While the data was international in scope, looking at the popular baby names listed for the United States, we can see that people prefer sweet-sounding shorter names for little girls. Names inspired by the stars and have a slightly whimsical feel to them. For the boy baby names, it’s all about the hipster vibes. Shorter names that have that old-fashioned feel, which is perfect to bring back now. According to Nameberry’s readers’ data, these are the hottest boy and girl baby names in the United States in 2021:

Universally, some names are popular all across the world. For example, Luna, which is the number one name in the US for girls, is also very popular in Australia, Canada, Brazil, China, Finland, and seven other countries. Maeve is also a popular name, making the list in six countries. While the top boy name in the US, Silas, is only popular in three other countries, including Sweden, Canada, and the United Arab Emirates. But Arlo, which is third in the US, also made the top five list in eight other countries. Some other beautiful names, no less unique, made the list, too, but aren’t popular worldwide. For example, Alizeh, which is Persian for “wind” is hugely in Pakistan, Remus is very popular in Russia, and Keziah is huge in South Africa. The stand-out surprise name on the list of hottest baby names across the world is Danger. The name, typically used for boys, is popular in both India and Pakistan. You can check out the full list of names across the world on Nameberry.