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A study shared the most beautiful and popular baby boy and girl names in the US and the UK. According to the My 1st Years website, in collaboration with a linguistic expert, some names are better to hear or say than others. The website is a personalized baby gift website with headquarters in Northamptonshire, England. Through studies and a phonetics translation program, they got the top 50 most popular baby names from the 400 names published by BabyCentre UK, a parenting website. The Ranking Process Photo by Juan Encalada on Unsplash The researchers at My 1st Years obtained beautiful names from Dr. Bodo Winter, an associate professor in cognitive linguistics at the University of Birmingham in England. They passed the names through the toPhonetics translator, an online phonetics translation program demonstrating American and British pronunciations. RELATED: 13 Super Famous Baby Names In the 50s Each name needed to successfully pass through the toPhonetics translator with a valence figure, the smallest sound unit for each phoneme. "Any names which we could not translate using the toPhonetics translator were excluded for consistency purposes," the methodology section of My 1st Years blog post stated. "We calculated the sum of each name's score, using these final figures to rank each list of top 50 names." Why Do Some Names Rank Better Than Others? According to Dr. Bodo Winter, "the names that ranked the most highly, provoked the most positive emotions when spoken out loud and therefore are likely to sound most beautiful to the human ear. "While the study conducted by My 1st Years is very comparable to the types of studies that would also be conducted by linguistic research," Dr. Winter added. "There are of course some limitations and additional factors to consider, from accents to family history, which can all influence how we interpret names." Celebrities and public figures may also influence people's baby name choices, like in the UK, where parents tend to favor names associated with the British Royal family such as Louie, William, and George, three names associated with the Duke of Cambridge and his sons. For baby girls, names like Ivy and Willow may have been derived from Beyoncé's and Will Smith's daughters, Blue Ivy and Willow, respectively. In the UK, most baby girl names were preferred to end with an "ee," like Zoe, Rosie, Sophie, Phoebe, and Ellie. Top 10 Most Beautiful Boy Names In The US 1. Matthew Photo by Adele Morris on Unsplash "Matthew" tops the list for baby boy names in the US, according to My 1st Years. Matthew means the "gift of God" in the Hebrew language. Right after "Matthew" are the following names from 2nd to 10th place: 2. Julian "Julian" is a name of Latin origin that means "youthful" or "young at heart." Photo by kaushal mishra on Unsplash 3. William "William" is of Old German origin and means "strong-willed warrior." Photo by Sikandar Ali on Unsplash 4. Isaiah "Isaiah" is a name of biblical origin that means "Yahweh is salvation" in Greek. It is coined from the Prophet Isaiah in the Bible. Photo by Dahiana Waszaj on Unsplash 5. Leo The name "Leo" has both German and Latin definitions. In German, it means "brave," and in Latin, it means "Lion." Photo by Christian Bowen on Unsplash 6. Levi "Levi" is of Bible origins and means "united" or "joined" in Hebrew. Photo by Vitaliy Zalishchyker on Unsplash 7. Joseph "Joseph" is a popular Bible name of Greek origin. It means "to add" or "to increase." Photo by Bibek Thakuri on Unsplash 8. Theo "Theo" means "God's gift," but can also mean "bold" in German Photo by Anthony Tran on Unsplash 9. Isaac "Isaac" is a biblical name with an important history, and means "he will laugh" from the Hebrew word "Yitzhak." Photo by rodolfo allen_ on Unsplash 10. Samuel "Samuel" is from the Bible's old Prophet and means "God heard" in Hebrew. Photo by Helena Lopes on Unsplash Top 10 Most Beautiful Girl Names In The US 1. Sophia Photo by Omid Armin on Unsplash "Sophia" is number one for baby girls in the US, meaning Wisdom in the Greek language. Following "Sophia," from top to bottom, we have: 2. Zoe "Zoe" means "life" in Greek. It has been ranked among the top 100 names for girls in the US for over 200 years. Photo by Nattalia Nuñez on Unsplash 3. Everly "Everly" does not have the conventional meaning, as it translates to "wild boar in a clearing." It is a symbolic term to mean "courage." Photo by yuri tasso on Unsplash 4. Sophie Sophie comes from Greek origin and is a variant of "Sophia." It means "wisdom." Photo by Michal Bar Haim on Unsplash 5. Riley "Riley" translates to "courageous" or "valiant" in Irish. Photo by Rajesh Rajput on Unsplash 6. Ivy "Ivy" has English, Greek, and Latin origin. In Greek tradition, the ivy plant symbolizes fidelity or faithfulness, and in English and Latin traditions, it means "vine." Photo by Jayant Dassz on Unsplash 7. Paisley "Paisley" is a name of Scottish roots that means "church." Photo by Enis Yavuz on Unsplash 8. Willow "Willow" is of old English origin and derived from the willow tree. It is used to describe being able to thrive despite adverse conditions. Photo by Christian Bowen on Unsplash 9. Ellie "Ellie" is the short form of Helen or Eleanor and means "light" in Greek. It could also mean "sun ray" or "exalted." Photo by Nihal Karkala on Unsplash 10. Emily "Emily" is derived from the medieval Roman name Aemilius and means "to emulate." Photo by Juan Encalada on Unsplash