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IYO...What's the new 'on-trend' names

293 replies

hellojude · 16/05/2011 21:41

Just wondering what you all think the next 'on-trend' names are going to been...???

So long Lola and Alfie...Welcome???

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tummytickler · 17/05/2011 19:18

Nooooo - not Amos! My ds is nearly 4 and Amos (in fact all four of my children have been mentioned, but they are 10,8 and 5 - so if they are only just beginning to be 'on trend' I don't mind, as they will miss the class full of 5 Pearls or whatever!

I predict Penelope and Daphne for girls, and Douglas and Hector for boys.

Esme has been popular around here for ages, along with Florence etc.

Just got BFP today - Now I am paranoid I am going to be too 'on trend' !

SwedishEdith · 17/05/2011 19:17

Heard a Jo(a)nie yesterday.

Royalcucumberchopper · 17/05/2011 19:08

When I chose dd2 name, Claudia, I had not heard of any other dc in our area with the name, I really hope it stays that way. Having named ds Archie 71/2 yrs ago and now there are loads of 4 yr olds with the name, it can't happen twice I hope!

Zimm · 17/05/2011 19:08

CANNOT BELIEVE Esme is trending - we thought of it years agao as a shortening for esmerelda - was going to be a future DD's name. bloody bloody twilight. Gutted.

mathanxiety · 17/05/2011 18:59

Ruth
Susannah
Marley
Journey
Orla
Ailbhe
Niamh
Caoimhe
Isla
Ophelia
Ada
Agatha
Magdalene
Juniper
June
Pauline (yes, I said Pauline)
Isadora

Amos
Asher
Atticus
Rufus
Cassius
Owen
Orson
Otto
Jackson
Archer
Holden
Clement
Conrad
Leroy
Edgar

JoanofArgos · 17/05/2011 18:27

Peggy.

Nancy66 · 17/05/2011 18:25

I would assume that anybody called Tess was actually Theresa though....

stressheaderic · 17/05/2011 18:01

Niamh is everywhere where I live. Also, Bobby for a boy.
Friend just had a Tess - love that.

emmanumber3 · 17/05/2011 17:56

Where are you all living, with these old fashioned names?

Around here we still seem to be firmly in the Brandon, Brody, Ashton, Lily, Leo, Max, Ellie-Mai phase Confused.

Alfie is also ten-a-penny (although I quite like it) Smile.

Oh, and Olivia - actually that must be the girl's name I've heard the most recently.

The only three babies I know personally this year so far have been Sophie, Henry & Zen (boy) Grin.

takethatlady · 17/05/2011 17:20

tortilla Sidney and Arthur are my two favourite boys' names. DH doesn't like Arthur though, and I think I only like Sidney because it was my granddad's name. About to call my first baby Isobel Edith (am 34+2) - Isobel is still popular but declining in popularity and Edith very old-fashioned but I reckon it's due an uptrend :)

hardcolin · 17/05/2011 16:56

I know two little girls called Esme already so there are two parents out there that think the name is unique. It isn't. I live in a small, small world.
The same for Elodie and Isla.

Did somebody mention Pippa? I think that will grow and grow.

What are the latest celeb baby names...isn't that usually a factor?

Mumelie · 17/05/2011 16:52

Trevor & Doreen

Insomnia11 · 17/05/2011 16:49

I like Jago, that was one of my favourite boy names had DD2 been DS2. Though if I think DDs had been boys they'd have been Henry and Arthur.

I agree, names like Pauline, Sandra, Maureen, Brenda will probably be revived in the next generation. I quite like Sandy for a girl anyway. My mum is Pauline Sandra :)

Insomnia11 · 17/05/2011 16:35

You just have to look at what's in the top 100 baby names. www.activityvillage.co.uk/top_baby_names_of_2010_revealed.htm DD2's is 93rd most popular and DD1's isn't in the list at all (Josephine - Josie) , which means you never get named things with her name on. Saves me buying lots of crap on the one hand, on the other she does get disappointed when she can't find one with her name on. Especially when there is one with DD2's name on! I have assured her the name isn't totally unique :) and often point out people with her name.

QueenLaQueefer · 17/05/2011 16:29

Oi, what's wrong with Jago!Hmm Grin

mopsyflopsy · 17/05/2011 16:10

These names will be popular when our children name their children, as for them these names will be unusual (wheras we associate them with our mums and mother in laws etc).

Nancy66 · 17/05/2011 16:09

Wonder if any of my auntie's/ mum's friends' names will come back:

Sheila
Pauline
Beryl
Marjorie
Brenda
Maureen
Doreen

Grin
Suncottage · 17/05/2011 16:02

Mary will make a comeback for certain

BluebellPolka · 17/05/2011 15:57

I love the name Martha but my husband hates it...I would love to see it rise in popularity. I have a Robbie and I love the name although not once in eight years has anyone else said they like it! Names are one of these things which shouldn't be picked because they are popular - they should be chosen because they are liked and fit the individual.

Nancy66 · 17/05/2011 15:20

oh, ok. thanks.

Frank is also popular.

Boobz · 17/05/2011 15:16
mopsyflopsy · 17/05/2011 15:08

Cosimo seems to be the Italian version of the Cosmo, which is the Greek version.

Nancy66 · 17/05/2011 15:04

Isn't it 'Cosmo' ?

mopsyflopsy · 17/05/2011 14:53

I agree about old fashioned names like Arthur, Stanley, Sidney, Quentin, Lawrence, Wilbur, Mabel, Florence, Elsie etc. starting to feel more popular.

Not sure about Huckleberry but Cosimo is very cool.

KTisPG · 17/05/2011 14:53

I find boys names so hard though. DS is Alfie (well Alfred but known as Alfie) three years ago and I didn't realise it was so popular until it was too late. Expecting DC 3 in August and I'm really struggling for boys nams because I like traditional names but don't want to have 2 in the class and I have to like all the short forms too Hmm