If you’re looking for popular baby boy and baby girl names for 2010, there are some growing baby name trends you might want to check out. We predict that the year is sure to be filled with traditional names like Michael, James, Charlotte, and Sarah, but new baby name fads like sibling names that all start with the same letter like Josie, Jordyn, and Jennifer Duggar and unisex names like Hunter are trends that are on the rise.
Before you choose last year’s most popular names like Isabella, Aidan, Ava, and Noah, discover our baby name trend predictions for 2010.
Celebrity Baby Names
It’s no surprise that parents-to-be are still looking to the stars for inspiration when naming their babies. Monikers such as Gavin, Ryder, Isla, and Sienna from the pages of celebrity gossip mags, and reality tv names like Khloe, Kendra, Rob, and Jake will do their fair share of climbing in 2010.
Celebrity babies will continue to inspire parents of new babies this year. In 2009, Twilight’s Cam Gigandet gave his daughter the name Everleigh Ray, and Jennifer Garner and Ben Affleck welcomed the newest addition to their family with the very feminine name of Seraphina Rose. Nicole Richie and Joel Madden gave birth to son Sparrow James Midnight, and Kourtney Kardashian welcomed baby Mason Dash (Dash after her father’s nickname) rounding out last year’s celebrity births. Matthew McConaughey kicked off 2010 by welcoming daughter Vida to the family, but the general celeb population seems to show that wild baby name trend is on its way out.
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Traditional Baby Names
Traditional baby names are making a huge comeback, even with celebrity parents. Reality star Kendra Wilkinson and NFL star Hank Baskett gave birth to son Hank Baskett IV, and baby boy Benjamin joined proud parents Tom Brady and Gisele Bundchen. Actress Kelly Rutherford named her daughter Helena Grace, and, Lance Armstrong gave his son the moniker Max.
Get more classic name ideas by looking back at the top baby names of past decades.
Trendy Baby Names
New twists to names that sound like chart toppers seems to be a growing trend in baby names. Handles like Addison, Ella, and Isabelle will likely grow in popularity this year for girls. Mason and Grayson will likely join Jackson in the top 10. Looking for more baby name trends? Try monikers like Braden, Owen, Logan, and Tristan that end with –en and –an, another growing baby name craze this year.
Get more trendy baby name ideas here!
Biblical Baby Names
The top baby name trend of biblical names like Elijah, Isaac, Jonah and Judah will continue to rise in 2010, just like last couple of years. But, girl names such as Hannah, Faith, and Rebekah from the Bible will fall out of favor with baby name seekers.
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Sibling Names Starting with the Same Letter
Leave it to famous families like the Kardashians and the Duggars to set the latest baby naming trends. Names like Khloe, Kourtney, and Kim (The Kardashians) and and the Duggars, whose 19 children all have names starting with the letter "J," won’t be the only ones giving their entire brood names starting with the same letter. Don’t be surprise to see an increase in the trend of siblings sharing the same first initial, like Alexander, Audrey, Asher, and Avery.
Search baby names by letter in our advanced baby name search.
Unisex Baby Names
Just like female singer Taylor Swift and male Twilight actor Taylor Lautner, as well as female actress Hayden Panettiere and male actor Hayden Christensen, you can mark 2010 as another year that the baby-naming craze of unisex names will still hold true. Heidi Klum and Seal, who recently named their daughter Lou, not only prove that this trend will continue to grow with names like Hayden, Taylor, Riley, and Peyton but that gender rules will be broken with baby names this year.
Get more unisex baby name ideas here!
Unique Baby Names
Parents tired of the same popular top 10 baby names of recent years will be making way for some new chart-busting monikers! This year, some unique names will be gaining popularity, like Stella, Esme, Ruby, Scarlett, Asher, Rhys, Emmett, and Jude.
Get tips here on finding baby names that fit your personal style.
Baby name trends for 2010 will prove that it’s not only popular names that make trends, it’s popular name styles that count, too. From same-initial sibling names to familiar names with a new twist, we can’t wait to see what this year does to the top of the baby name charts!