Baby Names 2011: The Hottest Choices in Every Category

I cannot stand the thought of my “secret” Evangeline (picked this name when I was nine and stand by it, as do many now) and my Shakesperian Ophelia getting more and more known in the name-world. Shhh… they are my secret… *Not anymore, it seems*

Blessings,

Bella <3

Where did you get this data?

Charpenj, we looked at number of views of individual names on nameberry in January 2011 vs. January 2010. These are among the names with the biggest gains.

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shhhhhhhhhhh Thaddeus is MY name! This list is fabulous–Love Isadora, Eleanor, Magdalene, Jasper, Rufus, and Gideon.

Not Jemima & Rufus! Those are my front runners. I also love Arthur & Dahlia. I’d be thrilled to see more of those!

Nooooooooooooooooo!!!! Practically ALL of my favorite names are on this list!

Strangely enough I was dreaming about the name Isadora last night!

My husband doesn’t like Jemima as a first name, but he might let me put it in the middle spot.

We have a boy name and a girl name picked for our gender-unknown baby due soon and one of those names is indeed on this list! Though not really because of the category it’s suggested in.

I’ve loved Magdalene/Magdalena ever since reading Bridget Jones’s Diary 10+ years ago (one of Bridget’s friends is named Magda). I hope it becomes juuuuust popular enough to not be considered “weird” but not epidemic.

Also loving Anais.

I have a childhood friend named Buster (on his birth certificate), and while it was cute on a little boy, I don’t think it wears well on a 30-something man. Ditto for Buddy.

I think it would be easier for me to reply about the names that I don’t like! LOL! I love almost all of these names.

My absolute favorites that I would name my own child would be…
Susanna – I like Susannah
Asher
Eli
Isadora – Perfect Isabella replacement
Seraphina
Flynn – Fun and spunky!
Penn
Ada – LOVE Adah!
Eleanor – Beautiful classic!
George
Ophelia – This is such a why not to Olivia for me!
Atticus
Dashiell – Love Dashiell!
Theo – Fantastic name!
Will
Clara
Cora
Imogen
Theodora – Absolutely beautiful!
Arthur
Everett
Thaddeus – LOVE, LOVE, LOVE Thaddeus!

I’m surprised that Harper didn’t make the literary names list. It seems to be everywhere these days.

Dont really think some of those will make it big whatsoever.

Ryder is already popular, spelled this way. Oakley will be more popular than Oak for sure. Will? George? Arthur? Darcy? Minnie? Mandela? Can’t see those making an impact at all.

I love Clover! Ever since I saw The Good Shepherd with Angelina Jolie’s character Margaret, nicknamed Clover, I’ve had it on my list. Now that we have a Bay, though, I think we might have to cross that one off because I don’t want to be the crazy leaf family.

I like Ivy and Imogen as well but I think they’re going to be huge and Ivy’s already in the 300s. None of the boy names excite me too much.

Ahhh, I love all those vintage names. I hope all the names I love don’t get too popular, though! I already steer clear of too-popular names, and I don’t want to have to give up names I love down the road!

I love to see these names gaining in popularity. For those who are worried, I don’t think that many of them will make the uber-trendy/popular “every Dick and Jane” sort of list. But I do think that you’ll find if more likely to see the occasional Clover or Everett in future classrooms. I was shocked to see an Ari, a Cyprian, and an Emory in my 4 year-olds class (yes, it was a good shock).

And, on a different note, I am soooo glad to see Susanna on the list. I absolutely love my name (Suzanna), and would be more then happy to share it with others

Noooooooooooooo I love Evangeline, Seraphina, Dahlia and Isolde, why are they getting so up there !

Oh and the last baby born that I know, is named Everett. It’s a family name for them.

I just decided on Flynn for my third son due this summer….and was loving the fact it is not in the top 1000! Perhaps all my searching and posting on the site about Flynn has rocketed the numbers! LOL! I think it is a gem, fun, spunky, Celtic and all boy. I also love the girl names…probably me searching several of those before I found out I was having another boy!

I want to throw Mila in as a possibility of a “new”/”on verge” hot celebrity name, given the rise of Mila Kunis. Plus, I’ve been seeing it more frequently in people’s lists.

Having a Minnie in July x

Evangeline and Dahlia. Those are MY names!

Really need nameberry to quit promoting Thaddeus… we picked it 3 years ago and I’d love it if it stayed quiet just a LITTLE while longer. I feel like I’m seeing it pop up more and more frequently in the last few months.

I’m in minority in that I am *happy* to see a name I am about to use on your list. My beloved Gran passed away last year, and I plan to use her name, Ruth, as the middle name of our second daughter. I’ve always seen Ruth as a “Granny” name for obvious reasons, and worried that my daughter might dislike it for that reason once she got older. But if the name has a revival and takes off, perhaps she will see it as just as “cool” and youthful as her first name. Keep promoting Ruth!

I feel like Jasper, Cole, Jack/Jackson, Eli, Asher, and Levi, and Isla for girls, have been very popular in my area for the last couple years…

Oh, and I was surprised not to see Harper up there too. But, not surprised at all the comments….we are nameberry guys…that’s why all our favs are up there. not to worry though, I think it’ll take some time for these wonderful gems to catch on in the mainstream.

i absolutely adore the name seraphina!!!

and evangeline!!:)

Loving the name Paxton and Orlando x

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I love the name Jasper. If I have a boy that’s the name for him! Juniper is such a beautiful and unique name! I love the names Clara (Clarissa could be her long name) and Cora (Cordelia). But my absolute favourite name in the world is Rosemarie. It’s so beautiful and sweet and can be shortended to: Rose, Rosie, Marie, Roza etc. Also if I have another daughter I would name her Alexis after my childhood best friend who I unfortunatly don’t get to see anymore. I really like old names, too. They’re beautiful and meaningful:)

I am the minority here, but I do not like the name Seriphina. I do not get why it is so popular on here. Many people I have ran it by seem to have the same opinion. Oh well, to each his own.

I have 2 boys, Flynn and Eli ( i had my flynn before orlando had his) I am happy with my choice and can’t imagine them as anything eles now. I will probably have another child and 2 of the girls names i really like are on this list as well!