One of the most fun things about running nameberry, as opposed to being a visitor, is that you get to peer behind the scenes and see which names people are actually searching for.  Some of the most visited names on nameberry are ones you’d expect: Ava and Aidan, Lucy and Logan.  And then there are the stylish nameberry favorites as detailed in a recent blog: Beatrix, Penelope, Atticus.

　　But a bit further down on the list, we’re noticing less expected names that our visitors seem to be inordinately curious about.  These are the choices that are not on any popularity list – not even a sophisticated, fashion-forward one like nameberry’s – yet are attracting more than their share of attention.

　　Our conclusion?  These are names to watch.  It may be only the more adventurous baby namers who are actually using them at the moment, but we predict that in a decade, most will feel more familiar – perhaps way more familiar – than they do now.

　　These names of the future include:

　　Girls

　　ANAIS

　　ANASTASIA

　　ANNABEL

　　ANWEN

　　ARDEN

　　AURELIA

　　BRONWYN

　　BRYONY

　　CALLA

　　CALLIOPE

　　CARYS

　　CECELIA

　　CLEO

　　CORDELIA

　　DAPHNE

　　DELPHINE

　　DIXIE

　　EDITH

　　ELIANA

　　ELOISE

　　ESTELLE

　　EVER

　　FLEUR

　　GAIA

　　GREER

　　GRETA

　　HELENA

　　ISOLDE

　　JEMIMA

　　KETURAH

　　KIKI

　　LARK

　　LAVINIA

　　MAMIE

　　MILLA

　　MIRABELLA

　　NEVE

　　PERSEPHONE

　　PIPER

　　PIPPA

　　REMI

　　SASKIA

　　SELA

　　SLOANE

　　VERITY

　　VERONICA

　　WREN

　　Boys

　　ARCHER

　　BEAU

　　BECKETT

　　CALLUM

　　CALVIN

　　CASPIAN

　　CORMAC

　　DEXTER

　　ELLIOT

　　GAVIN

　　HUGO

　　KIERAN

　　LACHLAN

　　LENNON

　　OTTO

　　REMY

　　RUFUS

　　SILAS

　　STELLAN

　　XAVIER

　　****NEW NAMEBERRY FEATURE !  You can now add a poll to your posts and get other people’s opinions of your choices.  Just go to the Name Talk message boards, pick a section, hit Compose Post and voila!–you’ll see the polling option.