the names parents REGRET calling their children

Hunter and Aurora have topped the list of names parents admit they regret giving their children, according to new research.

The survey by Gigacalculator.com also revealed the monikers Brits would never choose - with Boris topping the list for boys.

Out of the 5,842 parents questioned, 73 per cent said they had thought of better names for their children after naming them.

A third (30 per cent) of mothers and fathers admitted they didn't give their child's name enough thought beforehand.

Hunter and Aurora have topped the list of names parents admit they regret giving their children, according to new research. Pictured: stock image

And 64 per cent said their child's moniker not suiting them was the main reason for wishing they'd picked an alternative.

Aurora - thought to be inspired by Disney's Sleeping Beauty - is the most regrettable name for a girl with 35 per cent of the votes, while Hunter is the boys' (32 per cent).

Possibly the most surprising entry on the list is Oliver - the official most popular boys name according to the latest government data.

Of those surveyed, 24 per cent of parents said they regret choosing this for their son, presumably due to its popularity.

THE NAMES PARENTS MOST REGRET GIVING THEIR CHILDREN NAME NUMBER OF CHILDREN WITH

THAT NAME BORN (2018) PERCENTAGE OF PARENTS THAT

REGRET CHOOSING THAT NAME Hunter 1,410 32% Jaxon 1,346 29% Carter 1,030 28% Tobias 647 25% Oliver 5,390 24% Grayson 742 22% Felix 689 21% Jasper 708 20% Sonny 640 17% Dexter 676 12% Aurora 752 35% Arabella 619 32% Lyla 539 28% Amber 751 27% Edith 599 24% Maryam 634 21% Harriet 1,128 19% Summer 718 15% Delilah 601 13% Gracie 719 12%

Lyla and Arabella are also among the top three names parents most regret for their daughters, at 32 per cent and 28 per cent respectively.

Gigacalculator.com also asked parents to list 10 names they would never call their kids and compiled a top three for boys and girls.

It spoke volumes for the popularity of leading British and American politicians, with Boris and Donald occupying the first and second spot.

Karen was top of the list for girls at 83 per cent, while 61 per cent said they would refuse to call their daughter Meghan, after the Duchess of Sussex.