People Are Naming Their Babies After Their Favourite Instagram Filters

People Are Naming Their Babies After Their Favourite Instagram Filters

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We all have our favourite filter (ours is Valencia - thanks for asking) but can you imagine loving one so much that you're tempted to name your child after it? Us neither. However, some parents are doing just that.

US site BabyCenter has ranked 2015's most popular baby names according to a worldwide survey, and has found that some parents are taking inspiration for their little cherubs from Instagram.

Of course, the names don't make it near the top ten of the list - Jackson and Sophia came out on top - but Lux, Ludwig, Amaro, Hudson, Reyes and Kelvin saw an increase in popularity for boys, while Valencia, Juno, and Willow are "on the rise" for girls. Lux was so popular for the boys that it rose in use by 75 per cent.

Some of them are of course stand-up names, irrespective of the app, but Ludwig - we're not so sure.

Here's a countdown of the most popular names of 2015 according to the BabyCenter survey:

10 most popular girl names of 2015

  1. Sophia

  2. Emma

  3. Olivia

  4. Ava

  5. Mia

  6. Isabella

  7. Zoe

  8. Lily

  9. Emily

  10. Madison

10 most popular boy names of 2015

  1. Jackson

  2. Aiden

  3. Liam

  4. Lucas

  5. Noah

  6. Mason

  7. Ethan

  8. Caden

  9. Logan

  10. Jacob

In case you're in need of more baby name inspiration - click through our gallery of the wackiest celebrity baby names below.

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The Most Crazy Celebrity Baby Names

Christina Aguilera and Matthew Rutler's son Summer Rain Rutler1 of 22

Christina Aguilera and Matthew Rutler's son Summer Rain Rutler

Christina and Matthew's daughter spans the seasons with her pretty name. "I wanted her name to be filled with inspiration, love and joy," she said. "And that’s exactly what she brings to all who encounter her," the mum of two told People.

Ciara and Future's Son Future2 of 22

Ciara and Future's Son Future

This name might seem out-there, but Ciara and former partner rapper Future were simply keeping it in the family.

Kim Kardashian and Kanye West's Daughter North West3 of 22

Kim Kardashian and Kanye West's Daughter North West

Nope, North's name wasn't chosen from a compass. According to Kim it has a deeper meaning, it means "highest".

Jamie Oliver and Jools Oliver's Son Buddy Bear Maurice Oliver4 of 22

Jamie Oliver and Jools Oliver's Son Buddy Bear Maurice Oliver

"I just like the name Buddy, I thought it was sweet," Jules said simply of her first son's moniker. Maurice is after her late father.

Mariah Carey and Nick Cannon's Twins Morocco and Marilyn5 of 22

Mariah Carey and Nick Cannon's Twins Morocco and Marilyn

Marilyn, as you might expect is named after Monroe, though Morocoo's name is a little more personal - it's the nickname of the suite where Nick asked Mariah to marry him.

Nicole Richie and Joel Madden's Son Sparrow James Midnight Madden6 of 22

Nicole Richie and Joel Madden's Son Sparrow James Midnight Madden

Sparrow's name is in perfect balance with his big sis - Harlow Winter Kate, who's 20 months older.

Gwen Stefani and Gavin Rossdale's son Apollo Bowie Flynn Rossdale7 of 22

Gwen Stefani and Gavin Rossdale's son Apollo Bowie Flynn Rossdale

"Bowie and Flynn = [our] mothers’ maiden names," Gwen tweeted to explain the name of the latest addition to the Rossdale-Stefani clan.

Nicolas Cage and his wife Alice Kim's Son Kal-el Coppola Cage8 of 22

Nicolas Cage and his wife Alice Kim's Son Kal-el Coppola Cage

Believe it or not, Nicholas Cage's son is named after Superman: "My wife wanted a unique name and originally I thought of the name Kyleand then she said, ‘No, something more unusual but beautiful.’ Then I remembered the old Superman comics and Kal-El was his original nameon Krypton. So I wanted a name that stood for something good, was unique and American and that’s all three. I just thought it was abeautiful name and it had kind of a magical ring to it." Eureka!

