Disney-themed names could become incredibly popular with parents this year after a number of stars chose the animation powerhouse for inspiration., but a number of other unexpected trends are proving more popular.
Sarah Redshaw, the UK Managing Editor for BabyCentre, told the Mirror: "It's a possibility that parents may take the lead from celebrities and their recent Disney-inspired names. Molly-Mae Hague and Tommy Fury named their newborn daughter Bambi, and Stacey Dooley called hers Minnie so we could see an increase in searches for Disney names."
But while this could be popular, it doesn't look set to be the biggest baby name trend of 2023. Sarah claims choosing wild west-inspired names is a move that none of the baby name experts saw coming.
BabyCentre believes we can expect to see more babies named Billy, Butch, Wyatt, Pearl, Daisy and Clementine over the coming months. And outer space names are also on the rise with Apollo, Cosmo, Ariel and Luna all being good options.
Other trends you may see cropping up in 2023 include gemstone names like Ruby and Jet as well as old-fashioned and classy-sounding names such as Tybalt, Tamara and Barnaby. Gender-neutral names continue to be popular with BabyCentre users as well, with the number of names in their registrations that are shared by both boys and girls doubling over the last 10 years.
The most popular gender-neutral registrations are currently Riley, Frankie, Harley, Blake, Rowan, River, Robin and Morgan.
Sarah added: "Who could have predicted that wild west names would be a new trend? We'll be looking out for more babies named Billy, Wyatt, Butch and Levi and Clementine, Daisy, Pearl and Mae later this year when we look at our registrations. And one thing's for sure, old-fashioned names are still in fashion while parents are still loving Bible names.
"Meanwhile names from ancient mythology and the planets could become a new classical trend though as mums and dads look for something more unusual but familiar."
BabyCentre top search queries related to names (excluding similar search terms and general name search terms)
- Wild west names
- Gender-neutral names
- Names inspired by the solar system
- Names from mythology
- Posh and old-fashioned names
- Gemstone-inspired names
- Biblical names
