The most-searched for baby names of 2020 revealed – including Luna, Maeve and Milo
AS an unprecedented year finally comes to an end, the most-searched for names for boys and girls in 2020 have been revealed.
While daily life was turned upside down for most Brits, one thing which stayed the same is the amount of babies being born - as couples made the most of lockdown together.
Website has shared the most popular choices over the past 12 months, which should be an indicator of what names will soar in popularity next year.
Announcing the list, they said: “These are the names that got the most views on our site this year.
“They’re the ones on name-savvy parents’ (or future parents’) minds, so they’re a pretty good measure of what will be hot in the year ahead.”
In first place for girls is Luna - which finally knocks Olivia off the top spot.
These are the names that got the most views on our site this year
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In second place is traditional Maeve, followed by Aurora, in fourth place is Isla and making up the top five is Ava.
In sixth place is Eleanor, and then comes Ophelia - which Millie Radford chose for her daughter born earlier this year.
Finally in eighth place is former top choice Olivia, followed by Aurelia and then Eloise.
Nameberry also shared the list of girls’ names which had entered the top 100 for the first time - or returned after falling out of favour.
They noted choices with an ‘el’ sound had soared in popularity, with Eliana, Ella, Ellie all making a comeback.
More traditional choices appeared to be shunned this year, with Abigail, Emily, Gemma, Hannah, Isobel and Juliet dropping out of the top 100.
Royal names featured in the top 100, with Charlotte making it to 13th place, Zara with 50th, Beatrice 56th while Elizabeth was 63rd.
For boys, the top choice remained the same for the second year in a row - Milo.
While two more ‘O’ sounding names entered the top 10 - Leo and Arlo - proving this style of names could be seen more in 2021.
Most searched-for names for girls
1. Luna
2. Maeve
3. Aurora
4. Isla
5. Ava
6. Eleanor
7. Ophelia
8. Olivia
9. Aurelia
10. Eloise
11. Iris
12. Freya
13. Charlotte
14. Ivy
15. Hazel
16. Alice
17. Amelia
18. Elodie
19. Cora
20. Astrid
21. Amara
22. Maya
23. Aria
24. Mia
25. Clara
26. Adelaide
27. Violet
28. Ada
29. Genevieve
30. Nora
31. Isabella
32. Lilith
33. Rose
34. Esme
35. Maisie
36. Chloe
37. Anastasia
38. Penelope
39. Evelyn
40. Arabella
41. Lucy
42. Elena
43. Adeline
44. Evangeline
45. Claire
46. Phoebe
47. Cordelia
48. Imogen
49. Audrey
50. Zara
51. Anna
52. Seraphina
53. Thea
54. Clementine
55. Lyra
56. Beatrice
57. Elsie
58. Mae
59. Josephine
60. Mabel
61. Florence
62. Willa
63. Elizabeth
64. Mila
65. Poppy
66. Jane
67. Emma
68. Grace
69. Matilda
70. Delilah
71. Athena
72. Ellie
73. Julia
74. Eliza
75. Lily
76. Edith
77. Emilia
78. Quinn
79. Scarlett
80. Nova
81. Eliana
82. Ella
83. Stella
84. Sadie
85. Sienna
86. Eva
87. Celeste
88. Persephone
89. Sophia
90. Ayla
91. Daphne
92. Wren
93. Elise
94. Lydia
95. Jasmine
96. Kiara
97. Margaret
98. Evie
99. Daisy
100. Caroline
In second place for boys is the traditional moniker Atticus, and in third place is Asher.
Next is Silas, then new entry Leo, followed by Arlo in sixth place.
Next is Theodore, then Oliver, followed by Felix and finally in tenth place is Jasper.
Nameberry revealed some unusual choices had entered, or returned, to the top 100 this year, including Caspian, Lucifer and Orion.
Traditional boy’s names had also slipped down the rankings, with Charlie, Graham, Harry, Ian and Simon all disappearing from the top 100.
They also pointed out biblical names are enjoying a resurgence, with Ezekiel, Noah and Malachi all making it to the top 100.
As well as names ending with an ‘O’ sound, Nameberry also noticed names beginning with ‘Luc’ were also soaring in popularity, including Lucian, Lucius, Luke and Lucas.
Royal boys' names also made the top 100, with Louis ranked 52nd place, Archie in 55th, while William was 63rd.
Most searched-for boys names
1. Milo
2. Atticus
3. Asher
4. Silas
5. Leo
6. Arlo
7. Theodore
8. Oliver
9. Felix
10. Jasper
11. Levi
12. Finn
13. Oscar
14. Kai
15. Jude
16. Ethan
17. Jack
18. Caleb
19. Henry
20. Hugo
21. Aarav
22. Ezra
23. Atlas
24. Cassius
25. Elijah
26. Soren
27. Arthur
28. Liam
29. Sebastian
30. Rowan
31. Tobias
32. Lucas
33. Jayden
34. Eli
35. Theo
36. Owen
37. Aryan
38. Miles
39. Zachary
40. James
41. Archer
42. Xavier
43. Aaron
44. Wyatt
45. Benjamin
46. Thomas
47. Phoenix
48. Charles
49. Bodhi
50. Axel
51. Declan
52. Louis
53. Emmett
54. Alexander
55. Archie
56. Enzo
57. Otto
58. Julian
59. Josiah
60. Amias
61. Nathaniel
62. Mateo
63. William
64. Ronan
65. Cyrus
66. Roman
67. Otis
68. Everett
69. Luke
70. Elio
71. Callum
72. Daniel
73. Ezekiel
74. Andrew
75. Isaac
76. Micah
77. John
78. Ambrose
79. Cassian
80. Caspian
81. Lucius
82. Adrian
83. Gideon
84. Lucian
85. Samuel
86. Jacob
87. Max
88. Gabriel
89. Elias
90. Lucifer
91. Zane
92. Lachlan
93. Luca
94. Caius
95. Magnus
96. Nathan
97. Malachi
98. Rhys
99. Orion
100. Sawyer
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