“Natural and romantic” baby names are trending with Millennial parents. Cottagecore isn’t just the defining aesthetic of the pandemic, it’s influencing the baby name choices of young parents. Millennials are reportedly choosing baby names that “share a natural and romantic aesthetic” as they look for escapes and simplicity during the pandemic. Nameberry, which predicts names’ future popularity based on real time activity, currently has Luna in the top spot for girls, with Aurora in fourth place. The Baby Name forum on What to Expect is full of requests for “whimsical” name ideas, with suggestions like Atlas, Juniper, and River causing debates. YPulse’s parenting research shows that a third say they have given their child a unique/creative name, and clearly the trend is continuing. (Refinery29)
