20 top festive baby names
If you’re having a baby during the holiday season, you might want to consider a festive baby name.
In fact, according to recent research, 78% of parents would consider giving their child a festive baby name.
“OnBuy found that almost 8 in 10 (78%) would consider giving their child a festive name, with only 22% wanting something non-seasonal,” they said.
“Of those wanting a festive name, a whopping 94% believe that giving their child a name with festive connotations would make people around them more cheerful.”
But what is a festive baby name, exactly?
Well, the company, which trawled through thousands of baby names and surveyed almost 6000 parents, has put together a list of the top festive names – and there are a few surprises.
Granted, most of the names that make the top list are popular in the US, but it doesn’t hurt to take a look.
Top festive baby girl names for 2020
- Mary: meaning ‘drop of the sea, bitter, or beloved’. Mary is commonly used for religious or family reasons.
- Gloria: comes from the word ‘glory’.
- Karen: Danish origin meaning ‘pure’
- Angel: the Greek meaning of the word angel is ‘messenger’.
- Carol: likely chosen for its association with songs, but it also means ‘free man’.
- Christina: Greek origin meaning ‘a Christian’.
- Virginia: Latin origin meaning ‘virginal, pure’.
- Rachel: Hebrew origin meaning ‘ewe’.
- Joy: English origin meaning ‘joy’.
- Natalia: Russian origin meaning ‘birthday [of the Lord]’.
Top festive baby names for boys 2020
- David: Hebrew origin meaning ‘beloved’.
- Michael: Hebrew origin meaning ‘who is like God?’
- Joseph: Hebrew origin meaning ‘Jehovah increases’.
- Emmanuel: Hebrew origin meaning ‘God is with us’.
- Jesus: Hebrew origin meaning ‘the Lord is salvation’.
- Gabriel: Hebrew origin meaning ‘God is my strength’.
- Christian: means ‘follower of Christ’.
- Frank: German origin meaning ‘Frenchman or free man’.
- Christopher: Greek origin meaning ‘bearer of Christ’.
- Felix: Latin origin meaning ‘happy, fortunate’.
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