Karlie Kloss welcomed her first child, a baby boy last month.
The American supermodel revealed her son’s name on Instagram with the simple caption, ‘Levi Joseph 3.11.21’, alongside an adorable photo of her holding Levi’s tiny hand.
Levi is a beautiful Hebrew name, meaning ‘joined’ or ‘attached’ and it’s just one of many biblical names having a resurgence at the moment.
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We may know these names from the bible, but you don’t have to be super religious to love them. In fact, we bet you didn’t even realise some of them were biblical.
Here are twenty of the most popular right now, including some classics that never went away.
1. Ethan
Ethan means strong and firm — a solid start.
2. Zach
Or Zachary, if you like. A name that’s grown in popularity in Ireland in recent years.
3. Jacob
This one’s one of our faves.
4. Noah
The ark guy? Your baby’s bound to love animals if you call him Noah.
5. Eli
Meaning ‘uplifted’, Eli is another gorgeous name recently embraced by Irish parents.
6. Isaac
Isaac means laughter — how gorgeous?
7. Ezra
In the Bible, Ezra led a group of Israelites out of slavery – not a bad guy to be named after?
8. James
In 2020, James was the second most popular boys name in Ireland according to the CSO.
9. Jonah
Just the right mix of unique and classic.
10. Luke
If someone doesn’t say ‘Luke, I am your father’ at some point, it’s a missed opportunity tbh.
11. Joshua
Another name that’s increased in popularity in Ireland in the last decade.
12. Hannah
Would you believe Hannah is the 7th most popular girls name in Ireland?
13. Matthew
There are countless cute nickname options with this one.
14. Adam
An all-time classic.
15. Sarah
Once the most popular girls name in Ireland for years running, it’s popularity dropped for some time… But she’s making a comeback.
16. Jaden
We’re cheating with this one, as it’s spelled Jadon in the bible. Jaden, although still unique in Ireland, is slowly growing in popularity.
17. Daniel
The fourth most popular boys name in Ireland, last year.
18. Eve
Eve, Eva, Evie — we love every variation of this Garden of Eden-inspired name.
19. Rachel
You’re forgiven if you think ‘Friends’ rather than bible, when you hear the name Rachel. Rachel means ‘rare’ or ‘special, and your child’s name would be just that, as Rachel comes in 115th in the list of girls names in Ireland last year.
20. Thomas
This name means ‘twin’ — ideal if you’re having multiples.
