It's that time of year again, and no, I'm not talking about how the Christmas season is upon us... it's the big unveiling of the top 100 names of 2022. BabyCentre has released its list of the most popular monikers for baby boys and girls, as well as the biggest naming trends parents have been following.
Tens of thousands of mums and dads have registered their baby name choices on the pregnancy and parenting site and the experts have used the data to see where inspiration may have been coming from - and it seems parents have been loving throwbacks to the 90s and the reality stars of Love Island.
This year the biggest changes can be seen in the top names for girls, with Olivia being officially knocked off the number one spot from 2021 and replaced by Sophia - which was recently also crowned the 'most beautiful name' of the year by scientists. The top 10 had a bit of a reshuffle, with Olivia dropping down to third place and being overtaken by Lily. The ninth and 10th spots also welcomed new names for 2022, with Maya jumping up 10 places to number nine and Ivy also moved up two spots to enter the top 10.
