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

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

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

Called our DD Esmée, I had no idea it was on the 'up'. We named her after a character in a book...when did it start to become popular

Joni I would say Esme has been rising steadily for 6 years or so (in my area anyway). I know an awful lot of Esmes 7 years and under.

Umm, my friend named her DD Esme in 2009, and she was the only one I knew until this year! ..I know of 5 now!

I'm interested to see Elodie on this list.I know a 6 year old Elodie, chosen by her French parent, and it really stands out, and I now have a newborn neice called Elodie and people still seem to be thrown by it and need it repeated.

Interested to see Felix mentioned on here a few times. It's currently top of my list for DS2 due very soon but was worried it might be a bit too out there. I've got a super unusual name and I have always loved it but I think it's a bit more difficult for boys to carry off unusual names than girls [outrageous generalisation emoticon]. If it is on the way up then I feel much happier about it!

Richard IS a royal name - there have been 3 English kings called Richard, plus the current Duke of Gloucester is a Richard.

Not seen DD1 or DD3 names mentioned and only DD2's nickname so I think we have escaped being 'trendy'.

I think A names like Amaya, Amariah, Anais will become popular for girls as will names like Seth, Caleb, Sebastian for boys.

But I could well be wrong

I agree with Hester about Oisin (pronounced Usheen / Osheen )and other more unusual celtic / Irish names like Caoimhe. They aren't particularly unusual names in Ireland (Oisin seemed to be really popular when we went on holiday to Cork a couple of years ago) , but not so common in England. I love the name Oisin, it was top of my list of boys names, but H wasn't so keen....

Orla / Orlaith already seems to appear on lots of 'names I like' lists

Not sure for boys but I know two Nancy's under one year old.

I am pregnant and my soon to be little girl will be called Isolde and Issy for short. I absolutely love that name and thought it was unusual until I heard it twice last week!

Never heard of Isolde, how do you pronounce it?
Nancy I love but know a few.
My 2 year old ds's name not on here !
Know a few Katie, Arthur, Isla, Eliza, Billy

Delilah, Esme, Emilia, Martha

Seth, Herbie, Archie

Both my potential boys names mentioned here, Red and Teddy.
I predict Mad Men inspired names for girls like Betsy and Joanie. There's about 10 Finns at ds's nursery. I think Jean is cooler when it's a boys name, a la Gene Symonds or Gene Wilder

"I think MamaLazarou has a point, as those with grandparents/parents with the plainer names become more frail, they will want to commemorate them by naming their offspring with those names. They have the advantage of sounding unpretentious (perhaps a little too safe for now) and are consciously non-aspirant which may merge well with forthcoming times of austerity."

'Consciously non-aspirant' was what we were going for. We have a John, a David and a Mary. I'm hoping Mary doesn't become too trendy, but tbh even if it does, we love it (as we do her brothers' names) and at least we're ahead of the curve....

Lots of young Iseults in Ireland. I like it but prefer Isolde, so I can see that because much more popular very soon.

Are they actually the same name? I should know that.

Clearly I am ahead of the game. I have a DD with probably the most metioned name on this thread.

My predictions;

Joan
Dorothy
Audrey
Mary
Jane
Verity

John
Andrew
Spencer
Mark
Paul

Oh and I can assure you that Esme is certainly not an Ella analogue name! Those names would not have got on our list!

Appely...

So esme is really popular! Is it after Twilight thing?? I don't know never seen or read the books anyway I think it's a beautiful name...

It might be the Twilight thing. I have never seen it myself so no idea. My Esme is 10 though so like to think I was ahead of the trend!

Esme has appeal as it is sort of old-ladyish and also you've got the literary reference with Salinger's "For Esme, With Love and Squalor" . It's a bit unusual but not hard to spell or pronounce, it starts with a vowel (that's been big lately, all the Alex/Ethan/Emma/Olivers around). And then there's Twilight...I predict the same will happen with Emmett. Damn Twilight! I loved Emmett before, and now I feel like if I ever use it everyone will be all "Like Emmett Cullen?"

I really wanted to call my son Auther or Seth I love these names, hubby was really against it though cause they were old names but I love the name we have 'Jake' he's 4 now. I am going to have lots of chickens and ducks when I retire and give them all the names I wanted for my kids :/

I saw Esme cropping up a lot on here before Twilight took off; I think Stephenie Meyer just (subconsciously?) picked up on an existing naming trend. I've still never met a small Esme in real life, though.

Agree with above re Stephenie Meyer - I remember thinking Esme would be a good baby name about 10 years ago, long before seriously contemplating having kids so it was clearly in the air, maybe just a sound that appeals to my generation
. Also think that Myleene Klass picked up on existing trend with Ava, although have heard loads of people lamenting that Ava became popular 'after Myleene Klass used it.'