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HelpThinking about the future and trendy names
Which name is your favorite trendy name for a boy and a girl? Why do you like it? By trendy I mean genuinely trendy as in Everly or Greyson. Not classic-trendy like Ava or Olivia.
What do you think will be the most popular name of 2050? Which trendy names will be popular in the future?
Oakley and Oaklynn are rising, and Waverly was once rumored to become super popular. Any others you think will be popular?
I guess 2050 will see names from 1950 becoming popular again such as Susan and Linda. But what about the new ones that will be popular?
What do you think will be the most popular name of 2050? Which trendy names will be popular in the future?
Oakley and Oaklynn are rising, and Waverly was once rumored to become super popular. Any others you think will be popular?
I guess 2050 will see names from 1950 becoming popular again such as Susan and Linda. But what about the new ones that will be popular?
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Most genuinely trendy names are awful. I can't think of any I like. I like classic-trendy names, though.
In 2050, I agree with people looking at the 100-year rule. I also think genuine Hispanic names will continue to rise in popularity.
In 2050, I agree with people looking at the 100-year rule. I also think genuine Hispanic names will continue to rise in popularity.
For a boy, Soren, for sure. I love its austere Scandinavian aura. For a girl, it's Scarlett - it sounds alluring.
Besides Oakley, Oaklynn and Waverly, I think Iris, Eloise, Juniper, Genevieve, Rosalie, Ember, Stella, Arlette, Arabella, June, Penelope, Persephone, Celeste, Vivienne, Maeve, Sutton, Athena, Kehlani, Palmer, Ophelia and *definitely* Emilia will be popular.
For boys... Jett, Stetson, Tatum, Elliot, Leonardo, Atlas, Thiago, Walker, Emiliano, Aziel, Ismael, Cade, Koa, Hugo, Colter, Dawson, Malachi, Arthur, Lorenzo and Theo.
Besides Oakley, Oaklynn and Waverly, I think Iris, Eloise, Juniper, Genevieve, Rosalie, Ember, Stella, Arlette, Arabella, June, Penelope, Persephone, Celeste, Vivienne, Maeve, Sutton, Athena, Kehlani, Palmer, Ophelia and *definitely* Emilia will be popular.
For boys... Jett, Stetson, Tatum, Elliot, Leonardo, Atlas, Thiago, Walker, Emiliano, Aziel, Ismael, Cade, Koa, Hugo, Colter, Dawson, Malachi, Arthur, Lorenzo and Theo.
I’ll be 39 in 2050, and I love Scarlett!
I like Rosalie and Maeve.
I hate the boy list
Scarlett is my favorite name though. I would call it classic trendy, not truly trendy. It’s also #14 right now, so I think it will have faded by 2050.
I like Rosalie and Maeve.
I hate the boy list
Scarlett is my favorite name though. I would call it classic trendy, not truly trendy. It’s also #14 right now, so I think it will have faded by 2050.
This message was edited 4/20/2024, 4:59 AM
I think the name cycle is a little more than 100 years. Right now names from the 1910s seem to be pretty popular. So going by that, in 2050 some names from the 1930s will be fashionable again.
But I'm very interested to see how naming culture behaves in the era of low population growth. If many people are waiting longer to have kids, maybe the 120 year cycle will be stretched to 140 or 150 years, and we'll still see Edwardian names at the top of the charts. Or maybe it'll go the other way, shrink to 50 or 40 years, and Y2K names will be all the rage again. You know, I wouldn't be surprised by that, actually.
I once came up with a theory that certain names that are in the current #200 to 300 spot will, in 20 to 25 years, be in the top 10. It was based on an observation of noticing character names in movies. So going by that, I might wager that some of these will become more popular by 2050:
Beckham
Oscar
Tate
Jett
Callum
Kairo
Cade
Elian
Alana
Kalyani, Kailani
Lilah
Hallie
Camille
Adaline
Collins
Dahlia
Wrenley
My favourite trendy names are definitely the retro/classic ones! I kinda like Raelynn, Hadley, and Oakley. Maybe Arlo?
But I'm very interested to see how naming culture behaves in the era of low population growth. If many people are waiting longer to have kids, maybe the 120 year cycle will be stretched to 140 or 150 years, and we'll still see Edwardian names at the top of the charts. Or maybe it'll go the other way, shrink to 50 or 40 years, and Y2K names will be all the rage again. You know, I wouldn't be surprised by that, actually.
I once came up with a theory that certain names that are in the current #200 to 300 spot will, in 20 to 25 years, be in the top 10. It was based on an observation of noticing character names in movies. So going by that, I might wager that some of these will become more popular by 2050:
Beckham
Oscar
Tate
Jett
Callum
Kairo
Cade
Elian
Alana
Kalyani, Kailani
Lilah
Hallie
Camille
Adaline
Collins
Dahlia
Wrenley
My favourite trendy names are definitely the retro/classic ones! I kinda like Raelynn, Hadley, and Oakley. Maybe Arlo?
I think a lot that since names that were a few decades ago considered "grandma names", like Charlotte and Evelyn, there came a new generation of grandmas. Maybe we'll be seeing baby Deborahs, Patricias and Carols in the future.
For specifics, I see Aspen, Banks, Colter, Ford, Baylor, Saylor, Hayes, Palmer, Beau, Ares, Juniper, Asher, Calliope, Wrenley, Briggs, Dream, Brooks, Collins, Eloise, Harlow, Tinley, Freya, Indie rising quickly, though who knows how popular they will actually be 30 years from now. Maybe the trend would have already passed.
Guinevere also ranked in the US top 1000 for the first time in 2022, and I've heard people talking about it online, so maybe it will get more recognition?
There seems to be a lot more surname use, especially more masculine sounding surnames for girls. When I was on tiktok, I did see a lot of people talking how people were going for "princessy" names or something like that, when a woman who's job it is to help people name children talked about how names like Eleanor, Aurora, Penelope, and Ophelia were getting quite popular.
For specifics, I see Aspen, Banks, Colter, Ford, Baylor, Saylor, Hayes, Palmer, Beau, Ares, Juniper, Asher, Calliope, Wrenley, Briggs, Dream, Brooks, Collins, Eloise, Harlow, Tinley, Freya, Indie rising quickly, though who knows how popular they will actually be 30 years from now. Maybe the trend would have already passed.
Guinevere also ranked in the US top 1000 for the first time in 2022, and I've heard people talking about it online, so maybe it will get more recognition?
There seems to be a lot more surname use, especially more masculine sounding surnames for girls. When I was on tiktok, I did see a lot of people talking how people were going for "princessy" names or something like that, when a woman who's job it is to help people name children talked about how names like Eleanor, Aurora, Penelope, and Ophelia were getting quite popular.
This message was edited 3/31/2024, 6:48 PM