👶 Baby Name Popularity Guide

Names like Evelyn, Clara, Eleanor, Arthur, Theodore, and Hazel have surged back from 1920s–1940s popularity, driven by a preference for old-fashioned charm over trendy names.

Names like Avery, Quinn, Riley, Morgan, and Rowan are now used roughly equally for boys and girls, reflecting shifting attitudes toward gender-neutral naming.

Character names spike after popular shows and films — Khaleesi rose sharply after Game of Thrones (2011–2019), Bella peaked after Twilight (2008), and Arya became a top-50 girls' name.

Names like Layla, Imani, Chloe, and Mateo have crossed cultural origins to become mainstream in English-speaking countries, reflecting growing multicultural naming patterns.

Recent decades have seen a strong preference for shorter, 1-2 syllable names (Liam, Noah, Mia, Ava) over the longer names common in Victorian and early 20th-century naming.

Recent consistent top names: Liam and Olivia dominate Anglophone naming data. Noah, Emma, Elijah, Charlotte, Oliver, and Amelia are all reliable top-10 staples.