Telegraph Birth Announcements 2023

As featured on the blog on Monday…

And as a bonus, here is the full data for the Telegraph birth announcements last year:

And here are some of the most intriguing names and sibsets :arrow_down: Any favourites? What would you choose from these lists?

Girl Names
Artemis Jane
Athena Perdita Allegra
Athena Rainbow Twinkerbell
Aurelia Athena Mirabelle
Bonnie Hestia Beatrice
Cloverleaf Violet Charlotte-Anne Anstruther
Daisy Peaches
Ethel Cordelia Ruth
Etta Cara Starr
Goldie Gray Hero
Hebe Rose Madeleine
Henrietta Frances Marina
Isadora Sybil Bronwen
Juno Joy
Lily Tabitha Letty
Madeline Grace Suzette
Mara Diana Annabel
Matilda Elspeth Patricia
Ophelia Ruth Katinka
Saskia Lily Svanna
Vesper Florence Cecilia
Zara Heidi Merlin

Boy Names
Adem Ismayil
Auberon Percival St John
Barney Bear
Blaise Atlas Jude
Cosmo Leopold Jasper
Digby Jon Rex
Frederick Oswald Richmond (‘Ozzie’)
Hamish Robert Marmaduke
Helier Edward David Mungo
Henry Miles Titus (‘Milo’)
Lachlan Alexander Arthington
Orlando Aurelius Oliver
Rafferty Cornelius Roney
Rocco Rex River
Rollo Arthur Frederick
Ruairi Jowan
Sonny Percy Sidney
Tarka Anderson Eric
Tassilo Leo William
Theodore Nicholas Giocondo
Thomas Fergus Richard Holland
Walter Miles

Multiples
Angus David and Kitty Clare
Percy Dean and Alfred Ralph
Stella Penelope and Diana Sophia

Siblings
Albert, Edmund, and Xanthe
Albus, Delilah, and Walter
Alfred, Jemima, and Aurelia
Araminta and Montgomery
Augusta, Constantia, and Cecily
Bertie-Fox and Cosmo
Coco, Ambrose, and Goldie
Cosima, Rufus, and Flora
Edmund, Prudence, Constance, Alfred, Quentin, Thaddeus, and Oswin
Elba and Cassia
Florrie and Juno
Freddie, Iris, and Miriam
Gilbert and Laurence
Iona and Ruairidh
Ivor and Sebastian
Lena and Etta
Margot and Nico
Maximilian, Salvador, Blanca, and Ana
Monty and Quentin
Ned, Willow, Tiggy, and Monty
Orlando and Tiggy
Pandora and Octavia
Poppy, Barnaby, and Tao
Ralph and Tamsin
Rex and Rocky
Rocco and Olympia
Rupert and Penelope
Tallulah and Hector
Tinúviel and Wolfgang

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[name_u]Artemis[/name_u] [name_f]Jane[/name_f] feels very me. It would also feel wrong to steal it.

[name_m]Albert[/name_m], [name_m]Edmund[/name_m], and [name_f]Xanthe[/name_f] is very intriguing considering how [name_m]Albert[/name_m] and [name_m]Edmund[/name_m] feel more “snuggly vintage”, and [name_f]Xanthe[/name_f] being, not snuggly vintage (more modern, to my ears).

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[name_f]Isadora[/name_f] [name_f]Sybil[/name_f] [name_f]Bronwen[/name_f] & [name_m]Cosmo[/name_m] [name_m]Leopold[/name_m] [name_u]Jasper[/name_u] :heart_eyes:

wow, as ever… these don’t disappoint. I love [name_f]Bonnie[/name_f] [name_f]Hestia[/name_f] [name_f]Beatrice[/name_f] (crushing on [name_f]Bonnie[/name_f] atm!), [name_f]Lily[/name_f] [name_f]Tabitha[/name_f] [name_f]Letty[/name_f], [name_u]Blaise[/name_u] [name_u]Atlas[/name_u] [name_u]Jude[/name_u], [name_m]Theodore[/name_m] [name_m]Nicholas[/name_m] Giocondo, [name_u]Walter[/name_u] [name_u]Miles[/name_u], and the sibset [name_m]Albert[/name_m], [name_m]Edmund[/name_m], and [name_f]Xanthe[/name_f] :two_hearts:

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I always love these! [name_m]Even[/name_m] if I’m not crazy about a particular name, I love the combinations. So creative and interesting. I’m going to pick [name_u]Artemis[/name_u] [name_f]Jane[/name_f], but she is the simplest of the combos.

[name_u]Auberon[/name_u] [name_m]Percival[/name_m] St. [name_u]John[/name_u] is quite impressive.

[name_u]Artemis[/name_u] [name_f]Jane[/name_f] and [name_f]Henrietta[/name_f] [name_f]Frances[/name_f] [name_f]Marina[/name_f] are my favorites. I also love [name_f]Perdita[/name_f].

