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Baby Names — Ollie and Florence Rising Fast
Emily and Jacob might hold the number one baby name spot in America, but in the UK it’s Florence and Ollie that are quickly rising in popularity among new parents.
If you’re looking for a little baby name inspiration, look no further than Babynames.co.uk and their list of the UK’s fastest rising baby names. Inspired by our own list of the top baby names of 2010 so far, the website’s editors did a little research to discover what names are climbing fast up the list in the UK.
Here’s how they did it:
Well, we’re constantly recording what people are searching for at BabyNames.co.uk (anonymously, of course!). This helps us generate unique insights into prospective parents’ baby name trends. For this report, we compared the popularity of names entered into our search engine – Jan-Jun 2010 versus the same period in 2009. We did this by calculating the percentage increase in demand for each name.
And here are the top 10 results:
Girls:
- Florence
- Lucie
- Lacey
- Esme
- Elena
- Lucia
- Beatrice
- Violet
- India
- Frankie
Boys:
- Ollie
- Jenson
- Eli
- Jesse
- Cole
- Jude
- Jacob
- Leighton
- Alistair
- Oliver
These names aren’t just popular in the UK, many are starting to show up in the U.S. as well — we know two Frankie’s, a Cole, an Elena, and several Lucias. Do you see any of your favorites on the list?
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[...] name Florence is climbing the charts in the UK! According to a UK trend report, supplied via Strollerderby, the top girls names so far in 2010 are: Florence, Lucie, Lacey, Esme, Elena, Lucia, Beatrice, [...]
Florence Trending as Number One UK Name | Being Pregnant commented on Jul 23 10 at 12:23 pmLindsay commented on Jul 22 10 at 9:22 amWe named our daughter Beatrice! It’s such a beautiful name!
bob commented on Jul 22 10 at 10:17 amMy kid’s name is much more popular in the UK, too, than it is here. I’m drawn to names like this because too many boy’s names in the US end in “n” (which connects clumsily with my last name) and/or are too old-testament for me. That’s less the case with these. Plus, their easy to spell, easy to pronounce, and they have personality.
Sure, they sound a geriatric note to some, but I’ve found that the folks who react most negatively are already at retirement age themselves, much too old to be my kid’s teacher or boss. Their opinions probably won’t influence his life at all, so bugger ‘em.
Snarky Mama commented on Jul 22 10 at 1:05 pmI know 2 Beatrices. Coles are everywhere, and Jacob’s always been around. I wanted a Jesse, but DH did not. One of our kid’s names is on the list, though, and I’ve been hearing it more around here: Eli.
ann05 commented on Jul 22 10 at 6:39 pmI hope we don’t die. Small one’s godparents live there and his name would be number 1.
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