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BabyCenter’s annual report found Noah and Olivia as the most popular baby names of the year, with newcomers Eliana and Aurora joining the girls’ top 10 and Luca reentering the boys’ list.

Trends shaping 2026 baby names include Beyoncé’s "Cowboy Carter," TV shows like "The Summer I Turned Pretty."

Following celebrity controversies and shifting tastes, names like Blake and Justin are dropping in popularity, along with boy names ending in "-y."

If you’re a soon-to-be parent, you may want to consider one of these names.

BabyCenter, a popular parenting company and resource, released its annual baby name popularity and name trends reports.

The data was sourced from more than 350,000 babies born in 2025 from parents who registered the names on the BabyCenter app.

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