These baby names are at risk of going extinct in 2025

Name: Most popular baby names of the 2010s
Uploaded: 2025-01-21T18:41:33-05:00
Description: Did your child’s name make the list?

Most popular baby names of the 2010s

Did your child’s name make the list?

Not all baby names continue to grow in popularity — and some could even be on the verge of extinction.

Each year, parenting company BabyCenter highlights the most popular baby names, with hundreds of thousands of parents registering their babies' names.

While some names spike in popularity, BabyCenter said some names are not as trendy and decline in popularity.

Baby names analyzed

What they're saying:

"Parents who love an underdog story might be inspired seeing these names at risk of going extinct – who wouldn't want to say they helped bring a name back from the brink?," Rebekah Wahlberg, the company’s baby names specialist, told FOX Television Stations in a statement, adding, "And on the other hand, if you're someone with one of these names, it can be fun and empowering to know you're one of the proud few with a unique name."

By the numbers:

BabyCenter recently identified and analyzed the top 1,000 baby names for each gender from data submitted by BabyCenter parents about babies born in 2024. The information was pulled on Oct. 15, 2024.

FILE - A baby's feet. (Photo by Silas Stein/picture alliance via Getty Images)

From there, BabyCenter looked at which names saw the steepest year-over-year declines compared to 2023.

-Aden baby names that are going extinct

What we know:

BabyCenter spotted the beginning of the end for "-aden" boy names, according to the data.

For example, the name Jaden fell 162 spots, after peaking at No. 62 in 2002.

The backstory:

Last year, names ending with ‘-aden’ were already declining. For example in 2024, Aidan fell from No. 253 in 2022 to No. 346 in 2023, Raiden fell from No. 286 to No. 433, and Jaiden fell from No. 325 to No. 426.

Royal baby names are declining in popularity

What we know:

According to the parenting website, royal names are also on the outs. Catherine, Anne, Phillip, Albert, and Edward – all names of British royal family members in recent history – each tumbled more than 100 spots. Catherine took the biggest fall, though, dropping 221 spots.

What they're saying:

"The decline in the popularity of royal family names is an intriguing phenomenon," Wahlberg continued. "These names have historically been very popular, and given the amount of royal family stardom – which typically helps a name grow in popularity – it's unexpected to see the trend reverse."

‘80s and ‘90s names are on the outs

What we know:

BabyCenter also said that names from the '80s and '90s names are still falling fast.

Jamie, which was a top-100 name from 1974 until 1996, is the top-falling girl name of 2024, tumbling 320 spots.

Other Millennial girl names going out of style are Erin, Kelsey, Chelsea, Kendra, and Alexis.

In addition, Taylor, which was a top-100 boy name from 1988 until 1997 – fell 199 spots for boys.

What they're saying:

"Being a Millennial myself, it's a little bittersweet to see popular Millennial names fade. But it's completely normal for Gen Z and Millennial parents to want to switch things up, so I get it," Wahlberg added.

Nickname-names are fading

What we know:

While some nickname-names are more popular than ever today – Ellie and Liam were both in BabyCenter’s top 10 in 2024 – other nicknames are fading into obscurity. Liv (short for Olivia) is down 257 spots for girls, and Billy (short for William) is also down.