Welcome Tenley, Harper, Castiel and Bentley: The Hottest Baby Names of 2010
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Email ThisWith half of the year behind us, it's time to check in with our friends at BabyNameWizard.com for a baby name trend report. We know that Jacob and Isabella are the reigning king and queen of American baby names. But what's coming up next?
To answer that question, BabyNameWizard.com tracked the names that hundreds of thousands of name-searching parents looked for most. They've given us an exclusive peek at the hottest names of 2010 so far -- the names that rose the fastest from a year ago. The fast risers might not be common now, but we're likely to hear more from them in the years to come.
The #1 fastest rising girl's name is Tenley, and that's just the tip of the iceberg. Kinley, Tinsley and Kinsley also made the top 20. Together, they point to a signature sound for the year's baby girls. Also keep an eye out for Everly, which placed two different spellings in the top 20.
For boys, the country's love affair with "-n" names is set to continue. More than half of the hottest rising boy's names end in that super-popular letter. Look for a fresh crop of surname names, too, especially luxurious ones like Sterling, St. John and Bentley.
The top 20 fastest rising boy's and girl's names are below. If you're afraid that your favorite names are rising too fast, check out the list of secret hit baby names that are more popular than they appear, and these appealing alternatives to the new hit names.
FASTEST-RISING GIRL'S NAMES
1. Tenley
2. Harper
3. Everleigh
4. Martina
5. Sookie
6. Navi
7. Charlotte
8. Eloise
9. Lorelai
10. Ursula
11. Briella
12. Kinley
13. Tinsley
14. Mhairi
15. Leighton
16. Maelle
17. Ever
18. Kinsley
19. Lux
20. Everly
FASTEST-RISING BOY'S NAMES
1. Castiel
2. Bentley
3. Eoin
4. Easton
5. Lucian
6. Aarav
7. Zion
8. St. John
9. Kaiden
10. Sterling
11. Callan
12. Leland
13. Harper
14. Mikah
15. Dashiell
16. Eliah
17. Dawson
18. Kayden
19. Lennon
20. Dorian
Related: Hottest Names of the First Quarter of 2010
To answer that question, BabyNameWizard.com tracked the names that hundreds of thousands of name-searching parents looked for most. They've given us an exclusive peek at the hottest names of 2010 so far -- the names that rose the fastest from a year ago. The fast risers might not be common now, but we're likely to hear more from them in the years to come.
The #1 fastest rising girl's name is Tenley, and that's just the tip of the iceberg. Kinley, Tinsley and Kinsley also made the top 20. Together, they point to a signature sound for the year's baby girls. Also keep an eye out for Everly, which placed two different spellings in the top 20.
For boys, the country's love affair with "-n" names is set to continue. More than half of the hottest rising boy's names end in that super-popular letter. Look for a fresh crop of surname names, too, especially luxurious ones like Sterling, St. John and Bentley.
The top 20 fastest rising boy's and girl's names are below. If you're afraid that your favorite names are rising too fast, check out the list of secret hit baby names that are more popular than they appear, and these appealing alternatives to the new hit names.
FASTEST-RISING GIRL'S NAMES
1. Tenley
2. Harper
3. Everleigh
4. Martina
5. Sookie
6. Navi
7. Charlotte
8. Eloise
9. Lorelai
10. Ursula
11. Briella
12. Kinley
13. Tinsley
14. Mhairi
15. Leighton
16. Maelle
17. Ever
18. Kinsley
19. Lux
20. Everly
FASTEST-RISING BOY'S NAMES
1. Castiel
2. Bentley
3. Eoin
4. Easton
5. Lucian
6. Aarav
7. Zion
8. St. John
9. Kaiden
10. Sterling
11. Callan
12. Leland
13. Harper
14. Mikah
15. Dashiell
16. Eliah
17. Dawson
18. Kayden
19. Lennon
20. Dorian
Related: Hottest Names of the First Quarter of 2010
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 24)
Alicia 7-15-2010 @ 1:58AM
Ahahahaha Navi? Sookie? The gamers are reproducing and Charlaine Harris fans are on the rise. I love it!
