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05th Aug 2018

New poll reveals the most unpopular baby names for 2018

Rebecca O'Keeffe

Which isn’t to say that the name won’t suddenly become very fashionable 18 years from now…

Have you ever wondered about your name? Is it popular, unique or just unheard of?

Well, Bounty (no, not the chocolate) has just released their list of 2018’s least popular baby names.

Obviously this is all very subjective, and there is a chance that the name you pick this year won’t be the coolest name to have a few decades from now. If only parents back in the year 2000 had the foresight to name their kids Rihanna and Idris…

Have a gawk, and let us know if you recognise any!

Most unpopular GIRLS names:

  • Cecelia
  • Bridie
  • Bonny
  • Cecily
  • Mimi
  • Aubrie
  • Mika
  • Roxanne
  • Alora
  • Kourtney

unpopular baby names

Most unpopular BOYS names:

  • Jago
  • Macauley
  • Leroy
  • Guy
  • Fabio
  • Soren
  • Arnold
  • Carl
  • Ivor
  • Marcos

We actually didn’t even know some of these were names at all…

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