Rhiannon Ingle
Experts have revealed a list of baby names they say are set to go extinct.
A number of parents have logged their newborns' monikers to the BabyCenter app with the company since analysing the data to get an idea of the most popular name choices as well as the not-so-popular picks.
The data, which looks at which names among the top 1,000 experienced the largest decline from 2024 to 2025, also gathered key insights into baby name trends we're set to see in 2026.
The findings show that parents are now not so keen on location-inspired names or names with 'trendy spellings'.
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Additionally, experts found that names that start with 'D' and 'K' are also losing popularity across the board, as well as boy names ending in 'Y', which are on their way out of the top 1,000.
So, without further ado, let's get into it.
Speaking of baby names, what ones are pegged to be über popular in 2026?
Speaking to Tyla, celebrity name consultant SJ Strum has shared which names might seem unique right now, but are about to soar into popularity.
The expert explained: "Often, people want to avoid names they think are unique but are about to get really popular.
"Some Top Risers for 2025 were River, Eliana, Jesse, Luca, Maeve, Ottilie and Axel. So if the brief was for a name that is going to remain unique, I’d steer away from these."
And aside from the popularity factor, of course, no parent wants to name their child something that could cause them distress later in life.
"It’s a name for life and for their life, so I’d steer away from anything that the teen and adult they become will have to constantly be explaining," the baby naming expert concluded.