Another year is gone so I am back with (now annual) tally of most popular baby names of the year past. We will look at top 2024 baby names, their meanins and origins, and predictions of what names seem to be gaining popularity and might make the list in 2025!
There has been some changing compared to last year. We see some new commers and also some changes in ranking in the popular favourites.
Top 20 2024 baby girl names:
1.Olivia - Latin origin, means "olive tree"
2. Amelia - German origin, means "industrious"
3. Emma - German origin, means "whole, universal"
4. Sophia - Greek origin, means "wisdom"
5. Charlotte - Italina/French origin, means "petite"
6. Isabella - Italian origin, means "devoted to God"
7. Ava - German origin, means "bird"
8. Mia - Greek origin, means "ocean goddess or queen"
9. Ellie - German origin, means "light"
10. Luna - Italian origin, means "the moon"
11. Harper - British origin, means "harpist, minstrel"
12. Aurora - Latin origin, means "dawn"
13. Evelyn - English origin, means "desired, beautiful"
14. Eliana - Hebrew origin, means "God has answered or sun"
15. Aria - Hebrew & Greek origin, means "noble, lioness"
16. Violet - Latin origin, means "purple flower"
17. Nova - Latin origin, means "new"
18. Lily - Latin origin, means "pure flower"
19. Camilla - Latin origin, means "acolyte"
20. Gianna - Italian origin, means "God is gracious"
Top 20 2024 baby boy names:
Noah - Hebrew origin, means "comfort, rest"
Liam - Irish origin, means "protector"
Oliver - Latin origin, means "olive tree"
Elijah - Hebrew origin, means "My God is Yahweh"
Mateo - Spanish origin, means "gift of God"
Lucas - Latin origin, means "brighter than light"
Levi - Hebrew origin, means "connect"
Ezra - Hebrew origin, means "helper"
Asher - Hebrew origin, means "happiness"
Leo - Greek origin, means "lion"
James - Latin origin, means "May he protect"
Luca - Italian origin, means "person from Luciana, Italy"
Henry - German origin, means "ruler of the home"
Hudson - English origin, means "son of Hudd"
Ethan - Hebrew origin, means "firm, strong"
Muhammad - Arabic origin, means "praiser of God"
Maverick - American origin, means "independent"
Theodore - Greek origin, means "divine gift, gift of God"
Grayson - English origin, means "sone of the steward"
Michael - Hebrew origin, means "who resembles God"
My 2025 baby name predictions:
I've been a newborn photographer for over 7 years now, and throughout the years I have noticed some trends and changes in my clients naming babies. For a long time, the favourite was Ava or Ellie, but recently I have noticed a shift to more unique, traditional names. Here are my predictions of what types of names will become popular in 2025:
Grandma/grandpa names - I have noticed a little uptick in older names such as Clementine, Evangeline, Margot, Betty, Frida, Polly, Dorothy, Penny, Eleanor, Celeste, Matilda, Winnie (Winifred), Alfred, August, Clive, Barnaby, Wilbur, Hugo. These might be emerging as an homage to the parent's ancestors, or simply as a return to classic, timeless, beautiful names.
Nature based names - names such as River, Fern, Forrest will continue to see a rise in popularity. Bohemian names such as Coral, Hazel, Lennon or Sage will might also see a rise in popularity.
Gender neutral names - I think we will see an uptick in gender neutral names for babies. Quinn, Brooks, Hayden, Noah, Aubrey, Theo, Charlie and similar might see a rise in 2025.
Are you welcoming a 2025 baby and struggle for name ideas? You might find my list of 400+ baby names useful.
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