ALFIE and Olivia were the most popular names given to babies in Newport in 2013, according to a list compiled by Bounty Parenting Club.
Ruby, Megan, Ella and Isabella were also among the top girls' names in Newport, bucking national baby naming trends for 2013, with boys names Dylan, Mason and Ethan proving more popular with Newport parents than the rest of the UK.
Nationwide, the study of over 370,000 names indicated that Joey, Teddy, Ivy and Violet are "ones to watch" in 2014 after rising in popularity in the past year.
Lisa Penney, spokeswoman for Bounty said names made famous by people in the public eye are experiencing sharp rises in popularity.
"The rising fame of Joey Essex no doubt influenced this years’ highest climbing name which leaped a massive 68 places, breaking into the boys’ Top 100 at number 86," she said. "The Towie star’s catchphrase ‘Reem’ even appeared on some birth certificates.
"The names that celebrities choose for their own babies also has an effect on trends. Ivy was the fastest rising girls’ name in the past year and most likely triggered by Beyonce and Jay-Z’s baby daughter, Blue Ivy."
Nationwide the 100 boy’s list shows some interesting new entries this year including Ronnie, Elliot, Ellis and Kaiden.
On the girls list new entries are taken by Lottie, Lydia and Orla.
Within the boys top 100, Hugo was the highest climber, leaping from 100th place to 87th and in the Top 20, Oscar also rose from 19th to scoop 7th place.
In contrast the name Callum has dropped from 63rd place to 44th in 2013, a fall of 19 places.
The girl’s name Elsie has taken the biggest leap on the girls’ top 100 list for 2013, climbing from 72 to 50. Whilst Ivy the highest climber overall rose 37 places to enter the girls’ top 100 chart at number 68.
Isabel has suffered the biggest drop going from 93rd place to 71 – a drop of 22 places, whilst Maisy and Kayla have dropped straight out of the Top 100 completely after falling 50 and 28 places respectively.
The report also revealed that, nationwide, Jack is back in the top spot after previously holding the title for a staggering 16 years before Oliver knocked the moniker off its perch in 2010, Harry took over in 2011 and held the title for 2012.
Oliver, Harry, Charlie and Jacob complete the top five most popular names of the year, closely followed by Alfie, Oscar, James, Thomas and Noah.
Top of the girls' list nationwide is Amelia for the second year running, after knocking Olivia from the top spot back in 2012.
"As well as the usual influences from popular culture, in general we can see a growing trend for the return of more ‘old-fashioned’ names with a vintage flavour as parents adopt names with ‘grandparent chic’ like Elsie, Violet and Teddy," said Lisa.
"This could be due to parents choosing meaningful names linked to their family’s older generations that they want to contemporise for the modern day."
NEWPORT’S TOP GIRLS NAMES OF 2013
(The numbers below in brackets refer to the overall UK ranking of the name in 2013)
1. Olivia (2)
2. Ruby (10)
3. Amelia (1)
4. Megan (45)
5. Lily (11)
6. Ava (4)
7. Poppy (5)
8. Isabella (13)
9. Ella (15)
10. Sophie (8)
NEWPORT’S TOP BOYS NAMES OF 2013
1. Alfie (6)
2. Jacob (5)
3. Ethan (15)
4. Leo (18)
5. Jack (1)
6. Dylan (28)
7. Mason (19)
8. Harry (3)
9. Oscar (7)
10. Oliver (2)
UK TOP 100 GIRLS NAMES OF 2013
1 Amelia
2 Olivia
3 Emily
4 Ava
5 Poppy
6 Jessica
7 Isla
8 Sophie
9 Mia
10 Ruby
11 Lily
12 Grace
13 Isabella
14 Sophia
15 Ella
16 Evie
17 Chloe
18 Scarlett
19 Freya
20 Lucy
21 Sienna
22 Daisy
23 Millie
24 Isabelle
25 Eva
26 Charlotte
27 Lexi
28 Layla
29 Molly
30 Lola
31 Phoebe
32 Alice
33 Erin
34 Lilly
35 Holly
36 Imogen
37 Lacey
38 Ellie
39 Rosie
40 Summer
41 Maisie
42 Hannah
43 Florence
44 Sofia
45 Megan
46 Emma
47 Willow
48 Matilda
49 Abigail
50 Elsie
51 Esme
52 Bella
53 Gracie
54 Georgia
55 Katie
56 Jasmine
57 Evelyn
58 Elizabeth
59 Brooke
60 Anna
61 Amelie
62 Amber
63 Maya
64 Leah
65 Amy
66 Faith
67 Darcy
68 Ivy
69 Tilly
70 Annabelle
71 Bethany
72 Rose
73 Harriet
74 Mollie
75 Madison
76 Eliza
77 Zara
78 Violet
79 Hollie
80 Paige
81 Maddison
82 Eleanor
83 Julia
84 Skye
85 Niamh
86 Darcey
87 Victoria
88 Zoe
89 Scarlet
90 Martha
91 Lottie
92 Rebecca
93 Isabel
94 Heidi
95 Emilia
96 Lydia
97 Mya
98 Alexis
99 Orla
100 Eve
UK TOP 100 BOYS NAMES OF 2013
1 Jack
2 Oliver
3 Harry
4 Charlie
5 Jacob
6 Alfie
7 Oscar
8 James
9 Thomas
10 Noah
11 George
12 Joshua
13 Riley
14 Max
15 Ethan
16 William
17 Archie
18 Leo
19 Mason
20 Lucas
21 Logan
22 Daniel
23 Henry
24 Joseph
25 Jake
26 Freddie
27 Tyler
28 Dylan
29 Samuel
30 Isaac
31 Harrison
32 Finley
33 Theo
34 Alexander
35 Jayden
36 Benjamin
37 Adam
38 Lewis
39 Edward
40 Ryan
41 Harley
42 Toby
43 Luke
44 Alex
45 Tommy
46 Harvey
47 Zachary
48 Matthew
49 Nathan
50 Sebastian
51 Jenson
52 Kai
53 Connor
54 Blake
55 Liam
56 Bobby
57 Ollie
58 Arthur
59 Jamie
60 Frankie
61 David
62 Michael
63 Callum
64 Luca
65 Dexter
66 Finlay
67 Ben
68 Leon
69 Sam
70 Cameron
71 Jude
72 Aaron
73 Aiden
74 Stanley
75 Kayden
76 Elliot
77 Reuben
78 Teddy
79 Jackson
80 Rory
81 Caleb
82 Louis
83 Evan
84 Owen
85 Louie
86 Joey
87 Hugo
88 Kyle
89 Seth
90 Ronnie
91 Taylor
92 Elliott
93 Elijah
94 Billy
95 Zac
96 Bailey
97 Kian
98 Rhys
99 Ellis
100 Kaiden
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