A new study has identified the most popular baby names that have been inspired by films. These include Star Wars' Kylo, Gladiator's Maximus and Disney’s Maleficent and Sleeping Beauty Princess Aurora . The study was carried out by financial services company Confused.com which analysed ONS data to reveal the most used names for both boys and girls that are inspired by films.
Top 10 baby boy names inspired by films
Logan appears to be the most popular baby boy name. Logan is the alias of Wolverine in the X-Men comics, which came into the public consciousness after the release of X-Men in 2000. Over 1,600 boys have been named Logan making it one of the most popular baby names in the UK (the most recent year that data was available).
Coming in second is Maximus, originally a Latin title of honour given to successful military commanders. Since the release of Gladiator in 2000 however, the name has been loved by the masses and exploded in popularity. The Latin meaning of the word is 'greatest', so it is a perfect choice for parents who think their baby is the best thing ever.
Logan - X-Men - 1,679 babies born in 2020
Maximus - Gladiator - 258 babies born in 2020
Kylo - Star Wars: Episode VII – The Force Awakens - 199 babies born in 2020
Ace - Ace Ventura: Pet Detective - 134 babies born in 2020
Woody - Toy Story - 132 babies born in 2020
Odin - Marvel Cinematic Universe - 128 babies born in 2020
Buddy - Elf - 92 babies born in 2020
Loki - Marvel Cinematic Universe - 85 babies born in 2020
Troy - High School Musical - 78 babies born in 2020
Cassian - Rogue One - 74 babies born in 2020
Top 10 baby girl names inspired by films
Matilda proved to be the most popular baby girl name inspired by a film. It is actually the name for a warrior despite it’s sweet and innocent sound and its German origin means ‘battle-mighty. The vintage name has been around for many years and has stayed popular with celebrities such as Gordon Ramsey and Heath Ledger giving their children the name.
The second most popular film inspired baby girl name is Luna. The name of Italian origin meaning ‘moon’ and is also the name of the Roman goddess of the moon. It has been around for centuries and was popular at the turn of the 20th century. In recent years it has risen in popularity again due to the Harry Potter character Luna Lovegood.
Matilda - Matilda - 1,465 babies born in 2020
Luna - Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix - 1,303 babies born in 2020
Aurora - Sleeping Beauty/ Maleficent - 840 babies born in 2020
Amelie - Amélie - 661 babies born in 2020
Lara - Lara Croft: Tomb Raider - 556 babies born in 2020
Gabriella - High School Musical - 384 babies born in 2020
Primrose - The Hunger Games - 323 babies born in 2020
Belle - Beauty and the Beast - 211 babies born in 2020
Leia - Star Wars: Episode IV – A New Hope - 135 babies born in 2020
Juno - Juno - 120 babies born in 2020
Further findings:
The UK film baby names that has increased the most in popularity is Amelie from Amélie, with a 3645% increase.
The UK film baby name that has decreased the most in popularity is Chad, known from High School Musical, with an 84% decrease.
The UK’s most common baby name from a music is Willow from artist Willow Smith, with 2,165 babies called Willow in 2020.
The UK’s most popular baby name from TV is Jax from Son’s of Anarchy.
