High fashion baby names: they’re the naming equivalent of crochet crop tops or big, bushy brows. Exciting, edgy… and appealing enough to hit the mainstream sooner than you might think.

　　And since it’s Fashion Week season, we’re bringing you our twist on the very hottest trends to watch out for in 2020 and beyond.

　　We’ve looked to the top trends from the “Big Four” Fashion Weeks (that’s New York, London, Milan and Paris, for the uninitiated) and picked out six key styles that are set to go from catwalk to kindergarten class lists everywhere before the decade is out.

　　Choose one of these stylish names now, and you’re sure to be a trendsetter — but don’t say we didn’t warn you!

　　

1. Sustainability

If there’s one word that defines the past few years, it’s sustainability. Greta Thunberg has shot to international fame, and climate activism has well and truly entered the cultural and political mainstream.

　　Fashionable baby names that reflect this concern with the natural world include uncommon nature names, bohemian baby names, and even some little-known names that literally mean “green”.

　　Here’s a selection of the coolest:

　　Acacia

　　Banyan

　　Celadon

　　Coco

　　Delta

　　Fern

　　Forest

　　Indigo

　　Larkspur

　　Linden

　　Maple

　　Ocean

　　Pax

　　Roscoe

　　Saffron

　　Sequoia

　　Tigerlily

　　Wilder

　　Zephyr

　　Zinnia

　　

2. Feminism

Yes, feminism is no longer just for girls! (And neither are these fabulous feminist names for boys).

　　#MeToo was something of a turning point for popular feminism — and now even Dior is flashing giant neon signs reading “Patriarchy Kills Love” and “When Women Strike The World Stops” over their latest catwalk show.

　　Feminist baby names include heroine names belonging to great female pioneers and activists, as well as girls’ names with strong meanings.

　　Here are some of the most iconic:

　　Angelou

　　Astor

　　Austen

　　Cady

　　Douglass

　　Earhart

　　Eliot

　　Emmeline

　　Garrett

　　Justice

　　Kahlo

　　Malala

　　Ngozi

　　Parks

　　Simone

　　Sojourner

　　Thaddeus

　　Valentina

　　Wilding

　　Woolf

　　

3. Post-Gender

Gender is a hot topic at the moment: remember when dictionary publisher Merriam-Webster declared “they” its Word of the Year for 2019?

　　And the move towards gender-neutrality isn’t just evident in the pronouns we’re using and the clothes we’re wearing, but in our baby names, too. The number of babies given truly unisex names (those with no more than a 35/65 gender split) is up well over 50% compared to a decade ago.

　　Check out our unisex names homepage for the best popular, unique and truly gender-neutral choices. Here are some of our favorites:

　　Aquila

　　Bellamy

　　Bodhi

　　Campbell

　　Emory

　　Ezri

　　Hollis

　　Indy

　　Kit

　　Mika

　　Milan

　　Monroe

　　Palmer

　　River

　　Rumi

　　Sage

　　Sailor

　　Valentine

　　Yael

　　Ziggy

　　

4. Punk and Rebellion

But who says the prevailing spirit of anti-establishmentarianism needs a specific label? (Well, people who don’t want to have to spell that, for a start!)

　　Punk has been one of the major trends of the season — and there’s a punk-inspired baby name style to suit everyone. From badass names with rebellious meanings, to steampunk baby names, to punky princess names, here are some of the best:

　　Agatha

　　Andromeda

　　Artemus

　　Blaise

　　Byron

　　Domino

　　Fausto

　　Fox

　　Harlow

　　Mallory

　　Maud

　　Moxie

　　Minerva

　　Neo

　　Ransom

　　Tempest

　　Verne

　　Vesper

　　Zenobia

　　

5. Glitz and Glamour

It’s a given with haute couture really, isn’t it? Old-school glitz and glamour never goes out of style — and the same goes for baby names, too.

　　Vintage names have long been big, but today’s most stylish choices hark back to the Roaring Twenties — the Jazz Age — and to the Golden Age of Hollywood.

　　These choices feel gloriously glamorous, but not gaudy:

　　Amaryllis

　　Bardot

　　Calloway

　　Celeste

　　Christabel

　　Delphine

　　Ellington

　　Evangeline

　　Fitzgerald

　　Gable

　　Garland

　　Gatsby

　　Honor

　　Lucille

　　Marilyn

　　Mirabelle

　　Seraphina

　　Temple

　　Valentino

　　Zelda

　　

6. Storybook

Another twist on the vintage trend — but storybook style is softer, sweeter, more nostalgic. Think puff sleeves, Peter Pan collars, and plenty of ruffles and frills.

　　And when it comes to storybook baby names, where better to look for inspiration than to actual storybooks? The best thing about baby names from children’s books is that they come with so much character and personal meaning already built in. There’s no going wrong with a name you’ve loved since you were six years old!

　　Here’s a selection of our favorites:

　　Alice

　　Arrietty

　　Avonlea

　　Beatrix

　　Benjamin

　　Charlie

　　Clover

　　Dorothy

　　Edmund

　　Eloise

　　Fern

　　Finn

　　George

　　Huckleberry

　　Hugo

　　Matilda

　　Milo

　　Nancy

　　Peter

　　Sawyer

　　Stanley

　　Velvet

　　Wendy

　　Wilbur