12 Hottest Baby Name Trends of 2012

Parents will give their babies names that are inspired by the classics, modern-day heroes, characters from TV shows, and more, according to the creators of Nameberry.

By Pamela Redmond Satran and Linda Rosenkrantz of Nameberry

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Biggest Big-Picture Trend: Modern Hero Names

Mariah Carey got it right when she named her daughter Monroe, in honor of her heroine Marilyn Monroe, but she did it in a distinctly modern, non-blonde bombshell way. Surname names may honor heroes real or fictional, contemporary or historic, from the arts, sports, or the world stage, and work for girls as well as boys. Other choices we've been hearing: Landry (as in football coach Tom), Gatsby (as in fictional hero The Great), and Palin (yes, as in Sarah).

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Comments (9)

blairposey116 wrote:

I'm still not sure why bizarre spellings are continuing to be a trend in names. I think it's silly and sets the child up for a life full of explaining how to pronounce their name. Why is spelling a child's name in its original form so uncool?

4/23/2012 07:26:05 PM Report Abuse

gabrielmurielle wrote:

Kids are not fashion acessories,and YES they should have hot names why not? i think some people just need to be open minded about it,when i had my first daughter i kept it simple Sarah Victoria,my son is Lucas Gabriel but when i had the twin girls i decided to go a little different with hawaian names Khailanny and Khauanny i love their names and all the names i read in the comments...God bless everyone

4/15/2012 12:00:01 PM Report Abuse

rhukieya08 wrote:

my baby's name in RHUKIEYA as a heroic cartoon character in one anime.... i was change the real spelling of i " rukia"..but it seems unique for me..

4/1/2012 07:29:22 AM Report Abuse

linda3345 wrote:

my son has names after two of my heroes: bruce lee and jamie oliver. so his name is jamie lee. not so original at the end, but I will be able to tell him about the persons he's named after :)

3/19/2012 10:39:11 PM Report Abuse

dattebayoyuki1 wrote:

Are kids fashion accessories? Baby Hottest names? Give me a break!

3/18/2012 09:41:56 PM Report Abuse