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HelpThe next big thing in naming trends?
There have been a couple of naming trends in the past few years that were seemingly ubiquitous. First, we saw a few names become popular and suddenly everyone is either using that name or a rhyme variation. For boys, think Aiden, Jaden, Caden, and infinitum. For girls, think Kaley, Haley, Bailey, I even knew a Shaylee and Maylie.
The next big trend was surnames as first names. For boys, we see Emerson, Beckham, Callahan, and so on. For girls, Collins, Sloane, and Greer made the charts.
Attached magazine recently posted an article about Mormon influencer baby naming trends. {This site’s resident celebrity, Dr. Cleveland Kent Evans has said in his book and in several articles that he has published, that the state of Utah is usually ahead of the trends when it comes to baby names.} The article says that “word names” are becoming popular. One influencer shared names she didn’t use for her daughter, such as Bubble, Cherry, and Tank (yes, you read that right. Tank for a girl.) Another popular influencer turned reality star has three children, named Indigo, Ocean, and her latest baby, “Ever True.”
I myself am a Mormon, and funnily enough my family all have fairly common names. My own name was in the top 100 when I was born, my husband and his family’s names are even more common, and my daughter has a top 10 name. It’s funny to me that this is a trend in the first place.
What are your thoughts on these names? With Dr. Evans stating that usually Utah is ahead of the curve, and a lot of Mormons living in Utah, do you think these “non” names of random words will become popular? Are there words that you think sound pretty but aren’t used as names? Have you heard any word names that you think should stay as just words? Would love your thoughts. I’ve linked the magazine article below.
“When Did Baby Names Start Getting So Weird?” https://www.attachedmag.com/article/when-did-baby-names-start-getting-so-weird
The next big trend was surnames as first names. For boys, we see Emerson, Beckham, Callahan, and so on. For girls, Collins, Sloane, and Greer made the charts.
Attached magazine recently posted an article about Mormon influencer baby naming trends. {This site’s resident celebrity, Dr. Cleveland Kent Evans has said in his book and in several articles that he has published, that the state of Utah is usually ahead of the trends when it comes to baby names.} The article says that “word names” are becoming popular. One influencer shared names she didn’t use for her daughter, such as Bubble, Cherry, and Tank (yes, you read that right. Tank for a girl.) Another popular influencer turned reality star has three children, named Indigo, Ocean, and her latest baby, “Ever True.”
I myself am a Mormon, and funnily enough my family all have fairly common names. My own name was in the top 100 when I was born, my husband and his family’s names are even more common, and my daughter has a top 10 name. It’s funny to me that this is a trend in the first place.
What are your thoughts on these names? With Dr. Evans stating that usually Utah is ahead of the curve, and a lot of Mormons living in Utah, do you think these “non” names of random words will become popular? Are there words that you think sound pretty but aren’t used as names? Have you heard any word names that you think should stay as just words? Would love your thoughts. I’ve linked the magazine article below.
“When Did Baby Names Start Getting So Weird?” https://www.attachedmag.com/article/when-did-baby-names-start-getting-so-weird
This message was edited 6/2/2025, 8:02 PM
