Predicted Top 100 Girls' Names 2023

The new name data is coming out this coming Friday, so it's time to make predictions once again. I will start with the girls' names.

Every year, a group of names leave the top 100. It is necessary to have some names leave every year because the girls' top 100 still has a lot of dated or tired names. Here are the girls' names I think will leave this year's top 100:

  • Skylar-Since peaking at #42 in 2016, Skylar has been falling quickly. It dropped 11 spots in 2021 and 13 in 2022. A drop of at least 14 spots will take Skylar out of the top 100. 
  • Nevaeh-This backward-spelling of Heaven, popular since the mid-2000s, sounds like a fad name with celebrity influence. Its time is running short, too, since a fall of just six spots will dethrone Nevaeh.
  • Serenity-this virtue name, popular since 2009, has been falling fast since ranking #69 in 2020. It dropped 16 spots in 2021 and 11 in 2022. If Serenity drops five more spots, it is out.
While multiple names leave the charts each year, a group of new names take over. Here are the names I think will enter this year's top 100:
  • Maeve-This name, inspired by TV series Sex Education, also fits in with Americans' current taste for Celtic names. It rose 20 spots to #104 last year, so Maeve does not have far to go.
  • Lyla-I have been hearing this name a lot, so I will not be surprised if it reaches the top 100. This double-l name rose five spots to #5 last year; another five spots will make it popular.
  • Juniper-This tailored tree name in the key of Willow honors vintage June and has a bouncy sound. Having risen 24 spots to #114, Juniper can hit the top 100 if it rises 20 more spots. 
Here is my final predicted top 100 girls' names for 2023:
  1. Olivia
  2. Emma
  3. Charlotte
  4. Amelia
  5. Isabella
  6. Sophia
  7. Luna
  8. Mia
  9. Ava
  10. Evelyn
  11. Camila
  12. Harper
  13. Scarlett
  14. Eleanor
  15. Sofia
  16. Violet
  17. Elizabeth
  18. Mila
  19. Chloe
  20. Penelope
  21. Emily
  22. Aria
  23. Gianna
  24. Abigail
  25. Hazel
  26. Avery
  27. Aurora
  28. Ella
  29. Nora
  30. Lily
  31. Nova
  32. Isla
  33. Ellie
  34. Willow
  35. Layla
  36. Eliana
  37. Grace
  38. Ivy
  39. Stella
  40. Madison
  41. Zoe
  42. Emilia
  43. Naomi
  44. Riley
  45. Elena
  46. Victoria
  47. Lucy
  48. Hannah
  49. Zoey
  50. Leilani
  51. Maya
  52. Valentina
  53. Lillian
  54. Paisley
  55. Delilah
  56. Everly
  57. Leah
  58. Natalie
  59. Ruby
  60. Kinsley
  61. Alice
  62. Addison
  63. Sophie
  64. Madelyn
  65. Sadie
  66. Athena
  67. Genesis
  68. Josephine
  69. Eloise
  70. Claire
  71. Cora
  72. Autumn
  73. Quinn
  74. Audrey
  75. Iris
  76. Brooklyn
  77. Aaliyah
  78. Natalia
  79. Kennedy
  80. Emery
  81. Caroline
  82. Anna
  83. Jade
  84. Savannah
  85. Hailey
  86. Maria
  87. Maeve
  88. Adeline
  89. Aubrey
  90. Liliana
  91. Sarah
  92. Gabriella
  93. Lydia
  94. Ayla
  95. Bella
  96. Juniper
  97. Raelynn
  98. Ariana
  99. Everleigh
  100. Lyla
What names do you think will enter/leave the top 100 this year?

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