Selecting a name for your baby is right up there as far as life’s choices go. Will they like it? Will it suit them? Will people be able to pronounce it? Spell it?
There’s a lot of pressure. Particularly around finding something original.
That said, there are a few classic monikers that consistently get chosen, making top baby name lists year in and year out.
Parenting website, Baby Centre collected data from nearly 750,000 parents in 2018, collating it to determine the 100 most popular baby names for the year.
Proving that some names just stick, Sophia is sending her ninth consecutive year at the top of the girls list, while Jackson is celebrating his sixth crown in row in the boys section.
The top ten for each (shared in the gallery below) saw some newbies make the cut with both Oliver and Layla inching in, bumping formerly popular Logan and Zoe down the list.
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The most popular baby names of 2018
Sophia: A feminine name with Greek origins menaing ‘wisdon’. Image: Getty Images.
Jackson: A strong English name meaning literally ‘son of Jack. Image: Getty Images.
Olivia: A beautiful name of English origins which is thought to mean ‘ancestor’s descendant’. Image: Getty Images.
Liam: An Irish name, Liam comes from the name ‘William’. Image: Getty Images.
Emma: A sweet name of German origins thought to mean ‘universal’. Image: Getty Images.
Noah: This Hebrew name means ‘rest’ and ‘comfort’. Image: Getty Images.
Ava: This popular name has Latin origins and is thought to mean ‘life’ or ‘bird’. Image: Getty Images.
Aiden: Irish in heritage, Aiden means ‘firey’ or ‘little fire’. Image: Getty Images.
Isabella: This popular Hebrew name means ‘God is my oath’. Image: Getty Images.
Caden: With Gaelic roots, this Scottish name means ‘son of Cadán’ which stems from the Scottish surname McCadden. Image: Getty Images.
Aria: An aria is a solo performed by the leading character in an opera. As a name, it has Hebrew origins and means ‘lioness’. Image: Getty Images.
Grayson: Said to mean ‘son of a grey-haired one’ this English heritage name is sure to fit many a boy born in 2019! Image: Getty Images.
Riley: With Irish and English origins, Riley is thought to mean a person who dwelled near a meadow or field. Image: Getty Images.
Luca: This popular unisex name has Italian origins, meaning a person from Lucania, an ancient area of southern Italy. Image: Getty Images.
Amelia: With Latin origins, Amelia means ‘work’ or worker’. Image: Getty Images.
Mason: An old French word or Germanic origin which is though to mean ‘maker’ or ‘a person who works with stone’. Image: Getty Images.
Mia: A Scandanavian name which comes from the name ‘Maria’ which has Latin origins meaning ‘mine’ or ‘wished for child’. Image: Getty Images.
Oliver: A name of English origins which is thought to mean ‘ancestor’s descendant’. Image: Getty Images.
Layla This Arabi origin name means ‘intoxication’. Image: Getty Images.
Elijah: A Hebrew name meaning ‘Jehovah is God’. Image: Getty Images.
