Ever sit around wondering what people are naming their babies right now? Me too.

 

I’ve gathered a list of baby names used this summer so that we could look at the trends, see what names are out there and also just because it’s fun. The names came from a variety of hospital web nurseries.

 

I’ve put the names into categories based on the first names. The middle names don’t necessarily follow the same trend or style. A few names could fit into more than one category.

 

On to the names…Comment and let me know what you think!

 

 

CLASSIC BABY NAMES

ALEXANDRA ROSE

ELISABETH JUNE

EMILY ELIZABETH

EMMA ELIZABETH

GABRIELLA PAIGE

LILY ISABELLA

MADELINE KAY

NATALIE ROSE

OLIVIA GRACE

REBECCA KATHERINE

SAMANTHA CLARE

 

JACOB DANIEL JAMES

JOSEPH NICHOLAS

MATTHEW BRIAN

MICHAEL TRENT

NATHANIEL LUKE

NICHOLAS DOBY

WILLIAM ANTHONY

 

 

UNISEX BABY NAMES

CAMERON SCOTT

CASEY LANE

JESSE LYNN

KEAGAN JON

KINSLEY DALLAS

LANE THOMAS JAMES

QUINN VIRGINIA

REECE ANDREW

SAWYER AMELIE GRACE

SIDNEY NATALIE

SKYLER KADE

TAYLOR MICHELLE

TEAGAN RAE

 

 

ONE-OF-A-KIND BABY NAMES

AMBREE

ARAYA SUNSHINE

ATHENA NAOMI

AYLA JUBILEE

BELLASOFIA FRANKIE

BELLICIA MICHELLE DANIELLE

BRYNJA ISABELLE

CHANLIE RAYE

DENALI JOY

DUSTIE DAWN

ENVEE ELIZABETH

ISIS LEE’ANN

JAZANYA TELESIA

KAIA NELLORA

NIYARI MOJICA

OZLYNDA VICTORIA-KAY

SAILER AURORA

SAVONA JALEACE

SKYLEE

SOMAYA MONIQUE

TASHALA JIZZELLE

 

BLAYDEN RYAN

BOSTON MARLEY

BRIDGER

BRIGSTON

BROOKS VALEN

CHAMP DAVIN

COBRA SCOTT

DIESEL LEMAN

DREXEL LAUREN

FAYDEN WHITESAGE

GERMAN

KELEE LION

LARVEL JEAN-KEATH

O’MALLEY RECHELLUL

PORTER BRADLEY

SHOOTER LEE

TAYTON

TRUSTIN JAMES

WHITAKER ROME

ZION DAMARIS

ZYLUS WALTER

 

 

POPULAR BABY NAMES

ADDISON RENEE

AVA GRACE

BELLA ROSE

CHLOE ELIZABETH

HANNAH MARIE

KAYLEE BELLE

LUCY OLIVIA

MADISON GRACE

RILEY ANN

 

AIDEN LEOPOLD

BRAYDEN GEORGE

CADEN CHRISTIAN

CARSON DANIEL

COLE CHRISTOPHER

COOPER DAVID

DAWSON GRAHAM

ETHAN ZACHARY

JAXSON ALLEN

JAYDEN FOXX

JORDAN JAMES

KYLE ALEXANDER

LIAM SHANE

LOGAN MATTHEW

OWEN AXEL

 

 

UP & COMING BABY NAMES

BRIA ROSE

BRIELLE REINA

CARMEN ARLEN

MCKENNA ANN

MIA  RAE

PAIGE NICOLE

PAISLEY ROSE

TABITHA VANESSA

 

BENTLEY JAMES

BRAXTON BENTLEY

CALLAHAN ROY

FINLEY LOUIS

FINN SULLIVAN

HAYDEN RILEY

HUDSON GRANT

JAMESON BRANT

MILLER DYLAN

ROGAN ROBERT

TUCKER COTY

 

 

