Most popular baby names in 2020 revealed

Wednesday, 20 January 2021 11:29

By Rob Pritchard @rpritchard9

The Island's most popular baby names during 2020 have been revealed by The Civil Registry.

Leo, Oliver and Noah were the most popular name choices for boys last year, followed by Theodore which was the most popular boys name in 2019 - other prominent boys names included Archie, Arthur, Rory and William.

Meanwhile, for baby girls, Ella took over the top spot from Lily and Isla which were previously the most popular names the year before.

Ava was the second most popular girls name, with Isabelle, Ivy and Matilda closely behind.

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