760+ Baby Names For 2023: Trendy & Classic Choices For Your Little One

 

Overview

The most popular baby names for 2023 come from a wide range of themes, including exotic options from around the world, favorite princess and prince names, and even some “throwback” and classic names from the yesteryears.

There has also been a trend toward picking gender-neutral names or androgynous choices in recent years, especially because the LGBTQ+ community has been getting more recognition and acceptance.

In this article, we’re sharing 760+ baby names for 2023. 

 

The Best Baby Names 2023 By Inspiration & Category

US Statistics-Based Favorite Baby Names For Boys & Girls

Trends come and go – and the new year can bring a new list of the top baby names totally different from last year. Yet it’s also possible that the most popular names might be the same for several years, with just a few variations.

The SSA (Social Security Administration) lists the favorite baby names in the US. The following are their top 10 favorites for boys and girls: (1)

 

What Baby Boy Names Are Trending In 2023? Top 10 In The US

1. Liam
2. Noah
3. Oliver
4. Elijah
5. James
6. William
7. Benjamin
8. Lucas
9. Henry
10. Theodore

 

Top 10 Favorite & Popular Baby Girl Names In The US

1. Olivia
2. Emma
3. Charlotte
4. Amelia
5. Ava
6. Sophia
7. Isabella
8. Mia
9. Evelyn
10. Harper

 

Which Names Are Popular In 2023?

1. Anna
2. Anthony
3. Ariel
4. Arya
5. Charlie
6. Ella
7. Emily
8. Ethan
9. Hannah
10. Henry
11. John
12. Mason
13. Michael
14. Princess
15. Sofia

 

What Are The Best Names For Baby Boys In 2023?

1. Alexander
2. Aziel
3. Daniel
4. Enzo
5. Finn
6. Gabriel
7. George
8. Harry
9. Vincent

 

“Grandpa & Old Man Names” Making A Comeback As Girl Names

1. Andie
2. Archie
3. Billie
4. Bobbie
5. Clarke
6. Davie
7. Drew
8. Frankie
9. Gene
10. Georgie
11. Gray
12. Iggy
13. Joey
14. Max
15. Ozzie
16. Ray
17. Teddy

 

Cool Modern Or Invented Baby Names 2023

1. Alicent
2. Aylani
3. Beauden
4. Cyaire
5. Dariel
6. Ellowyn
7. Jace
8. Myles
9. Nevaeh
10. Novarae
11. Ryder

 

Musical Names For Babies

1. Aria
2. Blues
3. Lyra
4. Melody

 

Long & Maximalist Names For Babies

1. Adalyn
2. Adorabella
3. Alexandria
4. Angelique
5. Astrophel
6. Balthazaar
7. Beauman
8. Cenerentola
9. Cleopatra
10. Devereaux
11. Elizabella
12. Emberlynn
13. Emeraldina
14. Emmanuel
15. Euphemia
16. Genevieve
17. Jeremiah
18. Kingston
19. Marcellus
20. Muhammad
21. Oakleigh
22. Sebastian
23. Seraphim
24. Theodore

 

Short & Light Names For Babies

1. Abel
2. Cal
3. Cole
4. Dior
5. Eli
6. Elio
7. Emir
8. Eva
9. Evan
10. Exa
11. Glow
12. Halo
13. Ira
14. Jay
15. Jude
16. Kate
17. King
18. Leo
19. Lexi
20. Lou
21. Lux
22. Mae
23. May
24. Ned
25. Nova
26. Rae
27. Ren
28. Zoe

 

Retro & Throwback Names

Classic & Old-Fashioned Boy Names

1. Amadeus
2. Billy
3. Cassian
4. Grayson
5. Jack
6. Jaxon
7. Johnny
8. Wyatt

 

Classic & Old-Fashioned Girl Names

1. Abigail
2. Dorothy
3. Eleanor
4. Elizabeth
5. Everleigh
6. Katherine
7. Victoria

 

