Popular baby names to look out for in the new year

Popular baby names to look out for in the new year
Popular baby names to look out for in the new year

Landing on the perfect name for your unborn child is a cherished and difficult task. While some may have their baby names picked out years before they decide to start a family, others need a bit of a brainstorming sesh. You can search online for popular baby names for that year, you can look into your family tree to see if a distant relative has a fantastic first name, or maybe there’s a character in a movie that inspires you (Leia, anyone?). We searched the internet to see what the web is calling for “2018 baby name predictions,” and here are a few.

TheList.com looked through the Social Security Administration’s data on changes in baby name popularity between 2015 and 2016 and consulted with a trend expert to put together this list of popular baby names for 2018.

Emersyn

Aloy

Sage

Malia

Luna

Harvey

BabyGaga.com created a list of their 2018 baby name predictions based on accumulated data from the current year. Some of their name predictions include:

Stella

Rylie

Aurora

Kennedy

Sadie

Popsugar compiled their own extensive list of 2018 baby name predictions — here is just a sampling of some of our faves:

Ada

Arya

Felix

Finn

Grayson

Mila

Kai

NameBerry.com, which is an entire site dedicated to naming babies, predicts that these names will be all the rage in the new year.

Eleanor

Ruth

Clinton

Lincoln

Atticus

Wyatt

Sunday

Stellan

We’ve also compiled our own lists of Autumn-inspired baby names, baby names for fans of American Horror Story, and badass names for baby girls.