by Melissa Willets posted in Pregnancy

A British study recently looked at the names of women who are most likely to get pregnant in 2018. Sound a little random" It's actually based on real science.
You see, the researchers calculated the average age women have their first child in the UK (28.6 to be exact), and then determined the most popular names in the years these women were born.

Behold, the top 20 names of British women most likely to become moms-to-be next year.

Emma
Laura
Sarah
Stephanie
Kirsty
Claire
Nicola
Jennifer
Stacey
Lauren
Lisa
Danielle
Rachel
Rebecca
Natalie
Amy
Louise
Samantha
Ashley
Gemma

As you can see, some of the names on the list are also popular among late 20- and 30-somethings in the U.S., like Jennifer, Ashley, Danielle, Lauren, and Lisa. But I wanted to see what the most popular names in this country were around 1991, when moms who are 26 (the average age to have a first child in the U.S.), were born. According to the Social Security Administration, here were the most-used names for girls during the decade that brought us "Opposites Attract," 90210, and Goodfellas.

Jessica
Ashley
Emily
Sarah
Samantha
Amanda
Brittany
Elizabeth
Taylor
Megan
Hannah
Kayla
Lauren
Stephanie
Rachel
Jennifer
Nicole
Alexis
Victoria
Amber

Of course, this list only takes into account younger moms-to-be. But nowadays, women continue to have babies into their mid- and late 30s, and even 40s. So what about us"

To be fair, here are the most p...