UK Baby Names

With the growing popularity for girls of such names as Aubrey and Audrey, Auberon feels like a fresh and viable option.

Fresh choice in the vein of Carly and Harley.

Again, North is so much crisper.

Might make a good middle name for the child of a musician, though people could think you were honoring your BMW.

One way to refer to an ancestral Roy, if not the most mellifluous.

Ambitious geographical name.

Latter-day Ashley that comes in a range of spelling variations. Ansley and Ainsley have both hit the Top 1000 in recent years.

Superseded by Lauren.

Most people's sole association with this name is Oprah companion Stedman Graham -- cool and sophisticated.

Stronger and fresher than the original, though it may provoke the question, "Got a light?"

We don't think a boy would want to be called a sham.

A classic Gaelic name, but too hoary to be a hit here.

A surname associated these days with Breaking Bad actor Bryan Cranston.

Putting a C before Albert doesn't make this old occupational name any more contempo.

Not time yet for Thyme.

This could be a possible replacement for the overused Tyson, though it has something of a commercial feel related to the brand of vacuum cleaners.

Palin, as in, yes, one-time VP candidate Sarah, has emerged as a hot new first name, usually for girls.

Chelsea with dyslexia.