COOL BABY NAMES

ANNELISE MORGAN

BIANCA NOELIA

GIANNA MARIE

KORIANA ELIZABETH JEWELL

LIA RENAE

PENNY ANN

SAVANNAH MARIE

SCARLETT IRENE

ZARA MARY JAYNE

ZOEY LYNN

 

BODIE CASH

CHASE MADDEN

COLT ANDERSON

CONNOR MCKINLEY

CYRUS ZANE

EASTON THOMAS DEAN

GRIFFIN LANE

GUNNAR AARON

HUNTER BRADLEY

JACKSON ROCKY LEVI

MAC LOUIS

MATTEO OWEN CHARLES

MAX ELLIOT

MILES WILLIAM

TANNER BLAKE

WESTON ALLEN

WYATT DOC

 

 

UNIQUE SPELLINGS

AIDDEN WHIATT

AYDEN KREDE

BENTLI GRACE

BRAELYNN MICHELLE

BRODIE TATE

BRYNLI

CAMRYN KRISTA

CHAELI SHIRLYANNE

DYLILAH JOLIE

EMMALEE IRIS

HAYZEL ANNABELL

KAYDENCE MARIE

KENNEDI CLAIRE

KHAMRYN BOUNMY

MADALYNN

MAKINNLEY JO

MAYCE SHAH

MEIRRA MAUREEN KASSIDY

PAYTYN

PRESLEE ANN

PRESLIE NICOLE

RYLEE DEE

RYLEY DARTAGNAN

TAITIEM HOWARD

TRYSTEN LEE

 

 

BABY NAMES FOR TWINS

AMELIA CELESTE & JOSEPH CHRISTIAN

ANNA GRACE & AVA LYNN

DANI KAY & CAMERON MICHEAL

PEYTON JUNE & PARKER ELIZABETH

 

 

HOLLYWOOD-INSPIRED BABY NAMES

AUDRINA SHELVY

BROOKLYN KIERA

EVANGELINE BRIGID

GISELLE

KIERA ANALISE

LOLA SHAE

SERAFINNA SUZANNE

 

ASHTON SCOTT

CASH JAMES LEE

CRUZ ALEXANDER

DEACON EDWARD

GAVIN KEITH

JONAS MARK

JOPLIN CODA

KOEN BROOKS

LEVI ANDREW

SEAN PRESTON

ZANDER JAMES

 

 

OLD-FASHIONED BABY NAMES (but not unfashionable)

ALICE MAUREEN

ANNETTE MCKAY

AUDREY FRANCIS

CAROLINE MARIE

EMMALINE HAZEL EVA

ESTHER MARIE

LILLIAN GRACE

MILLICENT LYNN

 

ALBERT KENNEDY

CALEB JOHANNES

CLARK MICHAEL

EZRA MADDOX

JOSIAH ANTHONY

LAMONT LEROY

LINCOLN

LINUS PHILLIP RAY

NOAH EARL

OLIE PAXTON

SOLOMON CODY

TROY DON

ZACHARIAH THOMAS

 

 

NATURE BABY NAMES

AURORA LORALAI

AUTUMN HALLE-SERENITY

GOLDEN AURA

GOLDIE DAWN

JASMINE JULIANNA

SIENA JAZLYN

SIERRA AILEEN

SUMMER BLUE STAR

 

BLAZE DARREN

ORION FRANK

 

 

It’s safe to say that the name BENTLY, in a variety of spellings, is increasing in popularity. I came across that name several times during my search and it was used for both boys and girls —a new addition to the unisex name options.

 

That’s it for today. See you again soon!

 

♥  Amanda

 

If you have baby name questions for me, email me at amanda@amandabarden.com.

Your question might appear in a future edition of Ask Amanda.

 

 

 

For more information on baby names and their meanings check out

BABY NAMES MADE EASY: THE COMPLETE REVERSE-DICTIONARY OF BABY NAMES