Discover the Top Baby Names of 2024: Trending Modern Choices
Baby name experts have dropped their hit predictions for what should be the most popular baby name trends throughout 2024 … are your favourites on the list?
Are you pregnant now, or planning on welcoming a new little one in 2024? Chances are you’re already considering what kind of name you’ll bestow upon them.
Without a crystal ball it is difficult to know what name trends we’ll see throughout the year, however experts at McCrindle have shared their annual research into Australia’s baby naming habits to give us an idea of what’s hot right now.
Oliver and Isla are the most popular baby names in 2024
Oliver is the top baby boy name, continuing his 11-year reign across Australia. For Generation Alpha, the generation born between 2010 and 2024, Oliver has been the top baby boy name for all but four years of Gen Alpha.
Isla, after contending in the top 5 for many years, makes a reappearance as the number one baby girl name, knocking Charlotte off the top position.
The top ten baby boy’s names remain unchanged though shifting rankings as Hudson, Theodore and Luca gain in popularity. Lily, Hazel and Harper make an entrance in the top ten for the girls eclipsing Ella, Grace and Willow from the year prior.
The 2024 trends in baby naming
The top 100 boys list is full of both traditional names and unique and trending names such as names like William, George and Arthur. Parents to Gen Alpha are opting for one, two and three syllable names and are also choosing names that are shortened or abbreviated, such as Harry from Harrison and Theo from Theodore.
The girls top 100 list is seeing an increasing number of names with either “i” or “y” and in particular, seeing names ending in “ie” making headway in popularity with names like, Millie, Billie and Lottie. Parents to Gen Alpha are also inspired by flora and wildlife and choosing names such as Ivy, Willow and Summer.
Parents are finding new inspiration in names typical for the opposite gender. Names like Billy and Billie, Olive and Olivia and Oliver and Remy and Remi are all found on the top 100 list.
Where are parents finding baby name inspiration in 2024
Parents to Generation Alpha were asked what influenced them when choosing their child’s name. Three in ten indicated that a family name influenced them when choosing their child’s name (30%).
Other parents were influenced by Baby Names websites (21%) and 17% were influenced by cultural or religious influence. Others were influenced by friends (13%) the Bible (10%), social media (10%) and the top 100 Baby names from previous years (9%). For those who selected other (8%), many indicated that it was personal preference and others were influenced by a TV or movie or a singer or music.
See McCrindle’s full report into 2024 baby names here.
