Poll: Plural Names

And enter our "create your own plural name" contest!

Hailey and Justin Bieber have announced the name of their baby boy — Jack Blues.

At first glance the combination may not seem all that outrageous — Jack currently ranks #14 on the US popularity chart and Blue has been the face of the word name revolution ever since the birth of Beyoncé and Jay-Z’s daughter Blue Ivy in 2012.

But what elevates this name is that Hailey and Justin accomplished the difficult feat of creating a brand-new, one-of-a-kind, — and actually pretty cool — name that fits into one of the hottest new trends of today — Plural Names.

Our featured blog this week — Plural Names: The Best New Baby Name Formula — explores this newfound phenomenon where parents are reaching for the plural forms of nouns (or names that sound like nouns) for their babies.

Top Plural Names

We are seeing the success of the plural names trend most evidently as the hottest of the plural name cohort scale the charts.

The most popular plural name is Miles at #43 (and rising). While the name Miles is not derived from the word for the metric unit of measurement, the name nonetheless encapsulates the sense of adventure that the word mile suggests.

Other fast rising boy names in this category include Brooks, Hayes, and Rhodes. Banks got its big break when Hilary Duff and Matthew Koma named their daughter Banks back in 2018 — but 92% of babies named Banks in 2023 were boys.

Which is your favorite of America’s favorite plural names?

Plural Surnames

A big contributor to the success of the plural names trend has been its overlap with another of the biggest trends of this century — surname names.

Many plural names originated as surnames, such as Wells and Briggs. Hilary Duff and Matthew Koma just chose the rare surname Townes for their baby girl which is sitting just outside the Top 1000 for boys (but probably not for long).

Which is your favorite of these surname names?

Plural Nature Names

Some of the coolest nouns to pluralize are nature names — which are inherently cool as ever in 2024 already.

Woods, Rivers, and Fields have that undeniable nature connection, but the surname element allows them to still feel like a name.

Which is your favorite plural nature name?

One-of-a-kind Plural Names

Or you could follow the route that the Biebers did — creating your own plural name. There as endless possibilities out there that have yet to be discovered.

Here are a few truly unique picks that we can envision as baby name potential.

Now it’s your turn. We want to hear your brand-new, completely original plural name — the plural form of a word — that you think would make a great baby name.

Nominate one name in the comments below!

Get those creative juices flowing! We will be adding the winning nomination to the Nameberry database, and announcing it in the next weekend’s newsletter, so stay tuned!