Last year, Nameberry anticipated that parents would become more adventurous in 2015 when it came to naming their kids. From trendy food names to surprising gender twists, the baby name site made 15 thoughtful predictions for the year ahead.
As 2015 comes to a close, we’re looking back to see if those predictions came true!
2015 Baby Name Predictions That Came True
1) Defining names(01 of15)
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2) Name endings(02 of15)
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3) Boys reclaiming names from girls(03 of15)
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4) Names going “South”(04 of15)
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5) Ending in –o(05 of15)
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6) X in the middle(06 of15)
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7) Short, simple names(07 of15)
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8) Exotic hues(08 of15)
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9) Piper Kerman(09 of15)
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10) Hero middle names(10 of15)
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11) Trendy food names(11 of15)
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12) Scottish ethnic names(12 of15)
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13) New "old people” names(13 of15)
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14) Faux-unisex names(14 of15)
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15) Matching sibling names(15 of15)
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