The next big thing...?

I predict more of

Florence
Margaret

Quentin
Victor

My son is a Wilfred, i worried that there might be loads of Wilfreds after Ivanhoe was shown on tv just after he was born but thankfully it didnt happen!!

I was out somewhere the other day and heard a woman say her daughters name was "Cinnamon"

i think people pick names that WEREN'T popular when they were children/at school. so in my class there were 3 lisas, 4 helens, 2 davids, about 5 philips and 6 claires. and i only know of 1 baby called claire now. so in 10 years time people will say 'not chloe/sophie/jack or harry'.....

I am quite pleased that my name for DD1 (due in April) hasn't been mentioned on this thread BUT . . . I don't think it really matters if the name you like best happens to be one of the "big" names for this year. I know three little Avas and I still think it's pretty. It would seem strange to name your child Janice or Barbara just because you want them to be the only one . . .

It's like clothes - everyone likes skinny jeans at the same time etc.

I have spent 30 years explaining my name to people and having an unusual name is over-rated IMO!

Alison is on the up

Old lady names are so over here in brighton and a you hear a fair few edies and dulcies screamed in asda now!The 70s and 80s is are due a revival.

i grew up with an unusual name for my generation too and was the only one in the school with my name. I did get bullied as well because of my name and its affected me to this day

I am now known by my shortened name thank god.

I would never inflict an unusual name on my kids, it can make thier lives hell

How about Laura.

I love the name but won't ever get the chance to use it. (Family complete).

Martha got popular around us this year, but seems to have died a quick death.

Fave girls names:

Laura
Lauren
Anna
Eleanor
Lucy
Elizabeth
Rachel
Sarah

Fave boys names:

Peter
William
Thomas (but far too common)
Michael
James (but again, too common)
Max!

we have jacob for dc4 NOT because of twilight but because I like the name.

NO idea what to call it if the baby is a girl.. thinking of Seren but still not sure arghhhh

bugger it, i don't know what to call little Edgar 3# and every name i've thought of has been mentioned (having already been rejected by Dh as wacky names no-one would give their child...).

I thik it can be so hard to tell sometimes, my nephew is a Theo but when he was born 7 years ago it wasn't popular at all & I'd never even heard a baby called it before, now they're popping up all over the place!

I've met a couple of baby Wilfreds, too -- I think that's a little ahead of the curve so I'll put in a prediction for Wilf/Wilfred to be huge in about five years' time (although you never know, the Bernard Cribbins Effect may bring it in sooner).

or even choose

Ha ha ha! Just read MaryMungo as 'my youngest was going to be Peter Andre' ROFL

You're all mad... chose names you like... weird competitiveness over being unusual/ly spelled....

I'm a Kymberly & spent most of school years being reminded of Victoria Woods Kimberly, my drama teacher always used to say my name in the same way!

I think Seth will increase in popularity probably Isaac & Dexter too.

I'm not sure about girls names, maybe Violet, Martha...

This is a nightmare - am due in 5 months and all of my potential names have come up here (although I think MaggieMnaSneachta is saying a lot of names so you're not being fair really... shh now and stop putting ideas in people's heads!)

Seriously though, I don't think anyone has mentioned my DD's name (and she's 9 months now) and it's quite a traditional name... and I do have a name for the babe if it's a boy which hasn't been mentioned yet (but damned if I'm telling you lot what it is! :P)

Or type, it seems: can't read

Its funny how things come round and about again . . . . my grandmother was horrifed when my parents called me Hannah as she thought it was an old lady's name and associated it with spinsters! (this was a little while ago - i won't mention how old i am this year as i am in serious denial)
I was quite upset when someone told me that there was a character in Eastenders (never watch it these days as i can't keep up with the plot lines anymore) with DS name (Noah) but I liked the name, it was the only one DH and I agreed on and he's kinda grown into the name now so i can't imagine changing it.

Sorry can@t read, thought they were 2 different names!

My predictions:

Nina
Martha
Rosamund
Isla
Constance

Magnus
Cassius
Vincent

Not ALL names come back though. It's never guaranteed!

I personally don't think David/Linda/Stephen/Claire will come back in a big way until 2040. David might be the new jack in 2040

Emma, Sarah and Rachel are all in the top 30 names in Ireland, they are hugely popular now. I imagine it's similar in the uk. I think it is, with the exception of Rachel. Oddly, Rachel is a classic name that is significantly more popular in Ireland than it is in the UK. I don't know why that is. But it interests me. Obviously I should get out more, and yes I'm a geek. Rachel shares the Hannah slot here if you know what I mean. Some of the hannahs are rachels if that makes sense!