Revealed: the most popular baby names so far in 2016

A parenting advice website has listed the most popular baby names so far in 2016 and revealed previous favourites such as Sophia, Mia, Daniel and Harrison are on the decline.
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In order to distinguish the most popular baby names, Bounty Baby Club, a well-known parenting advice site, has used its 100,000 visitors a month to get the conclusion for their search.

They've discovered that only a few favourites of recent years are still holding their popularity, but the results have revealed some new up and coming themes and trends.

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It is apparent that baby names ending in softer sounds, such as vowels 'E' and 'A,' are still extremely popular, with 'Alfie' and 'Isla' holding onto their 2015 top spots to remain the most popular names for boys and girls.

Out of the top 100 most popular names, the biggest movers have been Caleb, jumping up nine positions to 19th, Jenson, rising up five places to 26th and Ellie, rising up nine positions to ninth.

Nevertheless, the biggest climber so far this year has been Arlo, which was previously outside of the top 50 and is now cementing a top 10 position at 6th. There are a few other non-listed names that you may start to hear more, such as Freddie, Aaron, Phoebe, Ellis and Millie.

Results show that for girls, Sienna, Mia, Sophia, Mila and Scarlett are on the decline in 2016. Yesterday’s news for boys’ names include Dylan, Sebastian, Daniel and Harrison which are proving less popular than they have in recent years.

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There is a new trend of baby names emerging from Bounty’s findings, vowel heavy names, particularly for girls. Male names ending in a softer letter are also becoming more popular, for example names such as Alfie, Arlo, Archie and Harry.

Take a look at the top 10 for boys and girls for the first half of the year below:

Top 10 most popular baby boy names of 2016 so far

Alfie

Oscar

Teddy

Harry

Jack

Arlo

Noah

Charlie

Jacob

Archie

Top 10 most popular baby girl names of 2016 so far

Isla

Amelia

Ava

Freya

Evie

Olivia

Esme

Elsie

Mia

Ellie