Ella Joynes - Baby Names 2013: Over 7,000 of this years favourite names

BABY NAMES 2013 Ella Joynes Baby Names 2013 Ella Joynes This fourth edition published in 2012 by Crimson Publishing Ltd Crimson Publishing, Westminster House, Kew Road, Richmond, Surrey TW9 2ND Crimson Publishing, 2012 Epub edition 2012 ISBN: 978-1-908281-53-1 The author has asserted their moral rights to be identified as the the author of this work in accordance with the Copyrights, Designs and Patents Act 1988. British Library cataloguing in Publication data A catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library All rights reserved under International and Pan-American Copyright Conventions. By payment of the required fees, you have been granted the non-exclusive, non-transferable right to access and read the text of this ebook on-screen. No part of this text may be reproduced, transmitted, downloaded, decompiled, reverse engineered, or stored in or introduced into any information storage and retrieval system, in any form or by any means whether electronic or mechanical, now known or hereinafter invented, without the express written permission of Crimson Publishing ebooks. Epub file created by MPS Ltd, Chennai I would like to extend my utmost gratitude to Cerys Owen, Shelley Heck, Michael Turner and Robin Boothroyd for their contributions; without them this book would have been much shorter. My thanks are also given to Beth Bishop and Jessica Spencer at Crimson Publishing for their patience and guidance throughout the project.

Finally, the greatest thanks go to my children, Owen Henri and Jasper Hugh. I fall more in love with them and their names, every day.

While the author and publisher acknowledge that baby names vary widely in spelling and pronunciation, this book lists each name only once: under the most common initial and spelling. If a name has an alternative spelling with a different initial, it may be listed under that letter also. Information relating to statistics and trends in baby names is based on the most recent data at the time of writing. Picking a name for your baby is one of the most enjoyable activities for a new parent, but its also one of the most daunting.

Sometimes choosing the right name is simply a case of hearing one you like and knowing instantly that youve chosen correctly. But, for the vast majority of parents the naming game gets far more complicated when you start trying to please parents, grandparents, friends, and siblings, while trying to avoid names that could be shortened into ridiculous nicknames or would make for funny initials. Youll also probably want to choose something unique, but not too unique, or something common, but not too common. A name could be inspired by an admired celebrity, a sports star, or an influential historical or political figure. It could also come from the family tree, or follow a current baby-naming trend. You also need to make sure you love it youll have to live with it forever! The possibilities are endless so its understandable that it can set some parents into panic mode.

Well, never fear. Baby Names 2013 is here to take you through your options and solve your baby-naming dilemmas. Its updated annually, so it always includes the years most popular names, celebrity choices, and names making a comeback. Weve included dozens of lists to provide you with inspiration, and, of course, some downright weird names children have been given over the years (usually by celebs). Take a peek at the most up-to-date trends in baby-naming, from the backlash against quirky names to the return of the traditional, and some recent celebrity trends. Read about how the latest developments in the Space Race could impact baby names, what movie characters youll want to name your baby after, and what names make for the cleverest kids...

Be sure to also keep an eye out for all the facts and figures weve got for you including what names are most popular around the world so you can either go with the flow... or deliberately against it. The average length of a baby name is six letters. This book is broken into two sections: the first deals with how to figure out what to name your child through a series of questions and suggestions, and the second gives you a meaning for each name youre considering. Theres no right or wrong way to use this book, just as theres no right or wrong way to make your baby-naming decision. Remember, picking a baby name should be fun so dip in, find some names you like, and use the suggestions weve given you to work out if one of them is a winner!

In 2012 the most popular names for baby boys and baby girls were Oliver and Olivia.

Its remarkable that two such similar-sounding names are topping the charts, but the fact they share a meaning shouldnt surprise anyone (theyre both of Latin origin and mean olive or olive tree, unsurprisingly). They were also the two most popular names the year before, which suggests the reign of Jack is officially over (Jack held the boys top spot for a whopping 14 years before 2011). The fastest climbers in 2012 were Lacey for girls (up 31 places to position 36) and Zachary for boys (in at position 51 after a jump of 16 places), while the names Aidan, Callum, Isobel, and Libby all fell out of favour and dropped by at least 12 places each. For girls names there were no new entries at all to the Top 10, and the only change in the line-up for boys names was George, which replaced Daniel, and moved from position 11 last year to number nine. There were also only six new names in the Top 100 boys names (Bobby, Caleb, Dexter, Jensen, Kayden, and Ollie), and another six newcomers in the girls list (Aisha, Annabelle, Eliza, Laila, Maryam, and Maisy). This is a similar case to the previous year, which only saw six new boys names and three new girls names, and suggests that parents are once again returning to more familiar and widely-used names and spellings.

Names to drop out of the Top 100 completely were Alisha, Eve, Francesca, Lydia, and Sara for girls, and Austin, Christopher, Ellis, Ewan, Joe, and Morgan for boys. However, its also interesting to look at how names were chosen during the different months of the year: while Oliver remained first in 11 months of last year, it was overtaken by Harry in November. Likewise, Olivia was top for 10 months of the year but Lily claimed the crown in November, and that classic Christmas favourite, Holly, was first in December. Holly never gets the top spot in June and July... So, what baby names were popular last year? Top 10 baby names

Boys	Girls
1. Oliver	1. Olivia
2. Jack	2. Sophie
3. Harry	3. Emily
4. Alfie	4. Lily
5. Charlie	5. Amelia
6. Thomas	6. Jessica
7. William	7. Ruby
8. Joshua	8. Chloe
9. George	9. Grace
10. James	10. Evie

All British people have plain names, and that works pretty well over there. Paris Hilton Around the turn of the millennium an interesting phenomenon took place: only 50% of babies born in the UK had their names represented in the Top 50 baby names list. This meant that for over 10 years 50% of all British babies were given such unique and diverse names that they were not common enough to get listed on the national rankings. This included variations in spellings too, as the Office for National Statistics uses the exact spelling listed on a birth certificate for its calculations. However, in 2012 this wave of originality seemed to lose its swell. Of the 700,000 babies who had their live births registered, over half of them saw their names appear in the Top 100 and more of those than ever were in the Top 50.