The next big thing...?

[MamaLazarou]

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

hocuspontas - I was thinking the same thing when I saw Rhys/ Reece

My husband wants Peter if this baby is a boy, or Robert. Peter is ok Robert I have already said no. I think the most popular names this year will include Isabelle and two pregnant people I know want to use Theo so perhaps that is an up and coming name.

I chose Maggie for our 3rd daughter as I agree that the "old lady chic" names are on the rise. Two other mums i know have chosen Martha, and Nancy. And Rose for middle names have been very popular, i know 5 people including myself thats has chosen it.

Mohammed would be near top if it wasnt spelt so many ways.

Also can see a return to Davids, Peters, Matthews,. Maybe even Brian?

ooooo i havnt seen any isla's mentioned maybe im onto a good 1 if my next is a girl.

Sorry, pinchme: Isla has been mentioned a few times.

"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."

I think Flossie, Dottie and Lottie may gain popularity.
For boys maybe Edward,Edmund,and Edwin.

OOoooh Peter - My 5 yr old is Peter and I love it as there are almost no other boys called Peter. Plenty of 50+ men ;-) I've only ever heard of one other boy called Peter and it was in a toy shop some years ago - a lady said, "Peter" and I thought she was talking to my baby but it was her young son.

I like it as it's a "normal" name (I'm not into flouncy names) but fairly unusual.

So noone else choose it, please

If you do, get used to "Pete" as although I never shorten it, many people do which is annoying, but just the way it goes.

I'm due another in July and am deperately looking for something similarly unusual but normal-sounding.

All three of my DC's names have been mentioned....agghhh!

I got there first though so I am obviously a trendsetter for the first time in my life!

I'm an infant teacher and have come across almost every name mentioned over the last ten years. My friend's stepdaughter called her recent arrival Neveah - it's Heaven spelt backwards

Just checked the 2009 top 100 and my daughter's name is not in it at all - hooray! [sorry I know that's of no interest to anyone but me, emoticon]

I know two Florences and three Isaacs - two Sophias as well.

We have an Eve - had this name picked out for ages. What I hate is that people call her Evie, as it is so popular. It's not her name!

Lilac - I know someone who had a kid in their class called Dkny. No joke.

Get out of town! DKNY? How would you even pronounce that?

i met a dkny pron dinky !

I have Isabella picked out for my first due to be born in June if it's a girl but its semming incresingly popular :-( Is it terrible to share a name with many other people?

i meant 'it's seeming increasingly popular'

"i met a dkny pron dinky !"

That doesn't work. It's hurting my brain.

amelie/amelia/amalia

please please please people stop giving your children these names. i cant keep up wether its an ee ea or an aa. i seriously wonder if one day dd will come home and say "why didnt you call me a... wasnt i good enough"

NotGrownUpEnough - of course it's not bad to have a popular name. As a teacher, I just see that when there are lots of kids with the same name, they end up being called by their first name plus surname initial - like Olivia P. Olivia N Olivia T...etc etc. Some kids don't mind it. Others hate it (especially at ages 5-8 where I teach - because "that's not my name!"). I don't have a common name so I wouldn't know what it's like personally but it's not a bad thing. I just have my reasons for not wanting my child to have a common name.

According to this survey, most of the 'Top' names for 2010 will be much the same as the last few years.

Evie/Ella/Isabella all feature for girls

For boys, Jack/Harry/Alfie at the top of the list

I'm definately in favour of old lady chic as people have put it. My mum is a Margaret & I quite like that, and Maggie as well. (Although that does remind me of the Simpsons)

I always think boys names are a bit harder to be original on without being ridiculous or overly camp sounding.

Well dc3 about to be born and just like the other 2 his name is here too.... argghh

I have a similar experience to dizzycringles - DS1 is Jack - have not yet come across another in any group we've been to. DS2's name isn't in the top 100, and we know 2 others!

Fernie3- my dad is Peter Robert. I love Peter.

My boy is Edgar and I love it. I think you're all right in that 'Eddie' names will make a comeback, but I don't think Edgar will be amongst them. (Or should that be I HOPE it won't be...) I called DD Anabelle and then that got really popular (though I've still never taught one and that is my benchmark for a names popularity.)

I think popular girls names will be Ruby, Evie, Maisie and Verity.

Boys will be surname types like Fraser, Carter, Fletcher etc.