Harry and wife,Meghan Markle, were reflecting a trend when they named their son Archie in May. His name rose two places to number 16 in 2018. (Big cousinPrince Georgeis clearly a fan of the name — months before Archie’s birth,The Sunreported that the little royal met a woman walking a dog andoffered up a false namefor himself. “I asked George what his name was, even though I obviously knew it,” she said. “To my astonishment, he said, ‘I’m called Archie’ with a big smile on his face.”)
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And the moniker of his 1-year-old cousin Louis has had a massive lift up the rankings as his name leapt 13 places to 69, as 941 families named a son the same asPrince WilliamandKate Middleton‘s youngest child. The similarly-spelled Louie was higher at 38, with 1,319 boys being given that name.
In other royal names, Charlotte has stayed ranked in the 12 spot.
Prince William, Kate Middleton, Prince Louis, Prince George and Princess Charlotte.DANIEL LEAL-OLIVAS/AFP/Getty Images
But it was another name — Alexa — that garnered lots of headlines, as it has fallen from 301 to 118. It has been suggested that this is because families want to avoid any confusion with Amazon’s digital assistant.
Olivia and Oliver were the most popular girls and boys names.
source: people.com
