The old fashioned baby names set to make a comeback and it looks like Peaky Blinders is part of the reason why
FORGET being influenced by the trendy Kardashian kids, when it comes to baby names mums are looking back for inspiration. According to the Office of National Statistics, two vintage baby names in particular have risen in popularity in the past couple of years. Arthur and Ada have emerged in the most popular names list for […]
FORGET being influenced by the trendy Kardashian kids, when it comes to baby names mums are looking back for inspiration.
According to the Office of National Statistics, two vintage baby names in particular have risen in popularity in the past couple of years.
Arthur and Ada have emerged in the most popular names list for the first time in a century.
In the early 1900s Arthur was a permanent fixture in the top ten most popular boys’ names before falling out of favour in 1924.
However, in 2018 it re-entered the charts at number seven, and then by the following year had slid into fourth position.
Similarly, Ada hadn’t been in the top 100 list of girls’ names since 1924, but in 2018 it made it into 65th and by the following year had risen to 47th.
It is believed that those two names in particular may have been influenced by the hit BBC series Peaky Blinders with both monikers featuring in the drama.
And for those looking for a little old fashioned inspo when it comes to baby names, Cosmopolitan has devised a list of names that are likely to rise in popularity in the next few years.
Cosmo has cross-referenced the top 200 British boys and girls baby names from the year 1900, with the top 200 British boys and girls baby names from the year 2019 to decipher ones that are likely to emerge as favourites.
Top 10 girls names set to make a comeback
- Mary
- Ethel
- Lilian
- Ellen
- Winifred
- May
- Catherine
- Frances
- Agnes
- Minnie
Top 10 boys names set to make a comeback
- Ernest
- Harold
- Walter
- Herbert
- Reginald
- Percy
- Leonard
- Sidney/Sydney
- Cecil
- Horace
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