Can this name chart predict if you'll have a baby in 2016?
Is it accurate? And if so - how exactly does it work?
Hoping to get pregnant next year and wondering whether or not it's going to happen? Well, this list of names might just have the answer - if your name's there, it could be your lucky year.
The names:
- Jessica
- Ashley
- Amanda
- Jennifer
- Sarah
- Stephanie
- Nicole / Nicola
- Heather
- Elizabeth
- Megan
- Melissa
- Amber
- Laura
- Emma
- Claire
- Catherine / Katherine
- Michelle
- Lisa
- Danielle
- Rachel
- Gemma
- Amy
- Rebecca
- Victoria
- Samantha
- Kelly
How does it work?
The list of names came from a spot of detective work from our friends at Closer magazine.
They found out that the current average age a woman has a baby is 29.8 years. They then looked at the most popular girls' names for babies born in 1986-1987 (ie 29 year ago) and came up with this list. Simple as that!
If that's you - and it happens - PLEASE let us know!
*Please note this is not really based on much scientific fact at all....but we thought it was quite cool...
Authors
Tara is mum to 1 daughter and worked as a Content Editor at MadeForMums from 2015 to 2021.