Instagram filters latest trend in US baby names: survey

While names like Jackson and Sophia remain trendy in the United States, the love of social media has gone to a new level.

Although traditional baby names remain popular, people have taken to naming their newborns after Instagram’s photo filters, according to Babycenter’s annual Baby Names Survey.

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Names which are used for filters were given to baby boys in increasing fashion as Lux (up 75 per cent since 2014), Ludwig (up 42 per cent) and Amaro (up 26 per cent) rose dramatically in 2015.

The number of girls named Valencia (up 26 per cent), Juno (up 30 per cent), and Willow (up 13 per cent) were also used more frequently.

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Other notable trends included babies being named after the popular TV show Empire, planets and stars as well as royal names — although not George and Charlotte as one might expect.

Rather, Americans were naming their newborns Royalty (up nearly 90 per cent), Duchess (up 75 per cent), Reign (up 54 per cent), Sultan (up 26 per cent), Princess (up 22 per cent), and Tiara (up 20 per cent).  Given that singer Chris Brown’s daughter is named Royalty while reality-TV star Kourtney Kardashian’s son is named Reign, it is easy to see what is driving that trend.

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While some of these less-traditional names have been used more frequently, more classic ones continue to lead the charge.

The top 10 most popular boys’ names of 2015 were: Jackson, Aiden, Liam, Lucas, Noah, Mason, Ethan, Caden, Logan and Jacob.

The top 10 most popular girls’ names of 2015  were: Sophia, Emma, Olivia, Ava, Mia, Isabella, Zoe, Lily, Emily, Madison.