This post is a bit later than I wanted it to be, but such is life right now. It’s almost April – I wanted to do this in January – lol. Anyway, I always remember looking through the “most popular baby names” lists and have never chosen a name from the lists, but always found them helpful to get some inspiration or rule things out.
When I chose my names for Carmen, Perry & Graham I was drawn to names (especially for the girls) that were unique and but not hard to spell. I also love the idea of including family names where possible (ex: Carmen is actually my grandfather’s name!) and I REALLY wanted to have a “PJ” (Perry’s middle name is Jane).
I will ALSO say its interesting to see what happens once your child is actually born. PJ’s name was going to be CAMILLA really until the moment she was in my arms. Now, I couldn’t imagine her being anything other than a PJ. If you know PJ – am I right?!?!?!
Anyway, however you decide to choose a name for your little one – I have done some research on what the most popular names will be this year. A lot of this data is presented by Nameberry who makes their lists based on their readers (and they tend to be more on trend than some of the more dated, old school lists out there).
The most popular names for the last two years have been Liam and Emma.
Aside from these two – I also found: Noah, Olivia, William, Ava, Sophia… they are shorter names, likely names that are passed down through families, are all very popular for the last few years and will probably stay that way.
Four letter names are also booming. Names like Mila, Cora, Luna, Leah, Lucy… are all in the popular group.
Here are are some trending girls’ names for 2020:
Reese (probably because of Big Little Lies)
Paisley
Mika
Teagan (I love this one)
Nova and Aura (I am too into astrology and wellness to go this far)
Pearl (so interesting! This is my grandmother’s name)
Billie (because of the singer)
And:
Adelaide
Allegra
Amaya
Anastasia
Anya
Ariel
Artemis
Astra
Aurelia
Avalon
Ayla
Briar
Camila
Cecilia
Clara
Claudia
Clover
Cordelia
Delia
Eden
Elodie
Eloise
Fia
Harlow
Indigo
Juniper
Kiara
Lara
Luna
Lyra
Mabel
Mira
Myla
Nyx
Octavia
Olive
Persephone
Piper
Poppy
Primrose
Reign
Sally
Selah
Sloane
Theodora
Willow
For the boys we are seeing:
Alva
Tate
Diego
Austin
Easton
Cash
Ash
Luca (I always LOVED this name but John doesn’t think it fits with Baumgardner)
And:
Ansel
Apollo
Archer
Archie
Arlo
Arthur
Atlas
August
Beau
Beckett
Bennett
Brooks
Calix
Casper
Elio
Emmett
Enzo
Ezra
Felix
Finn
Flynn
Grant
Hugo
Jax
Jonah
Josiah
Jude
Kieran
Kit
Leon
Lincoln
Mateo
Micah
Miles
Nash
Nico
Nolan
Oliver
Orson
Otis
Raphael
Roman
Ronan
Sullivan
Theo
Titus
Tobias
Weston
Zane
Zion
What are your favorite baby names?
Did this help you at all with your inspiration?
Do you keep your baby names a secret or are you open with your friends and family when you have a great idea?