This year, for the first time, we have–with the invaluable help of our invaluable intern Hannah Tenison, tallied the final name choices reported by Berries on the Birth Announcement forum.  So here is what happened when all the hypotheticals were winnowed down to a single reality.

　　(Of course we know many more babyberries arrived this year, and hope you’ll all remember to enter your news in the future.)

　　FIRST NAMES given to more than one babe

　　Among girls’ first names, two three stood out with four uses each: Alice, Ruby, and Matilda.

　　The following were chosen three times:

　　Charlotte

　　Cordelia

　　Eleanor

　　Eloise

　　Felicity

　　Georgia

　　Hazel

　　Ivy

　　Louisa

　　Philippa

　　Violet

　　Vivien/Vivienne

　　Wren (also a Wrenley)

　　2 Uses:

　　Agnes

　　Audrey

　　Ava

　　Caroline

　　Cecily

　　Clara

　　Clementine

　　Daphne

　　Eliza

　　Elizabeth

　　Elise/Elyse

　　Emeline/Emmeline

　　Emily

　　Eva

　　Frances

　　Juliet/Juliette

　　Lila

　　Lily

　　Lucinda

　　Maeve

　　Margaret

　　Miette

　　Penelope

　　Serena

　　When it comes to boys’ first names, two stood out: Henry and Leo both were chosen four times.

　　Those with three uses:

　　James

　　Miles

　　Silas

　　Theodore (plus one Theo)

　　Walter

　　2 Uses:

　　Alfred

　　Archer

　　Beckett

　　Bruno

　　Charles

　　Walter

　　Elliot

　　Felix

　　Graham

　　Griffin

　　Hugo

　　Isaac

　　James

　　Jonah

　　Jude

　　Levi

　　Samuel

　　William

　　Zachary

　　MIDDLE NAMES

　　Some surprises here, with a lot more commonality.  Six Josephines!  Eight Jameses!

　　All the six-timer girls:

　　Jane (and one Janemarie)

　　Josephine

　　June

　　Pearl

　　Elizabeth /Elisabeth

　　5 uses:

　　Claire

　　Margaret

　　4 uses:

　　Charlotte

　　Elizabeth

　　Genevieve

　　Penelope

　　Rose

　　3 uses:

　　Beatrice

　　Beatrix (and one Beatriz)

　　Belle

　　Faye

　　Jean

　　Mae

　　Maeve

　　Scarlett

　　2 uses:

　　Anne

　　Blythe

　　Cecily

　　Eileen

　　Elisabeth

　　Elise

　　Grace

　　Helen

　　Isabelle

　　Louise

　　Marie

　　Matilda

　　Paige

　　Rae

　　Ruby

　　Victoria

　　BOYS’ MIDDLES:

　　8 Uses:

　　James

　　7 Uses:

　　Alexander

　　6 Uses

　　Michael

　　5 Uses:

　　Edward

　　William

　　3 Uses:

　　Alan/Allan/ Allen

　　Henry

　　John

　　Lee

　　Paul

　　2 Uses:

　　Albert

　　Arthur

　　Atlas

　　Carter

　　Charles

　　David

　　Donald

　　Elijah

　　Jones

　　North

　　Patrick

　　Phillip

　　Raphael/Raphiel

　　Robert

　　And now for the multiberries born this year— where name nerds have had the incredible (and challenging) opportunity of picking up to nine names at once!

　　Triplets:

　　Emmeline Amelia Story, Jack August Hopper and Hugo Thackeray Fox

　　Flora Beatriz Pearl, Damon Jeremy Elijah, and Julius Maxwell Reid

　　Hazel Magnolia June, August Django Kit and Walter Phineas Bay

　　Girl/Girl twins:

　　Alice Louise and Cora Lilith

　　Bernadette Rome and Ramona Milan

　　Cecily June and Tuesday Sienne

　　Eleanor Ivy and Matilda Snow

　　Eliza Cecily and Fleur Viola

　　Emma Scarlett Paige and Lily Charlotte Grace

　　Lila Olive and Nora Charlotte

　　Lotus Mirabel and Eulalie Saga

　　Mabel Mazarine and Primrose Penelope (Posy)

　　Mara Juliette and Ruby Sienna

　　Miette Tulip Priscilla and Ruby Lilac Jessica

　　Boy/Boy twins:

　　Elliot Paul and Kurt Donald

　　Emery Lee and Finn Henry

　　Girl/Boy:

　　Amabel Artemis and Felix Apollo

　　Cordelia Janemarie and Cormac Sebastian

　　Delaney Meadow (f) and Boone Avery

　　Felicity Rae and Everett Lee

　　Genevieve Matilda Mae and Charles Ellington

　　Greyson Belle (f) and Jensen Carter (m)

　　Hazel Auria Belle and Seamus Allen Beau

　　Leighton Paige (f) and Dashiell Carter

　　Lila Maeve and Brady Bowen

　　Lucinda May and William Charles

　　Matilda Josephine and Archer Desmond

　　Scarlett Rowena and Murphy Atticus

　　Hope we didn’t leave anyone out!  Any favorites here that weren’t on yesterday’s list?  What would you name a set of triplets?