Laura Wattenberg is the founder of BabyNameWizard.com, an online destination that offers a unique perspective on baby names, and says a good number of beloved baby names will likely disappear come 2017. “I searched through name popularity data to find familiar, once-popular names that have become rare — and the trend arrow for them is still pointing down,” Laura tells CafeMom. “A few of the names are endangered species because they’re out of step with current fashions.” More from CafeMom: The Top 20 Most Popular Baby Names of 2016 This, of course, doesn’t mean we won’t ever see these names again. As Laura reminds us,“Today’s ‘mom names’ are tomorrow’s grandma names, and we usually wait until they’ve hit great-grandma status to circle back for a second look.” Who knows, maybe we’ll see these baby names sooner than later. iStock.com/TressieDavis More from CafeMom: 21 Beautiful but Forgotten Victorian Baby Names to Put on Your List More from CafeMom: 35 Baby Name Ideas From Popular Songs More from CafeMom: 15 Baby Boy Names Inspired by the Dopest ’90s TV Shows More from CafeMom: 40 Top Baby Names Inspired By the Best TV Characters of All Time More from CafeMom: 18 Gorgeous Celtic Baby Names That Are Totally Overlooked More from CafeMom: 30 Nicknames That Make Better First Names More from CafeMom: 21 Totally Rad Baby Girl Names Inspired by Your Fave ’90s TV Shows
title: “21 Baby Names That Are Going To Disappear In 2017” ShowToc: true date: “2024-09-14” author: “Genevieve Uriarte”
Laura Wattenberg is the founder of BabyNameWizard.com, an online destination that offers a unique perspective on baby names, and says a good number of beloved baby names will likely disappear come 2017. “I searched through name popularity data to find familiar, once-popular names that have become rare — and the trend arrow for them is still pointing down,” Laura tells CafeMom. “A few of the names are endangered species because they’re out of step with current fashions.” More from CafeMom: The Top 20 Most Popular Baby Names of 2016 This, of course, doesn’t mean we won’t ever see these names again. As Laura reminds us,“Today’s ‘mom names’ are tomorrow’s grandma names, and we usually wait until they’ve hit great-grandma status to circle back for a second look.” Who knows, maybe we’ll see these baby names sooner than later. iStock.com/TressieDavis More from CafeMom: 21 Beautiful but Forgotten Victorian Baby Names to Put on Your List More from CafeMom: 35 Baby Name Ideas From Popular Songs More from CafeMom: 15 Baby Boy Names Inspired by the Dopest ’90s TV Shows More from CafeMom: 40 Top Baby Names Inspired By the Best TV Characters of All Time More from CafeMom: 18 Gorgeous Celtic Baby Names That Are Totally Overlooked More from CafeMom: 30 Nicknames That Make Better First Names More from CafeMom: 21 Totally Rad Baby Girl Names Inspired by Your Fave ’90s TV Shows
title: “21 Baby Names That Are Going To Disappear In 2017” ShowToc: true date: “2024-10-08” author: “Rae Cuen”
Laura Wattenberg is the founder of BabyNameWizard.com, an online destination that offers a unique perspective on baby names, and says a good number of beloved baby names will likely disappear come 2017. “I searched through name popularity data to find familiar, once-popular names that have become rare — and the trend arrow for them is still pointing down,” Laura tells CafeMom. “A few of the names are endangered species because they’re out of step with current fashions.” More from CafeMom: The Top 20 Most Popular Baby Names of 2016 This, of course, doesn’t mean we won’t ever see these names again. As Laura reminds us,“Today’s ‘mom names’ are tomorrow’s grandma names, and we usually wait until they’ve hit great-grandma status to circle back for a second look.” Who knows, maybe we’ll see these baby names sooner than later. iStock.com/TressieDavis More from CafeMom: 21 Beautiful but Forgotten Victorian Baby Names to Put on Your List More from CafeMom: 35 Baby Name Ideas From Popular Songs More from CafeMom: 15 Baby Boy Names Inspired by the Dopest ’90s TV Shows More from CafeMom: 40 Top Baby Names Inspired By the Best TV Characters of All Time More from CafeMom: 18 Gorgeous Celtic Baby Names That Are Totally Overlooked More from CafeMom: 30 Nicknames That Make Better First Names More from CafeMom: 21 Totally Rad Baby Girl Names Inspired by Your Fave ’90s TV Shows