Every year on Britney Spears’s birthday (December 2) we start another round of the annual Pop Culture Baby Name Game.
What is the Pop Culture Baby Name Game, you ask? Good question! It’s not a “game” really, but more of a group brainstorm. We try to guess which baby names became more popular during the year thanks to pop culture — music, movies, television, sports, politics, current events, products, etc.
I’ve searched for all the 2013 predictions we’ve made so far (in posts & comments) and listed them below. I also threw in a few more possibilities — mostly celebrity baby names. So here’s what we’re starting with:
- Ace – Jessica Simpson’s baby boy, born in June
- Armand or Armie – Lone Ranger actor Armand “Armie” Hammer
- Axl – Fergie’s baby boy, born in August
- Bailey (per skizzo) – Grey’s Anatomy baby
- Benedict (per Rita) – Benedict Cumberbatch
- Bilbo (per elbowin) – The Hobbit character
- Cressida or Cressie – Prince Harry’s girlfriend Cressida “Cressie” Bonas
- Cricket – Busy Philipps’s baby girl, born in July
- Cypher – After Earth character
- D’Ussé – Jay Z-endorsed cognac
- Elon – Tesla founder Elon Musk
- Evanora (per skizzo) – Oz the Great and Powerful character
- Everly – Channing Tatum’s baby girl, born in May
- Evo (per elbowin) – Bolivian president Evo Morales
- Fantine – Les Mis character (especially since the Oscars)
- Finley (per skizzo) – Oz the Great and Powerful character
- Francesco, Francis, Francisco – Pope Francis, elected in March
- Gatsby (per skizzo) – movie The Great Gatsby
- George – Kate and William’s royal baby boy, born in July
- Harley (per skizzo) – Iron Man character
- Kitai – After Earth character
- Ladar (per elbowin) – Lavabit owner Ladar Levison
- Lincoln – movie Lincoln
- Lula – Bryan Adams’s baby girl, born in February
- Luna – Penelope Cruz’s baby girl, born in July
- Macklemore – rapper Macklemore
- Malala – young Pakistani activist Malala Yousafzai
- Marnie – Lily Allen’s baby girl, born in January
- Milan – Shakira’s baby boy, born in January
- Minaj – singer Nicki Minaj
- Neymar (per Rita) – Brazillian football player Neymar
- North or Nori – Kim Kardashian and Kanye West’s baby girl, born in June
- Philomena – movie Philomena
- Quvenzhané (per Rita) – child actress Quvenzhané Wallis
- Rainbow – Holly Madison’s baby girl, born in March
- Robin (per Rita) – singer Robin Thicke
- Snowden – NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden
- Tesla – Tesla cars
- Tessanne – The Voice
contestantwinner Tessanne Chin - Thatcher (per Rita) – Margaret Thatcher, died in April
- Theodora (per skizzo) – Oz the Great and Powerful character
- Turbo – movie Turbo
- Wendy – Texas politician Wendy Davis
- Winnie – Jimmy Fallon’s baby girl, born in July
- Yeezus or Yeezy – Kanye West album Yeezus
- Zoella – beauty blogger Zoella
Wanna play? Tell me in the comments which baby names you think got a boost from pop culture in 2013. Don’t forget to mention the reason.
I’ll post the results of the game after the SSA updates the national baby name data in May. If you don’t want to miss the results post, subscribe to the blog!
Previous rounds of the Pop Culture Baby Name Game: 2012, 2011 #1, 2011 #2, 2010
