The Most Popular Baby Names From 2025 Just Dropped, And It's Actually Really Surprising

"Believe it or not, 2025 is already coming to a close! And that means a lot of annual recaps - but I personally love the baby name lists, which tell us what the heck parents are naming their children these days. BabyCenter just came out with the top 100 names list for this year. And it's a big deal, because 2025 is the first year of Gen Beta babies (yep, that's a thing now)..."

"Perhaps the biggest trend is the influence of pop culture and TikTok; it's actually impacting the list more than ever. For one, the names Blake and Justin dramatically fell in popularity following Blake Lively and Justin Baldoni's legal battle this year. As for TV names, you already know The Summer I Turned Pretty is making waves. Conrad and Isabel are both on the rise - the former is up by a whopping 40 spots. Jeremiah, on the other hand, decreased by 1."

"This next trend shocked me to my core, because it made me feel extremely old: Y2K names are IN. Nick, Lance, and Howie are all on the rise, with the latter climbing by a whopping 299 spots. Backstreet's back, all right! We've got a ton of names inspired by classic literature, which makes the book nerd in me extremely happy: Finn (Huckleberry Finn); Daisy, Buchanan, and Baker (The Great Gatsby); Holden (The Catcher in the Rye)... The list goes on."

Olivia and Noah continue to top the girls' and boys' lists. Pop culture and TikTok influence naming trends more than ever. Blake and Justin fell in popularity following Blake Lively and Justin Baldoni's legal battle this year. TV names gaining popularity include Conrad and Isabel; Jeremiah decreased by one position. Names tied to The White Lotus include Helena Samira, Heather, Cassie, Belinda, Chelsea, and Valentin. Y2K names such as Nick, Lance, and Howie surged, with Howie climbing 299 spots. Literature-inspired names include Finn, Daisy, Buchanan, Baker, and Holden. New girls' names entering the top 100 are Eloise, Oaklynn, Emersyn, Sienna, Catalina, Juniper, and Kehlani. Boys had only three new entrants.

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