Hipster names

Astrid
Norah
Audrey
Myrtle
Esme
Pandora
Delilah
Aria
Olive
Margot
Betsy
Daphne
Iris
Polly
Juniper
Mabel

Atticus
Orlando
Titus
Cosmo
Otto
Arlo
Ezra
Roman
Nico
Ignatius
Kai
Django
August
Otis
Edison
Quentin
Auden
Gulliver

The most hipster family I know have a boy named Wolf.

We’re in east london and the “hipster” parents seem to go for boys names for girls (things like Leonard for a girl), nature names like Tulip, Juniper, Wolf, Fox and Forest....old lady names like Pearl and Edie and then everybody at once decided Otis was a really great name....maybe because of the TV show Sex Education....and then there are the names like Early, Ace and Sunday

The most hipster people I know have a Pearl and a Frida.

BallsToYouSue
You're right. It's fascinating.

I think that's why I found it unusual to hear someone ask about hipster names because round here that would seem quite try hard.

Groovy in that sense is something I've never come across either.

I thought hipsters went for 'old people' names like Audrey or Ethel or Arthur etc.

It's funny how slang words evolve in different areas Lola!

I remember when I was in Northern Ireland years ago, teenagers used the word "groovy" to mean uncool, frumpy, 'lame'! Like "oh look at those groovy shoes, who'd wear them"? I never heard it used that way anywhere else, just in one town in NI!

BallsToYouSue
That's interesting.
It's typically used slightly pejoratively in my area to refer to those who want to draw attention to the fact that they are so outside the mainstream.

To look at that urban dictionary definition, someone with those interests wouldn't have a particular name in my area, but if someone was big into alerting everyone to the fact that they don't do mainstream or said things like 'oh just this nice indie folk fusion band, you probably wouldn't have heard of them', then that would be branded hipster because it's like they're trying to prove they're different.

The Urban Dictionary definition: "Hipsters are a subculture of men and women typically in their 20s and 30s that value independent thinking, counter-culture, progressive politics, an appreciation of art and indie-rock, creativity, intelligence, and witty banter."

No the word hipster isn't always pejorative actually @LolaSmiles . In London, it is used in a gentle way to describe a sub group of people. A bit like emo or goth. Sometimes it is taken as a compliment as well.

I think what you are describing is maybe "try hard".

I always thought hipster was someone trying to be cool and edgy for the sake of appearing different from everyone else. That would make hipster baby names the names that are about the parent expressing how quirky they are.

Fergus
Ziggy
Monty
Ezra

Juno
Luna
Jean

NZ 2020
Rising in popularity names

Maeve, Margot, Olive, Quinn, Harlow, Billie & Aurora

Oakley, Nikau, Louis, Quinn, River, Luka, Bodhi & Flynn

NEW 2020

Maeve, Margot, Rosie, Delilah & Iris.
Oakley, River, Manaia & Ari.

Not sure which of those you would classify as hipster?

Girls all have a very soft sound to them whilst boys are heavily nature based/hippy feel.

Quite a lot of the names on the long lists I see as quite classic? At least they were on our list and I am very, very uncool.

For me I think it's more cool, edgy names or unusual nature names. Or the ultimate in hipster is named after a 'cool' musician. So Bowie, Joni, Zeppelin, Hendrix. Something like that.

I don’t see Beau as a hipster name at all. I’m originally from Essex and a lot of the glam TOWIE type mums there have boys called Beau.

Hipster names to me are earthy, nature inspired or surfer style. Names like Arlo, River, Juniper, Saxon, Atticus, Cosmo, Bodhi, Fern, Zen, I could go on.

I like most of the above though. I’d rather have a son called Beau than a William for example. It’s just down to personal preference.

To me hipster is not popular but less mainstream and like someone mentioned less name like so herbs, animals, nature or word related. But maybe I'm thinking hippy haha.

I guess the true definition is something on the edge or the beginning of being cool ahead of the pack right?

@manicinsomniac your parents probably didn't have access to any lists - they weren't produced like that in the 80s so theyd have no idea with Rebecca

Trendy names which everyone thinks is a real find until they realise there are 15 others within a 50 foot radius

Ah, ok. An astonishing number of parents seem to make this mistake with very common names. I'm a Rebecca. My parents swear blind they thought it was 'pretty and uncommon'. I was born in the 80s ...

I have 2 friends who both called their children Amelia in the last 8 years and said they didn't know any others at the time! Same with an Olivia.

I have nothing against popular names. They're usually popular for a reason. But don't people look at lists?!

Trendy names which everyone thinks is a real find until they realise there are 15 others within a 50 foot radius.

Anything that isn't actually a name.

Forest
Apple
Mango
Parsley
North
Bark
Fox
Wave
Flame
Bodhi Zen Clinic

I'm not 100% on what a hipster is (a cool, young, city parent?) but I'm thinking names likes:

Arlo, Atticus, Asher, Benedict, Brodie, Christian, Cole, Django, Dexter, Elliot, Ezra, Flynn, Gray, Harley, Heath, Ivan, Ivor, Joachim, Jago, Jasper, Jesse, Kit, Kester, Logan, Milo, Monty, Nico, Nate, Otis, Orson, Oakley, Pippin, Perry, Quentin, Rory, Rafferty, Rupert, Seth, Sidney, Titus, Tristan, Ullyses, Vinnie, Wilf, Xavier, Zeke, Zebedee

Astrid, Aphra, Amaya, Arwen, Alba, Bronte, Blake, Cleo, Coco, Cassidy, Calypson, Calliope, Delphi, Dulcie, Devon, Eden, Effie, Etta, Enya, Fallon, Fenella, Giselle, Genesis, Greta, Honor, Honey, Hebe, Iris, Ida, Ivy, Ingrid, Jacinta, Jocelyn, Juniper, Kiki, London, Leonie, Lorelai, Lena, Lara, Mika, Marnie, Mabel, Nova, Nyla, Noelle, Ottilie, Olive, Piper, Pippi, Quinn, Remi, Romy, Rivkah, Robyn, Romilly, Ramona, Saffron, Sasha, Sadie, Saskia, Taryn, Tess, Una, Verity, Veda, Vashti, Wren, Xanthe, Zeryn, Zia, Zipporah