Trendy names in London at the moment

[Firebird83]

This is one for the London MNers. Just curious - what are the current hipster / trendy baby names doing the rounds in London? You know, the ones you hear shouted across the playgrounds of Hackney and Stoke Newington.

I live in Devon, so it’ll probably be a few years before those names make their way down here 😅

Rafferty is one I hear quite a lot. I quite like it tbh

Arlo and Lyla.

I feel like those are St Albans rather than Stokey!

(I'm London but not trendy)

Idris
Alba
Mala
Elspeth
Gio
Luca (still!)

I’m very close to Stoke Newington and my DC is at primary school. I don’t think the names are as out there as you’re imagining though! It’s usually just Harry, Bobby, Ivy, Iris, Aurora. Rafe is still popular too. There are a few more out there names but they seem to be the exception.

Thanks! So they’re not that different to here then. Lots of Arlos and Lucas and DD has a Rafferty in her nursery class.

Lots of baby boys and girls called Remi in the last few years

Ottilie, Francis, Iris, Gilbert, Virgil, Etta, Cleo, Verity, Ruari, Cecily, Albert, Stella, Louis, Otis. I'm in zone 2/3

Gilbert! I was wondering if that would make a comeback.

Outside of Virgil and Gilbert, these (as well as the Lyla, Remi and Arlo mentioned before) these are all very normal in my very pedestrian middle England town.

I wonder if it's a sign that the real hipsters can no longer afford London anymore!

Two baby Noras and two Margots here in W London. But also very ethnically diverse so lots of Islamic/Polish/Indian etc names that will never make a chart.

We’re in London and know under 5s called
Ottilie
Romy
Beatrice
Otto
Quentin
Christopher

R names: Ralph Rafferty Remus Robin
Strong names: Balthazar Hector Max Magnus