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What’s popular for babies?

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mamablondie · 17/12/2019 18:08

IRL what’s popular in baby groups etc? Am currently TTC dc2, not so interested in older kids names but more babies.

I find the charts quite misleading, my daughters name is in the 20s/30s and I’ve encountered a few. More than the actual top 10names. Just would be helpful to know :)

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Peacefrog23 · 19/12/2019 08:26

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mamablondie · 19/12/2019 08:24

Thanks everyone! The names I fall in love with do seem to be top 50, I think I will just have to accept that aha.

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LongLiveThePenis · 19/12/2019 08:04

Who ever said Vincent, yes! Fabulous name. I wanted Daphne but DH said no Sad

Emthebaker · 19/12/2019 07:58

On the website for Office of National Statistics you can search for a name and select your region on a map for a more locally accurate idea. For example, Arthur is a very popular name in most areas, but there were less than three born in my area last year.

Smoliver · 19/12/2019 00:07

The names I've encountered personally from friends and family having children are:

Matilda
Layla
Erin
Ivy
Jackson
Freddie
Sebastian
Tobias

Then, just from round my town, I hear Ava, Amelia, Sienna (any girls name ending in A really!) and for boys I hear Harry, Charlie, Oscar, Lucas, Theo, Leo, Max, etc.

BatleyTownswomensGuild · 18/12/2019 21:24

Come across two Rex's recently and Ida/Ada/Ava is very popular in my area...

emwithme · 18/12/2019 14:11

Lots of Oscar, Reuben, Theo, Teddy, Freddie for boys. I can't remember the last time someone announced a boy name that wasn't one of these.

Girls are more varied but lots of Ava/Evie/Ivy/Isla sounds.

I have a 1 year old Matilda and despite everyone on here saying they know multiple, we have only met one other and she's 4.

MrsBricks · 18/12/2019 13:11

I have met multiple baby Oscars, Arlos, Arthurs and Theodores recently. And Thomas/Tommy
Girls - loads of Matildas, lots of variations on Rose/Rosa/Rosie

Sexnotgender · 18/12/2019 13:06

Our ds name is used about 15-20 times per year and we have yet to encounter another.

This.

My baby is Francis and haven’t met another yet.

Grufallosfriends · 18/12/2019 10:38

Most of the names on this thread are in the top 100 most popular names and are therefore popular! Hmm

If you want to reduce the likelihood of having a popular name (especially with a popular surname!), have a look at names outside the top 500 or so.

Our ds name is used about 15-20 times per year and we have yet to encounter another.

sweetsaltypopcorn · 18/12/2019 10:27

Babies I know who were born in 2019:

Heath
Finley
Arthur
Kit
Jyles (!)
Erin
Abigail

MerryGrinch · 18/12/2019 10:27

Amelia, Isla and Rosie/Rose are popular in my area. Boys are Theo and Oliver.

Cookit · 18/12/2019 10:14

I know there’s a list somewhere of the popular names grouped together so Isabel, Isabelle, Isobel, Isabella as one and Evelyn and Evie as one for example.
I think those two names are a bit descriptively popular.
Teddy as a boys name would be an example. It’s EVERYWHERE but because it’s sometimes Teddy, sometimes Edward and sometimes Theodore on the BC people think by checking the ONS list it’s less popular than it is.

Stayingstrong24 · 18/12/2019 09:28

I've come across a lot called Aria and Aurora recently,

userabcname · 18/12/2019 09:10

I know 4 baby Arthurs and 2 baby Florences. They are the only repeats I think of babies I know born this year. If toddlers are included in this then Isla and Teddy also seem very popular in my area.

Marleym28 · 18/12/2019 08:54

Jaxson/Jackson is one of my chosen names. Whilst I appreciate it's not everyone's cup of tea. It would be nice if you could keep your opinion to yourself rather than slate it.

Thank you

Mamabear88 · 18/12/2019 08:50

I find the top 100 baby names list to be pretty accurate from my experience. LOADS of Arthurs and Islas, also Sophia, Matilda, Albie, Archie, Geroge, Mia, Evie etc.

DaddyPigHasASexyVoice · 18/12/2019 08:45

I know loads of Olivia’s and Noah’s. Have met quite a few Teddy’s and Emily’s too.

PlantPotting · 18/12/2019 08:38

Ok understood @mamablondie

I’m not sure these responses will help you all that much then as we are all based in different regions of the country try. If you go to office national statistics and look at the top 100 for your own region maybe you will find the name you picked is higher up the charts in your part of the uk than the uk as a whole and that’ll help explain why you’ve come across so many more than you were expecting

I also find the same thing by the way. I live near 2 little boys called Fox (which is waaaay outside the top 100) but haven’t met an Oliver yet

TreesoftheField · 18/12/2019 08:33

Eliza
Vivienne
Teddy
Marnie
Freya
Kit
Ellis
Sophie

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mamablondie · 18/12/2019 08:28

@PlantPotting oh and also our surname is very common (dare I say boring?)

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mamablondie · 18/12/2019 08:27

@PlantPotting so in 2018 with DD1 her name was declining in popularity so I didn’t expect to encounter that many. There was one other at every BF group/baby sensory etc and she’s one of two at her nursery. I love her name and don’t regret it but we deliberately avoided the UK top 10 for that reason.

The irony being that I’ve not encountered too many Sophias, Avas etc. So it’s just helpful to know what’s actually around x

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Expressedways · 17/12/2019 23:26

Ha my colleague just named his baby Jaxon. American though, so perhaps that goes some way to explain it?! I can’t say I have anything positive to say about it.

Most of the british babies I know are called Arthur, Albert, Edward/Theodore/Teddy, Amelie/Amelia/Mia/Mila, or Eva/Eve/Evie/Ava.

TildaTurnip · 17/12/2019 23:19

A names (Arthur, Arlo, Amelie, Amelia, Ava)
E names (Emily, Eva, Evie)
I names (Isla, Isabelle, Imogen, Isabella)
O names (Olivia, Olive, Olivia, Oscar)

But not U names!

Also names ending in vowels, especially ‘ie/y’ and ‘a’

So Emily/Amelie/Amelia end up sounding used a lot because they’re similar.

NobdieTheNob · 17/12/2019 23:13

Jackson would be bad enough, but Jaxon is on a different planet of awfulness.

It's even worse than Jayden. It says it all, when Logan starts to sound verging on reasonable.

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