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What names have you noticed getting more popular in 2010?

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bytheMoonlight · 14/08/2010 10:17

What do you think will be the popular names of 2010?

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Mitzicoco · 16/08/2010 12:44

Sounds like thesecondcoming has met a mean Clara!
Popular names around here:
Henry
Freddie
Ocsar
Lily
Freya
Oliver

hatebeak · 16/08/2010 12:27

Arlo, Wilfred, Florence, Violet, Elodie all seem to be on the up.

Beans33 · 16/08/2010 12:26

I've got an Isabella - think it's a beautiful name. She was born in 2008 and it was the number one name for the year - we thought we were being vastly different. Oops! And if we had a boy for 2nd one, were going to call him Edward - despite the Twighlight books. We're not very original are we??! But had a 2nd DD and called her Prudence (Pru), which is quite unusual.

I know lots of Archies, Arthurs, Williams and Avas, Evies and Imogens. All lovely names, so why not, I say?!!!

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rachel234 · 16/08/2010 09:50

Florence and Rosemary for girls.

Quentin and Stanley for boys.

Ineedsomesleep · 16/08/2010 06:45

Archie and Alfie here too.

emptyshell · 15/08/2010 23:19

Lola, also Isabelle/bella/Isobel (shame cos I liked this one a lot).

LibertyGibbet · 15/08/2010 20:04

Oh yes Lucas, Luca and Leon.

Finn is very popular here. Finnian, Finegan, Finbar etc.

Beatrice and Beatrix are very popular too.

Maisie too.

tummytickler · 15/08/2010 19:49

its not at the level of Evie but much more popular than it used to be. i have seen quuite a few the past year.

CupcakesHay · 15/08/2010 19:32

Arabella ... really? That was on my possible list as i didn't think it was too popular?

I have 2 cats who are 9 years old - called Oscar and Isabella... so whenever i hear babies called that, I think of my cats :) But to be fair, we weren't sure we could have kids so that's why the cats have good names.

I know a couple of Freyas, a Jasmine, Constance and Beatrice.

Vine · 15/08/2010 18:37

Many Lily-Mays/Mae. 'Bel' names, like Isabelle, Mabel.

For boys lots of oldie nicknames like Archie, Alfie.

tummytickler · 15/08/2010 16:19

also Nancy and Arabella.

MamaLazarou · 15/08/2010 11:01

I have a six-month-old, and the most popular names amongst his friends are James, Edward, Max and Alex for boys; and Isabelle, Olivia, Amelie and Charlotte for girls. We do live in a very white, middle-class town! Leon is getting more common among the tinier babies now.The Evie love must end soon, surely?

CakeandFineWine · 15/08/2010 08:27

Very glad the name I'm thinking of isn't on here, sadly DD's name is "Evie" now really popular.
Lots of Freddies & Josephs around here for boys..

Violet5 · 15/08/2010 08:27

I know a lot of Isabella's, Eve/Eva's, Florences, Emily's and Sophie's.

And boys, lots of Oliver's, Edward's, Alexander's, George's and Harrys.

ShadeofViolet · 15/08/2010 08:24

Isabelle
Isla
Ava/Eva

Jenson
Riley

Tamashii · 15/08/2010 08:23

Finn - yes! There are lots of Finn's around all of a sudden. Also finding quite a few Marlon's and of course Ella/Bella

Ineedsomesleep · 15/08/2010 08:17

Eve/Evie/Eva/Ava, Lily and Ruby still all seem to be popular also Annabelle and Isla ssems to be on the rise.

William and Oliver for boys. Thats if you are not going down the Jaxon route.

CheerfulYank · 15/08/2010 01:11

Yes, tons of Isabelle/bellas here. Not too many Isobels though. And Jacobs and Jakes everywhere.

I love Jack for my next DS even though it's so popular, also Rhys or Finn. There aren't many Rhys' here (a few named Reese though) but Finn is going to be huge I fear. Also Penelope, which is my DD choice, with Poppy as a nn. And yes I can nn her that, so there. :o

DessieLou · 15/08/2010 00:59

Lily and Isabella. Sooooo many Isabella's!!! Such a shame as they're pretty names. And all the 'old man' names like Stanley, Sidney, Archie. Had an elderly couple in at work the other day who mentioned 'Frank playing on that damn nintendo box again'...had a very strange image in my head til I turned round and saw an 8 year old Frank on his PSP!Grin

KAEKAE · 15/08/2010 00:32

Oscar
Ava
Ella

Oliver - I have one but back in 2007 I didn't know one Oliver, three years on and anyone I know expecting a boy always calls them Oliver!

Stanley - I know four born within the last three months.

Dasiy - I know seven!
Lily
Bella

Wigeon · 14/08/2010 20:51

I have an Eva, born 2008 - thought it was a lovely, slightly unusual but nonetheless classic name at the time - cannot belive the explosion of Evies and Evas since.

sothisisitisit · 14/08/2010 20:47

Florence, Lola, Eloise, Elise and Felix all seem to be increasing in popularity.

AT1137 · 14/08/2010 20:43

Eve, Evie, Oliver, George, Ruby - nearly EVERY baby boy I know of born recently is an Oliver and nearly every girl is an Evie or Eve!

plonker · 14/08/2010 20:18

The last 3 baby girls that I know have been called Eve, Eve and Evie.

The last few boys have been Jack or Max