Modern Baby Names

Modern names feel current without being trendy. They've landed in the past 30 years and look right on a resumé in 2040. Aria, Luca, Nova, Kai. They work because they're clean and unfussy.

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Jamari

Boy

handsome, beautiful

Lexi

Girl

defender of people

Brinley

Girl

burnt woodland clearing

Jaiden

Boy

God has heard

Iyla

Girl

halo of light around the moon

Kason

Boy

stoneworker (from Mason)

Monroe

Girl

from the bogs near the Roe river

Capri

Girl

island of wild boars (alternative etymology)

Zaiden

Boy

God has heard (via Jaden influence)

Jessica

Girl

God beholds, foresight

Halle

Girl

rocky land

Yara

Girl

honeycomb, forest

Rayan

Boy

luxuriant, full of water

Major

Boy

greater, superior

Colby

Boy

dark man's settlement, coal-black farm

Kamryn

Girl

bent river or stream

Krew

Boy

group, band, team

Ariah

Girl

lioness of God

Maliyah

Girl

bitterness, wished-for child

Kenzo

Boy

strong and healthy

Jazlyn

Girl

jazz music + beauty

Anakin

Boy

warrior, strong fighter (fan interpretation)

Lyric

Girl

words of a song, poetic

Aliana

Girl

my God has answered

Keegan

Boy

son of Egan, little fire

Sierra

Girl

mountain range with jagged peaks

Kaysen

Boy

modern American creation

Oaklyn

Girl

oak tree meadow

Holland

Girl

hollow land, forested land

Zakai

Boy

declared innocent, acquitted

Ozzy

Boy

divine power (from Oswald)

Jream

Girl

dream, aspiration, vision

Sincere

Boy

genuine, honest, without deceit

Sevyn

Girl

seven, completeness, divine perfection

Legacy

Girl

inheritance, something handed down through gene...

Jaxton

Boy

God is gracious (via John → Jack)

Tiana

Girl

fairy queen, princess

Elliott

Girl

the Lord is my God

Creed

Boy

I believe (credo)

Jaylani

Girl

modern invented name (Jay + lani)

Princeton

Boy

settlement of the prince

Kinley

Girl

son of Finlay (surname origin)

Clover

Girl

good luck, prosperity (symbolic)

Tru

Boy

trustworthy, loyal

Zariyah

Girl

dawn, sunrise

Chosen

Boy

selected, set apart, elected

Journi

Girl

a day's travel (original etymology)

Jayceon

Boy

healer (via Jason/Iason)

Jayson

Boy

to heal (from iasthai)

Marlowe

Girl

driftwood

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