As far as name data for England and Wales go, the release of annually used names has only become an annual occurance within the past 20 years. The lists are released in the August of the following year (and have been released this way since 2011), with 2013's list being released (hopefully!) on 15th August.
The list for 2013 is as follows:
AMELIA
OLIVIA
JESSICA
EMILY
LILY
AVA
MIA
ISLA
SOPHIE
ISABELLA
EVIE
RUBY
POPPY
GRACE
SOPHIA
CHLOE
ISABELLE
ELLA
FREYA
CHARLOTTE
SCARLETT
DAISY
LOLA
EVA
HOLLY
MILLIE
LUCY
PHOEBE
LAYLA
MAISIE
SIENNA
ALICE
LILLY
FLORENCE
ELLIE
ERIN
IMOGEN
ELIZABETH
MOLLY
SUMMER
MEGAN
HANNAH
SOFIA
ABIGAIL
JASMINE
LEXI
MATILDA
ROSIE
LACEY
EMMA
AMELIE
GRACIE
MAYA
HOLLIE
GEORGIA
EMILIA
EVELYN
BELLA
BROOKE
AMBER
ELIZA
AMY
ELEANOR
LEAH
ESME
KATIE
HARRIET
ANNA
WILLOW
ELSIE
ZARA
ANNABELLE
BETHANY
FAITH
MADISON
ISABEL
MARTHA
ROSE
JULIA
PAIGE
MARYAM
MADDISON
HEIDI
MOLLIE
NIAMH
SKYE
AISHA
IVY
DARCEY
FRANCESCA
ZOE
KEIRA
TILLY
MARIA
SARAH
LYDIA
CAITLIN
ISOBEL
SARA
VIOLET
My predictions for new entries on the 2013 list are;
Alexis (currently at 101)
Beatrice (currently at 114)
Darcy (currently at 107)
Lottie (currently at 112)
Iris (currently at 122)
Looking at the trends shown in the ONS data, Beatrice, Alexis, Darcy, Lottie and Iris are only a handful of the names that are on the up.
To easily follow name trends in England and Wales, check out http://names.darkgreener.com/.
By using their search bar, you can easily check the trends, birth count and ranks of any name that has had 3+ births in the past 18 years in England and Wales.
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