Top baby names for 2020 influenced by Reese Witherspoon and Billie Eilish, says one source

Parents are looking back centuries to consider boys’ names like Acacius and Lucius, according to the website Nameberry.com.

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Reese, as in Witherspoon, is poised to be one of the most popular baby names for 2020, says Nameberry.com.

Reese, as in Witherspoon, is poised to be one of the most popular baby names for 2020, says Nameberry.com.

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Actress Reese Witherspoon and singer Billie Eilish are influencing the 2020 top baby girl names, while parents are looking back centuries to consider boys’ names like Acacius and Lucius.

Nameberry released its list of the Top Baby Names for 2020. Nameberry’s formula measures the names that have attracted the most interest compared to last year from the site’s 11 million page views. The list is predictive and won’t reflect the Social Security Administration’s top baby names, Nameberry co-creator and CEO Pamela Redmond Satran said in a news release.

Top 10 Girl Names

1. Adah

Girls names starting with the letters and sound “Ad,” including Ada and Adele, have been on the rise, Satran said.

2. Reese

Actress Reese Witherspoon, with the return of “Big Little Lies,” and her year trying out new social media channels, has had a highly visible year.

3. Mika

MSNBC’s Mika Brzezinski likely influenced this rising name.

4. Paisley

The Scottish name is poised to rise higher than 52 on the Social Security Administration list in the coming years, Nameberry predicts.

5. Amina

Amina was the mother of the prophet Muhammad. 

6. Teagan

An Irish and Welsh name that can be a unisex name, but is usually used for girls. 

7. Nova

The celestial name is closing in on becoming one of the top 50 names on the Social Security Administration list.

8. Aura

The spiritual name is popular with Spanish-speaking parents, Nameberry discovered.

9. Pearl

The old-fashioned name could make a comeback.

10. Billie

The singing sensation Billie Eilish is credited with bringing this name back, which thanks to Billie Holiday hit a high point in 1929 and 1930 when it was in the top 100 names.

Nameberry.com credits singer Billie Eilish with bringing back the popularity of her first name, after its previous high point in 1929.

Nameberry.com credits singer Billie Eilish with bringing back the popularity of her first name, after its previous high point in 1929.

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Top 10 Boy Names

1. Austin

This Texas city name with a reputation for being hip and liberal is ready to rocket to the top.

2. Alva

Satran says that every child knows this is the middle name of inventor Thomas Edison. Doubtful. But Edison is having a moment, apparently, thus the popularity of his middle name, she says.

3. Acacius

This name scores because it ends in S — very trendy — and it’s ancient.

4. Tate

This Norse name means cheerful.

5. Diego

Diego is hot, hot, hot for U.S. boy right now.

6. Easton

This literally means “east town.”

7. Lucius

Another ancient name, hailing from Rome and meaning light. 

Johnny Cash may be the reason “Cash” is predicted to be a popular name for baby boys in 2020.

Johnny Cash may be the reason “Cash” is predicted to be a popular name for baby boys in 2020.

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8. Cash

Short for the ancient names of Cassius or Cassian or a tribute to Johnny Cash.

9. Ash

Short form of the biblical, Asher, which means happy or it could refer to the tree of the same name.

10. Luca 

This European favorite is growing ever more popular with American moms and dads.

More trending names

Nameberry also includes a hot list of girls, boys and unisex names that showed a jump in searches from parents over the last year. Among them: PiperIndigoOctaviaHarlow, ElioFinn, KitKieranPhoenixRemy and Rowan

Check out the full list of top baby names for 2020

Read more at usatoday.com

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