Baby Names – what’s trending?
Baby names – what’s trending?
The top ten baby names we’re released earlier this month for 2013 – and it’s always exciting to see what has ranked high, any new entries and emerging trends.
With our celebrity culture and their elaborate baby name choices, we have seen a rise in unique baby names in recent years, such as Beau, Darcy and Esme. However these names are pretty traditional as we have now started to see new entries which include Pharrell, Harper and even North West.
Even though these unique and wonderful choices are pushing through, the stats show that we are still a nation of traditionalists. Especially with the new royal arrival last year, George is now coming in at tenth, William is 8th whilst Harry tops them both at 3rd.
Names also come in and out of fashion quite frequently, and we hardly see any real old school names about anymore. Recently at Bounce we photographed a little 3 year old called Nigel, it was fab to see it making a comeback!
A little less ordinary, but lovely was a set of twins we met recently aptly named Summer and Breeze.
However, trends for 2014 have started emerging and it’s not just the celebs and royals that are having an effect. Hipsters are also on the rise, and have started a total new trend to stand out from the crowd with their cool ensemble of hipster type names… Atticus, August, Clementine, lunar and Hudson to name just a few.
Also for 2014, herbs and plants are getting a look in too … how is little Saffron Juniper Smith?
But, best of all is when popular culture such as our fave drama characters start hitting the list, especially when it comes in the form of hit fantasy Game of Thrones. I will definitely be christening my child Daenerys Targaryen.
