This archive report was first published on 13 November 2019.
As parents-to-be prepare to welcome their little ones in 2020, choosing the perfect name can be a daunting task. But fear not, as baby name website Nameberry has just released its predictions for the top baby names of the year.
According to Nameberry, the top 20 names are determined by which names in their database have seen the biggest increase in interest over the last year. And it seems that parents are really loving old-fashioned names like Pearl, which was a top 100 name from 1880 through the mid-1920s, when it started a long decline. But it's recently been making a big comeback and looks set to get more popular.
Other names to make the cut take inspiration from pop culture events or celebrities, like Reese (Reese Witherspoon) and Billie (Billie Eilish). Nameberry says: "Our top baby names are a radical departure from the official national list, which suffers from a considerable time lag. We won't know which names were really used the most often for babies in 2020 until May of 2021. The names here offer baby namers a heads up on trends and specific names destined to get more popular in 2020 and beyond."
Here's a look at Nameberry's top 10 Girls names for 2020:
- 1. Adah
- 2. Reese
- 3. Mika
- 4. Paisley
- 5. Amina
- 6. Teagan
- 7. Nova
- 8. Aura
- 9. Pearl
- 10. Billie
And the top 10 for boys in 2020:
- 1. Austin
- 2. Alva
- 3. Acacius
- 4. Tate
- 5. Diego
- 6. Easton
- 7. Lucius
- 8. Cash
- 9. Ash
- 10. Luca
