Based on my totally un-scientific sampling of baby name announcements around the country, here is a list of names that have been cropping up more than usual over the past year... My prediction is that they will be some of the hottest names on the block in years to come!
GIRLS:
Nora
Paisley
Cora
Zaniyah/Zaniah/Zanya
Maisey/Maisie
Isla
Reagan
Clementine
Av- names (Avery, Avrianna, Avriel, Avaya, Avalyn etc.)
Ev- names (Everly, Everlyn, Eviana, Evelyn etc.)
Braelyn
Charleston/Charlson (names with the diminutive Charlie)
Charlie/Charlee
Hazel
Mabel
London
Lucille
Luna
Rory
Oak- names (Oakley, Oaklyn, Oake)
Clara
Aria/Arya
Annabelle (especially with the middle name Lee)
June
Cori/Kori
Ada
Maelyn
Gwendolyn
Adalynn/Adelyn
James (as a middle name)
BOYS:
Ryder
Caiden/Kayden/Kaden etc.
Thorin
Tobias
Sawyer
Roman
Maverick
Remington
Porter
Milan
Hudson
Grayson
Brayson
Kayson
Easton
Declan
Colden
Asher
Abel
Everett
Emmett
Ezra
For(r)est
Bentley
Cruz
Camden/Kamden
Isaiah/Isiah
Gideon
Jenson/Jensen
Silas
Dean
BOTH:
Quinn
Orion
Sutton
Blake/Names containing Blake (Blakeley, Blakeslee, Blakelyn, Blakeland etc.)
Lyric
Harlem
The middle names Love and Danger
2 comments:
I work with a lot of newborns and some of the names in that list are definitely seen more that usual (e.g. Zaniyah, Hazel, Braelyn, Arya, Kayden, Everett, Bentley, Camden, and Silas in particular).
I've noticed hippie names such as Paisley and Bodhi have been on the rise these past few years. The grandkids of the original hippies must be having kids now.
Glad to see you're still doing this, Norah. I remember when your site was one of the first on the net (back in the '90s?) along with Mike Campbell's BehindTheName). You've both still got the best sites, IMO.
Cheers!
-- Nanaea (a.k.a. Nephele)
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