Adorable Baby Names Set To Trend In New Jersey For 2025

Wondering about baby name trends for the new year?

2025 will be here before you know it!

Every year certain names rise in popularity often influenced by cultural factors such as hit movies, successful sports teams, and celebrity trends.

Some years, baby names lean more traditional, other years they're a little more unique.

Often certain names just take off and it's not until your child goes to kindergarten that you fully realize just how popular that name is when you notice there are 5 kids in the class all with the same name!

When my oldest son was born in 2008 the Phillies won the World Series and that year Chase Utley was super popular in the South Jersey and Philadelphia area.

I remember Chase being such a popular name.

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Researchers are looking ahead to 2025 to identify emerging trends in baby names for the upcoming year.

So what are the 2025 baby name trends?

It appears that "boyish" nicknames are expected to be pretty popular for girls which I think is adorable.

Baby name expert Laura Wattenberg for Today.com says, "Hawaiian-sounding names will also be big in the new year" for both boys and girls.

Here are the top 5 names for girls and the top 5 names for boys expected to be the trendiest in 2025, in no particular order, according to Today.com.

Which one is your favorite?

Leilani, Kehlani, Milani, Aylani, and Maple are also on the list for girls, and Azariah and Azael made the list for boys.

Here are some other popular names in New Jersey.