235 Boy Names That Peaked in 2022 - Page 12
- Cartier
Origin:
French variation of Carter, EnglishMeaning:
"transporter of goods by cart"Description:
Luxury baby name associated with Jacques Cartier's eponymous jewelry company.
- Dariel
Origin:
Modern invented nameDescription:
Dariel is an update to Darren, influenced by names like Gabriel.
- Eithan
Origin:
Variation of Ethan, HebrewMeaning:
"strong, firm"Description:
If you can't decide between Ethan or the original Hebrew form, Eitan, you may arrive at Eithan.
- Shmuel
Origin:
Hebrew variation of SamuelDescription:
Less than zero chance of crossing into the mainstream. It shockingly appeared for the first time on the US Top 1000 in 2017.
- Atharv
Origin:
SanskritMeaning:
"knowledge"Description:
Atharv is one of the names of Lord Ganesh of the Hindu religion, and of the eldest son of Brahma.
- Jasiah
Origin:
Variation of JosiahDescription:
This Josiah variant has been in the Top 1000 every year since 2006.
- Jakari
Origin:
Invented nameDescription:
Created in the style of Jabari, a fashionable Swahili name. Jakari is mainly used among African American families in the US.
- Kaysen
Origin:
Spelling variation of CasonDescription:
Trendy Cason is becoming popular enough to have a variety of offshoot spellings in the Top 1000.
- Kolson
Origin:
Variation of Colson, EnglishMeaning:
"son of Nicholas"Description:
Colson was made familiar by author Colson Whitehead, who helped popularize the K variation as well. Both Colson and Kolson rapidly ascended the charts in 2017, the year following the release of Whitehead's celebrated book The Underground Railroad.
- Jakai
- Kartier
Origin:
Variation of Cartier, FrenchMeaning:
"transporter of good by cart"Description:
Kartier is on the rise for boys, along with a host of other luxury fashion related baby names.
- Ivaan
Origin:
Variation of Ivan, RussianMeaning:
"God is gracious"Description:
This variation of Ivan entered the US Top 1000 for the first time in 2022. Double As are trending across the states, such as Saanvi and Aarush, and Ivaan is running right along with them — all the way into the Top 1000 this past year in 2022.
- Zyon
- Kooper
Origin:
English, variation of CooperMeaning:
"barrel maker"Description:
This spelling of the popular surname ranks just inside the Top 1000.
- Ahmir
Origin:
Variation of Amir, Arabic or Hebrew "prince, ruler; treetop"Meaning:
"prince, ruler; treetop"Description:
Variation of Amir that debuted in the US Top 1000 in 2016.