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Neil Shaw & Ketsuda Phoutinane

Top baby names 'going extinct' in 2023 as Cheryl and Zachary fall out of style

The most popular baby names rise and fall, with the trendiest choices of one generation hanging by a thread with the next - and next year is no different.

The top 40 names on the brink of extinction in 2023 include monikers such as Carolyn, Jules, Greg, and Wes, according to new research by Pregnacare by Vitabiotics.

Revealing what names are set to trend in 2023, parents may be surprised to see their unique pick is bang on trend with the Beckhams and popular shows like Game of Thrones and Sex Education. The brand reports nurseries are set to see an influx of children called Ivy, Luna, Theodore and Tommy.

To help unveil the most and least popular names for parents to sift through and choose from, Pregnacare analysed government data from 1996 to 2022, reported Wales Online.

The report identified trends and made an expert prediction based on year-on-year ranking increases and the number of babies born with each name every year.

The 40 girls and boys names set to go extinct in 2023

Girls names with less than 3 births

Boys names with less than 3 births

Averly

Alexandro

Brydie

Billie

Carolyn

Brad

Cecile

Braydan

Cheryl

Brent

Cheyanne

Chandler

Christie

Darnell

Collette

Drake

Debra

Edmond

Delphina

Elbert

Evaleigh

Elija

Flossie

Finch

Georgette

Finneas

Gladys

Fitzgerald

Hally

Frazier

Harpreet

Greg

Jackie

Harrie

Jules

Izac

Julianne

Jamiel

Junie

Kegan

Justina

Kennie

Kenzi

Kristopher

Lilliah

Lamar

Loxley

Larenzo

Luanna

Neville

Meryl

Nial

Norina

Philipp

Olivine

Raymon/Ramon

Paignton

Remie

Peggie

Rhiley

Perl

Rhuben/Reuban

Pixi

Roderick

Ryley

Stevie

Sharlene

Stone

Shelly/Shelley

Tyreese

Shyanne

Walt

Sigrid

Wes

Tammy

Wiley

Teigen

Yusif

Tessie

Zachery

Finally, Pregnacare undertook research to discover the top 40 girls and boys names set to go extinct in 2023. The above list features 40 girls names and 40 boys names of which each name was given to only 3 babies in 2020 - the most recent figures shared from publicly available government data.

Some names from the list will be recognised as previously having been extremely popular amongst Generation X (born in 1965 to 1980) and the Baby Boom Generation (born in 1946 - 1964); including Carolyn, Debra, Gladys, and Meryl for girls and Billie, Chandler, Greg, Stevie, and Walt for boys.

The top 20 baby girl names set to trend in 2023

Rank

Top Rising Names

2022 Ranking in Top 100

Change in rank since 2010

1

Ivy

6

+221*

2

Harper

28

+902*

3

Luna

36

+490*

4

Ada

38

+461*

5

Aria

39

+734*

6

Arabella

40

+188*

7

Bonnie

45

+218*

8

Mila

47

+569*

9

Hallie

49

+279*

10

Thea

57

+199*

11

Delilah

62

+389*

12

Aurora

64

+485*

13

Mabel

68

+318*

14

Ayla

70

+235*

15

Margot

80

+760*

16

Myla

88

+424*

17

Lyra

92

+280*

18

Maeve

94

+601*

19

Elodie

96

+201*

20

Olive

99

+238*

Looking into girls' names specifically, Pregnacare were able to identify the rank increase of over 100 names from 2010, alongside the names current ranking in the top 100, to determine which girls' names are most likely to be trending next year.

14 out of 20 names were found to have had strong influences from TV, film and celebrity culture, indicating that this is one of the most powerful influences when it comes to choosing a baby name.

The names with the highest ranking increases include Harper (+902), Margot (+760), Aria (+734) and Maeve (+601), all four of which stem from media influences.

Harper was a name made famous in 2011, when David and Victoria Beckham announced the birth of Harper Beckham.

Margot is also a celebrity name, with Margot Robbie shooting to fame and the name gaining popularity in 2014 after the release of her breakout role in Wolf of Wall Street.

Both Aria and Maeve take inspiration from television shows, with Arya Stark being a key character in all eight seasons of Game of Thrones, which started airing in 2011.

Similarly, the name Maeve entered the top 100 girls names in the UK fairly recently when Sex Education appeared on Netflix in 2019.

The top 20 baby boy names set to trend in 2023

The top three 2023 baby boy names are Theodore, Tommy and Arlo (Getty Images/Westend61)

Rank

Top Rising Names

2022 Rank

Change in rank since 2010

1

Theodore

14

+123*

2

Tommy

22

+134*

3

Arlo

27

+278*

4

Roman

28

+167*

5

Teddy

31

+166*

6

Albie

35

+253*

7

Reggie

48

+152*

8

Jaxon

49

+268*

9

Albert

57

+102*

10

Hunter

58

+567*

11

Ezra

59

+347*

12

Carter

64

+187*

13

Grayson

66

+437*

14

Jesse

68

+121*

15

Hudson

69

+392*

16

Oakley

82

+279*

17

Chester

84

+459*

18

Ralph

95

+163*

19

Otis

96

+285*

20

Myles

98

+112*

Next, Pregnacare looked at the boys' names ranking highest in the top 100 names, alongside their increase in rankings since 2010. The results show that Theodore, Tommy, Arlo, Roman and Teddy are likely to be the top 5 trending names in 2023.

Interestingly, both Tommy and Teddy are recently rising television personalities from the popular dating show, Love Island.

Tommy Fury, professional boxer and son to Tyson Fury, appeared in season 5 of the show which aired in 2019. More recently Teddy Soares, a Senior financial consultant, entered the villa in the summer of 2021 and became a firm favourite on the show.

Other notable names linked to TV and film trends include Otis (+285), a name gaining popularity alongside Maeve after the release of Netflix's Sex Education, and Ezra (+347) made popular again by actor Ezra Miller who rose to fame through films We Need To Talk About Kevin and The Perks of Being a Wallflower.

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