According to data compiled by Babycenter, these three first names are the most given over the millennium. A list of not-so-modern first names which seems to confirm a bringing up to date of old first names.
As in most areas, trends in the first names chosen by parents to name their offspring are also cyclical. Logical, some will say since yesterday’s children are very likely today’s parents. So obviously, the trends that marked childhood have an impact on the choices of adult life.
“The names that dominated the millennial era are of particular interest to millennial and Generation Z parents who are currently reliving the nostalgia of the 90s and early 2000s”estimates Rebekah Wahlberg, specialist in baby name trends at BabyCenterin the columns of our colleagues from Fox News. The renewed popularity of these first names which have marked older generations seems to correspond to this trend revealed by the Official First Names 2024 which notes that several first names popular during the previous century are now popular with young parents.
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Timeless first names
Still according to data from BabyCenter, Emily, Jacob and Michael are the three first names that have been most widely given since the turn of the year 2000 in the United States. If Jacob has appeared in the ranking of the 500 most popular first names in America every year since 1900, he experienced real interest from parents during the 1980s. Until 2015, this first name of biblical origin climbed into the 10 most given first names across the Atlantic where it even competed for first place for several years.
Very popular over the generations, Michael is a common choice for breeders looking for tradition. When it comes to girls’ names, Emily has also established itself over time. This timeless first name has crossed the ages in the United States to finally find itself in thirty-fifth position among the most popular first names with parents, according to BabyCenter. Although they have lost popularity over the years, these first names are still among the most widely given among our American neighbors.
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Enough to inspire parents looking for timeless first names without attaching great importance to the origin of the latter. In France, five trends relating to popular first names were observed by Stéphanie Rapoport and Claire Tabarly Perrin in the Official First Names 2024among a strong comeback of ancient first names, whether of medieval, biblical or mythological origin.
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