Here Are The Baby Names "Going Extinct" In 2023

BabyCenter has just released a list of names that are plummeting in popularity. These are names that data shows are on a downward trajectory and vanishing from trending baby name lists.

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In general, it seems like boy names starting with the letter “K” are falling out of favor, but there are a lot of surprising declines too. Here they are:

1.Hayden

2.Royce

3.Khalid

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4.Paige

5.Nehemiah

6.Walter

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AMC

7.Annabelle

8.Arjun

9.Leia

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Sunset Boulevard / Corbis via Getty Images

10.Ariyah

11.Teagan

12.Kate

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Max Mumby / Getty Images

13.Steven

14.Kameron

15.Kane

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Amy Sussman / Getty Images

16.Kenzie

17.Ahmed

18.London

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Disney Channel

19.Kian

20.Alayah

21.Vanessa

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Lionel Hahn / Getty Images

22.Katherine

23.Mariam

24.Seth

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Axelle / FilmMagic

25.Kira

26.Wade

27.Hugo

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Paramount Pictures

28.Mira

29.Hassan

30.Bradley

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Axelle / FilmMagic

31.Kobe

32.Adelyn

33.Hana

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Ron Galella / Ron Galella Collection via Getty Images

34.Syed

35.Aniyah

36.Joy

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Disney / Pixar

37.Ayaan

38.Makayla

39.And finally, Kyle

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Kevin Mazur / WireImage

Ready more about BabyCenter's baby name trends here.

UPDATE: This post has been reformatted to be a list instead of a poll so as to avoid biased judgments against people's names.

Jan. 25, 2023, at 22:48 PM