What do you all think of the ‘names of the next generation?’

[Salmonisthebestfish]

Where I live (from the people that I know), and from videos and posts I see on social media, these are some names from the next generation:

• Storie
• August
• Oakley
• Amira
• Ziggy
• Carter

Most of these names have seen a very sudden spike, and I anticipate when the stats for 2025 come out they will have risen a lot more.

Do you feel like your opinion is changing appropriately with the times?
Do you feel like your opinion on names is now viewed as old fashioned?
Do you like any of the newer names that we’ve not seen before that are now starting to make appearances?
Do you feel as through your opinion on names is now a bit redundant if you’re no longer in a circle with young children?

(not expecting, just a 42 year old who is curious how other old timers feel)

I picked names that aren’t extremely popular yet, but that haven’t really been used before and was seen mostly for the first time in 2024 - that I believe will rise over the next few years.

Yes! Sorry if people misunderstood- these are names that spiked in popularly last year. So these children will still only be babies and not be in schools yet.

They’re who I saw use this name too along with an influence I can’t remember the name of.
I predict we will see a spike with the name as they have quite a large following with the younger generation!

Bit like a few acquaintances of mine who thought Arlo was a nice, unusual oldie name. Now it's everywhere. The 2021/22 hipster name of choice.

I do hope the old lady name trend is over. I've heard of Bettys (Bettie?) and Ethels. Ugly names. Very soap opera, cigarette hanging out one side of the mouth.

Only matched by the 'unique' one off, daft spelling names.

Same

I think the other names you cite mainly belong to a particular demographic

Among the babies and toddlers I know there's a shift into early 20th century (Jennifer, Matthew, Lois, Penelope, Patrick) still plenty of Victoriana which has been going for ages, nature names (Rowan, Robin, Rose etc) biblical/christian-ish names (Naomi, Raphael, Nathaniel, Jude, Cecilia) and Euro versions of trad names - Matthias, Luca, and some timeless trad - Anna, Theodore (oh so many), Charlotte

I guess we'll gradually shift into mid century (in fact I already know several baby Junes and Jeans, one Patrica, one Sarah and one Barbara).. the Pamelas, Janes and Peters will soon be upon us..

Hardly a spike. Storie, Baby name explorer

I’ve seen both - but on much older men. Don’t know any young ones at all.

@Alexandrine , I know a few Phiiips (older than me and are Phil) and one younger Phillip who was named after a relative.
The Phillip spelling is tainted by an association with a former celebrity.

I've taught teenagers with most of those names. I think Oakley, if anything, is a bit old fashioned. The only one I haven't met is August. Not massively keen on any of them though. I would expect slightly later historical names to be next. Maybe 40s e.g. Bill, Jimmy type names

Storie - cringeworthy & tacky
August - nice
Amira - sounds like ‘a mirror’
Ziggy - you’re naming a child, not a dog
Oakley & Carter - too American

I got a good laugh out of Arlo suddenly becoming cool and trendy - here in NI it’s a totally bog standard name of many years.

Ottilie is the new Arlo, for girls.

To go from 0 babies to 10 is definitely a spike. As stated, these are names that had a spike in 2024 mostly from nowhere that I feel will have risen further in 2025.

Names that become trendy typically start that way. From 0, to 10, to 50 and then they rise and rise for roughly 5 - 7 years before a big decline.

But there is a clear spike on the graph there.

Not sure what decade these names were popular but I think Susan, Jane, Jean, Mary, Laura, Clare sound fresh now. I’m sick of girls names all having to end in “ie” or “a” now (appreciate Mary does but I’m more thinking of all the Lily, Lottie, Maisy, Daisy, Rosie, Elsie, Nellie examples).

And for boys I think Michael (never gone away), Christopher, James, John would make such a refreshing change from Roman/Rowan/Arlo/Otto/Theo/Leo - am I going back to the 80s?? (I’m 38 and not fully done having kids yet…)

@Salmonisthebestfish , fewer than 3 register as 0, so it might be the slightly less ginormous leap of 2 to 10.

@Ifyouknowyouknowyouknow , they are classic names. Christopher and James are currently in use, and Kit and Jack are popular. (Jack is from the same root as Jacques although was also used for John)
Laura, Clare and Mary are popular in the forms of Lara, Cara, May and Mia.

Maybe so @MartinCrieffsHat but I personally much prefer the versions in my previous post.

I’ve got 2 kids in primary and there isn’t a Christopher in their entire school of 700 kids (in London) - the head of the PTA (whose name is Christopher!) told me the other day which is probably why it’s in my head.

Me too, @Ifyouknowyouknowyouknow . The currently popular names seem tired and so many are similar.
Jean, Mary - 1940s
Susan, Jane - 1950s
Laura, Clare - 1970s

John was always popular but Jonathan and then Jack became used instead.