These baby names are at risk of going extinct in 2026
Not all baby names continue to grow in popularity — and some could even be on the verge of extinction.
Each year, hundreds of thousands of parents register their babies' names on the BabyCenter app, and the parenting company tracks the naming trends.
But while some names are climbing fast, others are sliding off the charts.
BabyCenter dug into the data to find out which names in the top 1,000 took the biggest fall from 2024 to 2025 – and what it reveals about the naming trends parents are leaning away from right now.
Unique spellings, names inspired by places are out
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According to the data, nontraditional spellings of popular names, like Charleigh, Alivia, Maddison, Emmitt, and Mohamad, are on the outs.
In addition, baby names inspired by places such as Malaysia, Dallas, and London are down for girls, while Boston is down for boys.
BabyCenter data shows some once-popular baby names are rapidly declining, with nontraditional spellings, place-based names, and trendy endings falling out of favor. (Credit: Getty Images)
Boy names ending in -y are also falling fast. BabyCenter said Huxley, Grady, Rey, Corey, and Harry are on their way out of the top 1,000.
Also, names that start with D and K are being left behind. Danielle, Dylan, Kenna, and Kinley are down for girls, while Dominic, Dev, Kylian, and Karim are down for boys.
Girl names at risk of going extinct
These girl names saw the steepest decline from 2024 to 2025:
Charleigh (down 421 spots)
Mckinley (down 419 spots)
Prisha (down 349 spots)
Ezra (down 348 spots)
Sasha (down 331 spots)
Mía (down 330 spots)
Kenna (down 319 spots)
Kori (down 316 spots)
Dior (down 266 spots)
Shaikha (down 261 spots)
See the full report here.
Boy names at risk of going extinct
These boy names saw the steepest decline from 2024 to 2025:
Kylian (down 512 spots)
Atharv (down 373 spots)
Enoch (down 345 spots)
Crue (down 324 spots)
Huxley (down 296 spots)
Salman (down 278 spots)
Camilo (down 259 spots)
Advik (down 254 spots)
Emmitt (down 253 spots)
Garrett (down 245 spots)
See the full list here.
Most popular baby names of 2025, trends for 2026
In November, BabyCenter released its annual baby name popularity and name trends reports.
The data showed that the most popular names in 2025 were Noah and Olivia, with some shakeups in the top 10 on both sides.
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For girls, Eliana made its way into the top 10 at No. 7, and Aurora made her debut at No. 9, bumping out Ava and Luna.
Meanwhile, on the boys’ side, Luca reclaimed a top 10 spot, pushing Leo out.
The Source: The information for this story was provided by BabyCenter, which drew its analysis from the top 1,000 baby names for each gender from data submitted by BabyCenter parents about babies born in 2025 (pulled Nov. 3, 2025). From there, the company looked at which names saw the steepest year-over-year declines compared to 2024. This story was reported from Los Angeles. Previous FOX Local reporting contributed.