Tory, London and Reem Among 2013′s Weird Baby Names

Experts have unveiled a list of the weird and wonderful names given to babies in 2013 –with Tory, London and even Joey Essex’s catchphrase ‘Reem’ now appearing on birth certificates. The illuminating insight into the effect television and celebrity has on monikers we pick for our kids was revealed in Bounty Parenting Club’s annual report of names given to over 370,000 babies born this year.

As well as Tory and London other odd boys’ names include Luck, Lohan and Dallas.

Geordie, the common nickname for a native of the city of Newcastle and associated with the hit MTV reality show Geordie Shore, was also chosen for a baby boy – as was Dior.

Among the more unusual girls’ names, of which Ream was one, was Rosielee – more commonly known as Cockney rhyming slang for a cup of tea – and Puppy, which may cause confusion if yelled in a busy park in the height of the summer months.

Paradise, Vogue, Pinky and Tea were also chosen for little girls in 2013, as were Nirvana – the name of Kurt Cobain’s legendary 1990s rock band, and Peppa, a name millions of children will be familiar with, thanks to the popular cartoon pig.

Lisa Penney, spokeswoman for Bounty said:

“Celebrities are well renowned for choosing unusual names for their off-spring and our records show that some parents are following this trend in an effort to stand out from the crowd with a name no other child is likely to have in the playground.

“It’s great to see parents getting creative with their name choices and with ‘new’ names emerging like Ream and Geordie it seems that the sky’s the limit when it comes to creating something unique.

Whilst whatever a child is called they generally grow up to make it their own – yet parents do need to bear in mind that a really individual name can be a lot to live up to if you don’t grow up to be rich or famous!”

Among the other more unusual boys names were Tiger, who may perhaps have a glittering golf career – and a scandal or two – ahead of him and Tucker, who could well follow in the footsteps of loveable troublemaker Todd Carty from the infamous Grange Hill school.

Victory and Prosper also made the list, two names which could place more than a little pressure on the young mite’s little shoulders.

Porter, Perseus and Kassius were also unusual choices as were Boden – perhaps inspired by the yummy mommy brand – Denley, Bramwell, Denton and Drey.

Original girls’ names which will be reverberating around schools and shopping centres over the next ten years are Zelie, Summer-Ray and Tru.

Other weird and wacky choices were Sorrel, Pheonix, Orchid and Olympia – who may well have been conceived in the celebrations of the previous year’s London Games.

Nolly, Purdy and Pepsi also made the list.

Bounty has also released its annual report of the top 100 boys and girls names of the year.

Jack is back in the top spot after holding the title for a staggering 16 years before Oliver knocked the moniker off its perch in 2010, Harry took over in 2011 and held the title for 2012.

Oliver, Harry, Charlie and Jacob complete the top five most popular names of the year, closely followed by Alfie, Oscar, James, Thomas and Noah.

Top of the girls list is Amelia for the second year running, after knocking Olivia from the top spot back in 2012.

Olivia retains second place, followed by babies called Emily, Ava and Poppy.

Jessica, Isla, Sophie, Mia and Ruby complete the girls’ top 10.

There are some interesting new entries to the top 100 boy’s list, including Teddy, Ronnie, Elliot, Ellis and Kaiden. Joey – no doubt inspired by Towie’s finest – is definitely the one to watch for 2014 after rising a massive 68 places, breaking into the top 100 at number 86.

On the girls list new entries are taken by Ivy, Violet, Lottie, Lydia and Orla.

Hugo was the biggest climber amongst the top 100 boy’s names, springing from 100th place last year to 87th this time round, an improvement of 13 places.

Oscar also made huge leaps, rising from 19^th to 7^th, going up 12 places.

In contrast the name Callum has dropped from 63^rd place last year to 44^th in 2013, a fall of 19 places.

The girl’s name Elsie has taken the biggest leap on the girls top 100 list for 2013, climbing an incredible 22 places from 72 to 50. Whilst Ivy is the highest climber overall, rising 37 places to enter the chart at number 68 and in no doubt inspired by Beyonce and Jay-Z’s baby daughter Blue Ivy.

But Isabel has suffered the biggest drop going from 93^rd place to 71 – a drop of 22 places.

Lisa Penney continues:

“Year after year we see new parents influenced by popular culture – with names made famous by people in the public eye like Joey Essex suddenly experiencing sharp rises in popularity.

“Generally we’ve recently seen the return of more ‘old-fashioned’ names with a vintage flavor as Ivy, Violet, Elsie and Teddy have all emerged as ones to watch for 2014.”

