These Trends Are Influencing Baby Names In 2023
Are you planning on starting a family? One of the hardest decisions when pregnant is choosing a name for your child. But in some cases, life imitates art. Many pop culture trends are influencing parents’ decisions when it comes to choosing a name for their bundle of joy. Music, movies, TV are giving parents inspiration for their baby’s name. Keep reading to find out which trends are influencing parents-to-be.
We found these naming trends on babycenter.com. They created a list of the most popular baby names for 2023 and pop culture sensations that are inspiring parents this year. They found this info by analyzing the top rising and falling names from data submitted by BabyCenter parents. This data includes the names of more than 300,000 babies born in 2023. Click here to see all the trends and methodology.
These are the trends influencing baby names in 2023
Barbenheimer
The box office is making big decisions in the delivery room. The Barbenheimer trend has caused some names to climb through the ranks, and others to fall. You may notice Barbie’s full name Barbra on a lot of baby announcements soon. The name Barba is up a whopping 994 spots, to No. 1,336. Other names influenced by the film Barbie are rising through the ranks as well. Greta (Gerwig, the movie’s director), is up 314 spots, to No. 964 and Margot (as in Margot Robbie) is up 66 spots to number 222. The opposite effect happened with names associated with Oppenheimer. The names Robert, Katherine, Christopher, and Cillian have all dropped more than 10 spots down the list.
Music & Concerts
Parent’s favorite musicians are known to make an impact on baby names over the year. While we can’t stop reading about Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce, it looks like the baby names Taylor and Travis have been unaffected in this study. But Swiftie moms are naming their babies inspired by their favorite eras. Betty (from Folklore) is up 184 spots, to No. 920. The name Marjorie (from Evermore) is also up 1,626 spots. Summer (from Taylor’s hit song in her Lovers era, Cruel Summer) is up 66 spots and Ivy (from Evermore) is up to number 28! Taylor isn’t the only one inspiring future mommies and daddies. The names Rihanna are also trending and Sasha (from Beyoncé’s Sasha Fierce) is also up multiple spots.
Sports Docu-series
We’ve tuned into a lot of sports docu-series this year and it’s inspired others in the delivery room! Babycenter.com says that after the release of the docuseries Beckham this October, the name Beckham is up four spots, to No. 221; David is up eight spots, to No. 36; and Victoria is up six spots, to No. 51. Another soccer player that influencing a lot of parents is Lionel Messi. The documentary Messi Meets America inspired the name Lionel to jump 283 spots on the list. Netflix’s Formula 1: Drive to Survive has helped F1 grow in popularity in the U.S. and with these baby names: Max (as in Max Verstappen) is up 15 spots, and Fernando (Alonso) is up 199 spots.
The 10 Most Popular Baby Names In Florida For 2023
Liam
As we mentioned earlier, Liam has been the most popular boy name in the country for the past 5 years. We totally understand why, we think it’s a pretty cute name.
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Noah
Noah has also been a super popular boy name in the country for the past 5 years.
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Lucas
In 2021, there were 993 boys with the name Lucas. It’s definitely grown in popularity over the past few years.
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Elijah
We love this name! Names.org prediction for 2023 is 916 boys with the name Elijah.
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Oliver
We think Oliver (and the nickname, Oli) is such a cute name! In 2021, 783 boys were named Oliver. Names.org predicts 826 boys will be named Oliver in 2023.
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Olivia
Olivia takes the #1 spot for most popular girl names in Florida. Names.org says that 1,149 girls born in Florida in 2021 were named Olivia.
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Emma
In 2021, there were over 1,000 baby girls in Florida named Emma.
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Isabella
Nationally, Isabella was at the #2 spot but this year it was bumped down to #3.
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Sophia
The name Sophia has moved up a spot since the last rankings. It went from #5 to #4. Names.org predicts that 834 baby girls in Florida will be named Sophia in 2023.
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Amelia
The name Amelia has climbed through the rankings and jumped from #7 to #5.
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