So what are the cool baby names of 2023? And what trends will carry over into the next year?
So what are the cool baby names of 2023? And what trends will carry over into the next year? We checked the data and asked several professional baby-name consultants for their answers. You'll notice that some names appear on this list multiple times. That's because they apply to more than one trend at once—the coolest of the cool, if you will. And don't worry: You can always change your mind. “We have a lot of baby-name-change consulting clients,” Kihm says. “Parents who come to us and say, ‘I named my baby this and I regret it. I need your help changing it.’” Gender-neutral names “We're seeing an increase in gender-neutral names, or names that people are using for both sexes,” says Kihm. “That's been a big shift since the 20th century. It used to be that these names moved in one direction—a boy name would be adopted by girls, then it becomes a girl name and everyone abandons it for their sons. We're not seeing that happen with every name anymore.”