Latest trends in baby boy names

The Cassian parents may be Star Wars fans.

The top 5 most popular overall are Liam, Noah, Oliver, James and Elijah. So most people are going for relatively common names. Surprised Dylan's off the top 20 though. You can't swing a dead cat without hitting a guy 18-30 called Dylan

That large number of odd sounding biblical names that sound like people who died of cholera in the 19th century in "Fastest-Climbing names". Is that from the Amish and Mormons fucking like hell?

Dylan sounds like a douchebag name.

Like that douchbag Dylan Thomas.

They have GOT to be trolling us at the end with that list of Fastest Climbing Names:

The Fastest-Climbing Boy Names in the United States Right Now

Izael, Chozen, Eiden, Cassian, Kyren, Semaj, Kaizen, Kyaire, Jahmir, Jesiah, Matheo, Ezrah, Dereck, Mael, Elio,

This is what happens when you let third world foreigners in.

A lot of us on here are Gen X and white -- we can recall growing up in the 70s/80s, some of these names popular in 2024 were only on gravestones or in nursing homes. Girl names like Hazel, Violet, Amelia, etc. And the boy names like Elijah, Josiah, Ezra, Caleb.

R7 = Dee Plorable.

Makes you wonder what current "dead" names are going to spring back to life. Will the preschools of 2040 be filled with Donnas and Lindas and Daves and Marks and Barbaras and Pauls?

We had four Pauls (out of 19 boys total) in my pair of first grade classes, back in 1972.

And for the girls in Harlem and East St. Louis -- Myracle, Blessed, and Lashaquita.

I’m looking forward to the return of Pontius.

My niece converted to Orthodox Judaism & I’m regularly being introduced to new kids in her neighborhood. Not a Tom, George or Alice to be found.

Not too long ago I was reviewing resumes and could not bring myself to invite 22yo "Princess" in for an interview. Sorry, Princess. I just couldn't. Blame your mother.

I work in a hospital and part of my job is updating files for admissions / discharges in the past 24 hours. Without even looking at the birthdate of the female patients, I can guess how old they are /when they were born.

For example, as soon as I see the name variation of 'Krystle/ Crystle /Crystal / Krystal' or 'Alexis / Alexys' or 'Fallon / Fallyn' - I know these women were born in the 1980s during 'Dynasty' (I'm hardly ever wrong on this). There's plenty of women who are in their 40s (maybe 30s) named after these three characters.

Females named 'Madonna' or 'Whitney / Whitnee / Whitnie' were born in the late 80s / 90s.

'Mariah / Myriaha' and 'Celine / Seline / Seleen / Celeen' are 90s and 00s babies.

Any patient named 'Samantha' or 'Tabatha / Tabitha' were born in the 60s and 70s. 'Bewitched' had a major impact.

'Caroline / Carolyn' females were mostly born in the 1960s (thanks Caroline Kennedy).

And women in their 70s, born in the 50s, are commonly named 'Lucy' and 'Marilyn / Merilyn / Marylyn'. Wonder who were the popular female celebrities in the 1950s ?

Can't get much worse than my cousin naming his kid after a grill brand

R3 I can always tell a Mormon/Amish family doing genealogy by the sheer amount of Obediah Braxton Hicks sounding motherfuckers

^ Weber?

I'm really hoping R16's cousin's kid is named CharBroil.

R17, the Mormon names can really be far out there. They like to invent their own. Braelonnet and Bemeenzel etc.

What’s “grill band”, precious? What’s “grill band”?

What a Tragedeigh….

OP, to be fair - Robert and John are about the most boring, overused names ever.

I taught in an all-boys school. 5 yrs ago I noticed that no one in any of my classes was named Robert, so I went to the office and found that only seven out of 1500 students had the name Robert, Bob, or Robby. Countless Liams and Trevors.

R23, as someone with both of those names I wholeheartedly agree!

Cassian is derived from Cassius although most people who named their kid with it probably watch Andor, rather than being Shakespeare fans.

This is how the pendulum always swings, and it also has to do with class level. I’m childless early Gen-X - when my college friends had kids in the 90s / early 00s it was all what we then thought of as Old People names - Hannah, Olivia, Henry - etc. My non-college educated sister went the pop-culture route - Brandon, Dylan, etc.

