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The Cult of Celebrity Baby Names
Add your comment | September 19, 2011 | Filed under: Celebrity babies, General names, Name popularity | Written by: LukeIt is something we have touched on before, and something that no doubt has become a far more common naming technique than ever before, and that is the cult of celebrity. How many of us have watched the news, flicked through a magazine, or surfed the net, only to find a million and one articles [...]
So my baby name is weird? I’m unique!
Add your comment | September 13, 2011 | Filed under: Celebrity babies, General names, Name popularity | Written by: LukeOver the past few years we have seen a huge rise in the culture of naming your child something unique. We have seen the rise of baby names such as Harper, Apple, Buddy Bear and various other names that at the start of the millennium would have been ridiculed. So what has changed in society [...]
O’s Reign Supreme In The UK Baby Rankings
Add your comment | August 11, 2011 | Filed under: General names, Name popularity | Written by: LukeWith the annual release of the most popular baby names in the UK it was no surprise that yet again the letter O has seen itself cement it’s place at the top of the baby name table. Olivia and Oliver were named as the most popular baby names for the second year running, with the [...]
You Think You Can Call Your Baby That? Think Again!
Add your comment | July 18, 2011 | Filed under: General names, Name popularity | Written by: LukeWe all realise that the task of naming your baby can be an interesting adventure, and over recent years we have seen a wide variety of names being used for babies. Celebrities have continued the trend for unusual names for their babies; recently David and Victoria Beckham named their new born girl Harper Seven. While [...]
Joy of Seven For Beckham’s
Add your comment | July 14, 2011 | Filed under: Celebrity babies, Name popularity, Names in the news | Written by: LukeAfter the birth of their fourth child on Sunday 14th July, David and Victoria Beckham have had the pleasure of giving birth of a baby girl. Harper Seven Beckham was born in Los Angeles, California, and immediately became the subject of mass press hysteria. There had been huge speculation over the name that the Beckham’s [...]
The Most Popular Names for 2009 Have Been Released!
1 comment | November 2, 2010 | Filed under: Name popularity | Written by: LukeAt long last the office of national statistics in the UK has released its list of the most popular baby names in 2009. You can see the full report here. The top 5 boy baby names are as follows: 1) Oliver 2) Jack 3) Harry 4) Alfie 5) Joshua For girls we see the following: [...]
What are the top double barrelled baby names in the UK?
4 comments | August 22, 2010 | Filed under: Name popularity | Written by: LukeDouble barrelled (or hyphenated) first names – how popular are they, and which names are parents picking? We’ve been trawling through the 2008 official baby names data from the UK government to find out. Note: the data we’ve received does not include very rare names – i.e. those only used once or twice. This is [...]
Greyson – Popular baby name of the future?
Add your comment | May 16, 2010 | Filed under: Name popularity, Names in the news | Written by: LukeAs you no doubt are likely to know, Greyson Michael Chance is the YouTube sensation of the moment. Propelled to viral internet fame by his cover of Lady Gaga’s Paparazzi, Greyson has since appeared on the Ellen show and has been dubbed the next Justin Bieber. With our baby names hat on, Greyson is [...]
Most popular baby names in Quebec, Canada, 2009
Add your comment | April 13, 2010 | Filed under: Name popularity | Written by: LukeQuebec government agency Régie des rentes du Québec has unveiled the most popular baby names in 2009, as chosen by parents from Quebec in Canada. Unsurprisingly, many of the names carry with them a distinctive French influence – 85% of the province of Quebec consider French their dominant language. Here are the top 10 girls [...]