'Extinct' baby name making a major comeback in 2023 as classic monikers return
Every day thousands of babies are born in the UK and each of their caregivers has the honour of naming them. Names are chosen for a variety of reasons from religious traditions to popular culture inspirations and names trends are constantly changing. The success of Hollywood blockbuster film The Hunger Games led to babies being named Katniss back in 2014 and new arrivals from Prince Harry and Prince William brought Archie, Louis and George to the top of people's name lists.
With royal births, movie characters and celebrity babies often inspiring name trends, it is always intriguing to see the most popular names for the year and as recently reported. Lily is currently the most popular name in the UK for girls so far this year, and Muhammad for boys.
Other names including Noah, Theo, Sophia and Olivia continue to be popular and have been trending for a while. One name that many of us would not have expected to see as a name to watch on the trending list is one that fell out of favour for many years but is now making a comeback - Gary.
Gary is reemerging and is increasing in popularity again according to the UK Baby Names website, where it is currently listed as a "trending name" for 2023 alongside the likes of James, David, Jack, and Sarah. The rise in parents calling their little boys Gary can be traced back to 2022 when the name appeared on the top 100 list of trending names along with Otis, Caleb, Theodore, Albie and Elodie. This could mean that if the naming trend continues, there might be an influx of babies named Gary for the first time after the name fell out of favour for over a decade.
According to BabyCentre, Gary and other names of its era such as David, Ian, John, Sebastian, Penelope, Layla and Sarah are trending and becoming popular again as parents look to "classic Gen X names" to bestow their little ones. Parents also took inspiration from Eurovision this year - opting to name their new arrivals after Sam Ryder and Mae Muller.
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Bridgerton fans also borrowed names from the media and called their babies Charlotte, Violet and Theo. What is popular today will likely not be tomorrow as name trends continue to change without warning. In just six months, Lily was able to overtake Olivia as the most popular name for baby girls in 2022 before quickly being dethroned by Sophia. Olivia and Sophia have both lost their crowns once again as Lilly reclaimed its title earlier this year.
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