When you’re trying to think of a unique baby name, what things come to mind? You might choose a name outside your culture, a food or flower or superhero name, or you might try and find a name people really haven’t heard before.
Travel-inspired names are always a popular bet. I’m sure many of us know a Paris or an India. But how about naming your child Rome or Sydney? Bounce analysed baby name data from the past 20 years to discover which travel destinations around the world are sparking inspiration for baby names.
And it turns out staycations aren’t just a holiday trend.
Even though it’s a small city in the northwest of England, Chester is the most popular travel-related baby name for boys in the UK with 3,410 babies given the name. In second place is another northern city: Preston.
Meanwhile for girls, Florence is the most popular travel-inspired name with 21,962 baby girls in the UK named after the Italian city. Next on the list for girls is Skye, one of Scotland’s most popular island holiday destinations.
Here are the top 10 travel-inspired lists for boys and girls and there are quite a few unexpected ones in the mix.
Top 10 travel-inspired baby names for boys:
Chester - 3,410 boys names
Preston - 3,082 boys names
Phoenix - 2,738 boys names
Milan - 1,947 boys names
Orlando - 1,102 boys names
Israel - 1,015 boys names
Cairo - 969 boys names
Rome - 562 boys names
Sydney - 531 boys names
Caspian 531 boys names
Top 10 travel-inspired baby names for girls:
Florence - 21,962 girls names
Skye - 11,456 girls names
India - 6,158 girls names
Paris - 3,371 girls names
Sydney - 3,251 girls names
Mali - 1,315 girls names
Dakota - 1,214 girls names
Phoenix - 1,140 girls names
Ocean - 1,000 girls names
Vienna - 998 girls names