Settling on a baby name can be tricky, and it’s one of the biggest decisions you’ll ever make, with many parents turning to popular baby name lists for inspiration.
No doubt, you’ll want to pick the perfect name for your gorgeous new bundle of joy, but there are so many different things to think about before you decide.
Do you like the shortened version? Does it go with the surname? What if the child doesn’t look like its name? Do the top baby names of 2017 feel outdated already?
Well, this baby name trend prediction for 2018 might help you narrow it down a bit.
Author of ‘The Baby Name Wizard’, Laura Wattenberg told the Chicago Tribune, that it is become increasingly popular: ‘Whether or not the parents change their names at marriage, there’s a feeling that you want both families to be represented equally in the kids’ names,’ she explained.
Obviously, this could only work once, so you will have to be more inventive with the siblings.
While it’s more popular in the US, this adorable baby naming idea is gaining traction here in the UK too, meaning that naming your little one after your own surname is now more popular than ever. More and more millennial mums are overlooking the traditional names and opting, instead to name their little one after their own family name.
While it may not be a totally new concept, it is a very sentimental nod to your past.
However, using your surname as a first name means if you choose to use your married name as your children’s surname — you can retain your moniker even if you change your name after marriage, and it will always be part of their — and your — lives.
Love the idea, but not feeling your own surname as a first name? Here’s a little extra inspiration…
Surnames that work well as baby names
Cooper
Quinn
Cassidy
Dawson
Sawyer
Harrison
Lincoln
Tyler
Kennedy
Cole
Ellis
Finley
