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Baby Names Are Peachy Keen December 20 2006 There's a fruity trend for children's names for 2006
While it's all change on the girl's front – boys names are a much more static business. Thomas, Joshua and James have jostled for the top four slots over the past five years. Interestingly the newest name in the top 5 section of the boy's chart is Oliver – making it supremely popular in both its masculine and feminine form. Celebrity culture usually plays an important part in the popularity of children's names and this year is no exception. X-Factor Shane Ward is credited with the name Shane increasing in popularity by 827%. Similarly, Celebrity Big Brother's Preston has seen his moniker move up 767 places to position 148. One of the most influential celebrities has been Sir Bob Geldof's daughter Peaches. Rarely out of the headlines, her notoriety has ensured that Peaches rose 2948 places this year. 'There's clearly a fruity theme going on with baby names,' said Raisingkids' founder Dr Pat Spungin. 'Last year we had Gwyneth Paltrow's daughter Apple, this year it's the rise of Peaches – maybe next year we'll all be going bananas!' . |
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For the past twelve years Jack has reigned supreme as the most popular boy's name in England and Wales, but this year it's all change for the girls with Olivia toppling Jessica off the top slot. In just five years, Olivia has moved from 10 in the charts to the No 1 position. But the most meteoric rise in popularity has to be Ruby which in five years has moved from no.66 in the charts to being the fourth most popular girls name in England and Wales. 