A site that has been tracking baby names for the last 18 years has identified which 40 are most at risk of going extinct this year having dropped out of favour in recent months. It means few parents will be picking boys names like Kyle, Walter and Hugo in 2023 - which is ideal if you are looking for something unique, or could mean your baby stands out in the years ahead.
For girls both Kate and Katherine have fallen out of favour, despite it being the name of the new Princess of Wales.
A spokesman for BabyCenter said: "In general, it seems like boy names starting with the letter “K” are falling out of favor. Khalid, Kian, Kyle, and Kobe were all among those that fell significantly (between 138 and 60 spots) in the rankings from 2021 to 2022.
"For girls, Hayden was the name that fell the most, by a whopping 202 spots in the rankings. And in unfortunate news, the name Joy was also one of the hardest hit, falling 112 places."
Baby names set to go extinct in 2023
Boys
1. Arjun (down 164 spots)
2. Walter (down 162 spots)
3. Royce (down 138 spots)
4. Khalid (down 138 spots)
5. Rory (down 127 spots)
6. Nehemiah (down 110 spots)
7. Kameron (down 107 spots)
8. Wade (down 94 spots)
9. Kane (down 93 spots)
10. Kian (down 93 spots)
11. Ahmed (down 87 spots)
12. Seth (down 86 spots)
13. Hugo (down 86 spots)
14. Kyle (down 84 spots)
15. Steven (down 84 spots)
16. Hassan (down 78 spots)
17. Bradley (down 77 spots)
18. Kobe (down 70 spots)
19. Syed (down 68 spots)
20. Ayaan (down 65 spots)
Girls
1. Hayden (down 203 spots)
2. Ariyah (down 129 spots)
3. Mira (down 129 spots)
4. Kate (down 129 spots)
5. Katherine (down 127 spots)
6. Hana (down 126 spots)
7. Leia (down 122 spots)
8. Joy (down 112 spots)
9. Vanessa (down 111 spots)
10. Alayah (down 102 spots)
11. Paige (down 99 spots)
12. Annabelle (down 98 spots)
13. Adelyn (down 97 spots)
14. Kenzie (down 97 spots)
15. Kira (down 97 spots)
16. Mariam (down 96 spots)
17. Teagan (down 95 spots)
18. London (down 94 spots)
19. Aniyah (down 93 spots)
20. Makayla (down 92 spots)
Pregnacare by Vitabiotics released a similar list at the end of last year
The 40 girls and 40 boys names set to go extinct in 2023:
Gifting specialists, DCUK, delved into search volume data to identify the most influential events and pop culture moments of the past year, alongside their most recent requests for certain names, allowing the experts to predict which names will see a surge in popularity over the next 12 months.
The biggest searches of the year so far are:
- Harry (Harry Styles- 498,000)
- Elizabeth (Queen Elizabeth ll- 487,000 searches)
- Wolf (Kylie Jenner’s retracted baby name- 393,000 searches)
- Pandora (Avatar 2- 246,000 searches)
- Charles (Prince Charles- 200,000 searches)
And according to Findmypast’s What’s In a Name search tool, some names will be making a comeback this year after 100 years of decline.
10 girl baby names set to make a comeback
- Joan
- Mary
- Margaret
- Dorothy
- Gladys
- Irene
- Iris
- Elsie
- Ada
- Mabel
10 boy baby names set to make a comeback
- Ronald
- Arthur
- Robert
- Albert
- Freddie
- Edward
- Archie
- Ernest
- Isaac
- Harris
