Most popular baby names for 2022 as Gary makes comeback

Most people know a Gary, but the name has fallen out of favour with parents over recent years.

Yet despite warnings the name was on the verge of extinction, it seems it could well be making a comeback.

As well as listing the top 100 baby names for boys and girls in 2022, UK Baby Names has shared a list of trending monikers - and it just so happens that Gary is on the list.

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Alongside it sit a number of traditional boys' names including James, David, John, Ian, Oliver, Jack, Andrew, Peter, William, Thomas, Matthew and Paul.

While for girls it says the trending names are Emma, Sarah and Olivia.

They may not all appear in the top 100, but the fact that Gary even gets a mention signals fresh hope that it may not vanish from usage after all.

Do you know a baby called Gary born in recent years? Have you chosen a traditional name for your child, or something more unusual? Let us know in the comments here.

UK Baby Names' list, shared by The Echo, is below

Olivia

Amelia

Isla

Ava

Mia

Ivy

Lily

Isabella

Rosie

Sophia

Grace

Willow

Freya

Florence

Emily

Ella

Poppy

Evie

Elsie

Charlotte

Evelyn

Sienna

Sofia

Daisy

Phoebe

Sophie

Alice

Harper

Matilda

Ruby

Emilia

Maya

Millie

Isabelle

Eva

Luna

Jessica

Ada

Aria

Arabella

Maisie

Esme

Eliza

Penelope

Bonnie

Chloe

Mila

Violet

Hallie

Scarlett

Layla

Imogen

Eleanor

Molly

Harriet

Elizabeth

Thea

Erin

Lottie

Emma

Rose

Delilah

Bella

Aurora

Lola

Nancy

Ellie

Mabel

Lucy

Maria

Ayla

Orla

Zara

Robyn

Hannah

Gracie

Iris

Jasmine

Darcie

Margot

Holly

Amelie

Amber

Georgia

Edith

Maryam

Abigail

Myla

Anna

Clara

Lilly

Lyra

Summer

Maeve

Heidi

Elodie

Lyla

Eden

Olive

Aisha

Oliver

George

Arthur

Noah

Muhammad

Leo

Oscar

Harry

Archie