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The year is coming to an end, and BabyCenter has released its annual list for most popular baby names of 2015. For the third year in a row, Sophia, Emma and Olivia for girls & Jackson, Aiden and Liam for boys.
The list is based on the names of over 340,000 babies born in 2015 to parents registered on the BabyCenter website.
Most Popular Girl Names
Sophia
Emma
Olivia
Ava
Mia
Isabella
Zoe
Lily
Emily
Madison
Most Popular Boy Names
Jackson
Aiden
Liam
Lucas
Noah
Mason
Ethan
Caden
Logan
Jacob
A few other notable baby name trends were…
1. Royalty – Many royal title-themed names rose in the popularity rankings, with Duchess up 75 percent, Sultan up 26 percent, King up 10 percent and Princess up 22 percent.
2. Instagram – Another interesting trend the survey found is that the names of Instagram filters are rising in popularity. Examples include Lux (up 75 percent since 2014), Ludwig (up 42 percent), Amaro (up 26 percent), Reyes (up 10 percent), Hudson (up 4 percent) and Kelvin (up 3 percent).
3. The “Empire” Effect – For the first time in three years, the name Luscious appeared in the website’s name database as well.
4. Gender Neutral Baby Names
5. Planets & Stars
