These are the most popular baby names of 2018 for boys and girls
Welcome Stormi, Kale, Ramirez
Welcome Stormi, Kale, Ramirez
Welcome Stormi, Kale, Ramirez
If you're still trying to decide on a , BabyCenter could give you some insight as to what's up and coming. Every year, studies its users to come up with a list of the . Here are some of the they found for 2018.
Names that end in "a" are still popular for girls.
In fact, almost all of the top 10 names for girls end in the same letter: Sophia, Olivia, Emma, Ava, Isabella, Aria, Riley, Amelia, Mia and Layla.
Shorter names are gaining ground for boys.
With a few exceptions, the top 10 names for boys tend to be a short, punchy two syllables: Jackson, Liam, Noah, Aiden, Caden, Grayson, Lucas, Mason, Oliver and Elijah. This is indicative of the overall trend that baby names in the United States .
Kardashian/Jenner-related names continue to dominate.
Since Kylie Jenner announced the name of her baby, BabyCenter has seen a . In addition, Dream — the name Rob Kardashian and Blac Chyna gave their daughter — also saw a 42 percent rise. No doubt, Chicago and True are not far behind.
Fortnite names are a thing now.
If you've never played Fortnite, the massively popular online game, you might be missing out on a trove of potential baby names. BabyCenter says it's seen a rise in Fortnite-related monikers like Ramirez (up 57 percent), Leviathan (up 46 percent) and Rogue (up 47 percent). Those are some cool-sounding babies!
And so are bohemian names.
BabyCenter saw a big jump in Peace for girls and Shanti (which means "peace" in Sanskrit) for boys, which jumped 66 percent and 34 percent, respectively. Also, health-food names like Kale (35 percent) Kiwi (40 percent) and Saffron (31 percent) are hitting the big time. So is Magnolia, but BabyCenter says that could be because of Chip and Joanna Gaines. Calling all Earth Mothers out there: Your names are back in style.