Royal baby: 110 names to choose from!

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Updated on August 15, 2022 11:16AM EDT

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The royal baby wasn't even a day old before becoming more popular than you, loser. According to Facebook data, there were over 1 million interactions based around royal baby chatter on July 22, 2013—and that's 1 million interactions in the first hour of the newborn monarch's life.

But let's get down to brass tacks here: What the heck were they going to call the pint-sized potentate, who will be King of England someday far in the future when you and everyone you know has passed away into dust and ruin? Based on the U.K. Facebook buzz at the time, 10 names emerged as the most popular choices, among people who have no decision on the matter and should probably spend more time focusing on their own families. The top 10 names were:

1. George

2. James

3. Louis

4. Henry

5. Philip

6. Richard

7. Daniel

8. Andrew

9. Arthur

10. Spencer

So basically, the list mostly came down to "names of other Kings you've heard of," with No. 10 as the aww-inducing nostalgia dark horse ("Spencer" being dearly departed Grandma Diana's surname). Now, those names were all pretty good. But clearly, the Duchess and Duke of Cambridge could have used a few more suggestions in the name box. Forthwith, EW's own list of 110 names for any upcoming royal baby who would be King. William and Kate's kids are probably reading for future suggestions, for all you know!

1. Edmund

2. Edgar

3. Æthelred

4. Robb

5. Robward

6. Cedric

7. Ralph

8. Harry Potter

9. Larry Potter

10. Hermioner (male form of "Hermione")

11. Stuart Sutcliffe

12. John Paul George Ringo