You'll never find a Willy or a Sam, or even a Henry in the most popular baby names list this year where Jackson and Sophia are edging out the competition.

Those two names are once again the most popular for new babies for 2016, according to the​ UK site Baby Centre, where both names have held the top spot for several years on the website.

Thanks to pop-culture, little-known or less-popular names are making a come back.

Names like Nancy, Iris and Hershel have seen boosts in popularity thanks to their namesake characters on Stranger Things, American Horror Story: Hotel and The Walking Dead.

William is ranked 25 in boy's names and Henry at 33. Samuel doesn't make the top 50.

Names ending in 'a' are dominating the top 10 baby names for 2016. But "trending big-time" are Peyton, Eliana, Mateo and Ezra, the site states.

"New blips on the top 100 radar include Melanie, Luna, Zane and Kai. One of them may even become the next Aria, a true star who made a flying leap into the top 10 this year."

Names ending in an 'a' dominated the girls' top 10, while five ended with an 'n' for the boys.

TOP 10 GIRLS' NAMES

Sphia, Emma, Olivia, Ava, Mia, Isabella, Riley, Aria, Zoe, Charlotte.

TOP 10 BOYS' NAMES

Jackson, Aiden, Lucsa, Liam, Noah, ethan, Mason, Caden, Oliver, Elijah.

- Stuff