The baby names that are expected to be popular in 2022

Picking a name is one of the most important jobs as a parent.

Do you want to give them a more classic name? One likely to remain in vogue for many years to come.

Or are you leaning towards something a bit more playful, to make your little one stand out from the crowd.

Baby name experts Nameberry.com have pulled together a list of the names they are expecting to be popular in 2022 – and the trends they expect to see over the next 12 months.

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Here’s all you need to know:

Playful names

Here at the more playful baby names that Nameberry are predicting will be hot-trends in 2022:

Baby

Bear

Bee

Birdie

Buddy

Coco

Cricket

Dovie

Gigi

Honey

Lucky

Lulu

Moxie

Ozzy

Pixie

Rocky

Sonny

Teddy

Trixie

Ziggy

Escapist Nature Names

Here are some of the coolest escapist nature names for babies now.

Bali

Banyan

Bay

Capri

Coast

Dune

Forest

Horizon

Koa

Lotus

Meridian

Ocean

Palmer

Prairie

Reef

Ridge

Sequoia

Taiga

Woods

Zephyr

Bridgerton-Inspired Names

Did you devour Netflix’s Bridgerton when it dropped over the Christmas period?

You could take inspiration for baby names from the show:

Albion

Benedict

Cressida

Edwina

Eloise

Euphemia

Francesca

Genevieve

Daphne

Hyacinth

Kitty

Marina

Philippa

Phoebe

Portia

Prudence

Regé

Rupert

Simon

Theo

Nonbinary Names for Boys

Do you want to lean towards a name that is a bit more gender-fluid for your little one?

Here are the ones Nameberry are expecting to be popular in 2022:

Artemis