People often ask me what parents are naming kids today, so I thought I’d share some of my research on that. I love to scan birth announcements. The glamorous life of a name-nerd…
Here are some of the names I’ve collected from birth announcements lately:
VINTAGE NAMES
CAMILA SOFIA
CONSTANCE CHRISTINE
EVA MARIE
GUINEVERE ELAINE
ISABEL NOEMI
PHOEBE MICHELLE
CALEB MICHAEL
CURTIS GRAY
ELSWORTH LEVI
ISAIAH SCOTT-RAY
ISAIAH ZERIC
JEREMIAH ELI
NICKNAME NAMES
ABBEY GRACE
ALLIE ELIZABETH
ALLIE JORDAN
CHARLIE SHAY
MADDI CAROLINE
JAMEY MACK
WILLIE HARVEY
WILLIE O’NEIL
ONE-OF-A-KIND NAMES
ANIYAH MALEAH
AZAELIA BLAIRE
GREENLY MAE
HAYLEN GRACE
JADALYNN ARIEL
JAZLYNN JAKARI
KANIYA RI’ANNA KENTRICE
MAKIYAN STARR
MAYLEE BROOKE
MIRACLE ELIZABETH LUCILLE
MUA ELYSE
SICA MAE
YASLYNN ADELINE MARIN
YOSELIN
BENTLEY
CANNON SCOTT
JAKEL BRENNON
KIAN MICHAEL
LUC
MERRITT LEWIS
NEKHI TAURICUS
STORMY WAUNYEAH
ZARREL CLIFTON
APOSTROPHE NAMES – there were a lot more of these than I expected…
BRIELLE NI’DORA
DA’ZENA NIGERIA
HA’SHARIA NICOLE
JA’MYA NICOLE
KANIYA RI’ANNA KENTRICE
TY’YANNA KAMARI
J’VIER AKEEM
NA’SIR KE’MON
CLASSIC FAVORITES NAMES
AMY
GABRIELLA RHYAN
JASMINE DENISE
KIMBERLY ALEXANDRA
OLIVIA GLAZE
RACHEL CAROLINE
ADAM DAVIS
CHRISTOPHER RYAN
DANIEL ALEXANDER
DANIEL JOSEPH
EDWARD ROMEO
GABRIEL ANDREW
JACOB ANDREW
JONATHAN MATTHEW
JONATHAN RYAN
KEVIN DANIEL
LUCAS JAMES
NICHOLAS JOSEPH
NOAH ANDERSON
ROBERT LOUIS – any relationship to Robert Louis Stevenson?
SAMUEL HENRY
STEPHEN WILLIAM
CREATIVE SPELLINGS
ADDISYN PAIGE
ALEYNA SUE
ASHLYNNE ELISABETH
JAIDEN IMONI
KAYLIEGH JEAN
KYLEE HARPER
LINSAY YUNZA
PEIGHTYN MAE
KAYDEN CARTER
KAYDEN MICHAEL
TRISTEN ANDREW
GEOGRAPHY NAMES
ALEXANDRIA ELIZABETH
BROOKLYN ELIZABETH JESS
BROOKLYN SKYE
CHEYENNE PARKER
DA’ZENA NIGERIA
SHILOH LIYANA
LONDON ISAAC
TRENDY NAMES
ADDISON GRACE KRISTIN JANELLE
AINSLEY CAROLINE
BREANNA FAITH
BRIELLE NI’DORA
ISABELLA LIN
KINLEY FAITH
PRESLEY DORA
ZOE VIRGINIA
AIDEN WILLIAM
BRENNAN GROVER
BRODY CREED
CASON JACOB
ETHAN HOYT
JACKSON ALEXANDER
JAYDEN RASHAD
KAYDEN CARTER
KAYDEN MICHAEL
TRISTAN AIDEN
TRISTEN ANDREW
TYLER TJ JOHN
WYATT JUSTIN
UNISEX NAMES
CHANDLER ALEXANDRIA
JAIDEN IMONI
JORDIN RENAE
RILEY PAIGE
RILEY ROSE
TAYLOR NIJAE
JAYDEN RASHAD
LONDON ISAAC
THE LILYS
LILIAN MARIE
LILIANA VALENCIANO
LILY MARIE
LILY MORGAN
CELEBRITY-INSPIRED NAMES
BROOKLYN ELIZABETH JESS
BROOKLYN SKYE
CHANDLER ALEXANDRIA
JORDIN RENAE
KINLEY FAITH
PRESLEY DORA
SHILOH LIYANA
CRUZ KIRBY
DAWSON STEVEN
EDWARD ROMEO
SAWYER LANDEN
UP-AND-COMING NAMES
AMIRA FAE
CARMEN ANN
CORA ROSE
ELLE-GRIER
LACEY MARIE
LAYLA SKYE
MACY GRIER
CLAYTON WAYLAND
JUDAH MATTHEW
JUDE ELLIS
LOGAN ERIK
WESTON AVERY
SURNAME NAMES
CHANDLER ALEXANDRIA
KENNEDY JANE
PRESLEY DORA
DIAZ BRYCE
SAWYER LANDEN
What trends do you love? Which ones do you hate?
Happy naming,
♥ Amanda
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