[quote] WTF happened to Robert and John?

Why would names stay the same as they were from your childhood? Everything else changed: cars, interior design, clothing, computer technology, television...

[quote] Countless Liams and Trevors.

Trevor sounds like he's in the drama club.

[quote]This is what happens when you let third world foreigners in.

The people naming their babies James backwards are GUARANTEED to be American white trash.

I’ve always really liked ephraim

A few years back, I read a book about the rise of narcissism in the Age of the Internet, and one of the specific phenomena the author mentioned was the notable increase in peculiar, so-called "unique" child names; the author posited this was evidence of people's need to feel vicariously special through their kids.

Wish I could remember the name of the book.

r24 "I noticed that no one in any of my classes was named Robert, so I went to the office and found that only seven out of 1500 students had the name Robert, Bob, or Robb"

That's a big 'Sure, Jan'

R30, I agree for the most part, but I also feel as if I see a lot of middle-class climbers resorting to status names--you know the ones I'm talking about; the Anglo-Saxon surnames used as first names: Avery, Britton, Devon....and the DL favorite of all time: Madison!

God, yes, some awful names. Like Dalton, Braxton, Cody, Mikeal or some shit like that. Other names , too like Hingle mcKringle Berry, lol, Key and Peele.

Why do all the trashy people name their daughters 'Nevaeh' ? ("Heaven" spelled backwards). And they all think their original with it.

Thank God I'll be dead before Supreme Court Justice Cinnamyn Johnson and Espn Hardy.

I've never heard of that R36. It's kind of pretty.

[quote]the Anglo-Saxon surnames used as first names

The Jews did it first. Marvin, Stanley, Irving, Morris...

When i had my first son, my SIL insisted that I name him " Kirby." Lmao, no way.

Under space-themed names: Sol.

lol

"lol"

Oh, dear r41

R28 Because they're names that have been popular for centuries. Not since "your childhood."

R42 Fuck you, dear.

Why not r40 Kirby deserves to be honored

As long as we're naming our crotch fruit after vacuum cleaners, how about Hoover, or Oreck?

r46 Actually Oreck seems like it would be a cool name.

Lol, R45, a great example of why I didnt!!

Well, OP, from your photo are you suggesting "Gooky" as an alternative to "Chutney"?

Oh God, R49! 🤫🤣

I know someone who named her baby ESPN. Actually, I kinda like it.

r51 You don't, but fun try

LOL. There are three Madisons in my class. But I'm unique. I'm Madysyn!

I know two kids named Semaj. They’re both black girls about 8-10 years old. Nice kids, nice families. One of the girls was named after her grandpa, James, and the other’s mom just liked the name.

I like Semaj a lot better than some other names: Braxton, Jaxon, Nevaeh, Messiah, Paisley, Brantleigh, etc. Last week at the grocery store I heard a dad repeatedly calling for his toddler who was named Urban. How dumb.

ESPN may not be a name, but I'd bet Espen is.

r54 " I know two kids named Semaj. "

100% you do not know 2, likely not even 1

100% I do. It’s not that unusual.

We have fun making up stuff around here!

diana ross did name her daughter chudney ( chutney misspelled) b/c she ate chutney while pregnant

So that's why my dad named me Pussy...

[quote]Last week at the grocery store I heard a dad repeatedly calling for his toddler who was named Urban. How dumb.

Fuck you.

[quote] [R28] Because they're names that have been popular for centuries.

That's an unpersuasive argument. All kinds of things were popular for centuries and centuries that we eventually got rid of.

Stop luxuriating in being Grampa Simpson. Times change, hon.

Robert and John, OP? Were you born in the 50's?

[quote]The Fastest-Climbing Boy Names in the United States Right Now - Izael, Chozen, Eiden, Cassian, Kyren, Semaj, Kaizen, Kyaire, Jahmir, Jesiah, Matheo, Ezrah, Dereck, Mael, Elio

Chozen?

Had no idea there were that may Smosh fans out there

R38 You need to hang around with more girls from the trailer parks - they all have this 'original' name.

I'm not religious but I quite like the biblical names.

I like Judas.

Jezebel!

That baby at OP is pretty cute.

R62 Seems like the point flew through the space between your ears.