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Pharrell and Helen Lasichanh's Son Rocket Ayer Willams11 of 22

Pharrell and Helen Lasichanh's Son Rocket Ayer Willams

tevie Wonder, Elton John and Herbie Hancock all served as part inspiration for Rocket's name. In typically out-there style, Pharrell explained to Oprah: "Like how the Indians name their children after like a force, or an animal or mineral... We named him after a manmade machine that was meant to go up to ascend." That and songs by his aformentioned favourite musicians. Air is apparenly after another music man: Roy Ayers.

Rachel Bilson and Hayden Christensen's Daughter Briar Rose Christensen12 of 22

Rachel Bilson and Hayden Christensen's Daughter Briar Rose Christensen

Rachel and Hayden went down the Disney route when naming their daughter. On the Home and Family show, Hayden explained: “There’s a Disney reference there I suppose. The original Sleeping Beauty is called Briar Rose. Rachel — we both love Disney — but Rachel especially was very keen on the name.”

Kelly Rowland and Tim Witherspoon's Son Titan Jewell Witherspoon13 of 22

Kelly Rowland and Tim Witherspoon's Son Titan Jewell Witherspoon

Kelly Rowland revealed that she let her husband choose their baby's name "because I did everything else!" she joked to Essence Magazine. She also added she would have had him select another name if she didn't approve, but luckily was happy with his first selection.

Ashton Kutcher and Mila Kunis's Daughter Wyatt Kutcher14 of 22

Ashton Kutcher and Mila Kunis's Daughter Wyatt Kutcher

Ashton chose the name Wyatt on a whim. "We were going to a Lakers game, and I got name Tourettes,” he explained on the Conan Show. “And I just started, like, listing off anything and everything that I saw. I was like, sign, truck, wall, door. And she [Mila] like, 'Shut up!'" We think that means she liked it...

Pete Wentz and Meagan Camper's Son Saint Lazslo Wentz15 of 22

Pete Wentz and Meagan Camper's Son Saint Lazslo Wentz

Kooky names run in Saint Lazlo's family - his older brother (Pete's son with former wife Ashlee Simpson) is named Bronx Mowgli.

Kelly Clarkson and Brandon Blackstock's Daughter River Rose16 of 22

Kelly Clarkson and Brandon Blackstock's Daughter River Rose

The story of Kelly Clarkson's baby naming process went a little something like this: she likes androgynous names and quite simply said what she saw: "We were outside on our balcony, and we both looked at each other and were like, 'What about River? That's kind of cool.'" Rose meanwhile, is her mother's maiden name.

Eva Mendes and Ryan Gosling's Daughter Esmerelda Amada Gosling17 of 22

Eva Mendes and Ryan Gosling's Daughter Esmerelda Amada Gosling

You guessed it: Esmerelda is named after the leading lady in the book, The Hunchback of Notre Dame, while her middle name is after Eva's grandma. Eva explained: "Amada was my grandmother's name. It means 'beloved' in Spanish." Aww!

Lucy Liu's Son Rockewell Lloyd Liu18 of 22

Lucy Liu's Son Rockewell Lloyd Liu

Lucy Liu welcomed her son via surrogate in August 2015. "Introducing the new little man in my life, my son Rockwell Lloyd Liu. In love!" she wrote alongside an adorable photo of her craddling him.

Liv Tyler and Dave Gardner's Son Sailor Gene19 of 22

Liv Tyler and Dave Gardner's Son Sailor Gene

Katherine Jenkins and Andrew Levitas20 of 22

Katherine Jenkins and Andrew Levitas

Katherine Jenkins introduced her baby girl to the world via a cute pic on Instagram. She also announced that her baby was called Aaliyah Reign Levitas. Fun fact: Little Aaliyah shares the same second name as Lil Kim's daughter Royal Reign.

Naya Rivera and Ryan Dorsey21 of 22

Naya Rivera and Ryan Dorsey

Naya and Ryan chose the name Josey for their baby boy. Josey is listed as a girl's name of Hebrew origin meaning "Jehovah increases" on many baby name sites, but the couple have chosen it as a boy's name.

Brooklyn Decker And Andy Roddick22 of 22

Brooklyn Decker And Andy Roddick

The model and tennis pro have called their baby Hank, People magazine confirmed.

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