Top 100 most popular baby names of 2021 so far revealed and show Harry and Meghan following the trend; It seems former royals Harry and Meghan are in line with UK trends with their new baby name.
Byline: By, Hannah Graham
The year's most popular baby names have been revealed -and it seems the Duke and Duchess of Sussex are right on trend.
Lily has been identified as the most popular name of the year so far, rising three places to snatch the crown from Olivia and Sophie, , The Mirror reports.
The name bears a close similarity to the name Prince Harry and Meghan Markle picked out for their new daughter, who will go by Lili, short for Lilibet, the Queen's childhood nickname.
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Elsewhere on the list many old favourites have stayed in position but there are some sweet new entires: for girls Mirha, Gabriella and Myla are new entires, along with Elizabeth which has been out of the top 100 for a while.
For boys, Muhammad, Noah and Oliver have stayed in the top three positions but Kayden, Matteo and Asher are new, along with another traditional name that hasn't been in the list recently, John.
The popular names often reflect cultural trends, and can help inspire parents looking for the perfect moniker.
Sarah Redshaw, managing editor for BabyCentre, said: "Lily swept in to take the crown and Elizabeth, the name that inspired Meghan and Harry's choice, is a new entry.
Perhaps the spotlight on the names will mean they stay popular for a few more years now, as has happened with Archie.
Girls
Lily+3
Amelia+1
Sophia-2
Olivia-2
Ava+1
Isla-1
Rosie+9
Aria+0
Freya+0
Ella+1
Emily+2
Mia-5
Isabella-3
Ivy-2
Hannah+5
Layla+29
Grace-3
Sophie+3
Evelyn+15
Evie-2
Isabelle-6
Elsie+3
Luna+6
Poppy-7
Willow-1
Phoebe+7
Zara+5
Daisy+12
Florence-3
Charlotte-11
Alice-8
Scarlett+23
Ada+3
Millie-3
Sienna-7
Nur+16
Lyla+25
Chloe+3
Emilia-12
Hallie+28
Zoe+8
Molly-7
Jessica+8
Mila-7
Maisie-2
Eva-4
Maya-17
Ruby-26
Darcie+25
Emma-12
Ayla+15
Penelope+37
Eliza+18
Ellie-15
Lucy+5
Esme-8
Thea+1
Maryam-4
Fatima+0
Lottie+7
Matilda-15
Harper-18
Maeve -new
Jasmine+6
Aurora+0
Orla+15
Eliana+16
Aisha+25
Erin-13
Leah -new
Arabella-14
Elizabeth -new
Maddison+23
Ariana -new
Bonnie-3
Maria-3
Mirha -new
Bella-15
Gracie+11
Anna-19
Rose+3
Violet-18
Abigail-4
Holly-34
Myla -new
Robyn-33
Riley -new
Eden-1
Nora-7
Nancy+1
Imogen-15
Gabriella -new
Amber-16
Eleanor-25
Georgia-15
Iris-8
Lola-22
Sarah-51
Elodie -new
Clara-22
Boys
Muhammad +0
Noah +0
Oliver +0
Theo +4
George +2
Charlie +3
Leo -2
Harry +3
Freddie -3
Jack +0
Arthur -7
Archie +2
Finley +2
Henry +8
Jaxon +24
Louie +9
Lucas +4
Thomas +1
Alfie -3
Oscar -8
Ethan -8
Isaac -2
Jacob -5
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