A professional baby namer predicts using "surnames as first names" will be a popular 2024 trend - and gender neutral monikers will continue to be popular.
Steph Coffield, 40, is a consultant for parents to be and said more people are choosing one name pre-birth, which works for a girl or boy.
The stay-at-home mum from St Paul, Minnesota, USA, says Cameron and Carter for boys will continue to be popular, as well as Maddison and Spencer for girls.
But she reckons parents will become "more adventurous" with their choices, and predicts Fisher, Huxley and Ridley will be big in 2024.
She says these names also conform to the growing gender neutral trend which she thinks will continue next year.
The mum-of-three said: "I'm seeing a lot of whimsical, gender neutral surnames being given as first names.
"We're seeing girls' names becoming more masculine and boys' names becoming softer too.
"Some parents will come to me asking for one that works for a boy and a girl ahead of time, then they can stick with it, whatever the gender."
Some increasingly popular surname-style first names include Carter, Campbell and Cameron.
Steph explained these are particularly popular examples as "everyone loves a C name."
Surname-based predictions for 2024 include Adley and Dawson as well as Fisher, Huxley and Ridley - following in the footsteps of Cooper and Spencer, now often seen for girls.
Steph said gender neutral titles for both women and men will still be popular as society continues to embrace gender fluidity.
She said: "The way things are going, with more acceptance of non-binary people, parents aren't afraid to give boys softer more feminine names.
"We're already there with girls being more masculine and that will continue."
'Masculine-sounding' titles predicted to be popular for girls in 2024 include Collins, Juniper and Sloane.
More 'feminine-sounding' names for boys in 2024 are predicted to include Colter and Waylon - western-style names, but "softer".
Another trend which Steph reckons will be a hit for 2024 are "classic" names that everyone knows, but that have fallen out of circulation.
These include titles like Harrison, Nathaniel and Vincent for boys, and Annie, Cecelia and Margaret for girls.
She added: "I'm seeing this more and more - parents want a classic name, but one that's out of the top 100.
"They want a name that feels familiar and that everyone has heard, but they don't want their child to have five other kids in their class with the same name."
Steph Coffield, 40, is a consultant for parents to be and said more people are choosing one name pre-birth, which works for a girl or boy.
The stay-at-home mum from St Paul, Minnesota, USA, says Cameron and Carter for boys will continue to be popular, as well as Maddison and Spencer for girls.
But she reckons parents will become "more adventurous" with their choices, and predicts Fisher, Huxley and Ridley will be big in 2024.
She says these names also conform to the growing gender neutral trend which she thinks will continue next year.
The mum-of-three said: "I'm seeing a lot of whimsical, gender neutral surnames being given as first names.
"We're seeing girls' names becoming more masculine and boys' names becoming softer too.
"Some parents will come to me asking for one that works for a boy and a girl ahead of time, then they can stick with it, whatever the gender."
Some increasingly popular surname-style first names include Carter, Campbell and Cameron.
Steph explained these are particularly popular examples as "everyone loves a C name."
Surname-based predictions for 2024 include Adley and Dawson as well as Fisher, Huxley and Ridley - following in the footsteps of Cooper and Spencer, now often seen for girls.
Steph said gender neutral titles for both women and men will still be popular as society continues to embrace gender fluidity.
She said: "The way things are going, with more acceptance of non-binary people, parents aren't afraid to give boys softer more feminine names.
"We're already there with girls being more masculine and that will continue."
'Masculine-sounding' titles predicted to be popular for girls in 2024 include Collins, Juniper and Sloane.
More 'feminine-sounding' names for boys in 2024 are predicted to include Colter and Waylon - western-style names, but "softer".
Another trend which Steph reckons will be a hit for 2024 are "classic" names that everyone knows, but that have fallen out of circulation.
These include titles like Harrison, Nathaniel and Vincent for boys, and Annie, Cecelia and Margaret for girls.
She added: "I'm seeing this more and more - parents want a classic name, but one that's out of the top 100.
"They want a name that feels familiar and that everyone has heard, but they don't want their child to have five other kids in their class with the same name."
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00:00 baby name trends and the name suggestions to go with them. I'm so
00:02 excited for these names and these trends going into 2024. These are from Names
00:06 with Steph consultations and the themes that you guys are asking for. First trend
00:11 I'm seeing is casual country. These are not the more in-your-face southern baby
00:14 names like maybe Weston or Montgomery. Names are laid back with a little more
00:19 charm and a little less edge. For boys, Coulter, Simon, and Waylon. Waylon is my
00:25 favorite alternative for William right now and it is on the rise. Girls we have
00:28 Collins, Juniper, and Sloan. Next trend is one we've seen before but it seems to be
00:33 everywhere I look right now. Classics that are still outside the top 100. These
00:36 names are familiar classics like Elizabeth and Benjamin but the hope is
00:39 that your kid doesn't know three others in their class. For boys we have Harrison,
00:43 Nathaniel, and Vincent. And for girls we have Annie, Cecilia, and Margaret. Now no
00:47 one has actually asked specifically for whimsical surnames but I feel that's
00:51 what people are getting at when they're looking for a fun surname as a first
00:55 name. We're not talking about the classics like Madison and Kennedy and Hudson. We're
00:59 talking a little more obscure, a little more playful. For me most surnames are
01:02 gender-neutral so I just pick six that I love.
01:04 Adley, Dawson, Fisher, Huxley, Kiefer, and Ridley. And finally no nickname names. Of
01:11 course there are plenty of people that are still asking for nickname potential
01:14 but I'm getting this new wave of people that are like no we do not want people
01:18 to be able to shorten the name to a nickname. For boys I have Dean, Rex, and
01:22 Tate. And for girls Daisy, Elle, and Zara. These are the themes I'm seeing right now. Let us
01:26 know in the comments which trend you relate to most.