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The most popular baby names predicted for 2020

The most popular baby names have been predicted for 2020... And one of them is a town near Glasgow.

Website Nameberry has revealed its predictions for what could be the 20 most popular baby names next year by working out which names in their database have seen the biggest increase in interest over the last year, reports the  Mirror Online .

From the place they first met or where the child was conceived, to their favourite perfume or car, many parents get creative when naming their wee one.

Ringing in at No.4 is 'Paisley' – so if there are any buddies out there looking for inspiration for baby names, you can at least be assured your hometown is up there with some of the best.

Judging by the list, it seems parents are getting back into old fashioned names like Pearl, which was a top 100 name from 1880 through the mid-1920s, when it started to decline in popularity.

Other names to make the cut take inspiration from celebrities, like Billie ( after the singer Billie Eilish).

Would you pick any of these?

The top 10 names for girls

1. Adah

2. Reese

3. Mika

4. Paisley

5. Amina

6. Teagan

7. Nova

8. Aura

9. Pearl

10. Billie

The top 10 for boys in 2020

1. Austin

2. Alva

3. Acacius

4. Tate

5. Diego

6. Easton

7. Lucius

8. Cash

9. Ash

10. Luca

A spokesperson for Nameberry said: "Our top baby names are a radical departure from the official national list, which suffers from a considerable time lag.

"We won't know which names were  really  used the most often for babies in 2020 until May of 2021.

"The names here offer baby namers a heads up on trends and specific names destined to get more popular in 2020 and beyond."

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