Top 10 Christmas Baby Names of 2017

**Meaning: **White track (legendary heroine)**Origin: **Wales

Meaning: Bright fameOrigin: Germany

**Meaning: Gift of the Lord ****Origin: **Hebrew

**Meaning: **Victory of the people**Origin: **Greek

**Meaning: **God shall add/increase**Origin: **Hebrew

**Meaning: **Pledged to God**Origin: **German

**Meaning: **Life (originally comes from the name Eve)**Origin: **Hebrew

**Meaning: **ChristmasOrigin: French

**Meaning: **Taken from a holly tree which has red berries**Origin: **English

Meaning: Taken from an ivy plant / faithfulness**Origin: **Greek

1. AngelMeaning: "angel or angelic"2. AsterMeaning: "star"3. AubinMeaning: "white, blonde"4. BalthasarMeaning: "God protects the king"5. BerryMeaning: "of nature"

6. ChristianMeaning: "follower of Christ"7. ColeMeaning: "coal black"8. DouglasMeaning: "strength, courage"9. JackMeaning: "God is gracious"10. JasperMeaning: "bringer of treasure"

11. LumiMeaning: "snow"12. MelchiorMeaning: "city of the king"13. NicholasMeaning: "people's victory"14. NoëlMeaning: "Christmas"15. OlwenMeaning: "white footprint"

16. PaxMeaning: "peaceful"17. PineMeaning: "of the tree"18. QuiloMeaning: "of the North Wind"19. RobinMeaning: "famed, shining"20. RoryMeaning: "red king"

21. RudolphMeaning: "famous wolf"22. SnowMeaning: "of the snow"23. Theodore / TeddyMeaning: "gift of God"24. WhittakerMeaning: "white field"25. YukioMeaning: "snow"

26. Bhodi Meaning 'enlightenment' or 'awakening', the name Bodhi comes from the Buddhist holiday in December27. Colden This 'cold' moniker comes from Old English and means "dark valley"28. Jenara Just like January, this name is dedicated to Roman god Janus29. Kenyon Meaning 'white-haired', this would be a good choice for a winter baby30. Oakley Conjuring up images of wintry oak trees, this is a strong name choice for a boy

31. JosephJoseph was Jesus' earthly father32. Klaus/Claus A Germanic inspired name that calls to mind Father Christmas33. SaintLike Kim Kardashian's eldest son, this has unmistakable Christian roots34. Caleb Means 'devotion to God'35. Emmanuel The biblical name given to the Messiah, meaning 'God with us'. You'll recognise it from traditional Christmas carols, too

36. Alonzo The name of two of the male leads in the 1944 Christmas movie Meet Me in St Louis37. Arthur From the much love kids Christmas film, Arthur Christmas38. Augustus One of the kindest hearted Who's in Whoville, Augustus means 'Noble'39. Ralphie Meaning Wolf-counsel, this name not only has a very cool meaning but is also the name of the lead characters in cult American Christmas movie A Christmas Story from 198340. Timothy Tiny Tim from Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol and the many, many movie dramatizations of the famous Victorian novel

41. Jefferson The charismatic male romantic lead in the 1945 Christmas film Christmas in Connecticut42. Kevin The frankly iconic lead from the Home Alone movies43. Billy From Love Actually, Billy Mack was the ageing Rockstar who beat Blue to the top of the Christmas charts and performed his hit Christmas is All Around Us on Christmas Eve, naked on live TV44. ClarenceClarence was the name of the guardian Angel of It's a Wonderful Life's protagonist, George – but also sounds traditional45. Buddy Buddy the Elf from Elf has been a firm favourite in living rooms the world over since the film's release in 2003

46. Felix Felix means 'happy', which is what Christmas should be! Think the Spanish Feliz Navidad47. Frederick/FredDid you know St Nick has an older brother called Frederick? Well, now you do48. Gaspar/Caspar Meaning 'treasurer' and another name given to Wise Men and not just of the friendly ghost49. Jesus Not only the name of the Christian Lord and saviour, Jesus is a popular name in Catholic countries and is most often pronounced 'Hay-Zoos'50. Luke What we know of the nativity (the birth of Christ) in large part came from the The Gospel of Luke in the Old Testament. The name means 'light giving'