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Ahead of tomorrow ONS release

135 replies

Cbeebiesrehab · 10/10/2021 15:45

Predictions? (Not sure if this thread has been done yet?)

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Clarabellawilliamson · 11/10/2021 22:06

I agree about Felix- My Felix is now 3, born in one part of the country where it was VERY rare. We relocated when he was 1 and now hear it in every playground round here!

Classica · 11/10/2021 21:45

Oh yes, Margot for sure!

Fivebeanchilli · 11/10/2021 21:30

I think Penelope will have risen from 41st but maybe not as high as 30th.
I agree Margot will have risen, maybe quite a lot of places.
I think Chloe will fall again - I think Eleanor and Ella will both fall.
I think Iris will rise as will Clara.
I think Isabel and all its spellings will fall but Isabella will rise.
I think Eve, Evie, Eva and particularly Evelyn will rise still further.
I think Arthur will be the biggest riser for the boys but Hugo will have a big rise too.
Interesting what pp said about Felix - in my part of the country they are all teenagers (along with Oscar) so it will be interesting to see that one.

finallychangedmyusername · 11/10/2021 20:41

I'm really hoping my predictions come true - feeling the pressure now!

thewhatsit · 11/10/2021 19:35

@finallychangedmyusername

We had a thread about this previously and these are mine (copied and pasted from last thread!)

My predictions for the boys:

Oliver still to remain at 1st, and George at 2nd
Alfie and Archie to fall out of top 20
Teddy, Edward, Theo and Theodore all to rise
Noah to fall, but still be in top ten
Hugo to rise from 48th
Bobby to rise from 68th and Robert from 115th
Eli to rise from 107th
Oakley to fall out of top 100 (at 98th in 2019 data)
Dexter to rise from 114th
Otis to rise from 124th
Vincent to rise from 136th
Nathaniel to rise from 137th
Logan to fall from 29th

And the girls....:

Harper to fall from 29th
Willow to rise slightly from 19th
Penelope to rise from 41st
Top 20 to remain with majority of names starting with a vowel
Arabella to rise from 71st
Anna to rise from 82nd
Thea to rise from 46th
Chloe to fall from 39th
Margot to rise from 94th
Lara to rise from 97th
Beatrix to rise from 164th
Seren to rise from 196th
Phoebe to rise slightly from 22nd

I'm ridiculously excited about the release.

Wow, I love these!

I’m pretty shocked that Logan is 29th. I’ve never met one.

Agree totally on Arabella. I reckon it’ll be a Top 20 name within a few years.

Every boy I’ve known born recently had been called Jack but it’s a Top 10 name already (steady decline though I think, but still v popular) so I guess knowing so many isn’t that unusual really.

Classica · 11/10/2021 19:25

Teds and Teddys galore.

Wren seems to be a girls' name I'm hearing a lot.

89redballoons · 11/10/2021 15:51

Lawrence/Laurence/Laurie to start rising.

The full names are each at about no. 450 based on the most recent stats, with Laurie outside the top 700, but I have heard of several little ones recently and see it suggested on here quite often.

It fits the trend of traditional names with cute nicknames so I think it is time for a resurgence.

beans1992 · 10/10/2021 22:02

@finallychangedmyusername I pretty much agree with all your predictions but would add Delilah to the risers for girls and I think Willow will be more like 12/13. I am hearing it a lot lately!

October2020 · 10/10/2021 21:49

Arlo must surely be top, I know more Arlos than any other name put together!

user1471530109 · 10/10/2021 21:45

I know two Bonnie-Rai/e born in the last 12 months. In my head that's connected to Rainbows and lockdown 🤷‍♀️.

35andThriving · 10/10/2021 21:41

I also reckon Dorothy, Cora and Indie will have risen.

BeKindBeYou · 10/10/2021 21:06

Captain Tom was a big star last year so I wouldn’t be surprised to see Thomas/Tom rise :)

toadstool32 · 10/10/2021 21:01

We're probably going to call this baby Theo but sounds like so are the rest of the world!!

mum2jakie · 10/10/2021 20:44

@AdriannaP

Oh yes definitely a rise for Lyra. Wonder if Lilibet will feature at all?

Arlo and Milo are beautiful names, couldn’t use either as DH didn’t like them 😕

It's the 2020 stats so Meghan's baby wouldn't have been born until the next year. Think it was a fairly niche name so can't see Lillibet making last year's top 100

Aroundtheworldin80moves · 10/10/2021 20:41

Too soon for Lilibet I think.

Archie and Louis maybe.

AdriannaP · 10/10/2021 20:31

Oh yes definitely a rise for Lyra.
Wonder if Lilibet will feature at all?

Arlo and Milo are beautiful names, couldn’t use either as DH didn’t like them 😕

Crunchymum · 10/10/2021 20:27

I'm very excited too!!!

Although I don't predict any major shocks. In fact I think there won't be much movement at all.

CaffiSaliMali · 10/10/2021 20:20

I think Harry and Henry will rise. Pretty much everyone I know who had a baby boy in 2020 named them Harry or Henry.

Arthur and Charlie are other ones I'm hearing a lot.

I can see Lyra rising on the back of the new TV adaptation that started in late 2019.

Otherwise I think names ending in an O sound like Hugo, Milo, Arlo and Jago will rise, esp. Hugo and Arlo.

Starlight39 · 10/10/2021 19:35

Arthur and Arlo increasing in popularity I think. 3 out of 10 babies at my baby group were Arlo!

35andThriving · 10/10/2021 19:33

Arlo will rise.

QuiltedHippo · 10/10/2021 19:33

Theo has to be in the top 10 surely

Aroundtheworldin80moves · 10/10/2021 19:32

I placing my bet on Rainbow having a steep rise.

I don't think they release middle names because I reckon there's a few Coronas as a middle name!

bloominglovelyorange · 10/10/2021 19:29

@finallychangedmyusername loving these predictions! Hope the Dark Greener website is updated soon after the stats too..

finallychangedmyusername · 10/10/2021 19:19