Celeb gossip caused drama for the UK’s most popular baby names so far this year as Phillip, Holly, Meghan and Harry tumbled down BabyCentre’s half-year name charts. The leading pregnancy and parenting resource today unveils the top 100 baby boys’ and girls’ names of 2023 so far – and the biggest trends influencing parents.
Parents may have been turned off names involved in recent celebrity drama but BabyCentre data revealed they tuned into Eurovision, TV and film and quaint cottagecore for naming inspiration. This Morning presenters Holly Willoughby and Phillip Schofield have been embroiled in controversy over the past few months – from queuegate to the exposure of Phillip’s covert relationship with a younger colleague.
Although ranking highly in the charts in previous years, Holly plummeted in registrations, waving goodbye to its all too familiar place in the top 100. Phillip also dropped in popularity outside of the top 100, along with Phil, which only had one registration this year so far. Prince Harry and Meghan Markle have also made their mark in the media, following the release of their controversial documentary and Harry’s memoir Spare.
