ONS 2015 baby names - predictions

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The ONS data will be released later than usual this year, on 2 September.

Any predictions? Big rises or falls?

Madelyne this is so interesting

Better than summer winter

DS' name continues to fall. Now at 888th which I find a very pleasing number

Subtitles number? My sons name (Edward) has rose.

Oh , I hadn't thought of that. Thanks Squoosh and Butterfly - how insensitive of me.

Had to look up what you meant butterfly as didn't know that about subtitles. I just liked the symmetry of it

Thank you Herroyalfattyness, great link. I am not in the UK and have one DS (born 2000) with no more than a dozen or so named each year (at peak) and a second, born 2005, whose name has suddenly hit 74th and climbing fast. All I ever wanted was: easy to say, easy to spell and not a million or two in the same year at school. Interesting stuff

Forgive me for being a bit dim, but what sort of sad reasons lead to a baby being registered as "Baby"?

I imagine it's often where the baby has passed away shortly after being born, and for personal reasons the parents would rather not register a name.

Yeah I'm guessing most will be deaths just after birth

Really surprised that Henry didn't make the top 10. We can't move for Henrys around here.

Nightandthelight... I'm showing my age.

Not come across a Henry either here.

My childrens perfectly gorgeous classical names are not figured which pleases me :) my sons middle name has crept in though.

Interesting article on the Guardian today about baby name regrets: www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2016/sep/02/baby-name-regrets-naming-child-parents

I like that article... Just fell in love with name Rafferty too

A friend of mine has a 4 month old called Rafferty, I love it too!

Surprised that my DD's name is still top 10. She's 23 now. DS' name has dropped down to the mid twenties though.

Puppy is in at no 17.

Oh of course. I hadn't considered neonatal deaths at all.

Mohammed at number 1? That would be zeitgeist for the UK, wouldn't it? I can't imagine it will be in the number 1 spot in the USA. I think George and Charlie will be up there, along with Will and Harry. For girls, setting aside those weird (and wonderful?) made up names/spellings some parents go in for - flower names are perennially popular (pardon the pun) - Iris, Violet, Lily, Rose. Hey - we may even see some Hyacinths, Lavenders and Fuchsias! Number one - probably Charlotte.

Jules, the data is now out.

Austin Powers never put me off the name..liked it..but mainly because my Dad had an Austin healy car lol and I just liked it as a name

I am surprised that Iris remains outside the top 100 (albeit only just); I had thought it would leap in as Clara did. I am considering Clara for my DD, due in 3 months, but it does seem to be becoming very popular very fast. I'm not sure how much that bothers me to be honest.

Also thought that Edith/Edie would both be higher up.

My Oliver is 28 this year. You rarely heard it back then. Am a bit miffed it became so popular.