With 2015 just a couple of months
away, the would-be parents are very much excited to search for names for their child
to be. The popular baby names in 2015 according to the experts are expected to
be the trends that have been witnessed in the last few years. By using data
availed from the National Statistics Office along with a proper dosage of intuition, several hot baby names predictions
has been compiled to help the would be parents to get a clear choice.
Understanding the interesting naming trends for girls
An interesting trend that has
been noticed in the last few years is the soaring popularity of the name that
starts with the alphabet ‘E’, especially for the girl child. More than 18% of
the 50 top girls’ names started with E in the year 2013.
Besides the usual favorites like
Emilia and Elizabeth, new popular names have been added such as Elsa and Evie,
however, Elsie is undoubtedly a real success story. Back in 1996, this name was
also obsolete and with rankings of 823, but with time, it soared to 47th place
and the meteoric rise is said not to display any kinds of slowing down in
popularity.
An effective way towards
predicting names that are increasing in popularity is to have a look at the entries
that appeared in first time top 100 list of last year. 2014 saw the arrival for
three new names which are Victoria, Beatrice and Darcy. The names that are
finally looked in top 100 and created sensation in between 2012 to 2013
included the likes of Willow (from 69 to 54); Ivy (from 88 to 66) and Violet
(from 100 to 78).
Understanding popular naming trends for boys
The popularity trends, in regards
to boys’ names is said to be somewhat less fluid and fluctuates than that of
girls’ names. Hence, one can expect to view top 10 to be relatively unchanged right
from 2013 to 2014. The traditional choices such as Harry, Jack and Oliver still
dominate and remain unchallenged to this date.
However, more movement is
expected in the top 100’s lower half. One such interesting current trend
witnessed is the increasing tide of the names that are Central European inspired
which includes the likes of Louis, Albert, Max, Frederick and Leon all in top
100. One can easily understand that these names do evoke certain images of
sophistication and elegance of several cities such as Prague, Vienna and
Berlin, along with their retro vibes with the resurgence of the all time
Victorian favorites like Arthur, Charles and Alfred.
The remaining Central European
names which are said to enjoy increase in popularity by association. As a
matter of fact, the trend could be seen to be in effect with the European
stalwart Ernest and Otto having risen dramatically and Rudy, Emil and
Maximilian making steady gains in the last couple of years. With the popular
and attractive names in hand, one can select a good name for the new born baby in
2015, which would be modern and attractive as well.
