Names for the Class of 2025

This year's kindergarten class will graduate in 2025, and BabyHold wanted to get an idea of what the names of those graduates will be.

Using a 2012 elementary school yearbook, we compiled a list of the most popular names for boys and girls along with lists of wonderful classics, clever new spellings and unique up-and-coming names.

Trendy, popular names

These are the names your child will likely encounter in the classroom. They appeared more frequently than the other names. At the very top were Madison for a girl and Michael for a boy.

Note: The most common spelling for each name is shown here. See “Unusual Spellings” below for variations of these popular monikers.

Popular names for girls:

• Abigail or Abby
• Brianna
• Carly
• Cheyenne
• Emily
• Hailey
• Kaitlin
• Madison
• Olivia
• Paige
• Reagan
  
• Sara or Sarah

Popular names for boys:

• Alexander or Alex
• Caleb
• Hunter
• Jacob
• Jonathan
• Joseph
• Landon
• Michael
• Noah
• Trent or Trenton
• Tyler

Popular unisex names:

• Jordan or Jordyn
• Logan
• Mackenzie
• Raven
• Riley
• Skyler or Skylar

Classic baby names

For every trendy name there is a traditional favorite, such as Kathy or John. Did any of your classmates bear one of these still-popular classics?

Classic baby girl names:

• Allison, Anna, Ashley
• Bridget
• Chloe, Cynthia
  
• Grace
• Hannah
• Kathleen, Katherine, Kathy, Kate, Katie
• Lauren
• Rachel, Rebecca
• Samantha, Sandra, Sophia
  
  

Classic baby boy names:

• Aaron, Adam, Andrew
• Benjamin
• Christopher
• Daniel, David
• James, Jason, Jeffrey, John, Joshua
• Kevin
• Lucas
• Mark, Matthew
• Nathan, Nicholas
• Robert
• Scott
• Thomas, Timothy
  
  

Classic unisex names:

• Sean or Shawn
• Sidney or Sydney
• Taylor
• Terry

Unusual spellings

Many parents opt to take a popular name and make it their own with a unique spelling. Replace a y with an ie or an ee or replace some other vowel with a y. Check out the interesting takes on these favorite boy and girl names.

Note: These are real names taken from an actual elementary school yearbook. We’ve included the traditional spelling... just in case you need a hint.

Unusual spelling for girl names:

• Abbagail  (Abigail)
• Arionna (Ariana)
• Brystl (Bristol)
• Brieanna  (Brianna)
• Carleigh, Carley, Carlie, Karlee, Karleigh or Karly (Carly)
• Cayli (Kaylie)
  
• Christal (Crystal)
• Christean (Christine)
• Cloey (Chloe)
• Emilee (Emily)
• Justise (Justice)
• Kaitlyn, Katelenn, Katelyn, or Katelynn (Kaitlin)
• Kassidy (Cassidy)
• Lynnsae (Lindsay)
• Maddison or Madyson (Madison)
• Rashelle (Rachelle)
• Reanna (Rihanna)
• Shyann (Cheyenne)
• Zoey (Zoe)

Unusual spellings for boy names:

• Braeden or Brayden (Braden)
• Branden (Brandon)
• Carsyn (Carson)
• Chantz (Chance)
  
• Damion (Damien)
• Dekan (Deacon)
  
• Landyn (Landon)
• Gavyn (Gavin)
• Jaiden or Jayden (Jaden)
• Cayden, Kaden or Kaidin (Caden)
• Rian (Ryan)

Unusual spellings for unisex names:

• Cameryn or Kameron (Cameron)
• McKenzie or Mackenzy (Mackenzie)

Up-and-coming baby names

The kindergarteners are sporting some uber-trendy names. Will the clever new names catch on?  Only time will tell!

Up-and-coming baby girl names:

• Annika, Ashlynn, Autumn
  
• Brielle
• Cadence, Ciara
  
• Danica
• Malena
• Savannah, Sephia, Secora, Shealyn
  
• Tressa, Trinity
  
  

Up-and-coming baby boy names:

• Andre, Angel, Anzen
• Carter, Conner, Cooper, Cyrus
• Hayden
• Keegan
• Laken
• Mason
  
• Parker
• Raiden
• Sawyer
• Trace, Tre, Tyson
• Yeggar
  
  

More baby name inspiration

All-American baby names for boys  
All-American baby names for girls  
Baby name trends for 2012

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