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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.

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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.

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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:

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Beckham
Oscar
Tate
Jett
Callum
Kairo
Cade
Elian

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Alana
Kalyani, Kailani
Lilah
Hallie
Camille
Adaline
Collins
Dahlia
Wrenley

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My favourite trendy names are definitely the retro/classic ones! I kinda like Raelynn, Hadley, and Oakley. Maybe Arlo?