"It takes a little longer for the U.K. [England and Wales] to release their baby name stats, but we finally have a look at what was hot in 2013 across the pond. And to no one’s surprise, George made a huge surge forward, thanks to a certain young fellow born there last year. (It’s now officially top 10.)"
The popularity of a name can vary greatly depending on where you live. For example, Ivy was #72 in the South East in 2012, yet only #145 in the West Midlands. It's national rank that year was #88. The big regional headlines this year mostly lie with the boys. Although...
It's official! The number 1 names in 2013 were Amelia and Oliver. Amelia managed to maintain its #1 spot for the third year running, however Harry was replaced by once again by Oliver. Having been steeply rising for years, Ava and Isla are now in the Top 5 and Oscar,...
Clare's insight:
Well done to Elea on her astute upswing predictions!
Breaking Bad, Game of Thrones, Harry Potter, The Big Bang Theory... which aspects of media culture have had an impact on baby names in England Wales over the last decade? Rachel from the Office of National Statistics contacted earlier this week to let me know of some interesting new research...
Clare's insight:
There will no doubt be lots of journalistic articles about pop culture influencing babies' names in England and Wales, but you're better off reading this.
The Rising Names New Entrants to the Top 10 There was only one new entrant to the Top 10 for the girls this year, with Poppy racing up 6 places to #7, replacing the once-darling of the flow...
A complete list of the Top 100 baby names used by parents in England&Wales in 2013. Names with a star next to them are new entrants. Oh, and welcome back to the top Oliver. 1 AMELIA OLIVER 2 OL...
The 2013 data for England&Wales is due out on the 15th August, thus, I've been looking at the potential contenders for the Top 100. All these names are lurking just behind the 100 mark and most...
Clare's insight:
Will we see Seren, Olly, Alexis, Ronnie, or Lottie up there? Or something else? I agree with Lou, it would be lovely to see Albert rise even more.
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