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What are the popular names atm?

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bytheMoonlight · 22/02/2012 00:47

What names do you think are becoming more popular? Which are you seeing more and more of?

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YankNCock · 23/02/2012 17:16

I met my first Leighton today, exact same age as DS 2.6.

I must admit I was thinking it was spelled 'Leyton' like the bit of London where DH is from Blush

5inthebed · 23/02/2012 16:56

Leighton is a boy. I know 4 of them!

MamaLazarou · 23/02/2012 14:42

Round here (Kent), all baby boys are called James, Edward, Leon, Ethan or Oliver. The girls are all called Sophia.

TheCrunchUnderfoot · 23/02/2012 13:16

LEIGHTON???

Gawd.

If you can see past the sea of Finns, here we have quite a few Henrys, Olivers, Ellies, Millys and Islas.

jaffacakehips · 23/02/2012 13:07

Freya!

I've met 5 under 1 since Jan!

tammytoby · 23/02/2012 12:54

Is Leighton a boy or girl?

5inthebed · 23/02/2012 12:51

There are a few Leightons and Sophias around at the minute.

CaoNiMa · 23/02/2012 12:42

Those hyphenated ones are an eye-opener!

"Evie-Grace"

Way to saddle your daughter with two of the most overused names of recent years.

greenday11 · 23/02/2012 11:31

The babies I know of locally born recently include more than one of these:
Charlie
Erin
Finlay
Lewis
Samuel
Oscar
Ella
Kate (Royal Wedding babies?)

and quite a few bell/belle names of various kinds!

Kaekae · 22/02/2012 22:32

Oliver
Hugo
Oscar
Poppy
Ava
Florence
Ella
Eliza

Go to a soft play and you're hear these loads, we've got an Oliver and trips out are a nightmare as we constantly hear someone calling for their son, we are always looking round.

LiviaAugusta · 22/02/2012 21:05

I second the Layla mention, and James as a mn, both cropping up frequently!

birdofthenorth · 22/02/2012 20:34

Oh, and William and Samuel. Lots of little cuties by those names.

birdofthenorth · 22/02/2012 20:33

Yup, Ava, Eva, Evie, Amelia, Ella, Olivia all mega popular among my friends.

For boys Joseph, Jacob, Milo, Toby, Olly, Ethan all coming up a lot... all with middle name James it seems!

LadyWidmerpool · 22/02/2012 20:09

Jacob, Daniel and Rebecca are the names I've heard most often for newborns recently.

kerala · 22/02/2012 20:04

Ben Ben Ben every family round here has a Ben
Oliver
Eve/Eva/Evie
Sophie/a
Isabel/la
Ella
Lily

These names are officially full. No more please!

otchayaniye · 22/02/2012 19:21

If you go to our local play park and yell 'Mylo, Arlo, Amelie, Matilda', half of the children will come running

SardineJam · 22/02/2012 18:51

I've come across three Layla's born in the past few months

Isla seems really popular too and Finlay

Minty82 · 22/02/2012 18:31

Everyone I know who's had a baby boy in the past two years has called him either Benjamin or Joseph - three of each. But I don't know that they're necessarily having a moment, more just classic and always popular.

rachel234 · 22/02/2012 15:49

Yes, still lots of cutesy names - loads of Lillys, Archies, Alfies, Harrys, Sophies round here, as well as various Fin/Finn varions. But I think it is only a matter of time before more people tire of them....

'New' names I've been hearing recently include Stanley, Quentin, Mabel, Agatha, in other words more 'solid' sounding older classic names.

Stokey · 22/02/2012 14:58

know three baby Arlo's born in last year and three Zack's and Miles

On the girl's side, Emily, Amelia, Emma, Imogen, Isabel and the Evie's Edie's Ellie's all seem to be popular still.

Oh and two baby Jemima's and Scarlett's

Fading are Mia's (of which i know quite a few around the 5 yr age), Freya's (3 yrs)

CharlieBoo · 22/02/2012 14:14

Sophia's are everywhere here for baby's. You can't move for Lily's either. Lots of Poppy's, Isabella and it's variants and Milly, Tilly etc.

For boys Oliver has gone off the scale. Little Ollie's everywhere, jack, Charlie and Henry.

I think the cutesy type names you describe are still in tbh, they still are here and they've vlbeen going forever.

YankNCock · 22/02/2012 14:07

Isabella and Harry around here

LiviaAugusta · 22/02/2012 14:03

Names I've seen a fair bit recently include:
Ava/Eva/Eve variations
Isabella variations
Beatrice
Isla

The only boy's name which keeps cropping up is Finn/Finlay - most people I know have has girls though recently!

Stellan · 22/02/2012 13:37

The collated lists here are useful:
www.namenerds.com/uucn/pop/UK2010/UK2010xx01.html

This list is particularly interesting, giving insight into the bizarre hyphen phenomenon that I really DO NOT GET:
britishbabynames.typepad.com/blog/hyphen-names-2010.html

newpup · 22/02/2012 13:34

In this area popular names are;

Lily
Poppy
Daisy
Evie
Ella
Tilly

Charlie
Harry
Max
Archie