The top 10 baby names for 2017 have been revealed.
For little girls, Emma, Olivia, and Ava have claimed the top spots.
For boys, Liam, Noah, and Lucas are the most popular.
According to BabyCentre, Emma has jumped from number two in 2016 to number one in 2017, as well as Liam which was the fourth most popular last year.
Unsurprisingly the popularity of the top names fifty years ago have changed, when Lisa, Kimberly and Michelle topping the list in 1967. For boys the top names were Michael, David and James.
Here are the top ten names for 2017 so far:
Girls:
- Emma
- Olivia
- Ava
- Isabella
- Sophia
- Mia
- Amelia
- Charlotte
- Harper
- Aria
Boys:
- Liam
- Noah
- Lucas
- Mason
- Oliver
- Ethan
- Logan
- Elijah
- Aiden
- James
The names have changed quite a bit since 2016 – yet Olivia, Ava, Isabella, and Aria remain on the list, as well as Noah, Liam, Lucas, and Ethan.
Here were the top ten baby names in 2016:
Girls
- Sophia
- Emma
- Olivia
- Ava
- Mia
- Isabella
- Riley
- Aria
- Zoe
- Charlotte
Boys
- Jackson
- Aiden
- Lucas
- Liam
- Noah
- Ethan
- Mason
- Caden
- Oliver
- Elijah