And I've always loved the name Sterling for a little boy. So cute and, apparently until this year, unique. I love different names and am so glad there wasn't a single "traditional" name on the list. Beautiful, beautiful names.
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Teresa 7-19-2010 @ 7:03AM
Sterling is an old name and a beautiful name. One of my clients name was Sterling he passed away a few years back.....he was 86 years old. Just like the name Morgan, Ike, Hiram, Samuel, Wyatt, Levi, Carroll, Beatrice, Edna, Floy, Violet, Vada, Josphine, Nora, Elonora, etc. If you want a cool name go back in your family tree and look for one.
Mark 7-19-2010 @ 7:34AM
Alicai,
Your nuts...These names are Terrible, Who names thier precious children these names?
Phillip 7-19-2010 @ 8:02AM
You mean all those "J" didn't make the list like Janinka, JaVarious ans etc. HA HA
Emily 7-19-2010 @ 8:08AM
Calm down Alicia. This list is not the most popular names, thank goodness. It is supposedly the fastest growing list of names but the author never gave the manner of measuring that. In any case I have to agree with the folks who think this is a list of the most god awful names you could hang on a child!
Leslie Leighton 7-19-2010 @ 8:59AM
I'm so relieved "Isabella" isn't on the list.
Barbara 7-20-2010 @ 12:21AM
What a collection of garbage! those poor kids, stuck with handles like those!
Matt 7-19-2010 @ 10:31AM
ROFLMGDAO...."Hi, I'd like you to meet my son, Saint John Michael Smith"
Thats a name change waiting to happen.
Judy 7-19-2010 @ 10:32AM
Those were some of the most stupid names I've ever heard! Don't forget, these poor babies have to spend the next 18 years trying to spell those dumb names for people...
what? 7-19-2010 @ 10:54AM
Where are these names popular at, England? Wow, I can't believe that people are naming thier daughters after last names, Harper? Tenly? Sounds like last names. The name son these lists are ugly..ill!
Anna 7-19-2010 @ 11:28AM
To beijurensh. Really? A 33 yr. old, good looking doctor? They just want you for you money??? Please! I am sure what they really want you for is your factually based and gramatically correct comments. LOL
Ashley 7-19-2010 @ 11:42AM
Glad to see my baby girls name is not on here Baya Ann
Grammy 7-19-2010 @ 11:58AM
As a retired teacher, this confirms my belief that some parents are handed a bag of scrabble letters and asked to pick between five and seven letters to make up their baby's name!
abigail 7-19-2010 @ 1:14PM
harper is somewhat traditional. its not too common but its not too uncommon.
nt 7-19-2010 @ 12:57PM
This is not a list of the most common names, it is a list of the "hottest names of 2010 so far -- the names that rose the fastest from a year ago." That is why traditional names aren't in the list... They can't be due to the type of list this is.
hahahadogg 7-19-2010 @ 2:08PM
I think Hannah should make the list.I love it!!
Tamara 7-19-2010 @ 6:30PM
To all of you who think these new names are cool: You obviously never had to grow up with a name that everyone mispronounced or mispelled! And mine isn't even that unusual, but I am constantly amazed by how wrong people can get it. Now just think of what that does to A KID! Do your kids a favor and name them REAL names that people can say, people can spell, and don't have to decipher to figure out. Here's an excellent example: we named our son Evan Samuel. Everyone knows what his name is, there's no funny nick-names, and no weird spellings. ;-D
LISA WILLS 7-19-2010 @ 6:25PM
THESE NAMES U HAVE FOR THE BOYS AND THE GIRLS SUCK THE ONLY GIRLS NAME I LIKE ON THE GIRLS LIST IS CHARLOTTE OTHER THEN THAT THEY ALL SUCK
kim 7-19-2010 @ 7:20PM
i'm just glad jayden isn't on the list. i hate that name and it seems to be everywhere- boys and girls. awful!
Laila 7-19-2010 @ 9:18PM
I think that it's so funny that Ever made the list. My 3 month daughter is Ever Marianette and I never thought in a million years that it would make the list! I'm happy my son's names Julian Lorenz and Loren Rainier didn't make the list! P.S. My husbands name is Lorenzo thats where Loren and Lorenz came from! And I adore Lux and Tenely but no more babies for me.