IT seems that new parents are taking baby name inspiration from their favourite television and film shows.

A new report by Bounty Baby Club has found that baby names inspired by characters are on the up.

The report reviewed the 340,000 names Bounty’s members gave to their babies in recent months.

It found that as well as more common place character names increasing in popularity, there has been a sharp rise in unique names featured on shows this year.

Following on from the launch of the new series of Orange Is the New Black last year, Bounty found that a number of names from Litchfield Penitentiary have shot up in popularity.

The biggest climber has come from Piper, breaking into the top 150 with a 20 per cent increase in popularity.

Other increases include Sophia (up one, to the number eight spot), Gloria up by 16 per cent and Stella is also on an upward trajectory, with 13 per cent more baby girls being given the name in 2016.

Names from the smash-hit show Breaking Bad continue to show strong increases with Walter jumping up 11 per cent.

Partner in crime Jesse gained a whopping 20 per cent popularity bump over last year and is now at 109.

Mike jumped up 11 per cent reaching the top 150.

However, the most interesting climber from Albuquerque comes from the boy’s name Gustavo, which climbed 9 per cent.

House of Cards is another Netflix series receiving much love and so are some key characters’ names.

This year’s favourites from the US capital include Claire which is climbing 20 per cent, Zoe up eight per cent, now well inside the top 100 at number 84.

Remy is a popular character from the show, and the quirky French boys’ name has gained serious ground in the charts too, becoming 21 per cent more popular in 2016.

Other popular Netflix character names this year include Javier and Fabio from Narcos, gaining 20% and 30% respectively.

Sci-Fi’s, Stranger Things characters Nancy and Jonathan, gained ground with both enjoying a respectable 18% increase and now holding positions 63 and 246.

Female names from the show Jessica Jones also proved popular this year, with Harper jumping up 8 places to number 41 and Patsy receiving a massive 43% bump in popularity over the course of the year.

Bloodline characters also proved popular in 2016, with quirky girl’s names Belle and Evangeline and classic boy’s names Marco and Eric all gaining strong ground.

Lisa Penney spokeswoman for Bounty.com, said: "Popular Netflix characters are strongly influencing parents’ choices for names this year.

“It seems parents can’t get enough of settling down with their favourite boxset, so much so their favourite characters are living on in their children’s names."