Baby name fashions shift along with everything else in popular culture, with new and “inventive” ones being coined each year.
But some quite recent classics are on the way out, according to recent statistics from The Office for National Statistics.
Girls
1. Kirsty – 99% drop
1,202 girls born in 1996 were named Kirsty, but just 11 were given the name in 2017.
2. Shannon – 99% drop
4,649 girls born in 1996 were named Shannon, but just 41 were given the name in 2017.
3. Danielle – 98% drop
2,641 girls born in 1996 were named Danielle, but just 44 were given the name in 2017.
4. Gemma – 98% drop
1,261 girls born in 1996 were named Gemma, but just 20 were given the name in 2017.
5. Jodie – 98% drop
1,354 girls born in 1996 were named Jodie, but just 20 were given the name in 2017.
6. Lauren – 97% drop
6,299 girls born in 1996 were named Lauren, but just 170 were given the name in 2017.
7. Jade – 96% drop
2,750 girls born in 1996 were named Jade, but just 86 were given the name in 2017.
8. Rhiannon- 96% drop
654 girls born in 1996 were named Rhiannon, but just 22 were given the name in 2017.
9. Ashleigh – 95% drop
1,081 girls born in 1996 were named Ashleigh, but just 51 were given the name in 2017.
10. Chelsea – 95% drop
1,735 girls born in 1996 were named Chelsea, but just 83 were given the name in 2017.
BOYS
1. Craig – 96% drop
705 baby boys born in 1996 were named Craig, but just 25 were given the name in 2017.
2. Jordan – 95% drop
5,750 baby boys born in 1996 were named Jordan, but just 248 were given the name in 2017.
3. Kieran – 95% drop
2,882 baby boys born in 1996 were named Kieran, but just 131 were given the name in 2017.
4. Scott – 95% drop
1,632 baby boys born in 1996 were named Scott, but just 79 were given the name in 2017.
5. Ashley – 94% drop
1,874 baby boys born in 1996 were named Ashley, but just 106 were given the name in 2017.
6. Shane – 93% drop
846 baby boys born in 1996 were named Shane, but just 53 were given the name in 2017.
7. Shaun – 93% drop
773 baby boys born in 1996 were named Shaun, but just 49 were given the name in 2017.
8. Sean – 92% drop
1,594 baby boys born in 1996 were named Sean, but just 125 were given the name in 2017.
9. Andrew – 90% drop
2,676 baby boys born in 1996 were named Andrew, but just 250 were given the name in 2017.
10. Christopher – 90% drop
3,483 baby boys born in 1996 were named Christopher, but just 344 were given the name in 2017.
