The next big thing...?

[MamaLazarou]

I'd be interested to hear your predictions for popular baby names of 2010.

I think Esme and Amelie could go top 20.

Boys - the old testament names will get even more popular so more Isaacs, Noahs, Jonahs, Calebs etc.

Also Ludovic will become a new trendy choice, not popular but not unheard any more. I've know of 2 born this year and Ben Fogle had a son called this.

Oooh Ludovic - maybe - I like that alot!

I think the longer names for girls will see a huge rise - Penelope especially, also Arabella, Margaret and Elizabeth (more than it is already).
Although judging from the babies born at work it will be more Rubies, Molly's, Finley's and Felix's.

I also think Sylvie will see a big rise as an alternative to Sophie.

I think Isla will continue to soar, then drop out of favour in a few years - there have been no less than 15 in the last 4 months or so at work.

Haha Ponymum...I just caught on!

Whew! I'm glad someone got it!

AIBU to be a teensy bit annoyed that the timeless, classic names we chose for DD have now both been mentioned on this thread as the next big thing? I mean, surely the whole reason for choosing timeless, non-trendy names is to avoid trends!

Depends upon which names celebrities start to use. Also an unpopular name today when used by someone will start to sound more "acceptable" and others will subconsciuosly think hey I like that unusual name and choose it themselves and then hey presto it will become popular.
As a wild guess I will go for:
Felix
Bono
Avril
April
Chianti (heard that this week)
Troy
and Jack!

I'm hoping Alfie soon dissapears, 4 people i know now have an Alfie!

It seems Eva, Ava, Evie will remain hugley popular.

Our son is now 10 months and it seems his name is a real eyebrow raiser (Gabriel) - but i love it all the more for that fact alone.

Hoping to TTC this year and looking for something unpopular again

I agree with lockets - we know of 3 Gabriels - lovely lovely name though

Girls: Old lady chic- Iris, Ivy, Elsie, Florence, Kitty, Violet, Sylvie

Boys: Theo, Felix plus less well used names such as Noah and Eli, Zachary (Zac)

Gabriel isn't that unusual- I think it's in the top 100 now. It's a v nice name though

lovely news lockets although I hope it doesn't get too common in case DH ever relents and lets me have no 4

shall try, shall try!

Nearly every baby girl I meet at the moment seems to be called Maya or Mya.

Ponymum, I reckon the only way to avoid inadvertently hitting a trend is to choose a name that is always popular - it can never be the latest fashion, because there are always so many of them (thinking Benjamin, Thomas, Elizabeth, Catherine & variants etc).

we choose one of the most popular girls names for DD1 - we know no other. when we had DD2 and choose her name because we loved it, we thought it had the added bonus of not being overly popular either - its now the fastest growing girls name this year and we know another 2 in the neighbouring villages you're damned if you do and you're damned if you don't!

fortunately we love all 3 girls names regardless of popularity!

I think old-lady chic is the way girls names are going to go too especially : Elsie, Ivy, Florence, Sylvia

Not too sure about the boys but I think it will continue along the lines of Archie, Alfie, Freddie, Theo etc

I think Xavier will be the new Isaac.
Jack, though a great must surely be exhausted as a name now.
Violet,Vivienne and Velvet are the new Ella's, Isabella's and Mia/Maya's.

All gorgeous names.

I know three Robins under 3 months (none were Christmas babies) and have recently come across 2 Ezras. I don't seem to know any girl babies!

Apart from the usual suspects, some girls names I'm beginning to hear more and more are: Edie, Anna, Naomi, Clementine, Mabel.

Boys: There are so many Harrys and Oscars around here! both good names though.

I would welcome a move on from Olivia, Grsace, Isabella and any Eve/Ella derivative. Oh and Grace. Too many stop now!

Florence, Iris,

Seth, Isaac, Noah, Gabriel

Dammit - Isaac is getting really popular? Really? Am due in June and was defo going to call it that if he was a boy... bugger.

I have a good back up though.

18 month old - popular list...duplicates in our nursery group:

loads of...
Harry & William
Sophie
Isabelle/Isabella/Isobel
Annabelle/Annabella
Jessica

duplicate:
Ava
Isla
Ch loe
Noah
Reuben
Isaac

Lola and Dexter seem to be climbing in popularity.