Calling all Londoners

[Florentinasmiles]

Hey,

Just a question to Londoners... what baby names have you across recently?

I’m in london but don’t really know what’s popular here...as it seems a bit of a mixed bag.

Thanks in advance

Where I live there are lots of Finley, Sophia, Mia. Nothing else sticks out off the top of my head. Maybe also Isabelle/ella and Charlie.

Endless Lilys, Rubys, Gracies and Scarletts. As far as the eye can see. Quite a lot of Amys too.

Anything goes

You can’t move for Arlos round here. Camilla seems quite popular too. I’m guessing it varies hugely from neighbourhood to neighbourhood though.

Anything and everything ! I’m in south east London and hear unique ones every day, it’s quite lovely. There are quite a few 3 year old Noahs though !

There’s a real mix. I’d say people go for more “out there” names in London.

Wren must be more popular in London than names like Emma or John, I’d have thought.

It’s like a breath of fresh air to me when I hear someone called “Christopher” or “peter” or “Sophie”. Lovely classic normal names

I like unusual names too of course. There’s just so many unusual names that it’s actually the classic names that stand out and that I remember

Surprised about Camilla! Though it is a beautiful name. Agree about Noah though!
I agree it may be borough specific.

Noticed quite a few Romans, Arlo and Rudy/Rudi actually. Randomly

Arlo, Jago, Milo, Beatrix, Marnie
Plus a lot of Ella, Eva and Evies
NW London

There's three Wrens in my sons nursery room (one girl, two boys). That's in East London

Isabella/Isabelle/Bella

Agree that anything goes!

Londoners are pretty open minded imo.

Alto, Ava, Finlay are common in SE London

Toddlers rather than babies.
Huge number of boys with 'aa' names- izaan, ayaan, rayaan..
Lots of toddler emmeline, evangeline, Albert, Stanley, violets.
Always lots of darcie, Mia, archie, Alfie, Charlie, ivy, evie type names.

Alfie, Archie, Bella, Finley

The ons stats have the top names for London split out

Isaac and Amelia are ones I hear often

North London, lots of Sebastian, Noah, Hugo for boys and girls are Isabella, Juno and Camilla.

There seem to be a greater number of names in general. Have come across some fairly unusual ones. This I guess also influenced by the fact it's such an international city.

For general trends I have heard lots of Ada and Arlo, granny/grandad chic names and names ending in ie/y sounds.

Margot
Ava
Evie
Esme
Rudy
Reuben
Finn

Wren/Ren
Ray
Sunni
Ivy
Olive
Kit
Tom
Slyvie/a
Nina
Roman
Jago
Max
Charlie

Ivy. Isabel. Sophia. Amelie.
Daniel. Finlay. Oscar.

Sienna, Margot, Albert, Felix

We know toddlers called Florence, Sienna, Quentin, Oscar, Reuben.

A couple of Adas - oh and Olivias