New parents are getting creative with their baby name choices, with words of gratitude seeing an increase in popularity a year into the pandemic.
While there are still months to go before the end of the year, during which we can expect to see influences based on important cultural moments, parenting resource website BabyCenter has been tracking the popularity of names so far into 2021.
According to the website dedicated to all things babies, which continuously updates its ranking of popular baby names, this year has seen an increase in the names Blessings and Serenity for female children, with both names making it onto the top 100, in 18th place and 67th place respectively.
The most popular baby names overall have also experienced a shake up, with Olivia taking the position of number one for girls, while Sophia, a favourite for numerous years, has dropped from first to fifth in popularity.
Followed by Olivia is Emma, with Amelia, and Ava rounding out the top five baby girl names, while the list also sees more unusual names such as Paisley, Litte, and Piper.
