If we know anything from the start to this decade, it’s that generation quarantine is on their way. 2021 is already set to see quite the baby boom following months of stay-at-home orders and some extra free time throughout the course of the pandemic.
Just one month into 2021, and Nameberry co-founder, Pamela Redmond Satran says several of the top baby boy names of the year are already starting to reveal themselves.
And coming off of the year-that-shall-not-be-mentioned, Nameberry’s 2021 forecast suggests that parents are choosing powerful baby boy names that give a sense of hope for the future.
The naming website’s popularity list is based on names that are drawing the most attention, as opposed to names that parents are actually using.
Updated monthly, these are Nameberry’s top 10 baby boy names to date.
1. Arlo
2. Silas
3. Finn
4. Atticus
5. Milo
6. Ezra
7. Kai
8. Leo
9. Theodore
10. Jude
As for their list of rising baby boy names, Nameberry predicts the following 10 to grow in even more popularity throughout 2021:
1. Cassiel
2. Dove
3. Ezio
4. Irie
5. Lazarus
6. Leon
7. Parks
8. Phelan
9. Rhodes
10. Zephaniah
We can’t wait to see which of these baby boy names makes the top of the list for most popular in 2021. In the meantime, check out the Top 10 Baby Names of 2020!