Unpopular baby names in 2024 revealed

Baby names that have fallen out of favour in 2024 have been revealed, with one dropping a whopping 14 spots.

The baby names that have fallen out of favour in 2024 have been revealed, with one dropping a whopping 14 spots.

BabyCentre, a UK organisation, tracks the top 100 boys and girls baby names in the UK throughout the year to compile the list.

It revealed that some names had fallen out of favour from the previous year. Many of these dropped at least 10 spots from 2023.

For girls, Amelie went down 12 places from the year before to land at number 94. The name Lucy fell 11 spots to 95. The names Nova and Lilly have completely fallen out of the top 100.

The top names have also been revealed. Picture: iStock

Meanwhile, for boys, the name Jaxon fell 14 spots to 64 and the name Austin tumbled 13 places, now sitting at 91. Jason also fell completely out of popularity.

But, to take their places, names such as Margot, Gabriella, Matthew and Elliot rose through the ranks.

There wasn’t much change at the top. Olivia and Muhammed took out the top spots. The boy’s top 10 remained the same.

The top five boys names include Muhammad, Noah, Theo, Leo and Oliver. Meanwhile, the girls top five included Olivia, Amelia, Lily, Isla and Ava.

Unpopular baby names in 2024 revealed. Picture: iStock

Trends also emerged in the list. Close to half of the names on the girls list ended with an A. These included names such as Emma, Ariella and Gabriella. Meanwhile in the boys top names there was a “growing trend” of both short and long versions of the name. For instance, Theodore, Theo and Teddy. Similarly Thomas and Tommy, Oliver and Ollie and Alexander and Alex made the list.

Another trend in the boys list is using last names as first names. BabyCentre gave examples such as Hunter, Hudson, Mason and Logan. Many of these are “American-inspired” names that evoke “a sense of individuality”.