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

Oliver
Oscar
Charlie
Henry
Harry
Archie

Poppy
Ava
Eliza
Lily
Lara
Hannah

Loads of Rubys and oscars round here, I do like them both though.

Milly, Sophie, Lucy
Cameron, Oscar, Zack

Rory is currently compulsory around here - I know of 3 babies born so far in 2013 - all of them boys, all called Rory.

Jack very popular

Infact lots of J names, Jack, James, Josh, Jayden.

Girls are mostly called Lily, Sofie or Ruby round here

The latest babies I know of here are called Theo, Lily, Gustav and Lowell.

I like all those names

I do wonder if Jayden will be the equivalent of Kevin circa 1985.

Oh and there was a Tyler (second name Julian - cool!) and a Lucas when I was in hospital the other week.

Every other under-2 girl seems to be called Amelia round here.

nevaeh - i know 2 people called their gils this
harrison - i know 2 people called there boy this
jayden - i know 3 people with jayden as there babys name

Sophie
Joseph (great name)
Amelia (love it why does it have to be so popular?)

I only know 2 Noahs (again its lovely) so it's not over-used afaik

I only know one (adult) Imogen. I'd love this for future daughter of mine but I hear its popular and do not want a common name.

James/ William/ Catherine (Kitty)/ Charlotte/ George / Harry /Beatrice anything 'royal'

Isabelle / Isobel

It's a real challenge finding something nice that isn't going to be the same as everyone else in the class.

Ellie

Isabella

Lacey-Jane

Hannah

Jamesina

Perdita

Adie

Partrick

Harrison

I know a lovely Jayden. No behavioural issues. He's 13 now.

It's not a name I would choose but, then again, I wouldn't choose lots of the really popular names listed on here either. Doesn't make it awful.

Both my DSs' names always appear on 'naughty boys' names' type threads. Especially DS2's name (which seems to be the quintessentially 'naughty' name according to those threads). They're both in the top 100 names too.

I like them. They like them. That's all that matters.

I guess all the top 10 names are likely to be most widely heard.

We've got lots of:
Lily/Evie/Ellie/Sophie/Isabella/Amelia/Ella
Jack/Archie/Charlie/Ollie/Harry/Finley/Will/Ben/Tom

Aurelie
Genna
Kylie
Rory
Max
Dean
Carrie
Rochella

Evie/Eva
Ava
Amelia
Belle
Oscar
Finlay
Rory
Max

Ronan (three in DS's crèche class alone)
Owen
Ava/Evie/Ella
Lucy/Lily
James and Jamie, like a billion of them (unfortunately cause I have one of the very, very many! Still my fave name though)

Charlie
Archie
Finn/Flynn/Finley

Emily
Olivia
Eleanor
Mia/Mya
Isabel

Varya - I am intrigued by your most populars... Where are you?

What is most popular depends massively on the circle you are in. DH taught for many years in a predominantly west Indian and African school in East London. There were definite name trends but very different from those on these boards!!! I think that the spread of names is now do great that outside very specific social circles and outside the tip 5 names nationally, nothing's actually that over used!

Both my DC children's names have appeared prominently on these lists. But the interesting thing is that they are aged 31 and 35.

Ellie

I'm in Manchester. Prominent names are;

Jake
Jamie
Charlie
Harry
Oliver
Olly

Evie
Ava
Eva
Mia
Holly
Lexie
All can be accompanied by a Mae or Rae.

I have a DD 14 named Chloe, before it became really popular but I still love the name for her, she is a Chloe IYSWIM.

I also have a DS 7 weeks, named Jude. His middle name is Robert and even if its shortened to JR, I like it

Henry, Edward and George seem to crop up all the time here. I refer to them as Thomas the Tank Engine names