No way is anyone naming their son Jethro. That's one of the white trashiest names ever, right after Cletus.

[quote] I'm not religious but I quite like the biblical names.

Boaz? Joram? Adino?

I think Nathan is a good name, if I had a son that would be my choice.

I always liked the name Meredith for a girl.

I like the name Cassian, actually. It's the wide popularity of "Liam" I don't understand. LEE-um. The whole thing sounds weak and murky because it's swallowed at the end.

r52, I bet she does. -Placenta

At the supermarket the boys who are bagging groceries all have name tags with names like Tanner, Kent, Logan, Connor, Cody, Jaden, etc., but they're already 16-20 years old.

r77 The ones at mine are all David, John, Adam, Jacob, Ben.

Tadhg is a nice Irish name.

I think i'll name my son Hugo.

I once worked in a juvenile court building where they kept a list of favorite names of children who were made wards of the court. My favorite was Asshole, pronounced A-shole-ee.

r81 You should continue to make up stupid stories!

True, ‘90s, story from the Russell Courthouse in Detroit, R82. At least it was one of the names the veterans there told me in my brief tenure.

Decades ago I was bored one night and posted in here as Jhaymzz, a sobbing twink whose name keeps getting mispronounced by everyone. Good times.

r83 "At least it was one of the names the veterans there told me in my brief tenure"

There ya go

[quote]I think Nathan is a good name, if I had a son that would be my choice.

I agree. I'd name a son Nathan.

I wouldn't mind dating a guy named Gordon.

For boys, I like the names Graham & Spencer.

My oldest son is Robert. After my dad. I think in Kindergarten there was another Robert in his class. It’s still a top 100 names. So is John.

I just hope the: Ashleigh, Ashley, Ashlee, Ashlie, Ashly, Ashli, Ashlea, Ashliegh, Ashlyn, Ashlye, Ashleigha, Ashlynn, Ashleea, Ashligh, Ashlei — moment has passed. Not to mention other crap names like Ansley.

[quote] Why do all the trashy people name their daughters 'Nevaeh' ? ("Heaven" spelled backwards).

In misspelled honor of the face cream?

Don’t these people know that the opposite of heaven is hell?

[quote] so-called "unique" child names

Unique.

[quote] The people naming their babies James backwards are GUARANTEED to be American white trash.

Semaj?

[quote] lol

[quote] Lol

LoL! :)

In a hundred years, after the name Semaj has become too commonplace, people of the future will get the idea to invert the spelling in naming their newborns.

All Michaels are gay

[quote]All Michaels are gay

All people named "Michael" who DEMAND that you call them "MICHAEL" and never Mike and who go on an unhinged tirade about how Mike is not their name are gay.

R97 Mike of Palm Springs is most definitely gay

Al Michaels is gay! Nooooooo!

All gay men are named Rick, Mark, or Steve.

Or Fernie, R00.

Some names are weirdly gay-androgynous. Blake and Kevin are either straight country music fans with a gut or the biggest Marys who ever Maryed.

Yes, R93.

[quote]Many of the top names on the SSA's list of names that increased in popularity fit this bill, including Izael (which moved up 860 places in rank between this year and last year, making it the fastest-climbing name for boys), Chozen (up 666 places in rank), Kyren (up 391 places) and Semaj (or James spelled backward, up 339 places in rank).

Lémon-G'e'llo

Area Codé

Rotunda

[quote] Anglo-Saxon surnames used as first names: Avery, Britton, Devon

I doubt any of those names have actual Anglo-Saxon etymologies, but I get your point.

Raefarty.

I think it’s nice that so many parents are naming their boy Liam, in honor of Liam Payne.

[quote] I think it’s nice that so many parents are naming their boy Liam, in honor of Liam Payne.

Especially appropriate for boys born in the fall.

Mormons are to blame for the hideous Neveah which has caught on.

I was once in line at store with a man sporting a neck tattoo honoring “Neveah” with the dates of her birth & death. While I know you can’t always judge a book by its cover, this particular hat trick of trashiness made it hard not to.

I know a woman who named her daughter Teegan. Supposedly Irish but an Irish woman had never heard of it.

Someone tweeted that they think Luigi will be trending for a baby’s name by the end of 2025.

