Examples of cool unisex baby names:

Examples of cool unisex baby names:

Soft-sounding names

Names with soft vowels—like above—and sensitive vibes are especially popular this year among baby boy names. “For boys, soft-sounding names are very attractive right now to my clients,” says Slagen. “Names like Luca, Arlo, Milo, Silas…they have a sort of poetic, gentlemanly sound to them.” Not only does this fit with the unisex name trend, but she sees it as a direct reaction to the country-western and more traditionally masculine names that have been trending for boys. (But more on that soon.)

“I get so many people asking about August,” says Timm. “I think Taylor Swift influenced it a little bit. And you don't see too many tough-sounding names for girls in the top 20. Something like Isla meets that criteria—it's a little softer and ends in that flowery a sound, but it's kind of a newer, fresher name.”