Baby Names 2011: The Hottest Choices in Every Category
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What choices do we see leading the way for baby names 2011? Here, we look at some of the most popular categories for parents and pick out the specific names we predict we’ll be hearing much more of this year and in the decade ahead, based on nameberry statistics.Biblical Names 2011
Biblical names have been popular for several decades now, which means parents are forging into new territory in search of biblical names that haven’t been overused.
Girls: Delilah, Jemima, Magdalene, Ruth, SusannaBoys: Abel, Asher, Eli, Gideon, Levi
Celebrity Names 2011
The hottest celebrity names are either the names of newly-hot celebrities such as Isla Fisher; the fresh-sounding names of new celebrity babies, such as Flynn; new ways to use the names of megapopular celebrities, such as Anniston for Jennifer; or rediscovered names of celebrities such as Isadora Duncan.
Girls: Anniston, Evangeline, Isadora, Isla, SeraphinaBoys: Arlo, Dexter, Flynn, Penn, Rufus
Hero Names 2011
Hero names are most often drawn from the world of politics, but may come from science, art, or – veering into one of our other categories – literature.
Girls: Ada, Eleanor, Hillary, Kennedy, MandelaBoys: Barack, Clinton, George, Jackson, Lincoln
Literary Names 2011
Literary names are one of the hottest categories for 2011, inspired by both writers and their inspirational characters.
Girls: Anais, Darcy, Eloise, Isolde, OpheliaBoys: Archer, Atticus, Dashiell, Holden, Truman
Nature Names 2011
Nature names, like biblical names, are a category that’s been hot for so long that parents are moving beyond obvious choices like Lily and Rose in search of new ideas.
Girls: Clover, Dahlia, Ivy, Juniper, LarkBoys: Cole, Jasper, Oak, Ranger, Rider
Nicknames 2011
Nicknames in 2011 have grown up and taken their proper place on birth certificates. Not short for anything are these hot choices.
Girls: Daisy, Edie, Kate, Maisie, MinnieBoys: Buddy, Buster, Jack, Theo, Will
Vintage Names 2011
What’s old is new again in another popular category, with new old names being rediscovered and enjoying new appreciation. Among the hottest vintage names now are:
Girls: Aurelia, Clara, Cora, Imogen, TheodoraBoys: Arthur, Everett, Hugo, Jasper, Thaddeus