Popular Baby Names For 2022 – NBC Connecticut

What will be the best names for little girls in 2022? While we don’t have a definitive list of the best baby names of the year for some time, girl names pulled from literature and with powerful meanings should be at the top of the list.

Popular Girl Names

Nameberry co-founder Pamela Redmond told TODAY Parents that a trend is already underway for 2022.

“We are seeing so many mythological names for girls becoming popular, from many different cultures,” Redmond said. “It’s a way for parents to choose a female name with a deep history and power that stands out from the standard complement of female names.”

Nameberry’s current top ten includes four goddess names for girls from various cultures:

Maeve – legendary Irish warrior queen and mythological fairy queen

Luna – Roman goddess of the moon

Iris – Greek goddess of the rainbow

Freya – Norse goddess of love, beauty and fertility

Redmond explained that expectant parents also choose old names after centuries of disuse.

“These include Aurelia, an ancient Roman name meaning golden, and Ottilia, a German name with literary references,” Redmond said.

And speaking of literature, baby girl names from children’s books are also preferred.

“Eloise, as in The Plaza’s Little Girl, is a favorite, as are Alice (in Wonderland) and Ophelia (from Hamlet),” Redmond explained.

The naming expert said parents want names that combine femininity and strength.

“It can come from an inspiring namesake, a powerful natural cue, or a loud sound like with Kaia or Nova,” Redmond said. “We still see a lot of neutral names for girls, but they have become more fashionable for boys while girls’ names tend to be more gendered.”

Top 100 female first names for 2022

Are you expecting a baby girl this year? Here are the best girl names for 2022, according to Nameberry:

1. Maëva
2. Moon
3. Aurelie
4. Ottilie
5. Eloise
6. Ophelia
7. Isla
8. Iris
9. Freya
10. Alice
11. Hazelnut
12. Dawn
13. Eleonore
14. Purple
15. Claire
16. Elodie
17. Ivy
18. Genevieve
19. Esme
20. Charlotte
21. My beauty
22. Evelyne
23. Lucy
24. Adelaide
25. Amelie
26. Josephine
27. Ava
28. Nora
29. Clementine
30. Cora
31. Stella
32. Pink
33. Astrid
34. Romy
35. Daphne
36. Evangeline
37. Beatrice
38. Wren
39. Lyre
40. Phoebe
41. Elsie
42. Maisie
43. Imogen
44. Penelope
45. Juniper
46. Ada
47. Arabella
48. Poppy
49. Grace
50. willow
51. Cordelia
52. Mathilde
53. Anastasia
54. Adeline
55. Mae
56. The A
57. Olivia
58. Florence
59. Elisa
60. November
61. Seraphine
62. Sadie
63. Willa
64. Arwen
65. Read
66. Margot
67. Edith
68. Daisy
69. Chloe
70. Lilith
71. Ruby
72. Lola
73. Cecilia
74. Celestial
75. Jeanne
76. olive
77. Athena
78. sage
79. Emma
80. Claire
81. Lydia
82. Sienna
83. Helen
84. Elisabeth
85. Esther
86. Ellie
87. Audrey
88. Evie
89. Sloane
90. Mia
91. Millie
92. Eva
93. Flora
94. Persephone
95. Maya
96. Harpist
97. Daisy
98. Scarlett
99. Saoirse
100. Eden

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