America's Next Top Baby Names
Plus, newsletter-exclusive picks that didn't make the cut
Predicting baby names is my jam. I’m pretty good at guessing what celebrities will name their children, and I recently remembered that I’ve been placing bets on baby names for much longer:
Clearly, I’ve been at this a long time!
So when Pam asked us to forecast which ultra-rare baby names would be future hits, I was ready.
Our editorial team scoured the extended data to find names given to 20 or fewer babies in 2020 that could become major stars in generations to come. (Prairie seems like a sure bet, right?)
What are America’s Next Top Baby Names? Click the button below to find out 🔮
The Names We *Almost* Chose
Exclusively for you, newsletter subscribers! These are the names our team was thisclose to nominating as official America’s Next Top Baby Names, but ultimately didn’t make the cut.
Girls
Anthea
Baya
Clancy
Clea
Eleri
Knightley
Livingston
Margery
Mariposa
Ottilie
Pandora
Rhodes
Boys
Alva
Grover
Humphrey
Lorcan
Ludo
Miro
Osian
Reeves
Revel
Winner
Witt
Zevi
All-American Surnames 🇺🇸
Last names first! It’s a trend that’s definitely here to stay (which is why we selected Willoughby, Ridger, and Oakes as Names of the Future).
Surnames are used as first names primarily in America, making American surnames and ideal source of inspiration if you like this style. But which surnames are the most American?
Our latest list of American Last Names as First Names is culled from the Census Bureau’s official count of the top surnames in the US.
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