It may seem a good idea at first, but remember it’s ultimately your decision. Think about whether to involve others in your decision-making.Make sure the name works for life – it may be a really cute name for a baby, but as a professional will your child thank you for your choice?.Sam and Ella are great names but when put together they don’t sound quite so appealing! Think about whether the name goes with those of any other children you have.Say your chosen name out loud and make sure your child isn’t going to have to constantly tell people how to pronounce it – or spell it for that matter.Work out what your baby’s initials will be and check these don’t spell out anything embarrassing.Think about possible nicknames and check these also work well with your surname.There aren’t any official rules on naming babies in England and Wales, aside from using a series of letters and avoiding anything that could be offensive, but there’s plenty of practical advice to be found: 17 boys and 15 girls were simply named ‘Baby’, whilst 36 girls were named ‘Star’, nine ‘Hero’ and five ‘Sunshine.’ There were 14 boys named ‘Ocean’, four ‘Victory’ and three ‘Rain.’ The annual lists are compiled from birth certificate date which showed there were 697,852 live births in England and Wales in 2015 and of them over 27,000 different boys’ names and 35,000 different girls’ names were registered.ĥ2% of all boys born last year were called one of the top 100 names, compared to 43% of girls, but there were some more unusual choices. Aria had the biggest rise, whilst Katie showed the largest fall since 2014, going down 22 places to number 99. These replaced Lydia, Faith, Mollie, Brooke, Isabel and Amy. Six names made it into the top 100 list for girls: Penelope, Mila, Clara, Arabella, Maddison and Aria. Whilst Kian had the largest fall in popularity, going down 44 places to 98. Jaxon was the highest climber, going up 35 places to number 80 in the list. These replaced Owen, Robert, Joey and Finlay which were all in the top 100 in 2014. In London, Muhammad was the name most given to boys, but Amelia was still the top choice for girls.Įlla re-entered the top 10 for girls this year – it was last there in 2007 and Noah made it into the top 10 for boys for the first time, replacing James.įour names broke into the top 100 for boys: Jaxon, Roman, Reggie and Carter. Oliver was closely followed by Jack, Harry and George in the boys’ list and Olivia, Emily and Isla took the top spots behind Amelia for girls. Oliver has been the most popular name for boys since 2013, while Amelia has held the top spot for girls since 2011.ĭata released by the Office of National Statistics shows 6,941 boys were named Oliver last year, while 5,158 girls were called Amelia. Oliver and Amelia were the most popular names given to babies in England and Wales in 2015.
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