Latest Baby Name Lists

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The latest baby name lists have been published today with a summary on BBC and the details are on Govt statistics . Have fun choosing names!

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Ooops my dd's name is fast approaching the top 20 (never mind, I still love it)

And the name I have selected for my yet to arrive son (due April) is 89th!

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DD's name has been in or near Top 20 for past 5 years, although spelt differently. It is for this year on top 90 too spelt the ay we have chosen - not noticed that before. Never mind though. I don't actually know many at all and I love her name anyway.

Our boy's choice (if DD had been a boy) is in Top 10 too.

I love finding out how people chose names for their children.

Mine was chosen by a woman in my mum's workplace as my mum couldn't make up her mind and asked all her friends to put suggestions into a box! Cheers for that.

I have been asked why we chose an Irish name, not in the top 100 at all for one twin ds and one, which is at no20 but is more popular up here, for another. I believe the quote was, "Why pick such a lovely and unusual name and then such a plain boring one!"

Well, the Irish name was DH's choice, he heard it, liked it and it means "Champion" and was the name of an Irish King. The "plain boring one" was the name of a favourite uncle of my Dads, as he wouldn't let us use his name, Robert.

For girls I like Freya but also Mercedes, even with its car connection, as it makes me think of Spain and as I look Spanish anyway, chances are a future daughter would.

I am going to shut up now!

Yey! Ds' name has dropped one place. Perhaps I'm not so common as I thought I was...

I see Arthur's not there then! (or Sherlock for that matter)

If they added up Mohammad, Muhammad and Mohammed, I wonder where that would come?

I thought that was interesting too Janh. Pleased to see that new dd's name isn't even in the top 100! Bet it will be in a couple of years though.

dinosaur, last I heard she was calling him gonzo - it'll stick if she's not careful!

NB that's not his name - just what they're calling him!!!

I assumed Muppets...hey! She could call him Kermit! (Perfectly normal name in America!)

Always knew ds1 was William but this one..... I loved Alfie but don't watch Eastenders so was upset when told it was common! I would like something traditional but nice that they can live with all their life. Liked Archie but dh had dog called Archie and his x has called hers my 2 other faves!

I've got the name of my next baby firmly in my head but as i'm single and not pregnant its a bit pontless

Arghhh.. Can't believe it.. after a lot of umming and erring called my dd (now 11 weeks) by an obscure welsh name - everyone we meet says "?" when they hear it...... it's in the top 100 for this year!

Ah, but can you get a mug with it on? That's the sign that your child's name has truly arrived. My daughter's hovers in the bottom 50, that'll do for now.

There are some lovely names in there though, can't be put off name just because it's popular.

tinker, i agree there are some wonderful classic, classless names which are understandably popular. why neglect them because of a self-conscious striving for originality? anyway, the "original" names seem to get popular - how many olivias and ellas were there a few years ago?

Don't mind popularity, although didn't want my child to be known by her first name plus initial (lots of Molly A and Molly B, Jack C and Jack D etc at ds's nursery). It's just that having chosen a name because we liked it, and having lots of stick from people because they haven't heard of it, I've now found out it's not that uncommon - see what I mean?

Neither of my DD's names are on that list!

Phew mine isn't either!

Ah, but your nearly is though CD It's a bit misleading because they list separate spellings - surely Hollie and Holly are the same name as are Cate/Catie/Kate/Katie surely.