The Top 10 Baby Name Trends For 2027

As we make our way through the final quarter of 2026, trend forecasters are looking to see what next year will bring in all areas of life. That includes baby names.

The experts at Nameberry have published a list of 10 baby-name trends set to influence expectant parents’ choices in 2027.

“We feature diverse trends in our annual trend reports,” Nameberry Editor-in-Chief Sophie Kihm told HuffPost.

“It is incredibly rare these days to see trends that cut across demographic lines – often, baby-name trends are more concentrated among parents of a certain age, cultural background or region of the country.

“Parents may not recognise all of these trends in their neighbourhoods, but that doesn’t mean they’re not trending elsewhere.”

According to the latest report, next year’s rising names will draw from Greek mythology, 1890s nicknames, the medieval period and more.

“The names we highlight in our trends report are those that will come to define the year ahead, not necessarily those that will be at the very top of the charts – changes in the Top 10 tend to happen slowly,” Kihm explained.

“These are the names that will rise the quickest in use and someday will be evocative of this era of baby naming.”

Perhaps the biggest surprise to Kihm was the prevalence of what the Nameberry experts are calling “namemaxxed names”.

“I wasn’t expecting this to be our lead trend for the year!” she said.

“Namemaxxed names feel very personal – perhaps one-offs made by combining loved ones’ names. But our model was clear – certain combinations are becoming mainstream. Namemaxxed names like Nailea, Ezren and Soleia are expected to rise in popularity by more than 20% between now and 2027.”

Meanwhile, Nameberry readers have expressed surprise at the “opulent names” trend highlighted in the report.

“This is starting out as a regional trend,” Kihm said. “Many opulent names are most common in the American South, so readers may not be noticing names like Charm and Midas in their hometowns … yet.”

To predict these trends, the folks at Nameberry developed the “Berry Trend Model,” which projects popularity curves and rankings for names based on more than 20 years of data from the site, as well as government data.

“Currently, we have live predictions through the year 2040,” Kihm said. “To inform our trends coverage, we analysed multiple projections of 2027 name popularity, and compared those to the current charts. With an editorial lens, we identified the trends that felt new, exciting and unexpected.”

Without further ado, keep scrolling for Nameberry’s top 10 baby-naming trends for 2027.

All the hype around Christopher Nolan’s The Odyssey has the power to push expectant parents toward names from Greek mythology in the new year.

• Calypso
• Circe
• Helen
• Homer
• Odyssey
• Pallas

The Nameberry team sees the trend of “maxxing” everything reaching baby names as well. This manifests in parents combining pieces of multiple names into one bigger moniker – for instance, Maeve plus Avery into Mavery.

• Ailanys
• Ezrael
• Leovanni
• Liliette
• Mavery
• Winslie

Nicknames as names have been a popular trend for a while, but the Nameberry experts predict a rise in nickname names ending in -ie in the style of the 1890s.

• Annie
• Archie
• Goldie
• Lettie
• Ozzie
• Scottie

“Parents are embracing names with unabashed ties to money, like Goldyn, Banks and Midas,” Kihm writes in the report, adding that this trend reflects a current “greed is good” moment amplified on social media and beyond.

• Cashmere
• Charm
• Hampton
• Midas
• Monaco
• Teller

From poets to saints, medieval names tend to be consonant-heavy and multisyllabic.

• Agnes
• Archibald
• Clement
• Luther
• Oswald
• Winifred

Like the once-trendy names ending in -lani, the suffix -omi is due for a rise, say the Nameberry experts. These names can appeal to families from many different cultures as well.

• Ayomi
• Myomi
• Nomi
• Romi
• Saiomi
• Tomi

“Names that evoke tide waters, windswept dunes and rocky seashores are more popular than ever – from simple nature picks like Cove to inventive spins like Clifton,” Kihm writes.

• Coast
• Fisher
• Harbor
• Reef
• Rocky
• Tide

Geography has long been a source of naming inspiration, and parents might be interested in certain city names to connect to family heritage or remember special travels.

• Avila
• Florence
• Odessa
• Oslo
• Rhodes
• Vienna

The Nameberry team also identified a trend around lunar names, with choices even as direct as the name Moon.

• Ailany
• Elara
• Moon
• Rhiannon
• Sahari
• Selene

“The North American-set World Cup attracted more American attention than ever, and that’s translating into baby names,” Kihm writes, pointing to breakout Spanish star Lamine Yamal as one of many players to get a name boost from this global familiarity.

• Enzo
• Florian
• Gavi
• Haaland
• Jude
• Lamine