What’s old is new again.
Names that were once considered outdated now have a shiny new allure, and one baby name expert predicts that some of the trendiest names next year will be old-fashioned favorites like Maple or Poppy.
“Think Goldie, Birdie, Elsie and Nelly,” Laura Wattenberg, founder of Namerology, told Today. “It’s that throwback sound, but in a small sort of way.”
Biblical names beginning with “Az” are also growing in popularity, such as “Azariah and Azrael,” she added, and names that sound “boyish,” like Scottie or Stevie, or Hawaiian-sounding names will be in fashion, she said. . .
“It’s not necessarily about Hawaii, there’s just something about that sound that people are loving,” Wittenberg said, rattling off names like Leilani and Kehlani.
While the suffix “Lani” can be attached to most names like “Leigh” or “Lynn”, parents also like to put “kai” on the end of names, like “Malakai”.
“People like that flowing, vowel-heavy sound and the fact that it sounds so different from traditional English naming,” she explained. “The beat is fresh.”
Among the new names, Otto and Cosmo are strong contenders.
“Ten or 20 years ago, Otto and Cosmo seemed like fun, but little else, but now that there are so many Leos and Milos out there, they feel more realistic,” Wattenberg said, though she cautioned that the name “Cosmo” should used with care.
She added, “If it fits you, it makes you much stronger, but if it doesn’t fit, it’s hard to keep up.”
Among the top names for baby girls are Bridie, Elsie, Nelly, Stevie, Scottie, Poppy, Murphy and Ripley, to name a few. For baby boys, Malakai, Koa and Otto are the top three names Wattenberg predicts will be trending soon.
Meanwhile, some Gen X names have been officially announced as outsiders. According to a TikTokker who compiled a list of outdated names from older generations, Karen, Nigel, Tracy and Gary are among the Gen X names that are no longer in fashion.
Such predictions come after a recent report claimed that nearly one in 10 parents regret their child’s name.
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