Baby names: 10 popular trends in 2012

There's no doubt that North America is heavily influenced by our popular culture (whether we like it or not), which is why there is no surprise that events of the last year have affected baby name trends. This year we see a rise in names from popular movies from ​The Hunger Games to Twilight​ as well as a certain singer and an almost-royal.

For little girls, names such as Adele, Pippa, Rue, Bella and Esme are gaining traction, and little boys are being named Emmett, Cato, Cyrus, Jacob and even Grayson (from the hit TV show Revenge).