What names do YOU think are popular?

[cheddaraddict]

So, our new arrival is weeks away and I am becoming obsessed with the popularity of the names on our short list... Looking at the latest ONS statistics I'm struck by how it doesn't particularly reflect the names I hear a lot, for example I know no Amelias or Jacks but multiple Irises and Laurences. I imagine it's partially down to geography (I'm in London) but I'd be really interested to know what names you come across a lot among babies/ small children.

Girls
Florence
Darcy
Megan
Charlotte (Lottie)
Elle/Ellie/Ella

Boys
Freddie
Harry
Henry
Charlie
Alfie
Archie

Finn (also know quite a few of these and I don't think it's that high ranking on the popularity charts)

I said 'finn' too, and was thinking the same thing. Though they could be short for Finley, the number I've heard around, which is very popular in the charts.

Darcy/Darcey
Arthur
Ethan
Dylan
Aimee
Lily/Lillie

George. Our toddler group is full of George's. Also Lucas and Oliver.

Lily, Isobel and anything with -Mae on the end of it.

We are in Scotland..

BOYS
Cameron
Jack
Brodie
Oliver
Kyle
Lewis
Ryan
Callum
James

GIRLS
Sophie
Summer
Eilidh
Maia
Emily
Niamh
Lexie

In the South East...

Isabelle / Isabella
Grace
Rosie
Eva
Matilda / Tilly
Sophia
Ella
Amelia

Charlie
George
Henry
Oliver
Freddie

Don't actually know any Isla's, Harry's or Olivia's though that must be a fluke.

Eve, Eva, Evie, Ava

Ethan

I'm in greater London.
3 women at work have called their daughters Evie, Evie and Evelyn.
I've also heard lots of Isla, Olivia, Isabel/la and Bella.
Boys names I hear are more varied, I only know one Oliver and one Jack and one Oscar.

Charlie. On another note, there is a baby Graham at ds' nursery, v unique?

Girls - Florence, Evie/Eva/Evelyn (but rarely see just Eve), Mia/Maya/Maia etc., Emily, Jessica, Poppy, Isla, Isabella/Isabel, Imogen, Amelia

Boys - Harry, Charlie, Alfie, Archie, Teddy, George, Stanley, Riley, Finley

I can't believe Olivia is the number 2 name. I only know one little one. The rest are 20+. Where are they all?!

Jessica, chloe, phoebe, Elsie, Ava, Evie.

Connor, Callum, Harrison, Oliver, jack and tommy.

I have an Amelia (12) and have yet to meet another one.

At work I come across lots of Isla, Lily, Daisy, Poppy and Freddie, Oliver, Harry. An acquaintance recently had an Amelia.

Lily
Poppy
Ruby

Anything-Rose
Anything-Mae/May

Isla
Evie
Ava
Harry
Oliver

I'm in the North West.

Ava. So many Avas.

Ava, Amelia, Isabelle/Isabella, Ellie all very prominent where I'm from (North East).

As for boys, I know several Alexanders, Olivers and Oscars under 2.

Mia
Isla
Olivia
Layla
Evie
Emily
Izzy

Jack
Osian (Wales)
Cai
Owen
Oliver
Harry

Archie

Ava

Harry
Oliver
Sam
Oliver
Ben
Alfie/Archie
Charlie

Florence
Isabel/Isabella
Amelia/Emilia/Emily
Maya/Mia/Maja

Four of my friends (different friend groups) have babies under 2 named Emily.

Isla
Erin
Oliver

Rhys also seems to be making a comeback!

Olivia, Freya, Grace/Gracie, Reece and Eva variants

Popular names where I am , these are babies and children 4 and under in my children's nursery classes or family members...

Jack
Sophia
Scarlet
Jackson
Emily
Eva/Ava
Caleb

Finley/Finlay or Harry for boys! One year i knew 4 people give birth to a finlay/finley! and Harry is constantly popular.
For girls I find there are a lot of Isabel/Isabelle/Isabella etc. Because, like Finley, there are different spellings, its not shown as high on the popularity charts as each spelling is counted differently. so sometimes its wise to look down the whole 100 names and see how many variations of the same name are on there.

BOYS: I cannot move for Jacks and Arrons.

GIRLS: Taking in all the variations, the combined power of Eve, Evie and Evelyn is pretty awesome.
Ditto Sophia/Sofia/Sophie.
And ditto Iso/abel/le/la

Teddy- every single boy, girl and pet dog is named teddy where I am!

I know lots of:

Rafi
Theo
Sam
William
Charlie

Eva
Beatrice
Matilda
Isobel
Molly