The popularity of the name Diana, after the former Princess of Wales, doubled after her death in 1997. 'We should expect to see a lot of baby Elizabeths ahead,' said one expert.
Such was the popularity of the late monarch in the UK, baby name experts say there will be a sharp rise ingoes down with the public, according to Laura Wattenberg, founder of Namerology.com and author ofThe Royal Family has a “powerful influence on name style”, said Ms Wattenberg, citing the surge of babies named George, Charlotte and Louis, the names of the Prince and Princess of Wales’s three children.
She said: “The popularity of the royal names is a notable honour in this era, when most traditional names are fading fast. English babies today are more likely to be named Marley and Winter than John and Mary.” Ms Wattenberg said the popularity of the name Diana, after the late Princess of Wales, doubled after her death in 1997.The name Elizabeth was the 8th most popular name in 1954, the year after the Queen’s coronation. By 1996 it was in position 26, falling to its lowest position, 56, in 2020.“Elizabeth is the most flexible of all English names with an extraordinary range of nicknames.
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