most over-popular names of 2012 and 2013

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I do not mean this in a bad way but anyone hear the same names over and over and over the last couple of years?

Mines are:

Jayden - had 8 clients so far this year with that name
Ellie
Eva
Imogen
George
Girl names ending in Lee, Lea, Leigh

Absolutely love Jayden( not because of Britney Spears son, promise!)
Lexi, Zahara etc

But those of you saying people should check top ten first - why? They are popular because people like them!

Girls: Ava, Ella, Lola, Lila, Lily, Ruby etc etc

Boys: Lucas, Thomas, Jack, Leo, Charlie, Oscar, Noah

Girls names seem to be more varied and unusual: we have an Autumn, Willow, Swan and Skye in some of our groups

I think those names are beautiful. When I was PG with DS3 (13) I really loved Willow for a girl. I also like Lark, Linnet, Plum, Robin, Wren and Eden for girls.

I have a cousin called Jaden, named after will smiths son.
In my area and my froends kids,lots of Ava's , Lilly's Hellas etc and for boys Noah, Luke Aaron.
Unusual names Luna and Kane. My DS in Nathan and my partner bought a baby book to help choose the name!

i named my ds Brody. we didnt know any other brodys but since naming him have heard it a few times plus a couple of my friends said they had Brody as a potential name for their child.

sleepywombat - I am just inquisitive to know where you are from as u say its a popular name near you. I believe its a scottish name

i know of 4 evie-rose's

Can't move for Harrys and Isabellas round our way. Also Ella/Evie and lots of other girls' names beginning with E.

I know 3 Jaydens (girls). Out of 5 girls born very recently, 3 of them are Jessica (the parents don't know each other). I know 2 new Astrids as well.

My children have top 10/20 names, it never bothered me. As another poster said I was never going to change my choice because other people were using it and as it works out they are the only ones in their school year (one is 7 and the other is 5 and just started school) Both their names have been mentioned several times here

Dd3 has a name which is liked on MN but more popular where I live than my other 2 daughters.

My dd's name is on here loads. I'm because when I called her it it was quite rare and I got lots of comments on how old fashioned it was!

Ah well hopefully there won't be many in her year, they will all be younger than her.

Evie/Eve/Ava
Alfie
Archie
Charlie
Oliver
Thomas
Poppy
Isabelle
Lucy
Amelia
Lola
Jack
Harry

Out of babies I know, it's been

Girls: Ella, Lola, Amy, Emily.

Boys: Oscar (by a mile), Lachlan/Lauchlan, Oliver/Olly.

Is Finlay that popular now? My DS is 5 and I dont know anymore in our town, certainly none at his school.

Near me, the most popular under five names tend to be:

Ruby
Grace
Amelia
Eva/Ava/Evie

Harry
Oliver
Riley
Jack
Thomas
George

Oliver, Toby, Finley or Finn

Ellie, Evie, Jasmine, Poppy

Another name which is lovely but gaining in popularity very quickly is Betsy

Isabelle
Lily
Sophia/Sophie
Olivia
Maisie

Harry
Oliver
Joshua
Jack
Thomas
Jacob

We live in Suffolk and the most over-popular names are: Bradley, Ella, Evie, Eva, Finlay, Freya, Isabella, Jasmine, Oscar

Oh, and Henry

Chloe
Isabel/belle

Harry
Jamie
Hugo

My Evie is the only one I know though! I knew it was top 10, but we both loved it and would not have been happy with anything else.

Harry, Ethan, Jacob, Olivia, Lily, Eva all seem big in Norfolk.

Sophie
Amelie/Amelia

Sam

Isla
Darcey
Matilda
Esme
Florence
Evie/Eva/Ava
Imogen
Lily
Daisy
Poppy
Iris

Reuben
Jayden
Elijah
Zach
Theo
Isaac
Oscar
Alfie/Archie
Arthur
Teddy

I have an Evie and a Jack.

I love Evie's name, Jack would have been a Jude if I had my own way.

Evie isn't as popular in my area as it is elsewhere it seems. Well, it wasn't four years ago.

Boys

Jack
Alfie
Oscar
Harry

Girls

Lilly
Bella
Isabella