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30th Oct 2022

These 40 baby names are set to trend in 2023

Sarah McKenna Barry

It’s a pretty comprehensive list.

Set to become a parent for the first time next year? If you’re feeling overwhelmed by picking a name for your son or daughter then fear not.

Pregnacare has scanned government data and discovered the 20 girls’ names and 20 boys’ names that are growing increasingly trendy with time. Below, you’ll find details of the trending baby names, listed according to their position in the overall baby name ranking for 2022. The first number next to them represents their current position in the ranking, while the other number represents how many places in the ranking they’ve jumped since 2010.

Top 20 Girl Names Rising in Popularity

  1. Ivy (6, +221)
  2. Harper (28, +902)
  3. Luna (36, +490)
  4. Ada (38, +461)
  5. Aria (39, +734)
  6. Arabella (40, +188)
  7. Bonnie (45, +218)
  8. Mila (47, +569)
  9. Hallie (49, +279)
  10. Thea (57, +199)
  11. Delilah (62, +389)
  12. Aurora (64, +485)
  13. Mabel (68, +318)
  14. Ayla (70, +235)
  15. Margot (80, +760)
  16. Myla (88, +424)
  17. Lyra (92, +280)
  18. Maeve (94, +601)
  19. Elodie (96, +201)
  20. Olive (99, +238)

Top 20 Girl Names Rising in Popularity

  1. Theodore (14, +123)
  2. Tommy (22, +132)
  3. Arlo (27, +278)
  4. Roman (28, +167)
  5. Teddy (31, +166)
  6. Albie (35, +253)
  7. Reggie (48, +152)
  8. Jaxon (49, +268)
  9. Albert (57, +102)
  10. Hunter (58, +567)
  11. Ezra (59, +347)
  12. Carter (64, +187)
  13. Grayson (66, +437)
  14. Jesse (68 (+121)
  15. Hudson (69, +392)
  16. Oakley (82, +279)
  17. Chester (84, +459)
  18. Ralph (95, +163)
  19. Otis (96, +285)
  20. Myles (98, +112)