50 Names We’re Watching for 2022 👀
You heard it here first! Our tips for 2022's hottest names.
At the start of the new year, we threw down a Nameberry team challenge! What do we think are the names to watch in 2022?
Just to make things a little more interesting, we limited ourselves to 50 top choices. They run the gamut from woodsy surname Bridger (how is this not more popular?!) to British darling Ottilie, which has seen an incredible upsurge in interest on Nameberry over the past year.
Check out the rest of our top picks below! Did any of your favorites make the list?
America’s Weirdest One Hit Wonders
At the other end of the naming spectrum are the super surprising choices that have made the US Top 1000 a grand total of… once in its full 140-year history.
These are the quirkiest one hit wonders in American baby naming history, ranging from Oddie to Cinammon to Birdella. (Is it just me or is that last one kind of cute?) 🐥
Should I Change My Toddler’s Name?
The Name Guru tackled an unusual conundrum on the blog this week:
My firstborn’s name is Rylee. I like it, however I definitely waffled when she was born between a few names. When she was approximately 7 months old, I found out that her second cousin named their son (who’s one year older) Reilly, which means they both have the same first and last name.
Normally I wouldn’t care since our paths don’t cross, but our kids’ paths will as we’re from the same small town. They’ll go to school together one grade apart from kindergarten to the end of high school. My family tells me what’s done is done and to get over it but here we are, she’s now 19 months and it still bugs me…
Remi was our top choice for a second daughter, but we recently found out our next, and last, child is a boy. I keep thinking maybe I should just change Rylee to Remi since they’re somewhat close. What do you think? Is she too old now? Would this even bug you? I know people would raise an eyebrow, but I want to move forward with the right choice.
What do you think of this parent’s dilemma? Read the Name Guru’s ever-insightful response below.
More Naming Fun
We love the creativity of our Berry community, and it doesn’t get much more impressive than this! Nameberry member @Celes has been busy designing incredible bedrooms based on name combinations suggested by fellow Berries, like this one for Caspian Andrew 🤩
In honor of Martin Luther King Day, we round up the coolest names to commemorate Dr King – from Alberta to Booker to the regal King itself 👑
And we loved this great name quote, overheard in Newton, Massachussetts!
People sometimes worry that virtue names place too great a burden of expectation on the child. But on the flip side, they can also pack a powerful and inspirational punch. What are your favorites? Me, I’m particularly partial to the fabulous Honor 😍
I wouldn't change the name!!