My surname is Currie and I often joked that my children would be called Spicy Chicken or Thai Beef.
I loved the name Harrison but then that would make the poor tyke Harry Currie, "far too close" said Mr Belly Beyond "to sounding like the japanese Hare-kare!"
Given the plethora of weird and wonderful celebrity baby names those probably wouldn't have been too out of place but back in the real world have you had some funny 'could have been' moments when deciding baby names?
I'm a total data junkie and because we are running a competition that involves a lot of data (Win your $1000 Wishlist) I've been spending a lot of time lately analysing the Belly Beyond database and have come up with some fun facts on first names (well fun if you have a geek gene like me).
Belly Beyond Members First Names
There are a massive 1653 unique first names among our members. From Abby to Zoe that's a lot of names!
The Most Popular First Name
Name Occurs
Sarah
171
Rachel
88
Lisa
85
Michelle
72
jo
69
Rebecca
68
Anna
68
Amanda
68
Kate
66
Emma
63
And interestly Emma is still a regular on the current popular baby names lists.
NZ's Most Popular Baby Girls Names 2006-2009
Rank 2006 2007 2008 2009
1 Charlotte Ella Sophie Sophie
2 Ella Sophie Olivia Ruby
3 Sophie Olivia Ella Olivia
4 Emma Emma Isabella Isabella
5 Olivia Charlotte Charlotte Ella
6 Emily Emily Lily Emily
7 Grace Lily Emma Charlotte
8 Jessica Grace Emily Lily
9 Hannah Hannah Jessica Emma
10 Lily Isabella Grace Amelia
By the way, the image of the "Emma" in pink above is of our Custom Made Names by Fudge Design. You can get your very own name done in your choice of 10 colours starting from just $54. Here's some more Fudge goodness below
