Game of Thrones baby names on rise

Jason · 15/08/14 - 18:30

Bran, Sandor and Khaleesi may not be commonly heard in the classroom yet, but they are all names from the hit TV series Game Of Thrones given to babies last year.

Figures show that while Oliver and Amelia were the overall most common names given to babies born in England and Wales in 2013, parents are increasingly taking inspiration from fantasy films such as Twilight and Thor.

According to the Office for National Statistics (ONS), there were 187 baby girls named Arya last year - the same number as called Josephine.

There were also 50 Khaleesis - the same amount as were named Peggy.

There were seven boys called Bran and three Sandors - the same amount of boys that were given the name Malcolm last year.

http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/game-thrones-baby-names-rise-4056655

I'd bet good money there's someone out there who's called their son "Hodor" ..

(awaiting dmuk's arrival in 3...2....)

Bex_123 · 15/08/14 - 18:31

JasonWatkins wrote: »

(awaiting dmuk's arrival in 3...2....)

I only came in to say this

ItHasPotential · 15/08/14 - 18:32

Reek XD

mad king

tealady · 15/08/14 - 18:32

Didn't brain_higgy get there first?
Personally I think you can't beat 'Number 16 Bus Shelter'.

Can't see many girls being named 'Brienne'.

Pumping Iron · 15/08/14 - 18:32

Something about rape..

Slarti Bartfast · 15/08/14 - 18:43

I'll be honest, when our youngest was due in 2012 we had Sansa shortlisted for a girl. Thankfully we had a boy, I think now that would have been a bit cringeworthy.

Oh, and if you were wondering, he's called Joffrey.

/jk

Aneechik · 15/08/14 - 18:43

You wouldn't think the sort of people that name their children after people on TV shows could afford Sky.

Slarti Bartfast · 15/08/14 - 18:44

Aneechik wrote: »

You wouldn't think the sort of people that name their children after people on TV shows could afford Sky.

Katie? Is that you?

[Deleted User] · 15/08/14 - 18:45

I'm surprised dm94 or whatever his name is hasn't entered the thread yet.

valkay · 15/08/14 - 18:49

tealady wrote: »

Didn't brain_higgy get there first?
Personally I think you can't beat 'Number 16 Bus Shelter'.

Can't see many girls being named 'Brienne'.

Sounds like Brionny.

Aneechik wrote: »

You wouldn't think the sort of people that name their children after people on TV shows could afford Sky.

They are exactly the sort of people who have Sky

Slarti Bartfast wrote: »

I'll be honest, when our youngest was due in 2012 we had Sansa shortlisted for a girl. Thankfully we had a boy, I think now that would have been a bit cringeworthy.

Oh, and if you were wondering, he's called Joffrey.

/jk

What's the matter Geoffrey?

idlewilde · 15/08/14 - 18:53

Being massive Game of Thrones fans, we called our son Imp. Imp Rogers.

[Deleted User] · 15/08/14 - 18:56

I see nothing wrong with this, they're all reasonable names to be honest.

NX-74205 · 15/08/14 - 19:00

In before dmuk and one of his vecordious rants.

[Deleted User] · 15/08/14 - 19:00

This guy was called John Snow before it was even cool...

#YOLO #swag #totes #amazeballs #lolimsoorandom #omfglolwtfbbq

fefster · 15/08/14 - 19:06

I don't think it's that ridiculous.

Jaime, Arya, Bran, Robb, Catelyn, Petyr, Margaery and Gregor are fine

Sansa and Eddard are borderline

Sandor, rickon, Hodor, Roose, Theon, Cersei, Tyrion and many others are a bit too much

All IMO of course

Jason · 15/08/14 - 19:06

Slarti Bartfast wrote: »

I'll be honest, when our youngest was due in 2012 we had Sansa shortlisted for a girl. Thankfully we had a boy, I think now that would have been a bit cringeworthy.

Oh, and if you were wondering, he's called Joffrey.

/jk

Sansa isn't a terrible name for a girl I suppose. I think Arya is better though.

Just found this in the Independent ..

