Picking a baby name can be pretty tough
Picking a baby name can feel like a big decision for new parents. Should it be classic, unusual, carry special meaning, or all three?
Recently, parents have been looking backwards for inspiration. Old-fashioned vintage names that once sounded outdated are making a comeback.
Names like Ronald and Lenny – once associated with grandparents and great-grandparents – are appearing on modern baby name lists again. With so many choices, it’s easy to feel overwhelmed. To help, we’ve looked through Nameberry to highlight names that could become popular choices in 2026.
Baby names that could come back in 2026
In their book Beyond Jennifer & Jason, Nameberry introduced the “100 Year Rule,” the idea that baby names tend to come back into fashion about a century later. But they now say that the pattern is changing.
Some of today’s popular baby names are returning much sooner, around 30 years ahead of schedule. Influencers and celebrities have recently chosen Baby Boomer-era names.
These “A-OK Boomer Names” are a new trend in baby naming. They take once-old-fashioned names from the 1950s and make them feel cool again.
A-OK Boomer Names
- Betsy
- Beverly
- Blair
- Bonnie
- Connie
- Cynthia
- Darla
- Diane
- Dinah
- Ginny
- Gloria
- Gwen
- Hal
- Judith
- Nancy
- Patti
- Robin
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