Predicted Top 100 Boys' Names 2022

The new name data comes out the Friday before Mother's Day nearly every year (it was postponed to September in 2020). I have recently predicted the new top 100 girls' names in preparation for that event. Now I move on to the boys' names.

Plenty of names entered the boys' top 100 last year and I think the same will happen this year. Here are the names I think will become popular:

  • August-August has associated itself with many celebrity babies over the last years, including those of Princess Eugenie and Mandy Moore. It is also a vintage name that rose 34 spots to the 120s.
  • Emmett-Emma has been popular for girls for decades. With the trend for double-"t" names like Wyatt and Bennett, Emmett fits in. 
  • River-River has the unisex style and "er" ending modern parents love. It jumped 19 spots in rank last year. Hence, rising by just 10 spots can make it popular.
  • Rowan-With Celtic names like Liam being popular and the trend for unisex and tree names, Rowan has the ingredients to be popular. It also has only six spots to rise.
  • Walker-Walker continues the trend of surname-names ending in "er" such as Carter and Parker. It also jumped over 77 spots last year to #129, so it can easily enter the top 100 this year. 
Here are the names I think will leave this year:
  • Austin-Austin has been in the top 100 since 1986, so it is about time for this dated choice to leave. It also has been declining slowly since 1999. 
  • Carson-This surname-name has been in the top 100 for over 20 years and dropped 14 spots to #98 last year. Hence, even a three-spot fall will take this out. 
  • Connor-A top 100 name since 1992, this Celtic choice no longer feels fresh. It also fell nearly 20 spots to #96 last year.  
  • Dominic-This name still fits in style-wise, but it is nearing out of the top 100 after 20 years of popularity. 
  • Hunter-Hunter has been declining since 2014 and had its biggest drop of 18 spots to #86 last year. 
Here is my predicted top 100 boys' names of 2022:
  1. Liam
  2. Oliver
  3. Noah
  4. James
  5. Elijah
  6. Theodore
  7. Benjamin
  8. Henry
  9. William
  10. Lucas
  11. Levi
  12. Mateo
  13. Jack
  14. Alexander
  15. Daniel
  16. Jackson
  17. Sebastian
  18. Asher
  19. Michael
  20. Owen
  21. Mason
  22. Samuel
  23. Logan
  24. Ethan
  25. Luca
  26. Wyatt
  27. Leo
  28. Aiden
  29. Hudson
  30. John
  31. Ezra
  32. Joseph
  33. David
  34. Jacob
  35. Grayson
  36. Luke
  37. Julian
  38. Isaac
  39. Gabriel
  40. Matthew
  41. Anthony
  42. Maverick
  43. Elias
  44. Carter
  45. Ezekiel
  46. Lincoln
  47. Dylan
  48. Miles
  49. Jayden
  50. Thomas
  51. Josiah
  52. Waylon
  53. Caleb
  54. Charles
  55. Santiago
  56. Christopher
  57. Kai
  58. Isaiah
  59. Nolan
  60. Andrew
  61. Joshua
  62. Cooper
  63. Eli
  64. Nathan
  65. Cameron
  66. Brooks
  67. Jaxon
  68. Adrian
  69. Aaron
  70. Easton
  71. Angel
  72. Ryan
  73. Axel
  74. Wesley
  75. Roman
  76. Everett
  77. Jameson
  78. Landon
  79. Christian
  80. Beau
  81. Colton
  82. Ian
  83. Silas
  84. Bennett
  85. Robert
  86. Walker
  87. Leonardo
  88. Weston
  89. Greyson
  90. Jonathan
  91. River
  92. Jeremiah
  93. Jose
  94. August
  95. Jordan
  96. Parker
  97. Nicholas
  98. Rowan
  99. Emmett
  100. Xavier
What are your predictions for the top 100 boys' names of 2022?

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