The Most Popular Baby Names So Far In 2019

Naturally, many are GOT related. - by Lucy Bode

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Each year, parenting website Baby Centre scour the birth notices to come up with the most popular baby names of the last 12 months. While some monikers continue to stand the test of time (looking at you, Muhammad and Olivia) there have been a few emerging trends as of late. Mainly of the animal and botanical variety.

“Willow is new into the top 20 while Ivy climbed two places to number 16. Robyn, Raven, Rowan and Sage were also all boosted as a new generation of parents are increasingly conscious of the climate crisis,” the site explained.

Game of Thrones references also scored multiple nods.

“Maisie (Williams, who played Arya) and Emilia (Clarke, the actor behind Daenerys) both stormed up the charts. Meanwhile, character names Tyrion and Theon rose in popularity and 2019 has even seen one registration for the unusual double character name combo of Arya Cersei.”

Behold, the full list of the most common baby names of 2019 (…so far):

Girls

Olivia
Sophia
Lily
Ava
Mia
Isla
Amelia
Freya
Isabella
Emily
Aria
Evie
Grace
Isabelle
Ella
Ivy
Sophie
Willow
Charlotte
Elsie

Boys

Muhammad
Noah
George
Oliver
Charlie
Harry
Leo
Arthur
Jack
Freddie
Jaxon
Ethan
Jacob
Theo
Oscar
Alfie
Henry
Archie
Joshua
Thomas

Lucy Bode

Lucy is Women Health’s digital editor, social media specialist and the go-to girl for all things holistic wellness. Her background as a journalist and passion for food, fitness and integrative medicine has led her to write for some of Australia’s leading publications over the course of her career.