Name your kid Luigi and we'll be keeping an eye on him.

Shitta

Naming my baby boy Claxton in honor of Miami's most hated citizen.

[quote] Naming my baby boy Claxton in honor of Miami's most hated citizen.

Are you sure you’re not naming it after Claxton fruitcake?

Luigi for a boy, Hawk Tuah for a girl.

R117, only to get the prune danish.

Assy

Some unfortunate child at my niece's school was named Syphilis but spelled Syfilis. Last I heard the child goes by Sy but the truth will always come out.

Oz is becoming popular.

With the exception of Richard, Peter and Frank, most names familiar to Boomers are still being used for boys, no reason for hysteria — some parents still go with the classics.

James was #4 in 2024, Theodore #7, William #10, Benjamin #11, Michael #16, Daniel #17, Alexander #22, John #26, David #27, Joseph #29, Thomas #41, Anthony #46, Charles #54, Christopher #55, Amdrew #65, Jonathan #82, Robert #89 . . .

So a certain amount of sanity remains, stop the pearl-clutching.

This reminds me that back in the 1990s, I was visiting my grandmother in a convalescent hospital and met her roommate, who was about 70, so probably born in the 1920s. Her name was "Peculiar Smith." She said her parents named her that because the surname "Smith" was so common that they wanted to give her a "peculiar" first name that would set her apart, so in the end they actually chose that as her name.

R124

Awww, that’s kind of cute.

That's kind of peculiar...

R72 Joel and Matthew

Brixton. WTH?

r121 We have fun making stuff up, don't we?

r72 Don't forget Onan!

R96 I’ve had three bfs named Mike who wanted to be called Mike. One Mike left me and three days later I met the current Mike.

If they were pissy and insisted on “Michael” they wouldn’t have lasted long.

r131 Sounds like original Mike was the winner in your situation.

[quote]R72] Don't forget Onan!

Onan and I meet nightly...and I haven't gone blind.

R72 R113 Dorothy Parker named her pet bird Onan because he spilled his seed onto the ground.

I met a man yesterday whose first name is "Clavin." The guy I was with (who is more outspoken and candid than myself) pipes right up and asks, "You mean like 'CLIFF CLAVIN' on Cheers? .. That would be funny if you're last name was 'Cliff!'"

My unspoken reaction was rhymes with "craven," but later on thought maybe his parents were thinking of naming him "Calvin" and someone reversed the 'a' and 'l' on his birth certificate.

R135, my friend has a nephew named "Issac". When he first told me I was thinking he just had a typo on "Isaac", but no, Issac is the correct spelling. I don't know if they pronounce is EYES-ack, or ISS-ack. Since I'm an eldergay on DL, when he references the family (we chat online) I always think ISS-ack in my head.

"Chlamydia, your dad's here." ~Robin Williams

I have a friend who named her son Silas. At least he got into Oxford.

R131 will cut a bitch down to size.

Don’t bother sharing your pronouns with R131.

What happened to the other Mike?

[quote]My unspoken reaction was rhymes with "craven," but later on thought maybe his parents were thinking of naming him "Calvin" and someone reversed the 'a' and 'l' on his birth certificate.

Perhaps " Clavin" was his mother's maiden name.

R141 He was fucking around with someone we both knew (me socially, him biblically.) I found out in a sort of tragicomic way, and he left me for him. They lasted about a month before the two of them broke up. If Mike #3 hadn’t come along, I’d have probably patched things up again with Mike #2. He did meet someone else eventually and settled down. Unfortunately, both he and his new partner were dead within five years from HIV.

None of which was my point. If you’re going to have back-to-back romances, both of ‘em having the same name makes your love life a lot easier. You don’t blurt out “Irving” in a moment of passion with a Mike.

Also - and much to their credit - all three wanted to be called Mike, not Michael.

Is Nevaeh finally dying out?

Names I wish would make a comeback: Leander, Ambrose, Cecil, Ethel

Larry Flynt's middle name was Claxton.

[quote] both he and his new partner were dead within five years from HIV.

Like Mariah’s sister?

[quote] Names I wish would make a comeback…Cecil

Pronounced “Ceh-cil”.

R144 Nevah.

The top 5 spots for 2025 boy names will be some variation of Luigi

Loogie.