Sophia dethroned: Here are the top baby names of 2021 – CBS News

The list of most popular baby names for 2021 is out and Sophia has be dethroned after an 11-year reign.

This year for the first time ever, the site decided not to combine name spellings, so names like “Sophia” and “Sofia” have separate placements, determined by their individual popularity.

Also trending are unisex names like Finley and Tatum, nature-inspired names like Willow, Ivy and Sage and pop culture-inspired names like Chadwick .

“When a really damaging, dangerous hurricane hits, initially, the name of the hurricane goes up in popularity,” Laura Wattenberg, founder of Namerology.com and author of The Baby Name Wizard blog, told CBS News.

However, some events and societal changes do affect names.

A celebrity name is usually only as popular as long as the person is popular.

Classic names usually stay classic – and often follow the “100 year rule” of popularity.

“The most resilient, the most resistant names are names that have been classic and popular and familiar for hundreds of years.

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