ONS 2018 predictions

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Due out in Sept/ Oct.
My 2018 baby is now 1 and a half and I'd love to know where her name comes.
So top predictions.
I'm going with Freya for a girl.
Boys... Harry/ Enzo/ Theo.

Elodie not Eloise, thank you auticorrect

Think Isabella and Isabelle might take over the Olivia and Amelia as number one/two. I know a lot of them!!
Have heard Aubrey for a girl several times. Luna and Willow also

Arlo will have shot up I think and Eli type names

I think Aria will have gone up a lot and possibly Margot

I have a 2018 baby, the name is always mentioned on here.

STFU MN

I am happy for my kids' names to be mentioned here. A popular name is a liked name.
Yes to Wren too.

Summer Ezra Wyatt are all quite popular near me

Still coming across baby Olivia's and Amelia's so think they will remain top two names for girls.
Think Freya will rise again from last year
Also Penny/Penelope and Evie

Keep coming across baby Logan's for boys, not sure where that is in the chart at the minute but if my area is anything to go by think that will rise too.

Oh yes, Logan!

According to this article 90s names are falling out of fashion quickly whereas retro names like Arthur, Quentin and Beryl are rising in popularity.

www.heart.co.uk/lifestyle/parenting/traditional-baby-names-dying-out-uk/

All the L names are mega popular:
Leo
Lola
Luna
Layla
Lila
Lacey

George
Harry
Theo
Charlotte
Rose

A lot of the older names for girls. Betty, Mabel, Dotty, Elizabeth etc

Old names are definitely rising in popularity again

Arthur
Alfred
Quentin
Wilfred
Frederick

Dorothy
Mabel
Margot
Beryl
Florence

I know three little Aria's born in 2018. I think this might be a riser.

Also know lots of Oscar's, but this has been popular for a while.

For anyone interested, the 2018 stats are due to be released on 29 August so not long now. I don’t know why but I’ve always been fascinated by baby names so I’m a right geek and love studying the data when it comes out.

My prediction is an increase in boys names ending in “o”- Arlo, Theo, Milo, etc. Girls seems a bit more varied but I see quite a lot of flower/nature names like Ivy so I think that will climb.

I agree with @sew3stitch re the O trend. I think that will apply to girls as well. Heard a lot of Ottilies and I think that will jump up.

Penelope / Penny will definitely rise. It seems to be everywhere. I'm also coming across more children called Arwen, Theo and Elijah.

Violet
Penelope
Margot
Emmeline

Arlo & Lola

Also expect Olivia & Amelia and Harry & Oliver to be just as popular as the last few years.

I think Louis may rise slightly.

Old Testament boys’ names and ‘granny-chic’ girls’ names will continue to rise.

I predict that Megan and Liam will drop out of the top 100 for girls and boys respectively.

A rise in Ted, Teddy and any longer birth certificate version eg. Edgar/Edward/Theodore. Almost every newborn boy I know in 2018 and 2019 was called Teddy.

Never understand why it takes so long for these to come out
I was thinking about this. I guess people have until mid Feb to register babies born right at the end of the year. And you’d probably want to leave until March for people who register late. But the surely most of the tabling is straight forward and done automatically. The analysis taking a few weeks max?
When you register does it all go onto a national system I wonder or do councils have to send in records which I suppose would delay things.

Yes Teddy is everywhere. It’s like Evie though, you have to add up Evie, Evelyn, Evangeline so it doesn’t appear quite as popular as it in fact is.

Noah. Surprised no one has mentioned this so far