Autumn is the season of golden leaves, pumpkin spiced lattes, and long walks in warm clothes.
But for parents of new babies, Autumn also offers some inspiration on baby names with many opting for seasonal-themed monikers.
According to research done by GigaCalucator.com these are some of the most popular autumn names of 2020 you're sure to be nuts about.
The most popular Autumn themed baby name for a girl this year is Branch.
While some fans of the kids movie Trolls might be more familiar with the name as Poppy's love-interest, played by Justine Timberlake, Branch is the higest ranking name for baby girls this year, seeing an increase of 150% in popularity this week alone.
This charming name can also refer to branching out onto new adventures.
Secondly, Samhain (pronounced SOW-in) has increased by 78%. The name originates from the Gaelic festival of the same name and means ‘end of harvest season’.
In third place is the name Sorrell, with an increase of 75%.
Interestingly its other variation, Sorrel, is more than 3 times less
popular. Both names have French origins meaning ‘reddish brown’, so a perfect name for a baby born in a colourful season.
Other notable autumn themed baby girl names which made the top 10 are Carmine, Ash, Bruna, Libra, Saffron, Leaf and Kiona - which means 'brown hills' in Native American.
Rust was the most popular Autumn-themed boys name, seeing an 80% increase in popularity.
In second place was Honour and third place was Birch, after the tree.
The name Miller - meaning 'grinder of grain' was fourth place and completeing the top five was Radley - meaning 'Red meadow'.
Other autumn-inspired names for boys which ave ncreased in popularity this year, include Barric – English name meaning ‘grain farm’; Omri – Hebrew meaning ‘my sheaf’; Lugh – Derived from the Irish god of harvest; Crispin– Latin origin meaning ‘curly haired’ with the first syllable ‘crisp’ symbolising autumn and Casper – Persian origin meaning ‘keeper of the treasure’
