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New Names of the 2010s

The 500+ names on this list all ranked in the Top 1000 in 2018....but not ten years before. They are the baby names that defined the decade of the 2010s, rising from obscurity -- sometimes thousands of years of it -- or newly created to find widespread favor with parents.

If you gave your child one of these names in 2008, you probably thought you'd made an unusual, intriguing choice -- and you had! You may be annoyed that the name has gotten so much more popular, or proud that you were visionary enough to pick a winner.

If you choose one of these names now, know that you've picked a name perfectly in step with the times. But also know that you've chosen one that has been leaping up the charts and almost certainly has further to go.

Sunny According to its English origin, the meaning...
Origin:English nickname
351
Koda

Meaning: friend

Origin:Japanese, Sioux
328
Carter

Meaning: cart maker or driver

Origin:English occupational name
2500
Hunter

Meaning: one who hunts

Origin:English
2182
Lennon

Meaning: lover

Origin:Irish
562
Dream Dream is a name with Latin origins and the m...
Origin:Word name
1211
Origin:English
4650
Jolene Jolene is a feminine name of American origin...
Origin:Modern invented name
1288
Milan

Meaning: gracious, dear; union

Origin:Italian place name, Slavic, Sanskrit "gracious, dear; union"
1185
Milan

Meaning: gracious, dear

Origin:Italian place name or Slavic
1374
Kingsley

Meaning: king's meadow

Origin:English
1045
Santana The origin of Santana is Spanish and the mea...
Origin:Spanish, condensed form of Santa Ana
3203
Adele

Meaning: noble, nobility

Origin:French diminutive of Adelaide
496
Kyrie

Meaning: Lord

Origin:Greek
1761
Dallas

Meaning: skilled

Origin:Place-name and Irish
3008
Lionel

Meaning: young lion

Origin:Latin
942
Crosby

Meaning: village with crosses

Origin:Irish
1200
Denver

Meaning: from Anvers

Origin:English or French place-name and surname
1302
Tatum

Meaning: Tate's homestead

Origin:English
837
Estella

Meaning: star

Origin:Latinate form of Estelle
658