Future Top 10 Predictions 🔮
Brought to you by our very own Berries
As name nerds, we have a unique gift — the ability to predict future name trends.
While anyone can find out through a quick Google search that Hazel, Violet, and Willow are ranking high on the charts, the untrained eye may not realize that this means the entire family of Cottagecore nature names are now “at risk” of becoming the next big thing — even their beloved rare gems like Clover, Opal, and Marigold.
Or that their one-of-a-kind picks Elowyn, Elora, and Elodie are soon to follow the same trajectory of red-hot Eleanor, Eloise, and Eliana.
There are many ways we can predict the next wave of popular names, and we asked Berries to do just that. On our Instagram and Forums platforms, we prompted:
“Nominate a name that you think is likely to make the Top 10 in the future”.
So without further ado, here are the most popular responses.
Top 5 Girl Predictions:
Margot (25 nominations)
Hazel (10 nominations)
Maeve (9 nominations)
Violet (9 nominations)
Isla (8 nominations)
Runners up: Eleanor, Eloise, Freya, Ivy, Nora, Wren, Mabel, Mila, Ruby
No surprise here — the most common response was Margot with a whopping 25 nominations. Sleek and sophisticated, vintage and full of history, but with the modern, cool-as-can-be -O ending, it is no wonder we are seeing Margot everywhere. While Margot has only just broken into the US Top 200, it is rising faster than ever and shows no signs of stopping.
Other common themes amongst the nominations include nature names like Hazel and Wren, vintage revivals like Eloise and Mabel, and mythological names like Maeve and Freya.
@winterlyricalfox nominated Eleanor, explaining that “it’s got historical cred (Eleanor Roosevelt), literary references galore (Elinor Dashwood in Sense and Sensibility), has got two sought-after nicknames (the ever-popular Ellie and the sweet and spunky Nora), and works very well on both a child and an adult!”
@aiksx nominated Isla, saying “I see it on so many influencer’s lists/children, it has that vowel-heavy -a ending that matches current top 10 girls names, and it is #3 in the UK and Australia - i think the US will follow suit!”
@baya44 nominated Mila, adding “I can see it getting used as a slightly less popular alternative to Mia. It also has a very universal appeal, with use across Europe and multiple languages of origin!!”
@columbiacharm’s nomination of Ivy — “Ivy gracefully bridges the categories of classic and nature, both of which strongly appeal to modern parents” — is also a valid argument for many of the other fast-rising nature picks today.
Top 5 Boy Predictions:
August (11 nominations)
Arlo (8 nominations)
Ezra (6 nominations)
Theo (6 nominations)
Luca (5 nominations)
Runners up: Arthur, Asher, Brooks, Hudson, Jude, Miles, Rowan, Silas
The most common nomination on the boy’s side was August, which perfectly bridges that sweet spot between soft and strong sounds, as seen in current top picks like Henry, Theodore, and Oliver. Add in the adorable nickname options of Augie and Gus, and what’s not to love?
Many of the common nominations were short and spunky names with vowel endings like Arlo, Ezra, Theo, and Luca. Berries seemed to see lots of potential in a subtle nature connection, such as Rowan, Brooks, and Silas (which means “of the forest”.)
@may.rose nominated Ezra, stating “Even though it’s a Biblical name, I’ve been seeing it used by a wide variety of parents! I think the soft -a ending is very on-trend, and that energetic z balances it nicely!”
@Poffin nominated Miles with the argument that “Miles has been steadily climbing up the charts and I could easily see it entering the top 20 or even top 10. The Spider-Verse movies likely helped to make it even more popular.”
@Chococat nominated Luca, explaining, “It’s a cross-cultural choice with broad appeal. It’s similar to already top-10 Lucas and perenially popular Luke. I think that parents are embracing vowel-ending names for boys and Luca fits perfectly into that trend.
Thank you all for your insightful contributions and comments! Do you agree with these future Top 10 predictions? What names would you nominate and why?