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Courtney Pochin & Hannah Mackenzie Wood

Woman 'relieved' her name is going extinct after 'years of people misspelling it'

A woman says she is 'relieved' that her name is going 'extinct' after years of people 'mispronouncing and spelling it wrong'. A team of researchers at Pregnacare by Vitabiotics recently released a list of baby names set to become obsolete by 2023, with many names that were once a hit with mums and dads now falling out of favour.

The study analysed government data from 1996 to 2022 looking at the number of babies born with each name, before using this information to predict the names that will be the least popular in the new year. The list included 40 girls names and 40 boys names, with the likes of Carolyn, Debra, Gladys, and Meryl for girls and Billie, Chandler, Greg, Stevie, and Walt for boys all set to disappear.

And while you might think this would be cause for sadness, one woman is glad that her name might not be used in the future, according to the Mirror. Carolyn Creel, a psychic medium and declutterer, says she is 'relieved' that her name has fallen out of fashion after years of people not knowing how to pronounce or spell it correctly.

The 57-year-old from Yorkshire said: "For me it’s quite a relief that Carolyn isn’t going to be used any more! Firstly, no one can pronounce it – I’m always called Caroline – and no one can spell it either.

"I’m not at all upset or offended, it’s just evolution. Look at all the names which are coming back in to fashion! My new granddaughter has just been named Nellie – you wouldn’t have seen that a decade ago."

Carolyn isn't upset her name is at risk of disappearing. (Ruthie Clegg Photography)

She went on: "Now, I really don’t mind my name in general, I certainly don’t dislike it though the constant incorrect spelling of it can be annoying. This is especially the case in America as they pronounce Caroline as Carolyn. I like that it’s not a bog standard name though, it’s a little bit different and there aren’t loads of Carolyn’s about.

"I do think that as an adult, you just take it for granted that your name is your name, and don’t think too deeply about it. You grow into your name, and embody it.

"However as a child, I didn’t really like it – I wanted to be called something ‘normal’ like Julie or Jennifer. Something more mainstream.

Certain names are set to go extinct by 2023 (stock photo). (Getty Images/iStockphoto)

"I didn’t like it when people got the spelling or pronunciation wrong. I also found it hard when I was learning to spell and write as it’s quite a long name! My daughter was given a shorter name for that reason!"

The full list of names set to vanish by 2023 includes:

Girls names with fewer than three births

1. Averly

2. Brydie

3. Carolyn

4. Cecile

5. Cheryl

6. Cheyanne

7. Christie

8. Collette

9. Debra

10. Delphina

11. Evaleigh

12. Flossie

13. Georgette

14. Gladys

15. Hally

16. Harpreet

17. Jackie

18. Jules

19. Julianne

20. Junie

21. Justina

22. Kenzi

23. Lilliah

24. Loxley

25. Luanna

26. Meryl

27. Norina

28. Olivine

29. Paignton

30. Peggie

31. Perl

32. Pixi

33. Ryley

34. Sharlene

35. Shelly/Shelley

36. Shyanne

37. Sigrid

38. Tammy

39. Teigen

40. Tessie

Boys names with fewer than three births

1. Alexandro

2. Billie

3. Brad

4. Braydan

5. Brent

6. Chandler

7. Darnell

8. Drake

9. Edmond

20. Elbert

11. Elija

12. Finch

13. Finneas

14. Fitzgerald

15. Frazier

16. Greg

17. Harrie

18. Izac

19. Jamiel

20. Kegan

21. Kennie

22. Kristopher

23. Lamar

24. Larenzo

25. Neville

26. Nial

27. Phillipp

28. Raymon/Ramon

29. Remie

30. Rhiley

31. Rhuben/Reuban

32. Roderick

33. Stevie

34. Stone

35. Tyreese

36. Walt

37. Wes

38. Wiley

39. Yusif

40. Zachery

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