What are the most popular baby names in the UK?
More traditional names are making a comeback (Picture: Getty)  Prince Harry and Meghan Markle have announced the birth of their baby girl, Lilibet Diana. In a statement released to the press, the pair said that Lili is named after her great-grandmother, Her Majesty The Queen, whose family nickname is Lilibet.  While the choice may seem unusual to some, researchers have found that more traditional names are making a comeback. Gone is the popularity of Karen  due in part to the negative connotations  while Victorian monikers are being chosen more than ever. The most popular names for baby girls  The data for 2021 hasnt been released yet, but the Office for National Statistics (ONS) collates the information for all babies born in the UK. The most recent information we have is from 2019. Prince Harry and Meghan Markle named their firstborn son Archie (Picture: EPA)  According to the most recent published data, the most popular baby girls names are:  Olivia  Amelia  Isla  Ava  Mia  Isabella  Sophia  Grace  Lily  Freya  Olivia has been the top girls name since 2016, while Freya and Lily replaced Ella and Emily in 2019  with the latter not appearing for the first time since 1984. Only Mary and Margaret have featured in the top ten for a longer period of time than Emily. Interestingly, the baby name site Nameberry has released an alternative list for the beginning of 2021, suggesting some more unusual names might be climbing up the ranks. Unusual names are climbing up the ranks (Picture: Getty)  To be clear, this list isnt based on what people have actually named their babies  well need to wait until August for the new ONS data. The most popular girls names being searched are:  Luna  Ophelia  Elodie  Iris  Maeve  Theres clearly a French influence on the names, which is carried through to the fastest rising name searches, too:  Naya  Astraea  Samantha  Bellatrix  Dorothea  Willow  Jerusha  Daphne  Kai  Jovie  Literature has been a source of inspiration for expectant families, too. Over the last ten years, Matilda, Darcy, Lyra and Ayra have become increasingly popular. To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 video  Research commissioned by the family history platform MyHeritage has also seen that  like Lilibet Diana  more traditional names are reaching their peak in the twenty-first century. Olive, Violet and Elsie have all reached or eclipsed their original Victorian-era peak, although names from the 1950s and 60s are yet to see a resurgence. The most popular names for baby boys  There have been a few shifts in the popularity of baby boys names, too. According to the latest ONS data, the top ten names for 2019 were:  Oliver  George  Noah  Arthur  Harry  Leo  Muhammad  Jack  Charlie  Oscar  Alfred, Chester, Hudson, Ibrahim and Oakley entered the top 100 most popular boys names in 2019. 2019 is the first year Alfred has been in the top 100 since 1944 (Picture: Getty)  They replaced Alex, Dexter, Dominic, Kai, Sonny and Tobias, and this is the first time Alfred has been in the top 100 since 1944. Some parents have been turning to popular music for inspiration, with the names Lennon, Prince, Jonas, Hendrix, Elvis and Bowie being registered in recent years. Other trends expected for this year are direction and ever baby names, including:  Easton  Ever  Everard  Everest  Everett  Evers  Everson  Everton  North  So if youre expecting, the trends to follow are directions, popular culture, literature and Victorian-era names, while Karen is definitely out. MORE : Meghan and Harrys baby name choice is olive branch after royal fallout  MORE : Woman nicknamed Tracey Trap says she was forced out of job for talking too much  Follow Metro across our social channels, on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram  Share your views in the comments below