More from CafeMom: 21 Baby Names That Are Going to Disappear in 2017 What does it mean when a name is starting to slowly fade into obscurity? CafeMom spoke with baby naming expert Laura Wattenberg from Baby Name Wizard, who shared a little insight into how name popularity has changed in the past year. She tells CafeMom, “Most [names that are disappearing] are ’60s-’80s hits that have entered the dreaded ‘mom/dad name’ valley, though a few like Kasey and Caitlin are more recent hits.” Additionally, she tell us, “The name fashion lifecycle is growing shorter, as parents focus more and more on the fresh and new.” That means that although it’s sad that old favorites are starting to become passé, new names are being created so rapidly that there is a lot of name turnover. Or to put it more simply, people like what is unique and novel! Read on to see which names Laura highlights as the most likely candidates to disappear in the upcoming year.
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title: “17 Surprising Baby Names That Are Going To Disappear In 2018” ShowToc: true date: “2024-08-31” author: “Alberta Ramos”
More from CafeMom: 21 Baby Names That Are Going to Disappear in 2017 What does it mean when a name is starting to slowly fade into obscurity? CafeMom spoke with baby naming expert Laura Wattenberg from Baby Name Wizard, who shared a little insight into how name popularity has changed in the past year. She tells CafeMom, “Most [names that are disappearing] are ’60s-’80s hits that have entered the dreaded ‘mom/dad name’ valley, though a few like Kasey and Caitlin are more recent hits.” Additionally, she tell us, “The name fashion lifecycle is growing shorter, as parents focus more and more on the fresh and new.” That means that although it’s sad that old favorites are starting to become passé, new names are being created so rapidly that there is a lot of name turnover. Or to put it more simply, people like what is unique and novel! Read on to see which names Laura highlights as the most likely candidates to disappear in the upcoming year.
More from CafeMom: 19 Unique Celebrity Middle Names to Steal for Baby More from CafeMom: 20 Baby Names ‘Guaranteed’ to Produce a Naughty Child More from CafeMom: 21 Baby Girl Names That Will Be Wildly Popular in the Next Decade More from CafeMom: The 25 Best Quirky Baby Girl Names by State More from CafeMom: 30 Best Baby Names From Cemetery Gravestones
