitchell, Kieran, Ross have fallen out of favour with new parents - and could be at risk of going extinct.

Kirsty, Jordan and Shauna are endangered names, having experiencing the biggest drops in popularity between 2000 and 2019.

Kieran was a popular name in 2000, with 2,586 baby boys given it, compared to 116 in 2019.

The full list is below:

The most endangered girls names:

Kirsty

Jordan

Shauna

Shannon

Courtney

Lauren

Gemma

Jodie

Jade

Natasha

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The most endangered boys names:

Mitchell

Kieran

Ross

Brandon

Craig

Ben

Jordan

Callum

Kyle

Scott

You can view the top 100 'endangered' names by visiting their website.

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