Boys Most Unusual Names 2013

1. Tiger
2. Victory
3. Tucker
4. Tory
5. Prosper
6. Porter
7. Perseus
8. Luck
9. Kassius
10. London
11. Lohan
12. Geordie
13. Gerrard
14. Dallas
15. Dior
16. Boden
17. Denley
18. Bramwell
19. Denton
20. Drey

Girls Most Unusual Names 2013

1. Zelie
2. Tea
3. Rosielee
4. Vogue
5. Summer-ray
6. Sunny
7. Tru
8. Sorrel
9. Pinky
10. Ream
11. Pheonix
12. Olympia
13. Nolly
14. Orchid
15. Puppy
16. Purdy
17. Pepsi
18. Paradise
19. Peppa
20. Nirvana

Highest Climbers of 2013

1. Joey (+68)
2. Teddy (+49)
3. Ivy (+37)
4. Violet (+28)
5. Kaiden (+23)
6. Elsie (+22)
7. Willow (+18)
8. Ronnie (+16)
9. Lottie (+17)
10. Sienna (+14)

Biggest Fallers of 2013

1. Maisy (-50)
2. Kayla (-28)
3. Isabel (-22)
4. Olly (-20)
5. Callum (-19)
6. Hollie (-19)
7. Rhys (-18)
8. Hayden (-18)
9. Gabriel (-18)
10. Lauren (-18)

 Top 100 Boys Names 2013

1. Jack
2. Oliver
3. Harry
4. Charlie
5. Jacob
6. Alfie
7. Oscar
8. James
9. Thomas
10. Noah
11. George
12. Joshua
13. Riley
14. Max
15. Ethan
16. William
17. Archie
18. Leo
19. Mason
20. Lucas
21. Logan
22. Daniel
23. Henry
24. Joseph
25. Jake
26. Freddie
27. Tyler
28. Dylan
29. Samuel
30. Isaac
31. Harrison
32. Finley
33. Theo
34. Alexander
35. Jayden
36. Benjamin
37. Adam
38. Lewis
39. Edward
40. Ryan
41. Harley
42. Toby
43. Luke
44. Alex
45. Tommy
46. Harvey
47. Zachary
48. Matthew
49. Nathan
50. Sebastian
51. Jenson
52. Kai
53. Connor
54. Blake
55. Liam
56. Bobby
57. Ollie
58. Arthur
59. Jamie
60. Frankie
61. David
62. Michael
63. Callum
64. Luca
65. Dexter
66. Finlay
67. Ben
68. Leon
69. Sam
70. Cameron
71. Jude
72. Aaron
73. Aiden
74. Stanley
75. Kayden
76. Elliot
77. Reuben
78. Teddy
79. Jackson
80. Rory
81. Caleb
82. Louis
83. Evan
84. Owen
85. Louie
86. Joey
87. Hugo
88. Kyle
89. Seth
90. Ronnie
91. Taylor
92. Elliott
93. Elijah
94. Billy
95. Zac
96. Bailey
97. Kian
98. Rhys
99. Ellis
100. Kaiden

Top 100 Girls Names 2013

1. Amelia
2. Olivia
3. Emily
4. Ava
5. Poppy
6. Jessica
7. Isla
8. Sophie
9. Mia
10. Ruby
11. Lily
12. Grace
13. Isabella
14. Sophia
15. Ella
16. Evie
17. Chloe
18. Scarlett
19. Freya
20. Lucy
21. Sienna
22. Daisy
23. Millie
24. Isabelle
25. Eva
26. Charlotte
27. Lexi
28. Layla
29. Molly
30. Lola
31. Phoebe
32. Alice
33. Erin
34. Lilly
35. Holly
36. Imogen
37. Lacey
38. Ellie
39. Rosie
40. Summer
41. Maisie
42. Hannah
43. Florence
44. Sofia
45. Megan
46. Emma
47. Willow
48. Matilda
49. Abigail
50. Elsie
51. Esme
52. Bella
53. Gracie
54. Georgia
55. Katie
56. Jasmine
57. Evelyn
58. Elizabeth
59. Brooke
60. Anna
61. Amelie
62. Amber
63. Maya
64. Leah
65. Amy
66. Faith
67. Darcy
68. Ivy
69. Tilly
70. Annabelle
71. Bethany
72. Rose
73. Harriet
74. Mollie
75. Madison
76. Eliza
77. Zara
78. Violet
79. Hollie
80. Paige
81. Maddison
82. Eleanor
83. Julia
84. Skye
85. Niamh
86. Darcey
87. Victoria
88. Zoe
89. Scarlet
90. Martha
91. Lottie
92. Rebecca
93. Isabel
94. Heidi
95. Emilia
96. Lydia
97. Mya
98. Alexis
99. Orla
100. Eve