Names That Will Define the Next Decade

Nov 21, 2024 1:21 AM

　　Given that we’re looking at all things decade-related, we analyzed which baby names dominated the 2010s. Read our analysis in the New York Times and on Nameberry.

　　But if you’re expecting a baby at the end of 2019 or in 2020, you’re probably more concerned about which names are going to pop in the 2020s. What names are the Margot and Magnus, the Arya and Azariah of the next ten years?

　　To find out, we analyzed the 500+ names we identified as appearing among the Social Security Top 1000 baby names at the end of this decade that weren’t there at the end of the last. What traits did they have in common, and what trajectory did they share? And which names share those traits now and so are likely to p0p over the next decade?

　　Expectant parents might want to use this list as a guide to names that are distinctive now but that will feel more stylish and in step with the times in the future. Or parents in search of rare names likely to stay uncommon will want to avoid these choice.

　　Here, 100 baby names that may seem sleepy now, but that are most likely to define the decade ahead.

GIRL NAMES

Acacia

　　Adelia

　　Alba

　　Andromeda

　　Austen

　　Avalon

　　Beatrix

　　Billie

　　Birdie

　　Calla

　　Cassia

　　Cecily

　　Clover

　　Darcy

　　Delphine

　　Echo

　　Eira

　　Eleanora

　　Ellery

　　Elowen

　　Enid

　　Ezri

　　Fern

　　Flora

　　Halo

　　Ida

　　Imogen

　　Indigo

　　Isadora

　　Jubilee

　　Jules

　　Keziah

　　Lark

　　Leonora

　　Lilac

　　Lux

　　Maple

　　Marguerite

　　Marigold

　　Nyx

　　Pandora

　　Persephone

　　Quincy

　　Ripley

　　Romy

　　Snow

　　Susannah

　　Theodora

　　True

　　Vida

BOY NAMES

Abner

　　Adler

　　Ansel

　　Aries

　　Aurelius

　　Bastian

　　Bear

　　Blaise

　　Boaz

　　Booker

　　Boris

　　Bram

　　Caius

　　Casimir

　　Casper

　　Clement

　　Cormac

　　Cosmas

　　Cove

　　Elio

　　Emir

　　Finnian

　　Hawk

　　Huck

　　Indigo

　　Lazarus

　　Leif

　　Leopold

　　Lev

　　Linus

　　Loyal

　　Lucius

　　McCoy

　　Montgomery

　　Morris

　　Murray

　　Nile

　　Noble

　　Orson

　　Osiris

　　Ozias

　　Simeon

　　Teo

　　Thor

　　Truman

　　Valor

　　West

　　Willis

　　Wolf

　　Zeus

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