PICKING the perfect name for your little one isn’t always easy, especially if you want something unique.
But even if certain baby names are really popular right now, that doesn’t mean that will always be the case.
This comes as the new list of the top 100 baby names for boys and girls has been unveiled by Babycentre, and some previously popular monikers have tumbled out of the top 100.
Long time favourites Olivia and Muhammed held on to the top spots as Lily rose to third place, followed by Isla in fourth and Ava in fifth for girls.
However, parents are now shunning once popular names, with monikers that once placed highly on the list falling almost out of existence.
Amelie fell 12 places since last year and now ranks at 94, and Lucy is now ranked at 95, falling down 11 positions.
Meanwhile, Nova and Lilly have both left top 100 altogether.
For the boys, Jason has suffered a dramatic fall – slipping entirely out of the top 100 after years of being a classic mainstay.
It’s a similar story for boys, as Jaxton also fell to 64 on the list and Austin now ranks at just 91.
But it’s not just the names falling in popularity that are particularly note worthy.
A new trend has been spotted as almost half of the top 100 girls names followed a trend, with 46 our of 100 ending in an “a”.
And although Lily has become popular among parents-to-be, the double L spelling, Lilly, has seen a drastic drop after positioning in the mid-90s in 2023.
Other popular names for girls include Grace, which climbed up to sixth place, as Sophia took seventh, followed by Freya and Ivy.
Margot and Gabriella also debuted on the list, marking the trend of classic names for girls.
For boys, a new trend is short and long versions of names, for example, Theodore, Theo and Teddy.
Noah just missed out on the top spot this year, and Oliver now ranks fifth as Arthur and George takes sixth and seventh place.
American-inspired are also an upcoming trend for new parents, with names like Hunter, Hudson, Mason, Harrison and Logan becoming firm favourites.
The UK has no law restricting names, but names that contain obscenities, numerals, misleading titles, or are impossible to pronounce are likely to be rejected when registering a child.
CHLOE Morgan, a Senior Writer at Fabulous, has revealed her dilemma on choosing a baby name...
At 35 weeks pregnant, by far the trickiest part of pregnancy for me in the past few months (minus the insomnia and countless night-time wee breaks!) has been trying to decide on a baby name.
The dilemmas are endless…
My partner and I went for a private scan to find out the gender as early as we could – partly due to the fact we thought it would make baby naming so much easier because we’d only have to come up with a list of names for one gender rather than two.
How wrong we were…
I was absolutely thrilled to be told I was expecting the baby girl I’d already dreamed of, but being one of the last of my friends to fall pregnant, I’ve had countless conversations over the years with excited pals discussing their top baby names…something which I wish I could go back in time and un-hear.
With each friend mentioning at least 10 possible monikers, I can’t help but feel like several are now a no-go even though I know it’s something that none of them would mind in the slightest – it’s a total me problem!
The debate comes up time and time again on social media forums – can you choose the same name that was a “potential” for a friend’s baby?
It’s a very divisive topic and opinions are always mixed…and I don’t want to be THAT person.
While some will argue there’s thousands of other names out there to choose from, others will say you need to choose YOUR favourite…after all, there’s no guarantee that person will even have another baby.
Then there’s also the issue of finding a name you adore…only to research it online and read one negative comment amongst hundreds of positives that you just can’t shake off.
I made that very mistake when I fell in love with a certain name (I won’t reveal it because I don’t want to ruin it for others!) …only to see someone point out that it constantly gets autocorrected on a phone to something rather rude instead.
So, back to the drawing board we went..
Just five weeks to go and it looks like our little one is going to be known as ‘baby gal’ for a little while longer!
