Parents are showing no sign that they will Let It Go – the popularity of the name Elsa from the hit Disney film Frozen is surging in popularity.
The traditional turn-of-the-century name was given to 537 babies, meaning it just missed out on a place in the top 100, according to new figures from 2014 released by the Office for National Statistics.
Frozen is not the only bit of big screen/small screen/stage action inspiring mums and dads across the UK.
Game Of Thrones, One Direction and even Downton Abbey have led to a plethora of new names now visible in the data, or making a return.
Harry might have the most popular 1D name, but numbers have dropped compared with 2013. The name Louis has rising popularity – up 172 – as has Zayn, the name of former 1D member Zayn Malik.
The 1D four-piece are not the only musicians registering an impact on a generation. There’s now 33 children called Drake, 30 children called Azalea – seemingly inspired by Aussie rapper Iggy – while Rita has surged in popularity to 65, perhaps due to How We Do singer and X Factor judge Rita Ora.
The popularity of Game Of Thrones saw 53 parents choosing Khaleesi for their newly born daughters and 244 babies being named Arya, as in the Stark character.
Tyrion, with 17 mentions, and Theon, with 18, were the most popular boys’ names from the fantasy TV show.Downton Abbey has contributed to the rise in popularity of Victorian names such as Rose, Cora, Violet and Edith, with usage of all four names increasing since the first series aired in 2010. Meanwhile George – no doubt helped by Prince George – surged to 7th place in the overall list which is topped by Oliver and Amelia.
Another new entrant in the girls’ top 100 included Harper, showing Victoria and David Beckham’s choice of name still seems to influence parents. It climbed 71 places since last year.
DB’s old job can also offer inspiration for news mums and dads. There’s now four children called Messi, 11 called Ronaldo and four Neymars.
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