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Nottingham Post
Nottingham Post
National
Neil Shaw & Mia O'Hare

Top 10 baby names set to make a come back after a century away

New research has predicted the top 20 baby boys and girls names set to make a come back after a century. The results are based on the trend analysis that names become popular in 100 year cycles.

The findings come from family history company Findmypast which also revealed that the Royal Family influence baby names. In the Queen's birth year the name Elizabeth increased in popularity by 16%.

The Daily Record reported that Prince Harry's birth in 1984 made the name grow after a slump in the 1960s and 70s. The influences of the royals is expected to continue with the births of Duke and Duchess of Sussex’s babies, Lillibet and Archie.

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