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07th Dec 2019

Born in 2020: The baby names experts predict will reign supreme in the new year

Trine Jensen-Burke

2020 baby names

Rising in popularity.

If you are due your baby in 2020, I bet you have already started thinking about a name for your little bundle.

And if you have – are you considering something classic and elegant? A vintage-sounding name, perhaps? Or how about something very out there and totally unique? Picking a name is such a big deal, we know, and there are a lot of things to consider.

If trends are something that matters to you, you might care to know which names are predicted to top the charts this coming year?

In the US, the Social Security Administration (SSA) has been keeping track of the popularity of baby names, and recently revealed that the names that are getting more and more popular by the minute include:

Genesis, Saint, Baker, Kairo, and Watson for boys, while parents of girls are loving the names: Meaghan, Dior, Adalee, Palmer, and Oaklynn.

2020 baby names

As well as this, popular baby name websites Nameberry and BabyCenter can also predict the future by analysing interest in certain names and how this ebbs and flows. And right now, Nameberry is predicting the following names to be the hottest monikers of 2020:

Top girls names for 2020

Ada

Reese

Mika

Paisley

Amina

Teagan

Nova

Aura

Pearl

Billie

Top boy names for 2020

Austin

Alva

Tate

Acacius

Diego

Easton

Lucius

Cash

Ash

Luca

Top unisex names for 2020

Ellis

Phoenix

Remy

Marlowe

Shea

Rowan

Emerson

Quinn

Darcy

Zephyr

What do YOU think, parents? Are you favourites included in this list? Let us know in the comments or tweet us at @herfamilydotie