Members of the British royal family still have an important impact on Australia's newborn names, including Megan (Meghan). (photo by Australian News Network)
Members of the British royal family still have an important impact on Australia's newborn names, including Megan (Meghan), according to the Australian News Network.
According to the 2018 Australian baby name (Baby Names Australia 2018, the name "Megan (Meghan)" has not been in the top 100 names for more than six years, but that could change soon, like Harry (Henry).
In May, Prince Harry and Megan (Meghan Markle) married each other, and the term "Harry (Henry)" quickly entered the top 10 names of Australia's most popular babies, the first time in more than six years.
Burelli (Geoff Brailey), a social researcher at research firm McCrindle, said that over the past six years, the name "Megan (Meghan)" has been outside the 100 most popular baby names in Australia, but with Meghan marrying Prince Harry, The popularity of the name is expected to rise after a recent visit to Australia.
At present, "Megan (Meghan)" has become a popular choice among celebrities and royal family members who have great influence on neonatal name selection. The other is place names, and the more popular ones are "Bronty (Bronte)" and "Avalon (Avalon)."
In addition, the report also noted that Prince William and Kate (Prince William and Kate) 's child, Prince George (Prince George), was born in 2013, and the popularity of the name "George (George)" in Australia has also begun to rise after the birth in 2013. It rose from 71 in 2012 to 35 in 2017.
After Princess (Princess Charlotte) was born in 2015, "Charlotte (Charlotte)" replaced Olivia (Olivia) as Australia's most popular baby girl name and remained at the top of the list.
The popularity of the name (Prince Louis), which was born by Prince Louis in 2018, is also expected to climb, currently ranking 73rd.
In addition, Australia's most popular baby boy name is "Oliver (Oliver)".