Baby names: Dua Lipa and Kylo Ren inspire parents' choices...
 

Dua Lipa and Star Wars' Kylo Ren were among the biggest influences on parents' choices for their baby names, according to the latest data.
The Office for National Statistics (ONS) said babies called Dua doubled in 2019 compared with 2017, when the singer had her first UK number one.
Kylo's popularity has risen since the new Star Wars films started in 2015.
But Oliver and Olivia are still number one in England and Wales, with more than 9,000 babies named in 2019.

The ONS said 126 babies were called Dua in 2019, compared with 63 in 2017, suggesting that like her first UK number one single the singer has set New Rules for naming inspiration.
The name Kylo appears to have increased in popularity since the first appearance of Kylo Ren in 2015. Since then, the number of boys named Kylo has risen from 10 to 67 in 2019.
Meanwhile Alexa has fallen since the introduction of Amazon's Echo, down from 332 in 2016 to just 39 in 2019.
Although they were the most popular names, Olivia and Oliver are declining. There were 4,082 Olivias last year, compared with 4,598 the year before.
Oliver, which has been the number one boys' name since 2013, fell from 5,390 to 4,392.


...top 3 girl's names in 2019 In England and Wales...Olivia, Amelia and Isla...

...top 3 boy’s names in 2019 in England and Wales...Oliver, George and Noah...

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A shocking lack of taste.

...:laugh:...i really like the names tbh...:love:..

Kylo is actually a pretty cool name

I'm just surprised that anyone who likes the Sequels enough to draw inspiration for baby names is able to get laid :hehe:

...well I would just keep saying...so...will I score you Ky, or will I score you lo...just because I’m irritating like that...that poor child would be sitting there thinking...for goodness sake, why did my parents do this to me...!!...

Makes me think of someone from my year in school - her name was spelled Sara, but pronounced Sarah :laugh: her catchphrase became "it's pronounced Sarah, miss/sir", sounding ever more downtrodden and resigned as the years went on :joker:

I think I heard she had the h added on the end by deed poll, but the person who told me that might have been joking :laugh:

Idk why these two names are being singled out when they account for a total of less than 200 baby names in the past year :unsure:

Most popular name for boys in 2019 across England and Wales
Region Name Count
North West Muhammad 860
South East Arthur 822
West Midlands Muhammad 694
London Muhammad 692
Yorks & Humber Muhammad 583
East Oliver 576
South West Oliver 490
East Midlands Oliver 394
Wales Oliver 267
North East Harry 261