(NEXSTAR) — Picking the name your child will bear for the rest of their life can be difficult. Do you go with something mainstream like Liam, a name trending amongst other parents of your generation, or one so different, it's basically extinct?

Maybe, instead, you'll consider the pop culture moments of 2025. That includes the shows you're binging, the music you're streaming, the athletic feats you're witnessing, and plenty of other entertainment influences.

BabyCenter, a parenting site that tracks the names parents are considering and selecting for their newborns, predicts several such pop culture phenomena will influence the baby names of 2026.

While most of the trends suggest which names will gain in popularity, some pop culture moments suggest a name may become less popular. So far,

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