The Hottest Baby Names Of 2022
Written by Katie Hintz-Zambrano
Photography by ASTAIRE WOLDEMICHAEL-SMITH, PHOTOGRAPHED BY BELATHEE PHOTOGRAPHY
Need a light and fluffy article for these anxious times? How about baby name trends?! The baby name trackers over at Nameberry have just released their rundown of the most popular baby names 2022 has in store!
When it comes to boy names, major trends include monikers that end in “o” (Arlo, Milo, Theo, Hugo, Nico) and “s” (Atlas, Cassius, Otis, Cyrus, Magnus, Tobias). First names that sound like last names (Rhodes, Brooks, Wells), and gender neutral names (River, Kit, Zephyr, Remy, Rory). Meanwhile, for girl names, mythologically inspired names (Maeve, Luna, Iris, Freya) and book character names (Eloise, Ophelia, Alice) reign supreme, alongside other powerful, feminine options.
Check out the Top 200 list below!
For Girls:
- Maeve
- Luna
- Aurelia
- Ottilie
- Eloise
- Ophelia
- Isla
- Iris
- Freya
- Alice
- Hazel
- Aurora
- Eleanor
- Violet
- Clara
- Elodie
- Ivy
- Genevieve
- Esme
- Charlotte
- Mabel
- Evelyn
- Lucy
- Adelaide
- Amelia
- Josephine
- Ava
- Nora
- Clementine
- Cora
- Stella
- Rose
- Astrid
- Romy
- Daphne
- Evangeline
- Beatrice
- Wren
- Lyra
- Phoebe
- Elsie
- Maisie
- Imogen
- Penelope
- Juniper
- Ada
- Arabella
- Poppy
- Grace
- Willow
- Cordelia
- Matilda
- Anastasia
- Adeline
- Mae
- Thea
- Olivia
- Florence
- Eliza
- Nove
- Seraphina
- Sadie
- Willa
- Arwen
- Lily
- Margot
- Edith
- Daisy
- Chloe
- Lilith
- Ruby
- Lola
- Cecilia
- Celeste
- Jane
- Olive
- Athena
- Sage
- Emma
- Claire
- Lydia
- Sienna
- Elena
- Elizabeth
- Esther
- Ellie
- Audrey
- Evie
- Sloane
- Mia
- Millie
- Eva
- Flora
- Persephone
- Maya
- Harper
- Margaret
- Scarlett
- Saoirse
- Eden
For Boys:
- Arlo
- Theodore
- Soren
- Atticus
- Felix
- Milo
- Silas
- Kai
- Rowan
- Finn
- Ezra
- Oscar
- Jude
- Theo
- Jasper
- August
- Hugo
- Atlas
- Oliver
- Asher
- Cassius
- Otto
- Miles
- Emmett
- Nico
- Sebastian
- Nathaniel
- Noah
- Owen
- Caspian
- Elliot
- Otis
- Magnus
- Caleb
- Everett
- Ronan
- Ethan
- James
- Levi
- Gideon
- Max
- Henry
- Arthur
- Callum
- Cyrus
- Leo
- Tobias
- Rory
- River
- Zachary
- Ellis
- Luca
- Thomas
- Orion
- Lucas
- Remy
- Archer
- Cassian
- Alexander
- Phoenix
- Ambrose
- Lucian
- Bodhi
- Louis
- Rhys
- Keiran
- Julian
- Lachlan
- Roman
- Alistair
- Sawyer
- Elio
- Wyatt
- Charlie
- Jack
- Simon
- Elias
- Liam
- Enzo
- Evander
- Aurelius
- Isaac
- Xavier
- Mateo
- Emrys
- Cosmo
- Micah
- Archie
- Jonah
- Dominic
- Jayden
- Kit
- Hudson
- Knox
- Wesley
- Beau
- Gabriel
- Vincent
- Flynn
- Graham
Want more baby naming inspiration? Check out these trends for 2021, the top 200 names of 2020, and the hottest monikers around the globe—from Iceland to Japan.
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