Some New Names for a New Millennium
May 12, 2015 § Leave a comment
The article linked in this post talks about some names that just plain weren’t on the radar before the year 2000, but which shot up in popularity after the turn of the millennium. Names that made the cut include:
For girls: Adalyn, Arabella, Arya, Brynlee, Isla, Jaylah, Khloe, Londyn, Lyla, Mila, Nevaeh, Norah, Paisley, and Vivienne
For boys: Beckett, Bentley, Brantley, Cash, Gael, Jax, Karter, King, Kingston, Maddox, Riker / Ryker, and Zayden
For more information on these names, where they ranked, when they hit the big time, and some commentary on the contributing trends, click through to the article!
“Popular Names That Basically Didn’t Exist Before 2000”
(Related: “5 of the Hottest Baby-Naming Trends of 2015“)
The Art of Literary Nomenclature 
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