New research has revealed baby names from around the world in 2022 and 2023, highlighting where has the biggest influence on newborn names.
Cities, suburbs and states across the USA have had a huge impact; alongside Austin, Brooklyn, Dakota, and Pheonix all appear in the top ten list.
The top ten travel-inspired baby names of 2023 are:
1. Austin – 543,200 babies
2. Brooklyn – 337,960 babies
3. Savannah – 241,360 babies
4. Dakota – 192,500 babies
5. Adelaide – 188,720 babies
6. Phoenix – 148,120 babies
7. Paris – 144,760 babies
8. Camden – 98,700 babies
9. London – 96,460 babies
10. Rhodes – 49,280 babies
Notable and more unusual names that made an appearance in the top forty include Ireland (11,340 babies), Bristol (44,520), Berlin (3,360), Camden (98,700), and Everest (49,280).
Over 543,000 babies worldwide were named Austin in the last year, which could be due to the influence of BAFTA-winner Austin Butler starring in Baz Luhmann’s Elvis biopic in 2022, helping catapult the name into the limelight. Similarly, the location-based name Chicago spiked in popularity in 2018 through to 2021 after Kim Kardashian named her daughter after the city – but has since dropped off the most popular baby names list.
For a full breakdown of the travel-inspired baby name data, including the full top forty names, visit the eShores blog.
