Hottest Baby Names for 2016

Nameberry have crunched the numbers to see what names are popular for 2016.

Nameberry have found that unisex names like Riley and Rowan are popular with girls, and similarly swappable names like Logan and Charlie are popular for boys.

For girls, Astrid has been popular in Sweden for years and is now spiking in the U.S. with a 101 per cent rise in popularity online. And for boys, parents are going the traditional route and considering James, which is up by 72 per cent. See the full list at Nameberry.

HOTTEST BABY NAMES FOR GIRLS:

1. Astrid

2. Thea

3. Sadie

4. Riley

5. Elise

6. Avery

7. Rowan

8. Elsie

9. Finley

10. Jade

HOTTEST BABY NAMES FOR BOYS:

1. James

2. Elijah

3. Jayden

4. Elliot

5. Logan

6. Charlie

7. Jude

8. Elias

9. Isaiah

10. Arlo

What is your favourite name of 2016?

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24 Comments

- - jodiev1980 said
  - 29 May 2016
    6:17 pm
None of those names are on my list for my little boy due later this year but there’s some nice ones there.

- - robyn_smithwick said
  - 22 Feb 2016
    10:55 pm
I like Astrid and Jayden but I really love Carl for a boy and Matilda for a girl.

- - mom156049 said
  - 22 Feb 2016
    5:45 pm
Out of these Arlo is a favourite of mine. Gaining in popularity

- - KrysGrace said
  - 20 Feb 2016
    8:00 pm
Seems like the trend is going back to more traditional names

- - mom160421 said
  - 18 Feb 2016
    10:47 am
I like the name James – classic.

- - shilto02 said
  - 15 Feb 2016
    4:33 pm
I haven’t heard of Finley for a girl but I knew it (and Finn) was becoming more popular for boys. I don’t mind Riley for a girl. The boys names aren’t all that new except for maybe Arlo.

- - mom172883 said
  - 14 Feb 2016
    4:19 am
None of those names really stuck out to me. We chose Mason Michael for our little one who is due in may I also love my grandfather’s name, which is Italian, Salvatore. One of my favs! My two daughters are Gianna Lynn and Audrey Elle, if we were going to have a girl we loved Ava

- - rovermum said
  - 08 Feb 2016
    9:42 am
Wow, there’s quite a few new and/or revisited names on this list. I once knew a girl named Astrid. Only one in my lifetime! From this list, I like Avery for a girl and I think Logan for a boy.
- mom134803 replied
  
  08 Feb 2016 , 11:27 am
  Wow, only one time heard of a girl named Astrid ?! That amazes me, It’s a very common name in Europe.
- - meedee said
  - 07 Feb 2016
    3:54 pm
There are some nice names on the lists but nothing there that really grabs me.
I would choose different names.
I guess we will have to wait until the end of the year to see if these names really are the names for 2016

- - mom101628 said
  - 07 Feb 2016
    10:55 am
Amazing – my now 52 year old son has his name in the list for 2016. Seems what goes around comes around.

- - mom71495 said
  - 06 Feb 2016
    8:19 pm
They are worst names I have heard for babies. The only one I would consider for a boy is James.

- - mom134803 said
  - 06 Feb 2016
    7:08 am
My kids name must not be hot

- - spunkychick said
  - 05 Feb 2016
    9:39 am
My favourite girls names for 2016 are Mia and Ava! I’m a little bit swayed because they are my newest granddaughters names!

- - mum4107 said
  - 05 Feb 2016
    5:42 am
I like Jayden and Elise

- - linaianna said
  - 04 Feb 2016
    9:15 pm
I really like the name Charlie for a boy or a girl

- - Lori-Anne said
  - 04 Feb 2016
    7:31 pm
I like Elise for a girl… my husband and I are having a girl in April. We have a name picked for her already, it is very unique so I don’t want to share it until after she is born.

- - mom165081 said
  - 04 Feb 2016
    6:03 pm
Oh I love some of these names. It’s always interesting to see how popular names change with time. Love the unisex names too.

- - serotonin said
  - 04 Feb 2016
    5:31 pm
I like the boys names, never heard of Rowan being used for a girl! Very interesting.

- - Nas01 said
  - 04 Feb 2016
    3:08 pm
I like Jayden and Logan!!

- - mom90511 said
  - 04 Feb 2016
    11:25 am
Love them all !!!! Especially the ‘old fashioned’ ones!!!!