The Next Big Baby Names 📈

We reckon these are about to boom.

What will the next popular baby names be? We name nerds love pondering this, and if you’re an expectant parent it takes on a bit more urgency. Will your uniquely-named child have a bunch of namesakes by the time they start kindergarten… and would you mind that, or not?

This week, Sophie and I delved into the data, dusted off our crystal balls, and picked five names we think will be well inside the Top 1000 in the next five years. And just for fun, we filmed each other’s reactions. See them all (plus a few more predictions) here.

List of the week: Fanciful, over-the-top girl names

Magnolia, Guinevere, Sheherazade? Whether or not you’d actually use these names, it’s a truly swoonworthy collection.

Name of the week: Evren

This unisex Turkish name means “universe”, and our Celebrity Name Guru is convinced it’s The One for singer Halsey. If not her, maybe you?

Question of the week: Is Ezra name theft?

Does it count as stealing if your favorite name is in the Top 50… and you already know two of them? Abby the Name Sage weighs up the options, and gets to the heart of the real dilemma here.