EAGER royalists are watching on with excitement as not one but two new royal babies are waiting to be named.
Princess Eugenie gave birth to her first child last week, a son, while her cousin Prince Harry and wife Meghan Markle announced yesterday they’re expecting their second child.
Harry, Meghan and Archie all made the list although, the name Archie was ranked 16thCredit: PA:Press Association
Eugenie and Jack Brooksbank’s young tot is yet to be named, and it’s still very early days for the Duke and Duchess with the sex of the baby still unknown.
The experts at OnBuy.com were intrigued to see which royal inspired baby names are most popular across the globe – and William and Elizabeth are pretty high up the ranks.
In third place is the name William with 6,351,385 people across the globe bearing the same name as the Duke of Cambridge.
Only beaten by James, the name of the Earl of Wessex’s son, James, Viscount Severn, and Peter, Princess Anne’s first born.
The names George and William proved more popular than Archie – with more people worldwide bearing the same nameCredit: Getty Images – Getty
Boys – Number of babies with this name
- James – 8,807,695
- Peter – 7,469,320
- William – 6,351,385
- Charles – 4,948,767
- Mark – 4,592,330
- George – 3,950,011
- Andrew – 3,233,978
- Edward – 2,636,584
- Louis – 1,544,657
- Timothy – 1,482,796
- Jack – 101,554
- Mike – 1,069,247
- Harry – 815,837
- Phillip – 645,764
- Archie – 95,380
- Edoardo – 37,603
Archie – son of Prince Harry and Meghan and the world’s most famous one-year-old – ranked all the way down at number 15 while George fell not far behind William at number six.
Expectant mum Meghan made the list for the most popular royal girls’ names with just over 90k bearing her name putting her at number 16.
Taking top spot is none other than Elizabeth with a huge 6,028,529 bearing the name of the Queen of England.
Placing second is the name Sarah, with an estimated 4,826,386 also sharing the same name as the Duchess of York.
And in third place is Diana, with an estimated 3,553,640 globally bearing the name of the late Princess of Wales.
Meghan made the names list with almost 100k people sharing the same nameCredit: Getty Images – Getty
Girls – Number of babies with this name
- Elizabeth – 6,028,529
- Sarah – 4,826,38
- Diana – 3,553,640
- Catherine – 2,909,605
- Anne – 2,542,114
- Beatrice – 1,687,443
- Alexandra – 1,549,883
- Louise – 1,179,829
- Charlotte – 1,153,242
- Sophie – 1,050,42
- Lena – 401,906
- Zara – 401,386
- Mia – 220,808
- Eugenie – 206,609
- Camilla – 149,269
- Meghan – 90,134
- Autumn – 34,482
- Birgitte – 27,259
- Savannah – 21,214
- Isla – 7,667
In other royal news, we shared Meghan and Prince Harry’s secret nod to Diana revealed in second pregnancy announcement.
And how Meghan Markle kept her pregnancy a secret
Plus Meghan Markle and Prince Harry’s royal baby WONT have a title – unless the queen steps in.
