The Most Popular Baby Names Of 2016

Yahoo Lifestyle

Updated 13 April 2016 at 10:28 pm

If this list is anything to go by, school and parks across the country are going to be full of children called Olivia and Ezra in the coming years.

According to the baby-name site, Nameberry, this list shows the names that are on the rise in 2016, and those that are falling in popularity.

RELATED: 2016 Baby Name Predictions
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Take a look at the list below to see if you're favourite baby name is still on trend right now.

Top 10 Girls Names of 2016

Olivia, +3
Amelia, same ranking
Charlotte, -2
Ava, -1
Isla, +2
Arabella, +13
Aurora, +4
Adeline, +5
Penelope, same ranking
Eleanor, same ranking

Top 10 Boys Names of 2016

Ezra, same ranking
Asher, same ranking
Atticus, same ranking
Declan, same ranking
Oliver, same ranking
Silas, same ranking
Milo, same ranking
Levi, +4
Henry, same ranking
Wyatt, +5

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