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04th May 2018

Looks like the royal wedding influenced the most popular baby names this spring

Keeley Ryan

In case you haven’t heard yet, there’s a royal wedding in just a few weeks.

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle will be saying ‘I do’ on May 19, and it turns out their nuptials are having an impact on just about everything.

Including, it seems, what parents are naming their children.

According to The Sun, a recent survey from Emma’s Diary looked at the most popular baby names this spring.

And while there was definitely a floral trend for girls – Daisy claimed the top spot for the second year in a row – Meghan has made its way into the top 20.

Meanwhile, for the boys, Harry is now the most popular name of the season.

Faye Mingo, Marketing Director at Emma’s Diary commented:

“Once again the results from our spring poll show that for girls, the seasonal floral theme is still popular with parents with a scattering of royal favoured names too.

“Harry remains ever-popular with parents too particularly in light of the upcoming royal wedding, interestingly last spring, Harry didn’t make the top 10 list, yet in January this year Harry was the number one most popular name prediction for 2018.”

Check out the full list below.

Girls

  1. Daisy
  2. Lily
  3. Iris
  4. Alice
  5. Primrose
  6. Fleur
  7. April
  8. Chloe
  9. Charlotte
  10. Bluebell
  11. Aya
  12. Coco
  13. Elizabeth
  14. May
  15. Meghan
  16. Poppy
  17. Petal
  18. Amaryllis
  19. Rosie
  20. Violet

Boys

  1. Harry
  2. Maxwell
  3. Kai
  4. Owen
  5. Arthur
  6. William
  7. Bud
  8. Neo
  9. Denver
  10. Albert
  11. Leif
  12. Clover
  13. Atwell
  14. Bradwell
  15. Jarek
  16. Alfie
  17. Jacob
  18. Rory
  19. George
  20. Noah