Thanks to Marvel’s relentless churning out of superhero movies, 13 baby Thors entered the world in 2013 while there were 37 Lokis, named after the former’s adoptive brother and archenemy.

http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/tv/news/most-popular-baby-names-list-game-of-thrones-breaking-bad-and-marvel-prove-strong-influences-9671929.html

Who in the name of sweet buggery moses calls their child "Loki" ??????

[Deleted User] · 15/08/14 - 19:09

fefster wrote: »

I don't think it's that ridiculous.

Jaime, Arya, Bran, Robb, Catelyn, Petyr, Margaery and Gregor are fine

Sansa and Eddard are borderline

Sandor, rickon, Hodor, Roose, Theon, Cersei, Tyrion and many others are a bit too much

All IMO of course

I agree with all those mentioned on the last line except those in bold.

degsyhufc · 15/08/14 - 19:14

Brienne sounds as though it could be an Irish name that's been around for ages.

tealady wrote: »

Didn't brain_higgy get there first?
Personally I think you can't beat 'Number 16 Bus Shelter'.

Can't see many girls being named 'Brienne'.

From QI

A Russian family would never call their son "Power Station" or "Industrialisation" because they are girls' names. (In Russian, they are "Электростанция" and "Индустриализация" respectively.) Boys' names include "Combine harvester" and "23 February". Stephen Fry also states that in Ukraine you can name your son "Не вбивай мене батько" (which he translates as "Don't kill me father") but this is a mistake, because it's actually a surname.

Jason · 15/08/14 - 19:15

At the other end of the scale, the list goes down as far as names given to three babies, such as Achilles, Cecil, Ming and Rick for boys and Beryl, Darwin, Jo and Tracey for girls.

And among the more unusual, names of Harry Potter characters have started appearing in lists - including Draco, Sirius and Bellatrix.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-28799538

I'd kind of like to meet a real life "Ming" I suppose

esquilax · 15/08/14 - 19:22

Slarti Bartfast wrote: »

I'll be honest, when our youngest was due in 2012 we had Sansa shortlisted for a girl. Thankfully we had a boy, I think now that would have been a bit cringeworthy.

Oh, and if you were wondering, he's called Joffrey.

/jk

I've never seen Game of Thrones, so to me Sansa means this:
http://www.amazon.co.uk/SanDisk-Sansa-Player-Expandable-MicroSD/dp/B002NX0MF0

[Deleted User] · 15/08/14 - 19:24

Duh-lee-tid.

patrick95 · 15/08/14 - 19:24

I think Arya is a really nice name....

haphash · 15/08/14 - 19:34

I like most of the the Game of Thrones names, they are interesting and more appealing than Peggy or Malcolm, so why not?

Generalissimo · 15/08/14 - 19:39

fefster wrote: »

I don't think it's that ridiculous.

Jaime, Arya, Bran, Robb, Catelyn, Petyr, Margaery and Gregor are fine

Sansa and Eddard are borderline

Sandor, rickon, Hodor, Roose, Theon, Cersei, Tyrion and many others are a bit too much

All IMO of course

My friend's Grandfather is called Sandor, it's the Hungarian form of Alexander.

Slarti Bartfast · 15/08/14 - 19:43

JasonWatkins wrote: »

Sansa isn't a terrible name for a girl I suppose. I think Arya is better though.

Just found this in the Independent ..

http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/tv/news/most-popular-baby-names-list-game-of-thrones-breaking-bad-and-marvel-prove-strong-influences-9671929.html

Who in the name of sweet buggery moses calls their child "Loki" ??????

I don't think it's a terrible name I'd have just felt a bit embarrassed at naming a child after a GOT character. Having said that, my eldest daughter is named after an unusually named character in a book lol

Oh, and I unsuccessfully waged a 9 month campaign against my wife to name our eldest son Telemachus after the Ulysses character. On balance Sansa seems like a totally sensible name

valkay · 15/08/14 - 19:44

Generalissimo wrote: »

My friend's Grandfather is called Sandor, it's the Hungarian form of Alexander.

Isn't Sandy, Scottish nickname for Alexander.?

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