Favorite Biblical Baby Names In 2023

1. Asher
2. Benjamin
3. Eden
4. Elias
5. Ezra
6. Isaiah
7. Jacob
8. Joseph
9. Josiah
10. Lazarus
11. Leah
12. Levi
13. Naomi
14. Rachel
15. Ruth
16. Zebedee

 

Nature-Inspired & Eco-Friendly Baby Names 2023

1. Autumn
2. Bluebell
3. Clover
4. Daisy
5. Fern
6. Forest
7. Fox
8. Hazel
9. Iris
10. Ivy
11. Jasmine
12. Juniper
13. Lily
14. Marigold
15. Meadow
16. Moss
17. Oak
18. Peregrine
19. Robin
20. Rose
21. Storm
22. Summer
23. Willow
24. Wren

 

Color-Inspired Monikers & Baby Names 2023

Gold-Inspired Baby Names

1. Aurelia
2. Golden
3. Goldie
4. Oriana

 

Blue & Green Baby Names

1. Azula
2. Azure
3. Bluesy
4. Cerulean
5. Cyan
6. Emerald
7. Indigo
8. Navy
9. Sapphire
10. Sky

 

Yellow & Orange Baby Names

1. Ochre
2. Sienna

 

Red, Purple, & Pink Baby Names

1. Iolanthe
2. Phoenix
3. Scarlett
4. Violet

 

Virtue & Other Adjective Names For Babies

1. Brave
2. Bright
3. Celestial
4. Divine
5. Epic
6. Eternal
7. Faith
8. Glorious
9. Grace
10. Heavenly
11. Icy
12. Legendary
13. Lovely
14. Loyal
15. Majestic
16. Noble
17. Royal
18. Saint
19. Savvy
20. Serenity
21. Sincere
22. Sovereign
23. Stellar
24. Sterling
25. Supreme
26. Valiant
27. Wavy
28. Wild
29. Winsome
30. Worthy
31. Zealous

 

Baby Names With Different Meanings

Baby Names Meaning Fire

1. Adara
2. Aiden
3. Apoy
4. Azar
5. Basia
6. Edan
7. Ember
8. Enya
9. Fajra
10. Fiamma
11. Flame
12. Hakan 
13. Hurik
14. Keahi
15. Mashal
16. Pyro

 

Baby Names Meaning Water

1. Agua
2. Alon
3. Aqua
4. Bay
5. Beckett
6. Brook
7. Cascade
8. Delta
9. Gafar
10. Lake
11. Loch
12. Ocean
13. Raine
14. Rio
15. River
16. Sagara
17. Shannon
18. Tallulah
19. Thames
20. Wave

 

Baby Names Meaning Moon

1. Ainar
2. Alqamar
3. Ay
4. Aydan
5. Bulan
6. Chaand
7. Chandra
8. Dal
9. Esmeray
10. Hanwi
11. Jaci
12. Jerah
13. Koray
14. Luna

 

Powerful & Strong Warrior Names 2023

1. Andrew
2. Arthur
3. Caspian
4. David
5. Edward
6. Kaiden
7. Logan
8. Louise
9. Maverick

 

Legendary Names From Myths

1. Abraxas
2. Ajax
3. Ambrosia
4. Andromeda
5. Apollo
6. Athena
7. Aurora
8. Calliope
9. Cassiopeia
10. Chloe
11. Daphne
12. Eos
13. Flora
14. Freya
15. Helios
16. Maeve
17. Nyx
18. Octavius
19. Penelope
20. Persephone
21. Perseus
22. Venus

 

Uplifting & Inspiring Baby Names 2023

1. Destiny
2. Dream
3. Heaven
4. Jonah
5. Julian
6. Legend
7. Luke
8. Miracle
9. Nathaniel
10. Samuel

 

Southern & Country Baby Names

Trendy Cowboy Names & Nicknames

1. Boone
2. Brando
3. Django
4. Jackson
5. Tex

 

Stylish Southern Baby Names

1. Briggs
2. Dutton
3. Hudson
4. Sawyer

 

Lucky & Blessed Baby Names In 2023

Lucky Names For Boys

1. Bennett
2. Felix

 

Lucky Names For Girls

1. Beatrice
2. Lakshmi
3. Lucky

 

