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The possibilities for baby names are endless, making it really, really hard to settle on just one.
Keeping with trends, it appears that names are getting shorter and many parents are choosing three- or four-letter names, also known as ‘raindrop’ baby names.
An article published on Quartz explores this trend a few years ago, and it keeps rising. They turned to US naming expert Laura Wattenberg, who runs the Baby Name Wizard website, to find out what has sparked this raindrop baby name trend.
“A key factor is the movement toward a smooth, light name style, with an emphasis on vowels over consonant sounds,” said Laura.
She adds that this shorter-name trend is actually just a return to the norm after we saw a lengthening of names in the 20th century. Also, parents tend to give their children names that would have been considered nicknames in previous generations. Examples she uses are Theo instead of Theodore and Mina instead of Wilhelmina. Makes sense!
Some of these baby names will come as a surprise, and some not so much. Names like Ava, Mia and Ella are really popular right now, and are all predicted to be in the top baby name lists for girls in 2024.
On the other hand, Liam, Noah and Owen are also popular choices, already appearing in the top baby name list predictions for boys in 2024.
Taking a look at the top baby names for last year, according to Babycenter, here are the most popular raindrop baby names for boys and girls.
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