[name_f]My[/name_f] favourite siblings are Tinúviel and [name_m]Wolfgang[/name_m]!

Some brilliant ones here!

I love the sets:

[name_m]Ralph[/name_m] and [name_f]Tamsin[/name_f], [name_u]Rocco[/name_u] and [name_f]Olympia[/name_f], [name_u]Monty[/name_u] and [name_u]Quentin[/name_u], [name_f]Lena[/name_f] and [name_f]Etta[/name_f], [name_m]Ivor[/name_m] and [name_m]Sebastian[/name_m], [name_f]Iona[/name_f] and [name_m]Ruairidh[/name_m], [name_f]Florrie[/name_f] and [name_u]Juno[/name_u], [name_f]Cosima[/name_f], [name_m]Rufus[/name_m] and [name_f]Flora[/name_f], [name_m]Alfred[/name_m], [name_f]Jemima[/name_f] and [name_f]Aurelia[/name_f]

I’m intrigued by the ‘nicknamey-girls’ + ‘long-grand-boys’ sets!

Also:

classic children’s literature fans, maybe?


I like these combos:

[name_m]Orlando[/name_m] [name_m]Aurelius[/name_m] [name_m]Oliver[/name_m]
[name_m]Rafferty[/name_m] [name_m]Cornelius[/name_m] [name_m]Roney[/name_m]
[name_m]Hamish[/name_m] [name_u]Robert[/name_u] [name_m]Marmaduke[/name_m]
[name_u]Blaise[/name_u] [name_u]Atlas[/name_u] [name_u]Jude[/name_u]
[name_m]Cosmo[/name_m] [name_m]Leopold[/name_m] [name_u]Jasper[/name_u]
[name_f]Zara[/name_f] [name_f]Heidi[/name_f] [name_u]Merlin[/name_u] !!
[name_u]Vesper[/name_u] [name_u]Florence[/name_u] [name_f]Cecilia[/name_f]
[name_f]Saskia[/name_f] [name_f]Lily[/name_f] Svanna
[name_f]Isadora[/name_f] [name_f]Sybil[/name_f] [name_f]Bronwen[/name_f] !!
[name_f]Bonnie[/name_f] [name_f]Hestia[/name_f] [name_f]Beatrice[/name_f]

There are some real gems here!

[name_u]Juno[/name_u] [name_f]Joy[/name_f] is right up my alley, alongside [name_m]Cosmo[/name_m] [name_m]Leopold[/name_m] [name_u]Jasper[/name_u] and [name_u]Sonny[/name_u] [name_u]Percy[/name_u] [name_u]Sidney[/name_u]. Very cool to see [name_f]Hebe[/name_f] here, and I thought [name_u]Rocco[/name_u] [name_u]Rex[/name_u] [name_u]River[/name_u] and Bertie-Fox were intriguing!

[name_f]My[/name_f] favourite sibsets…
[name_f]Araminta[/name_f] and [name_u]Montgomery[/name_u]
[name_f]Cosima[/name_f], [name_m]Rufus[/name_m] and [name_f]Flora[/name_f]
[name_f]Iona[/name_f] and [name_m]Ruairidh[/name_m]

Perusing the full list, I am in love with [name_f]Hope[/name_f] [name_f]Eva[/name_f] [name_f]Lupe[/name_f] and [name_u]Rafe[/name_u] [name_u]Arthur[/name_u] [name_u]Ziggy[/name_u] (sister & brother).

edit: just saw [name_f]Zara[/name_f] [name_f]Heidi[/name_f] [name_u]Merlin[/name_u]! Could be my favourite of them all.

Favourite names:
[name_u]Artemis[/name_u] [name_f]Jane[/name_f]
[name_f]Hebe[/name_f] [name_u]Rose[/name_u] [name_f]Madeleine[/name_f]
[name_u]Juno[/name_u] [name_f]Joy[/name_f]
[name_u]Vesper[/name_u] [name_u]Florence[/name_u] [name_f]Cecilia[/name_f]

[name_m]Cosmo[/name_m] [name_m]Leopold[/name_m] [name_u]Jasper[/name_u]
[name_m]Lachlan[/name_m] [name_m]Alexander[/name_m] Arthington
[name_u]Walter[/name_u] [name_u]Miles[/name_u]

sets
[name_m]Angus[/name_m] [name_u]David[/name_u] & [name_u]Kitty[/name_u] [name_u]Clare[/name_u]
[name_f]Augusta[/name_f], [name_f]Constantia[/name_f] & [name_f]Cecily[/name_f]
[name_f]Cosima[/name_f], [name_m]Rufus[/name_m] & [name_f]Flora[/name_f]
[name_f]Elba[/name_f] & [name_f]Cassia[/name_f]
[name_f]Pandora[/name_f] & [name_f]Octavia[/name_f]
[name_f]Tallulah[/name_f] & [name_m]Hector[/name_m]