I’ll be 23 in ten years, and I was wondering: What do you think the name trends will be in 2020? Right now, the trends seen to be repeated prefixes and the endings lin/lynn, den, son, ect. Examples of lynn/lin endings: [name]Caitlin[/name], [name]Gracelynn[/name], and [name]Jaylin[/name]. Examples of den endings: [name]Kayden[/name], [name]Hayden[/name], [name]Brayden[/name]. Examples of son endings: [name]Carson[/name], [name]Grayson[/name], [name]Madison[/name]. I think the classics will stick around, like [name]Sarah[/name], [name]William[/name], and [name]Anna[/name]. Or they might fade and become “riencarnated” later on. What do you think?
I think it’s really hard to predict what the naming trends will be in 10 years. But I think that more classic names will take the lead. Like names that were maybe more popular in the earlier part of the 20th century and the latter part of the 19th century will be more popular.
I don’t see [name]Jacob[/name] being the number one name in 10 years, but beyond that I really don’t know what naming trends will be popular.
I would expect “basic” names to supplant the antiquey, flowery names of today. [name]Nancy[/name], [name]Susan[/name], [name]Ann[/name], [name]Jane[/name], [name]Helen[/name], [name]Betty[/name], etc.
A just released baby name book has the following trends. I think these trends are already quite prevalent.
1 The rise of the name [name]Sullivan[/name]
2 New Superstar Names like [name]Justin[/name] (Bieber) and [name]Kesha[/name]
3 V-Sounds in Names especially girls (eg. [name]Eve[/name], [name]Vivienne[/name])
4 Religious Names ([name]Trinity[/name], [name]Heaven[/name], [name]Aisha[/name])
5 Place or Desination Names
6 Mythological Names (especially Greek & [name]Roman[/name]) - [name]Phoebe[/name], [name]Daphne[/name]
7 Puritan or [name]Virtue[/name] Names ([name]Abigail[/name], [name]Faith[/name], [name]Levi[/name], [name]Asher[/name])
8 Names ending in an “N” sound ([name]Evelyn[/name], [name]Quinn[/name], [name]Ethan[/name])
9 Palindromes (names spelled the same backwards and forwards - [name]Ava[/name], [name]Anna[/name], [name]Hannah[/name], [name]Eve[/name], [name]Asa[/name])
10 Surnames As First Names ([name]Peyton[/name], [name]Morgan[/name], [name]Kendall[/name], [name]Carter[/name], [name]Cooper[/name])
11 Irish/Celtic Names ([name]Bridget[/name], [name]Finn[/name], [name]Declan[/name])
12 Traditional vs. Modern Interpretation (eg. [name]Mikayla[/name] is the more popular spelling than [name]Michaela[/name])
13 Presidential Names ([name]Kennedy[/name], [name]Madison[/name], [name]Taylor[/name], [name]Lincoln[/name], [name]Reagan[/name])
14 Nature Names ([name]Daisy[/name], [name]Violet[/name], [name]Summer[/name], [name]River[/name], [name]Stone[/name])
15 “Mc/[name]Mac[/name]” Names for Girls ([name]Mackenzie[/name], [name]Mckenna[/name], [name]Mckinley[/name])
16 Names ending in “O” ([name]Hugo[/name], [name]Orlando[/name], [name]Milo[/name])
Predictions - Hot Names for Girls
[name]Miley[/name] / First Children names like [name]Sasha[/name] and [name]Malia[/name] / [name]Pandora[/name] & [name]Zoe[/name] from Avatar / [name]Gemma[/name] / Alternatives to [name]Ava[/name] like [name]Ada[/name] and [name]Adelaide[/name] / Alternatives to [name]Isabella[/name] like [name]Arabella[/name] and [name]Annabelle[/name] / [name]Bella[/name] and [name]Alice[/name] from Twilight / Six-letter “H” names for girls like [name]Harper[/name] & [name]Harlow[/name] / Names ending in -ley like [name]Finley[/name], [name]Brinley[/name] and [name]Paisley[/name] / Old-fashioned names like [name]Ruby[/name], [name]Matilda[/name], [name]June[/name] and [name]Lucille[/name] / “[name]EM[/name]” names like [name]Emily[/name], [name]Emilia[/name], [name]Ember[/name] and [name]Emerson[/name] / “[name]Lil[/name]” names like [name]Lily[/name], [name]Lillian[/name] and [name]Liliana[/name] / “[name]Aniya[/name]” names like [name]Zaniyah[/name], [name]Janiah[/name], [name]Saniya[/name] and [name]Taniya[/name]
Predictions - Hot Names for Boys
Twilight Names like [name]Cullen[/name], [name]Kellan[/name], [name]Edward[/name] and [name]Emmett[/name] / [name]Jacoby[/name] / [name]Trace[/name] / [name]Liam[/name] / Casino names like [name]Cash[/name], Gamble, Keno and [name]Chance[/name] / Alternatives to [name]Jack[/name] like [name]Jax[/name] and [name]Jackson[/name] / [name]Casen[/name] or [name]Kasen[/name] / [name]Tristan[/name] / Surnames surnames like [name]Beckett[/name], [name]Bennett[/name] and [name]Beckham[/name] / [name]Easton[/name], [name]Weston[/name]-[name]Westin[/name] / New twists on [name]Elijah[/name] like [name]Urijah[/name] and [name]Alijah[/name]