Apparently, we'll all be calling our babies Iceland and Vision in the future
There are several things to consider when having a baby – but while some people have things all sorted on the name front before even conceiving, others may be looking for an entirely unique moniker for their little one.
While Noah, Oliver and George remain solid choices for boys, and Olivia, Amelia and Isla are amongst the most popular girls names, experts are now predicting that the baby names of the future will abandon tradition altogether.
The future-predicting folk at Nameberry have analysed baby name statistics and predicting trends over the last couple of decades, which they believe will serve as indicators at what baby names will become the preferred choice among the next generations.
In order to uncover popular names of the future, the Nameberry team examined thousands of names that were given to fewer than 25 babies in 2020, and believe they point towards what monikers we may be seeing over the next 30 years.
And yes – some really are quite weird. Popular names for girls are expected to include Pax, Iceland and Snow.
Elsewhere, it is predicted that Vision, Elim and Ned will be top picks for boys by 2050.
Predicted top names for girls
● Cosima
● Dot
● Iceland
● Louie
● Maude
● Mavi
● Morgana
● Pax
● Riviera
● Snow
● Vega
● Wanda
● Zita
● Eleri
● Franklin
● Ione
● Lunarose
● Pandora
● Pixie
● Prairie
● Vita
● Willoughby
● Xoe
Predicted top names for boys
● Albie
● Barney
● Clement
● Cyprian
● Elim
● Elysian
● Florian
● Hale
● Helix
● Hermes
● Isidore
● Ivo
● Jupiter
● Kanoa
● Merit
● Ned
● Oakes
● Oxford
● Rasmus
● Ridger
● Roark
● Tennessee
● Vision
● Wilbur
Think these names sound too rogue to become popular in the next 30 years? Think again. The popularity of some more traditional names that were up there as some of the most popular in the 1990s have plummeted in the ratings, rendering them almost extinct.
For example, the name Scott was given to 1,632 babies in 1996, but only bestowed on 41 boys in 2020 – a whopping 97% drop.
Meanwhile, 1,261 baby girls born in 1996 were named Gemma, but just 11 were given the name in 2020 – a decrease of 99%.
Could we be sending our kids to school with a class full of kids called Prairie and Ridger? Only time will tell.
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