Girls Birth Announcements

Photo courtesy of Babies By Britt

As promised, here is a selection of the girl names chosen by parents with a December due date on Baby Center Australia (the boys post can be found here). This list is admittedly longer, mainly because there were way more girls born in this group than boys so it was hard to shorten it while still showing a good selection of the wide variety of names used. And there are some great ones.

Of the full selection, Charlotte was the most popular first name, given to five girls. Maybe Princess Charlotte had an impact on this, although to be fair Charlotte was already extremely popular in Australia before the princess was born in May 2015 - she was our #2 name in 2014. As for the middle names, you'll see Rose a few times in the below list, and Rose was indeed the most popular middle name overall, used 11 times! Seems it's not just Nameberries that love Rose in the middle place.

Aaliyah Mae		Elodie Jade		Maya Lois
Abigail Grace		Emerson Lucy Lena		Megan Lily
Ada Violet		Emily Maree Isla		Mia Rose
Alexis Hope		Esther Pearl		Milla Grace
Alice Belle		Eva Theresa		Myka Elisabeth
Allirah Jayne		Gisele Rebecca		Mylah-Rose
Alyssa Kristie		Greta Eve		Natalia Nicoletta
Amarli Diaz		Gwynevere Sky		Norah Joy
Anna Elizabeth Rose		Harper Leigh		Peyton Daphne
Antoinette Genevieve Leona		Hazel Scout		Piper Jane
Arianna Skye		Hollie Lorraine		Poppie Leigh
Audra Grace		Imogen Jean		Remi Julie Ann
Bailee Tymia		Indianna Rose		Ruby Mae
Bella Louise		Indie Allys Ihaia		Sadie May
Bree Emily		Isla Annelise		Scarlett Elizabeth Winter
Brooklyn Fay Riley		Ivy Anne		Sierra Blake
Charlotte Therese		Joy Alathea		Skylah Rose
Chasca Lee		Kaia Bailey		Sonja Jaye
Chloe Jane		Keira-Lee Jean		Sophie Renee
Delaney Rose		Khalise Louise		Tali Rose
Delilah Anne		Laihton Elizabeth		Tamara Heather
Eden Leigh		Legacie Nicole		Thea Audrey
Edie Lyla		Lilah Giulia		Tui Rose
Edith Sophia		Lutèce Isabel Marguerite		Zali Lola
Elliana Grace		Mahli Claire		Zoya Mowlana

Twin Sets

Indie Rose and Mylie May

Melodi and Elis      

Boys Birth Announcements

During my pregnancy I was taking a bit of a break from blogging (a.k.a. sleeping and playing a lot of Candy Crush). But this doesn't mean that I'd lost interest in names. In fact, part of the great thing about giving birth is that I'm suddenly completely immersed in the current naming landscape - as a new mum I'm seeing what names my fellow new mums are using. And can I say I've seen some fabulous ones lately.

But before I digress too much, what did we name our son? His name is Atlas Bram!! That's him pictured above at two months old. Atlas was born October 30th 2015, weighing just 1.6kg (3lb 8oz). He was born five and a half weeks premature after a growth scan showed he was too small and our obstetrician told us to come in to the hospital for a cesarean birth that same day. I have to admit to having a few hesitations about naming him Atlas when we found out he would be so tiny, but my husband had none. Our boy may be small but he is strong and healthy and I'm glad we stuck with our choice (keep tuned for a post on how we chose his name in the coming weeks).

As I was saying, I've seen some great names lately, with one major source being on the Baby Center Australia forums. The below is a selection of boy names used by parents who had a December due date like I did. For those interested in popularity; Alexander and variant Zander/Xander was the most popular first name, and James the most popular middle name out of all of the boys names I saw.

The girls post can be found here ☺

Alexander Arnold (Xander)		Flynn Michael Lloyd		Landon Jonathan
Apollo Ronaldo		Greyson Higgins		Leo Archer
Archer Thomas Jack		Harrison Jack (Harry)		Lucas Rex
Arkyn		Harry Leslie		Maverick Ernest
Blake Anthony		Hudson Winston		Mitchell John
Bradley Jonas		Hugo Robert		Nate James
Carter Jacob (CJ)		Isaiah Lyndon		Oliver Michael
Charlie Gabriel		Jack Michael Dillon		Oscar James
Chet Bruce		Jackson John		Rhys James
Coby Peter		Jacob Aydin		Riley Alan
Cooper Ryan		Jarryd George		Ryan Alexander
D'Arcy James		Jaxon James		William Paul
Damien Michael Rhys		Jayden Charles		Wolfe Michael
Darcy John		Job Edward		Xander Danny James
Davy Jack		Kahlani James		Xavier
Digby Anthony		Kaiden Dylan		Zander Roy Theodore
Edward Max (Eddie)		Keldan Daniel		Zane Nicholas
Elias Dennis		Kobi Blair		Zayn Fahd
Elijah Albert		Kyran Silva		Zeke Robert
Ethan Thomas		Lachlan Graham		Zion Ross

Twin Sets

Lucas Robert and Cooper Riley  

Rigby and Frankie

Stirling Royce and Eli Henry