The Top Ten names: every fifth year from 1975

The ‘Top Ten’ names for each sex for 1975 and every fifth year thereafter until 2015 are shown in a table attached below:

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Babies' First Forenames - Top Tens for selected years
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It will be seen, for example, that for boys:

• David, John and Paul, which were the Top Three in 1975, did not appear anywhere in the Top Ten in 2000 or 2015. Paul had dropped out by 1990, John by 1995 and David by 2000, with none of them making a reappearance in any of the later selected years.
• However, James, which was fourth in 1975, was also in the Top Ten in 2000 (fifth) and 2015 (third). Indeed, James is the only boys’ name which has been in the Top Ten in every one of the selected years.
• Jack and Lewis were not in the Top Ten in 1975, but were first and second in 2000 and first and fourth in 2015. Jack had entered the Top Ten after 1990, and Lewis after 1995; neither had appeared in any of the earlier selected years.

For girls:

• None of the names that were in the Top Ten in 1975 appeared in the Top Ten in 2000 or 2015, and none of the Top Ten in 2000 survived into the Top Ten in 2015.
• Nicola, which was the top name in 1975, had dropped out by 1995 (when Nicole was in the Top Ten) and did not reappear in any of the later selected years. Karen, which was second in 1975, had disappeared from the Top Ten by 1985; Susan, third in 1975, had gone by 1980.
• Sophie, which had not been in the Top Ten in any of the earlier selected years, was top in 2005 and 2010, and second in 2015. Emily, which was the top name in 2015, had entered the Top Ten after 2000.