Baby names

Baby names

 
Babynames

Choosing a baby name can be harder than it sounds, so if you're in need of some inspiration, let us help you! If you already have baby names in mind, why not search their meanings and origins to help you decide? Or, if you’re really stuck, try our random name generator which could help you find the perfect baby name.

Are you looking for something a bit different but haven't come across the right name for your baby? Do you want to give your baby an unusual name to show how unique he/she is? If you're having trouble coming up with baby names, you’re in luck! Check out our list for uncommon and unusual baby names.

 

Top names

Are you searching for the perfect name for your baby? Do you want to look at the top names before deciding what to call your son or daughter? As we know, choosing the right name is not only a tough decision, but one you have to get right. Whether you’re looking for traditional or popular names, we have a wide variety to make your decision easier.

Search our top 100 baby names to help find the ideal name for your child.

Name Origins

Do you need a little inspiration to help you choose your baby’s name?

Some expectant parents find that knowing the baby name origins is an important factor when it comes to naming their baby.

What country does your baby name come from?

Have a look at our list to find out...

 

Regional Trends

If you want to see what the top names are in your local area then look no further. choose your local country for the top boys and girls names near you.

 

Is deciding on a name for your baby leaving you stumped? Here's how to find one that suits

Choosing a name for your baby used to be straightforward: you simply picked a religious one, chose a family name or were inspired by royalty. But with so many sources of inspiration now, from celebrities and their babies to countless baby name books (and of course, Bounty's own lists of baby names), here are a few dos and don'ts to help you decide...

Shy, unity and bean are just some of the unusual names parents have given to their children over the past 10 years, Bounty.com can reveal.

After trawling through the millions of recorded names given to newborns since 2000, we’ve awarded the most weird and wonderful of all a place in our ‘Most unusual names of the decade’ list, which includes names which have only been given to between one and 15 babies during the past 10 years.

Zowie, Puppy and Ice appear in the top 20, as do Rooney, Bowie and Cobain – given to a few children whose parents were influenced by the celebrity footballer and musicians.

There are ahandful of children walking around with hippy-style names such as Stone, Gift, Heaven and Echo, while the fashion world may have inspired the names Denim, Diesel and Armani.

We asked3,000 parents to find out how many had tried to give their baby an unusual name.  A third said they had chosen an unusual name, but more than one in 10 regretted their decision to veer from the norm.

Reactions from friends and family when told the newborn’s name included surprise (17%), questions about how to spell it (27%) and requests to repeat the name again to check they had heard properly.   85% of mums and dads say folk react more kindly to their child’s name now they have grown into it and developed a personality to match – but one in 10 admitted their child doesn’t like their name, and 14% have asked to change it already!

Don’t want your child to share a name with anyone?  Stay ahead of the crowd and get classroom standout by searching up-to-the-minute listings at bounty.com/baby-names.

 

Ask our community

If you are still stuck for inspiration on what to call your little one, or want to test out your suggestions on a stranger, why not visit our baby names forum within our community and talk to some of the thousands of our Bounty mums?