Baby name consultant Colleen Slagen reveals the traditional baby names making a significant comeback in 2025, including feminine classics like Margot and traditionally male names for girls like Drew.
In a world of ever-changing trends, some parents are turning to the past for inspiration on naming their babies. Classic baby names are coming back into the spotlight and this resurgence is part of a broader global movement, according to baby name consultant Colleen Slagen. Partnering with retailer JoJo Maman Bébé, Colleen has revealed the traditional baby names set to make a significant comeback in 2025. 'Look out for Margot in 2025,' Colleen revealed.
'People are gravitating toward feminine, classic-sounding names like Margot, Eloise and Vivian.' Interestingly, traditionally male names for girls are also on the rise, Express reports. She added: 'I think we’ll start seeing more traditional male names being chosen for girls such as Drew, Noah and Dylan.' Vintage names, which have been dismissed as outdated in recent years, are experiencing a revival as well. Coleen said: 'For girls, Louise, Dorothy, Mabel and Maisie are on the rise and for boys it's Arthur, Archie, and Howard. Judith and Reggie have also recently been used.' Colleen stated that 'various trends are happening simultaneously'. In addition to the return of classic names, 'short and effortless' names are growing in popularity. She explained that people are leaning towards names that have between one to two syllables, and only have three to four letters in the name. 'For example, names like Cal, Mack, Vann and Case for boys and Navy, Indy, Drew, and Reya for girls.' One trend that is already here is the presence of names ending in 'o' for a boy, and names ending in an 'a' for girls. 'Short names can feel brisk, but an ending vowel softens them which appeals to many people,' Colleen said, giving the example of 'Milo and Hugo
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