Exotic Baby Names From Around The World

1. Alaia
2. Amir
3. Atarah
4. Avayah
5. Avni
6. Carlos
7. Diego
8. Elanor
9. Elena
10. Eliana
11. Emilia
12. Isla
13. Juan
14. Kai
15. Luis
16. Mei
17. Myfanwy
18. Niklaus
19. Santiago
20. Suvi

 

Celebrity Baby Name Inspirations

1. Ariana – after Ariana Grande
2. Ashton – after Ashton Kutcher
3. Cameron – after Cameron Diaz
4. Christopher – after Christopher Cross
5. Matthew – after Matthew Perry and Matthew McConaughey
6. Owen – after Owen Wilson
7. Selena – after Selena Gomez

 

Top Names In Pop Culture

1. Bellatrix – Character in “Harry Potter”
2. Draco – Character in “Harry Potter”
3. Luca – Sea monster who turns into a boy in “Luca”
4. Pixie – Fairies in “Peter Pan” and the Disney Fairies franchise
5. Rex – T-rex in “Toy Story”
6. Richie – Main character in “Richie Rich”
7. Valerian – Main character in “Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets”
8. Wednesday – Main character in “Wednesday” and the daughter in “The Addams Family”
9. Xavier – Also known as “Professor X” in the “X-Men” series

 

Creative Name Combos For Your Baby (First Name + Middle Name)

1. Clara Dane
2. Luke Matthew
3. Mary Claire
4. Sandy May
5. Skylar Trinity

 

Twin Baby Names For 2023

Twin Boy Names

1. Henry and Harry
2. Julius and Justus
3. Matteo and Lucas
4. Rory and Eric
5. Thomas and Oscar

 

Twin Girl Names

1. Catrina and Adriana
2. Hope and Faith
3. Mia and Maya
4. Scarlett and Sienna
5. Zoe and Chloe

 

Androgynous & Nonbinary Baby Names Of 2023

1. Ace
2. Alex
3. Angel
4. Cooper
5. Micah
6. Reese
7. Riley
8. Rowan
9. Ryker
10. Ryleigh
11. Skylar

 

First Names Borrowed From Last Names (Surnames)

1. Berkley
2. Blane
3. Braxton
4. Bryant
5. Carey
6. Hendrix
7. Jones
8. Kennedy
9. Mackenzie
10. Monroe
11. Parker
12. Perry
13. Taylor

 

Favorite Names From A To Z For Boys & Girls

Baby Names 2023 Starting With A

1. Aaliyah
2. Aaron
3. Abbott
4. Adalynn
5. Adam
6. Addison
7. Adrian
8. Adriel
9. Alice
10. Almondina
11. Alora
12. Amara
13. Amaya
14. Andrea
15. Arianna
16. Arleth
17. Arlo
18. Aubrey
19. Audrey
20. August
21. Aura
22. Austin
23. Avery
24. Ayden
25. Ayla
26. Ayman

 

Baby Names 2023 Starting With B

1. Beau
2. Beaux
3. Beck
4. Bella
5. Bentley
6. Bibi
7. Bowyn
8. Brayden
9. Brianna
10. Brielle
11. Britfield
12. Brooklyn
13. Bryson

 

Baby Names 2023 Starting With C

1. Caleb
2. Caliana
3. Calix
4. Calvin
5. Camila
6. Capri
7. Carmen
8. Carmy
9. Carson
10. Carter
11. Casimir
12. Cecilia
13. Chase
14. Chrissy
15. Christian
16. Cielo
17. Claire
18. Clara
19. Colton
20. Cyland 

 

Baby Names 2023 Starting With D

1. Dacre
2. Dallas
3. Damian
4. Dawn
5. Declan
6. Delilah
7. Della
8. Deniss
9. Dixie
10. Dominic
11. Dominique
12. Dustin
13. Dylan

 

Baby Names 2023 Starting With E

1. Easton
2. Eddie
3. Elia
4. Eliza
5. Elliana
6. Ellie
7. Eloise
8. Elora
9. Elsie
10. Emberly
11. Emery
12. Emmett
13. Ennis
14. Eryx
15. Esti
16. Evadne
17. Everett
18. Everly
19. Ezekiel
20. Ezri

