There are many things to be inspired by when it comes to picking a name if you give birth during the summer months.
But it looks like 2016 mums and dads are shunning the usual seasonal choices for more, ehm, pop culture referenced ones.
The American website Nameberry recently compared the popularity of name pages from June 2016 with the same time period last year to see which ones spiked in popularity, and the results were definitely a little surprising.
It seems Star Wars for one is having a bit of an effect on baby naming,
Trending baby names for girls this summer:
1. Thomasin
2. Leire
3. Rae
4. Eden
5. Wren
6. Ruby
7. Cala
8. Bernice
9. Vega
10. Francine
Trending baby names for boys this summer:
1. Kylo
2. Corin
3. Rex
4. Colm
5. Oak
6. Jace
7. Theo
8. Dane
9. Orion
10. Jude
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