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Marie Claire
Marie Claire
Lifestyle
Jadie Troy-Pryde

These Once-Popular Baby Names Are Now At Risk of Extinction - And Could Disappear By 2026

These Once-Popular Baby Names Are Now Risk of Extinction in 2026.

Baby name trends come and go, but if there's one thing most parents-to-be can agree on it's just how difficult picking the perfect moniker can be. Over the last five years, there has been far more interest in 'main character energy' baby names, and after the pandemic there was a rise in 'positive' baby names.

And while there are some monikers that you expect to hear frequently - Olivia and Noah have been topping the charts for years now - there are others that have simply lost favour with parents. In fact, a number of names are already well on their way to becoming extinct in the UK - and they could completely disappear by 2026, according to new data.

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