 

Baby Names 2023 Starting With F

1. Ferris
2. Florence
3. Ford
4. Foster
5. Foxton
6. Frances
7. Freyja

 

Baby Names 2023 Starting With G

1. Gabriella
2. Gael
3. Ganesh
4. Gavin
5. Geri
6. Gianna
7. Gianni
8. Giavanna
9. Gigi
10. Giovanni
11. Greyson

 

Baby Names 2023 Starting With H

1. Hadley
2. Hailey
3. Haisley
4. Halcyon
5. Hank
6. Harlan
7. Harlyn
8. Harrison
9. Hawkins
10. Heather
11. Huck
12. Hunter
13. Huxley

 

Baby Names 2023 Starting With I

1. Icelyn
2. Ila
3. Indi
4. Irish
5. Isaac
6. Isabelle

 

Baby Names 2023 Starting With J

1. Jade
2. Jaden
3. Jameson
4. Jason
5. Jasper
6. Jaxson
7. Jaxton
8. Jaylani
9. Jeanie
10. Jianna
11. Jinx
12. Jiraiya
13. Joni
14. Jordan
15. Joshua
16. Josie
17. Julia
18. Julie

 

Baby Names 2023 Starting With K

1. Kailo
2. Kali
3. Kayden
4. Kaylee
5. Kehlani
6. Khalani
7. Khloe
8. Kiki
9. Kinsley
10. Kiri
11. Kylie
12. Kylo

 

Baby Names 2023 Starting With L

1. Landon
2. Larose
3. Laurel
4. Layla
5. Laylette
6. Lazuli
7. Ledger
8. Leilani
9. Leilany
10. Leni
11. Lenny
12. Levitt
13. Lexington
14. Lili
15. Liliana
16. Lillian
17. Lincoln
18. Lloyd
19. Lori
20. Lucien
21. Lucy
22. Lumi
23. Lupine
24. Lyla
25. Lysander

 

Baby Names 2023 Starting With M

1. Madelyn
2. Madison
3. Maebry
4. Maevyn
5. Maia
6. Marcie
7. Margaret
8. Mari
9. Maria
10. Marina
11. Marty
12. Mary
13. Mateo
14. Mavi
15. Maxine
16. Maxwell
17. Maya
18. Mazarine
19. Mazikeen
20. Mehitable
21. Melanie
22. Mila
23. Miles
24. Miller
25. Milo
26. Mimi
27. Moroccan
28. Morpheus
29. Moxie
30. Murphy
31. Mylah

 

Baby Names 2023 Starting with N

1. Natalia
2. Natalie
3. Nathan
4. Nixie
5. Nolan
6. Nora
7. Nori
8. Novah
9. Nyra

 

Baby Names 2023 Starting With O

1. Oakland
2. Oaklynn
3. Oberon
4. Omar
5. Onyx
6. Orla
7. Ottoline

 

Baby Names 2023 Starting With P

1. Paisley
2. Palmer
3. Pax
4. Penny
5. Piper
6. Porter

 

Baby Names 2023 Starting With Q

1. Queen
2. Quentin
3. Quinn

 

Baby Names 2023 Starting With R

1. Raelynn
2. Rafael
3. Rafi
4. Rainey
5. Rani
6. Ravi
7. Reagan
8. Reeve
9. Remi
10. Rhett
11. Rhodes
12. Rhyett
13. Ridge
14. Riverly
15. Rivers
16. Roman
17. Romer
18. Rosalia
19. Roux
20. Royalty
21. Ruby
22. Rudy
23. Rumi
24. Ryan
25. Rylee

 

Baby Names 2023 Starting With S

1. Sadia
2. Sadie
3. Sage
4. Said
5. Sandy
6. Savannah
7. Sayer
8. Scottie
9. Shay
10. Shine
11. Silas
12. Sloane
13. Solana
14. Soleil
15. Sonny
16. Sophie
17. Starlette
18. Steele
19. Stella
20. Stevie
21. Suki
22. Sunday
23. Sunniva
24. Sunshine
25. Suzie

