Hipster Approved Baby Names

  1. Rand
    • Origin:

      English
    • Meaning:

      "living on riverbank"
    • Description:

      The new Randy -- though a bit commercial, as in Rand Corporation, Rand McNally, et al.
  2. Major
    • Origin:

      Latin
    • Meaning:

      "greater; or, a military rank"
    • Description:

      This bold choice soared in popularity from 2008 to 2013, and now seems to have plateaued. But watch out—the character Major Major Major Major in the classic absurdist novel Catch-22 had a terrible time.
  3. Presley
    • Origin:

      English
    • Meaning:

      "priest's meadow"
    • Description:

      More universal than Elvis...and more conventionally attractive, too. Cindy Crawford used it for her son, though it's on the rise mainly for girls. The last time Presley ranked in the Top 1000 for boys was 1903, 120 years ago. Today, it's used for girls 14 times as often as for boys, mainly because of the -ley ending.
  4. Vegas
    • Origin:

      Spanish
    • Meaning:

      "meadows"
    • Description:

      Viva Las Vegas? What happens in Vegas, stays in Vegas? We think not. Maybe Vega, the name of an actual heavenly star?
  5. Edwige
    • Origin:

      French from German Hedwig
    • Meaning:

      "war"
    • Description:

      Haitian writer Edwidge Danticat highlighted this sophisticated, chignon-wearing choice for literate parents.
  6. Nix
    • Origin:

      Greek
    • Meaning:

      "night"
    • Description:

      Variant spelling of Nyx, the name of the Greek goddess of the night. It also coincides with the English word "nix, a corruption of German nichts "nothing".
  7. Poesy
    • Origin:

      Word name
    • Meaning:

      "poetry"
    • Description:

      This old-fashioned word for poetry has some antiquated charm but doesn't exactly roll off the tongue.
  8. Mather
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          • Zito
            • Jupiter
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