{"id":137525,"date":"2022-10-06T09:49:03","date_gmt":"2022-10-06T04:19:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/centralrecorder.com\/older-mothers-more-likely-to-choose-traditional-baby-names-than-under-25s\/"},"modified":"2022-10-06T09:49:18","modified_gmt":"2022-10-06T04:19:18","slug":"mothers-over-25-are-more-likely-to-choose-traditional-names-for-their-babies-than-those-under-25","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/centralrecorder.com\/mothers-over-25-are-more-likely-to-choose-traditional-names-for-their-babies-than-those-under-25\/","title":{"rendered":"Mothers over 25 are more likely to choose traditional names for their babies than those under 25."},"content":{"rendered":"\n
According to new data, older mothers are more likely give their babies traditional names than younger mothers who use modernized versions.<\/p>\n
According to the Office for National Statistics, Olivia and Noah were the most-loved names for boys and for girls in 2021.<\/p>\n
Oliver dropped to second place, having been the most most popular boys\u2019 name for eight years, while Olivia topped\u00a0the girls\u2019 list for the sixth year in succession.<\/p>\n
According to the ONS: \u201cThe long-running trend of older mothers giving their babies more traditional names and younger mothers giving more modern and shortened versions of traditional names continued.\u201d<\/p>\n
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Half of the top 10 boys\u2019 names for mothers under the age of 25 were shortened versions of traditional names.<\/p>\n
One of the 10 most popular baby names for moms over 35 was a shorter name.<\/p>\n
Elijah and Arlo only appeared in the top 10 boys\u2019 names for mothers under 25, while more traditional names such as Alexander and Thomas were popular among those over 35.<\/p>\n
Willow, Isabella, Harper and Delilah were girls\u2019 names only seen in the top 10 among mothers under 25, while Charlotte, Grace, Sophie and Sophia were more likely for mothers over 35.<\/p>\n
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