Top Trending Baby Names for 2020

As the year comes to an end and a new decade begins, mothers-to-be are looking for inspiration to name their sweet bundles of joy. Instead of picking up a book a flipping through THOUSANDS of names and making your head spin, consider this; check out the top trending 2020 baby names first!

It just so happens that “Live with Kelly and Ryan” did a funny segment about the top girl and boy baby names of 2020 on their show! Check out the clip on FB @LiveKellyandRyan HERE!

Nameberry has also released its list of the Top Baby Names for 2020. Nameberry's formula measures the names that have attracted the most interest compared to last year from the site's 11 million page views! Check out a list of those baby names below.

 

Top 10 Girl Names

Adah

The name Adah is a girl's name of Hebrew origin meaning "ornament".

Reese

The name Reese is a girl's name of Welsh origin meaning "ardor". Actress Reese Witherspoon, with the return of "Big Little Lies," and new hit show  has had a highly visible year

Mika

The name Mika is a girl's name of Hungarian, Japanese, Russian origin meaning "beautiful fragrance". MSNBC's Mika Brzezinski likely influenced this rising name.

Paisley

This name is of Scottish origin meaning "church, cemetery". This name is also related to a Scottish town, a richly patterned Indian fabric, and a country singer named Brad, Paisley has been a remarkable success story.

Amina

The name Amina is of Arabic origin meaning "trustworthy, faithful". The name of the mother of the prophet Muhammad is well used among Muslims everywhere.

Teagan

This Irish/Welsh name can be a unisex name, but is now given 6 times more often to girls than to boys. It means "little poet or fair".

Nova

This celestial name is Latin meaning “new”. Nova is also an astronomical term for a star which becomes intensely bright and then fades: nova or supernova.

Aura

The singing sensation Billie Eilish and A-list actress Billie Lourd, the daughter of Carrie Fisher, are credited to bringing this name back. And thanks to Billie Holiday, the name hit a high point in 1929 and 1930 when it was in the top 100 names.

 

Top 10 Boy Names

Austin

This name is of English origin meaning “magic dignity, or venerable. It is also of French and Latin origin meaning great and magnificent. The Texas city name with a reputation for being hip and liberal has helped to rocket this name to the top.

Alva

The name Alva is a Hebrew name meaning: brightness, exalted, exalted one.

Acacius

Acacius comes from the Ancient Greek Akakios. With the modern taste for ancient names that end in "us," this obscure but attractive choice is popping up as a favorite once more.

Tate

This Norse name meaning “cheerful”.

Diego

Diego is the shortened version of Santiago and reigns from Spain. This name is now popular in other Spanish-speaking countries and is hot, hot, hot for U.S. boy right now!

Easton

This literally means "east town."

Lucius

Another ancient name, hailing from Rome and meaning light. I can’t help but think there is some influence from the hot show Empire going on here.

Cash

This is short for the ancient names of Cassius or Cassian. I see it as a tribute to Johnny Cash!

Ash

Short form of the biblical, Asher, which means “happy”.

Luca

This European favorite is growing ever more popular.

 

Honorable mentions: Nameberry also includes a hot list of girls, boys and unisex names that showed a jump in searches from parents over the last year. Among them: Piper, Indigo, Octavia, Harlow, Elio, Finn, Kit, Kieran, Phoenix, Remy and Rowan.  

 

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What are your thoughts about the list? Will any of the names catch on?

From, The 76thandnewbury Marketing Team