Baby names come and go and in the next year, some are predicted to become extinct, according to new research from Pregnacare by Vitabiotics.

New data revealed the most popular baby names of 2022 as the pregnancy supplement brand used data science to predict which names will be on trend and which will become extinct in 2023.

Whether you’re looking for the perfect baby name for your little one or you’re wondering if your name will circulate for another year, you might just find what you're looking for.

Pregnacare analysed government data from 1996 to 2022 to spot trends and make a prediction based on year-on-year ranking increases and the number of babies born with each name every year. 

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20 baby girl names set to trend in 2023

  1. Ivy
  2. Harper
  3. Luna
  4. Ada
  5. Aria
  6. Arabella
  7. Bonnie
  8. Mila
  9. Hallie
  10. Thea
  11. Delilah
  12. Aurora
  13. Mabel
  14. Ayla
  15. Margot
  16. Myla
  17. Lyra
  18. Maeve
  19. Elodie
  20. Olive

When Pregnacare looked at girls' names specifically, it found the rank increase of over 100 names from 2010, alongside the name's current ranking in the top 100, to determine which girls' names are most likely to be trending next year. 

14 out of 20 names were found to have had strong influences from TV, film and celebrity culture, indicating that this is one of the most powerful influences when it comes to choosing a baby name. 

The names with the highest ranking increases include Harper (+902), Margot (+760), Aria (+734) and Maeve (+601), all of which have been influenced by the media.

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Harper was a name that became popular in 2014 when David and Victoria Beckham named their daughter Harper.

Margot Robbie appeared in Wolf of Wall Street and the name increased in popularity in 2014 after the film’s release.

The rising popularity of the names Arya and Maeve has stemmed from TV series.

Game of Thrones first aired in 2011 and Arya Stark is a key character in all of its eight seasons while Maeve entered the top 100 girls' names in the UK fairly recently when Sex Education appeared on Netflix in 2019, according to Pregnacare.

20 baby boy names set to trend in 2023

  1. Theodore
  2. Tommy
  3. Arlo
  4. Roman
  5. Teddy
  6. Albie
  7. Reggie
  8. Jaxon
  9. Albert
  10. Hunter
  11. Ezra
  12. Carter
  13. Grayson
  14. Jesse
  15. Hudson
  16. Oakley
  17. Chester
  18. Ralph
  19. Otis
  20. Myles

Pregnacare also looked at the boys’ names which ranked highest in the top 100 names and their increase in rankings since 2010.

Both Tommy and Teddy relate to the rising TV personalities who both appeared on Love Island in different series, professional boxer Tommy Fury (2019) and Teddy Soares (2021).

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Others have TV and film influence including Otis (+285), a name that gained popularity alongside Maeve after the release of Sex Education on Netflix.

Ezra became popular again through actor Ezra Miller who rose to fame through films ‘We Need To Talk About Kevin’ and  ‘The Perks of Being a Wallflower’ released in 2011 and 2012, according to Pregnacare.

40 baby girl and baby boy names set to become extinct in 2023

Vitabiotics says an extinct name is one that is “very uncommon or unfashionable”.

The website adds: “These names are the ones given to less than 3 babies each year and can include unusual spelling variations, names that have become antiquated, or ones which are just not popular anymore.”

Girl names

  1. Averly
  2. Brydie
  3. Carolyn
  4. Cecile
  5. Cheryl
  6. Cheyanne
  7. Christie
  8. Collette
  9. Debra
  10. Delphina
  11. Evaleigh
  12. Flossie
  13. Georgette
  14. Gladys
  15. Hally
  16. Harpreet
  17. Jackie
  18. Jules
  19. Julianne
  20. Junie
  21. Justina
  22. Kenzie
  23. Lilliah
  24. Loxley
  25. Luanna
  26. Meryl
  27. Norina
  28. Olivine
  29. Paignton
  30. Peggie
  31. Perl
  32. Pixi
  33. Ryley
  34. Sharlene
  35. Shelly/Shelley
  36. Shyanne
  37. Sigrid
  38. Tammy
  39. Teigan
  40. Tessie

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Boy names

  1. Alexandro
  2. Billie
  3. Brad
  4. Braydan
  5. Brent
  6. Chandler
  7. Darnell
  8. Drake
  9. Edmond
  10. Elbert
  11. Elija
  12. Finch
  13. Finneas
  14. Fitzgerald
  15. Frazier
  16. Greg
  17. Harrie
  18. Izac
  19. Jamiel
  20. Kegan
  21. Kennie
  22. Kristopher
  23. Lamar
  24. Larenzo
  25. Neville
  26. Nial
  27. Philipp
  28. Raymon/Ramon
  29. Remie
  30. Rhiley
  31. Rhuben/Reuban
  32. Roderick
  33. Stevie
  34. Stone
  35. Tyreese
  36. Walt
  37. Wes
  38. Wiley
  39. Yusif
  40. Zachery

Above are baby names which were given to only 3 babies in 2020 - the most recent figures shared from publicly available government data.

You can see the full research on the Vitabiotics website here.