 

Baby Names 2023 Starting With T

1. Tanya
2. Tavi
3. Taytum
4. Teri
5. Theo
6. Tinsley
7. Todd
8. Travis
9. Trixie
10. Truett
11. Tyler

 

Baby Names 2023 Starting With U

1. Umer
2. Una

 

Baby Names 2023 Starting With V

1. Vada
2. Valentin
3. Valentina
4. Valeria
5. Valerie
6. Vibes
7. Vida
8. Vivian

 

Baby Names 2023 Starting With W

1. Wade
2. Walker
3. Watson
4. Wayland
5. Waylon
6. Weston
7. Wilder
8. Winry
9. Wolfgang
10. Woodson
11. Wrenley
12. Wrenly

 

Baby Names 2023 Starting With X

1. Xander
2. Xavi
3. Xenia
4. Xerxes
5. Xia
6. Ximena
7. Xiomara

 

Baby Names 2023 Starting With Y

1. Yara
2. Yoli
3. Yousef
4. Yuki
5. Yvonne

 

Baby Names 2023 Starting With Z

1. Zachary
2. Zaire
3. Zakhai
4. Zane
5. Zayla
6. Zephyrine
7. Zhuri
8. Zion
9. Zoey
10. Zora
11. Zuri
12. Zyair
13. Zyland 

 

FAQs About Baby Names

What Are The Baby Name Trends In 2023?

• Maximalist or long baby names
• Throwback names from the yesteryears
• Celebrity-inspired names
• Mythology names 
• Pop culture names from favorite TV shows
• Trending names on social media

 

Most parents are also avoiding names related to the COVID-19 pandemic (e.g., “Corona” is a Latin and ancient Greek name meaning “crown,” but it’s closely linked nowadays to the coronavirus).

 

What Names Will Be Popular In 2050?

There’s really no telling what names will be popular in the coming years, but modern choices might become a huge hit as first names or possibly nicknames:

• Blade
• Gadget
• Gizmo
• Icon
• Radar

 

Superhero (or even villain) names might also become trendy:

• Archangel
• Gamora
• Havok
• Iceman
• Marvel
• Mysterio
• Mystique
• Patriot
• Pym
• Rocket
• Rogue
• Tigra
• Thor
• Ultron
• Warlock

 

Popular Baby Name Lists

• Biblical girl names
• Country boy names
• Girl names starting with K
• Rare baby names for girls
• Unique girl names
• Goddess names for girls
• Male Greek god names
• Old-English names for men
• Mexican boy names
• Middle names for girls
• Classic boy names
• Hawaiian girl names
• Mexican girl names
• Greek gods and goddesses
• Warrior names
• Names that mean death
• Black girl names
• Biblical boy names

 

You can also find ideas from the top 15 baby name generators.

 

Baby Name Lists By Letter

• Girl names starting with A
• Boy names starting with F
• Boy names starting with G
• Girl names starting with G
• Boy names starting with J
• Girl names starting with J
• Names that start with J for boys and girls
• Girl names starting with K
• Boy names that start with L
• Boy names starting with N
• Boy names starting with R
• Boy names that start with V 
• Boy names starting with W

 

Other Resources For Pregnant Moms

• Anemia during pregnancy
• Best fish oil supplements
• Best prenatal vitamins
• Birth affirmations
• Birth doula
• Birth plan template
• Choline during pregnancy
• Essential oils for labor and delivery
• Hospital bag checklist
• Hot yoga while pregnant
• Iodine during pregnancy
• Normal iron levels during pregnancy
• Postpartum doula
• Postpartum essentials
• Pregnancy guide
• Pregnancy spotting
• Stress during pregnancy
• Vitamin D and pregnancy

 

Pet Names To Try

• Boy cat names
• Boy dog names
• Bunny names for girls
• Dog names
• Epic Greek dog names
• Girl cat names
• Girl dog names

 

References

(1) https://www.ssa.gov/oact/babynames/index.html