LOS ANGELES – A new study reveals that parents are influenced by major pop culture moments – from hit TV shows to competitive sporting events – and provides huge insights into what the biggest baby names of 2025 will be.

Over the past two decades, parenting company BabyCenter has collected data from hundreds of thousands of parents who register their babies’ names on the company’s app, giving them a real-time overview of baby names at fashionable and declining.

BabyCenter analyzed the highest and lowest baby names from data submitted by BabyCenter parents earlier this month to help them make predictions about the biggest upcoming baby name trends and patterns.

Here’s what BabyCenter found.

Paris Olympic Games

As athletes from the Paris Olympics streamed down the Seine during the opening ceremonies this summer, expectant parents at the BabyCenter paid close attention to the host country.

Francophiles have seized the opportunity to embrace the beauty of popular French names, landing them on the U.S. BabyCenter charts.

Raphaelnumber 2 for male first names in France in 2023, gains 121 places in the United States and Louisnumber 4 French male first names in 2023, gains 87 places.

The trend also applies to girls: Louise was the number 1 female first name in France last year and rose 63 places.

Hit songs, artists

From Sabrina Carpenter’s “Espresso” to Charli XCX’s “Apple” to Billie Eilish’s “Birds of a Feather,” female musicians are dominating the charts — and so are baby names.

Sabrina Carpenter accepts the song of the year award for “Espresso” onstage during the 2024 MTV Video Music Awards at UBS Arena on September 11, 2024. (Mike Coppola/Getty Images for MTV)

BabyCenter found that Apple, a song from the album Brat, was booming, rising 900 places as a girl’s name. The last time the Apple name was this popular was in 2011, the year Apple CEO and co-founder Steve Jobs died. And before that, Apple gained popularity in 2005 and 2006, right after Gwyneth Paltrow and Chris Martin named their daughter after it.

Additionally, the names Sabrina and Billie were higher on the charts, and Chappell (or the more traditional spelling, Chapel) could gain attention as a girl’s name next year, thanks to the rise of Chappell Roan.

Movies and TV Shows

BabyCenter said parents also choose names from their favorite on-screen hits.

Riley, the preteen whose inner world is on full display in the “Inside Out” films, was thriving after the release of “Inside Out 2.”

Carmen is generally considered a girl’s name, but thanks to the television series “The Bear,” which won 11 Emmy Awards for its final season, it is gaining popularity as a boy’s name.

Jeremy Allen White attends the Los Angeles premiere of FX’s “The Bear.” (Credit: Amy Sussman/Getty Images)

BabyCenter found that Ripley is a last name that gets some love as a first name, due to Tom Ripley from Netflix’s “Ripley.”

Women’s basketball

When this year’s NCAA women’s basketball tournament set record viewership numbers, BabyCenter parents passed on their love of sports to their babies.

The names of some of the biggest stars in women’s basketball were skyrocketing, starting with Iowa State point guard and now Indiana Fever recruit Caitlin Clark. Her name was on more than 2,000 places for girls.

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Kamilla Cardoso of the South Carolina Gamecocks had her first name higher on the charts, and the name A’ja moved up more than 7,000 spots for girls, thanks to A’ja Wilson of the Las Vegas Aces.

Super Bowl athletes

Not only did the WNBA achieve record viewership, but Super Bowl LVIII became the most-watched program in American television history.

Creed – like Humphrey, a Chiefs center – progressed quickly, moving up 209 spots. Travis (Kelce, a tight end and boyfriend of Taylor Swift) moved up 18 spots, and Isiah (Pacheco, a running back) moved up 186 spots.

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BabyCenter expects the name Patrick (for Patrick Mahomes) to make a comeback (both as a player and as a name). The Chiefs’ star quarterback had an up-and-down season and BabyCenter said his name took a hit, but he’s still considered one of the best quarterbacks of all time — and he led the Chiefs to three Super Bowl victories so far.

Names that fall

What Parents Probably Won’t Do: Name Their Baby Milton Or Helene. These names currently rank 4,133 and 15,733, respectively – and BabyCenter expects their popularity to drop significantly in 2025 after the namesake hurricanes caused major destruction in North Carolina and Florida.

Last June, Justin Timberlake shocked his fans when he was arrested for drunk driving. The name Justin lost 59 places in the rankings, to 277th. “This will ruin the tour” became the meme of the summer, but it turns out it also ruined the baby’s name for many parents.

The Stanley Cup took the internet by storm late last year and the craze has continued through 2024. While the name Stanley has been in decline for a long time, it had to dive even deeper after the cup craze died down, losing more than 400 places.