Some will choose a family name or a long-time favourite but many will be inspired by the big and small screen.

Research from Play Like Mum has revealed the UK’s top film and TV show inspired baby names, as well as the baby names that saw the biggest increase after their namesake character appeared on the screen.

Elsa is the most popular film and TV inspired baby girl name of the last two decades in the UK, with 3,121 babies sharing the name of the female lead of the Disney hit, Frozen. After its 2013 release, the name peaked in the year 2014, when 537 baby girls in the UK were given the name.

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Remy is the most popular film and TV inspired baby boy name in the UK with 1,417 baby boys being named after the Little Chef from Disney’s 2007 film Ratatouille. The name, which peaked in the year 2020, broke down the stigma of rats in kitchens following the famous phrase “anyone can cook”.

Eleven of the top 20 baby girl and baby boy names are from Disney productions.

Buzz is the UK’s most inspired baby name, with a galactic 280% year-on-year increase since the release of Toy Story 4 in 2019, featuring Buzz Lightyear, a toy action figure/Space Ranger superhero in the Toy Story franchise.

The top five most popular film and TV character inspired names for baby girls in the UK between 2000 and 2020, are:

Elsa - Frozen

Tiana - The Princess and the Frog

Belle - Beauty and the Beast

Hermione - Harry Potter

Leia - Star Wars

And for baby boys it is:

Remy - Ratatouille

Buddy - Elf

Woody - Toy Story

Edmunds - The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, The Witch, and The Wardrobe

Ernie - Sesame Street

The top five baby names that saw the biggest increase after their namesake character appeared on the screen:

Buzz - Toy Story 4

Daphne - Scooby Doo

Buddy - Elf

Nova - Marvel Comics: Nova

Elsa - Frozen

For more details visit: playlikemum.com/kids-on-screen-monikers

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Lola Mae Jones, and with big brother Ethan.

• LOLA MAE JONES, born on May 21, 2022 at Wrexham Maelor Hospital

Weight: 7lb 15oz

Parents: Sophie and Alex Jones

Siblings: Ethan