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.

Old lady & old man names are starting to be heard of a bit, but not on any huge scale.

We may be a bit far from London for that .

Girls-Eva, Ava, Lily, loads of Amy's & Aimee's, Isla & Emily

In Scotland and these seem to be the ones I hear most often.

Girls:
Emily
Isla
Olivia

Boys:
Jack
Noah

Girls:

1. Emilia/Amelia/Amelie
2. Isabella/Isabel
3. Eva/Ava
4. Georgia/Georgina/Georgiana
5. Imogen
6. Ruby
7. Mia
8. Amy/Aimee/Ami
9. Alice

10. Eleanor/Ellie/Ella

Boys:

1. Oliver/Ollie
2. Thomas
3. William/Will
4. Matthew
5. Frederick/Freddie/Fred
6. Jack
7. Alexander/Alex
8. Samuel/Samson/Sam
9. James/Jamie

10. Sebastian/Bastien/Bastyan

My dd has a name on many of these lists as being popular for under 5's but with a different but still classic spelling, based on my fathers nationality. She's 10 and the only one we knew until 4 were born in our circle 3 years later. It wasn't even in the top 50 names the year she was born, it just took off a few years later. You really can't tell what will happen, you've just hot to go with a name and hope for the best.

Girls:
Ava/Evie/Eva/Eve etc
Isabel/Isabella and variations
Sophie/Sophia/Sofia
Beatrice, in middle class London
Isla

Boys:
Oscar
Harry
Ted/Teddy

Oh and Lily!

Northwest

Archie
Charlie
Sammy
Freddie
Harry
Henry

Isla
Emily
Ava, Eva
Sophie, Sophia
Lily