X, Y, Z Take Middle Place

Dec 24, 2024 12:11 AM

　　X, y, and z are the trendiest middle letters in baby names today.

　　X appears in the middle most often in boys’ names: all the Alex, Max, and Jaxon variations.

　　Y stands in for just about any other vowel, as in Londyn and Myles, and also can help clarify pronunciation as in Layla.

　　And z can either act as a zesty s or give classic names like Eliza or Ezra some subtle zip.

　　Here are some of the most popular names with x, y, or z in the middle today.

　　GIRL NAMES

　　Aaliyah

　　Adalyn

　　Alayna

　　Alexa

　　Alyssa

　　Amiyah

　　Aniyah

　　Arya

　　Ayla

　　Azalea

　　Bexley

　　Brynlee

　　Brynn

　　Eliza

　　Elizabeth

　　Elyse

　　Emersyn

　　Evelyn

　　Faye

　　Freya

　　Hazel

　　Itzel

　　Jayda

　　Jayla

　　Jazmin

　　Jocelyn

　　Jordyn

　　Kaya

　　Kayla

　　Kaylee

　　Kylee

　　Layla

　　Lexi

　　Londyn

　　Lydia

　　Lyla

　　Lyric

　　Maya

　　Mikayla

　　Mya

　　Nyla

　　Peyton

　　Rylee

　　Saylor

　　Skyler

　　Sylvie

　　Sydney

　　Taylor

　　Zaylee

　　BOY NAMES

　　Alexis

　　Alonzo

　　Axel

　　Azariah

　　Blaze

　　Braxton

　　Brayden

　　Brixton

　　Bryan

　　Bryce

　　Bryson

　　Cayden

　　Clayton

　　Daxton

　　Dylan

　　Enzo

　　Ezekiel

　　Ezra

　　Flynn

　　Grayson

　　Hayden

　　Hezekiah

　　Huxley

　　Jaxon

　　Jaxson

　　Jaxton

　　Jayce

　　Jayceon

　　Jayden

　　Jaylen

　　Jaziel

　　Joziah

　　Kayson

　　Kyle

　　Kyler

　　Kyrie

　　Laszlo

　　Lazarus

　　Loyal

　　Maximo

　　Maximus

　　Maxwell

　　Myles

　　Paxton

　　Royal

　　Royce

　　Ryder

　　Ryker

　　Rylan

　　Sawyer

　　Tyler

　　Tyson

　　Waylon

　　Wyatt

　　Zayden

　　Zayne

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