Top Baby Names Of 2015

The Champa Tree simplifies the life of expecting & new parents. Here are the top baby names of 2015.  The baby-naming trend is taking a more creative turn this year. Have fun! 

Top Baby Names of 2015

Choosing an ideal name for your baby can be quite a task. For most parents, it is a memorable experience. Most follow the Indian tradition of choosing the name as per the child’s birth chart.

“We didn’t have a lot of options. But, a lot of parents these days don’t follow that custom much, and hence, they have a lot of options to choose from,” says Sarita and John who have recently become parents to a cute little angel.

It is really tough to pick a unique name for your little one. Besides, a lot of factors such as culture, background, religion, cinema, and lifestyle lead to different trends of baby naming. The first few years of the 2010s saw parents inspired by names based on meaning and purpose. 

The affinity to the letter ‘A’:

The letter ‘A’ is considered auspicious in numerology, astrology, and in various religions, as the result year, 2014 saw a norm with Indian baby names starting with the letter ‘Aa’ such as (Girl: Aadhya, Aanya, Aahana, Aaradhya, Aarohi, and Boy: Aayush, Aadit, Aarav, and Aadi). With every passing year a new trend picks up and new parents are left even more confused. For this New Year, baby-naming trends shall be inspired by nature, even though, the majority of parents will prefer Arabic names which are short, but even long names are going to be pretty fashionable in 2015.

While you are doing your bit of research and compiling names, here is a list of various ideas that can come handy and further help you narrow down your search. Now creating a unique name for your cute little one has been simplified.

Top baby names of 2015 that follow these naming trends:

1. Add a suffix

Traditional baby boy names can get a modern twist by adding suffixes such as ‘Ansh’ and ‘Aditya’, which are also used as names on their own. Some examples are- Devansh, Shivansh, Dhruvansh, Vivaansh, Reyanshaditya, and Arjunaditya.

2. Symbolic names

Names inspired by Hindu goddesses such as goddess Laxmi and Durga, and mythology remain popular due to their symbolic meaning. Some examples of baby girl names are- Adhya, Saanvi, Maryam, Siya and Sarah; and for Boys are- Atharv, Sai, Krishna, Gautam, Dev, Isaac, Siddharth, Om Mohammed, and Arjun.

3. Virtuous meaning

Instead of going the traditional way and choosing a name inspired by religion or mythology, you can also give your child a more secular name with focus only on the meaning. Some examples of baby girl names are- Ananya, Aanya, Anika, Myra and Prisha; and for Boys are- Advaith, Shaurya, Aarav, Aryan, Advik, and Sathvik.

4. Unique and creative spellings

One of the latest baby-naming trends that will catch up in the coming years is to spell your baby’s name in a unique way. Numerological additions and deletions of letters in the name are being done to increase the luck. Some examples of baby girl names are- Alia (Aliyah, Alliea, Aleeya), Anika (Anika, Anica, Annika) and Riya (Rhea, Rea, Reeya); and for Boys are- Kiaan (Kian, Keyan, Kiyan), Kabir (Kabeer, Kabir)and Reyansh (Hreyansh, Riyansh)

5. Global names

New-age parents that settle abroad or travel a lot are increasingly choosing names that are short, easy to pronounce and have a global appeal. Some popular western baby girl names are- Hazel, Sophie, Natasha, Noorie, Jenny, Zoey, Olivia, Evelyn and Felicia; and for Boys are- Ram, Hiral, Joy, Harry, Ethan, Jason, Alexander, Jackson and Dominic.

Here are some books dedicated to modern baby names:

1. Modern Baby Names: For A New India by Radhika Dogra Swarup

2. Baby Names for the New Generation by Pamela Samuelson Albry Montalbano

3. A to Z of Indian Baby Boy & Girls Names by Melissa Russell

4. 10000 Selected Baby Names by Dr. Rajeev Sharma

5. The Penguin Book of Hindu Names by Maneka Gandhi

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73 thoughts on “Top Baby Names Of 2015”

  1. I think people have misunderstood this post, they were looking for names in this. But great article in true sense. Yes choosing your baby’s name is really tough as rightly said people are not following customs now a days hence having many options and then that makes choosing perfect name for you little one even tougher. Great tips shared. Thanks a ton. Keep up the great work.

  2. Hi, the whole thing is going fine here and ofcourse every
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  3. Can you please suggest short and sweet modern baby girl names? Any letter is fine.

      1. Hi.. thank u so much for ur reply. Could u send some other unique and also easy to pronounce N letter boy names ..

  4. We got a son on 20th july 16 at 6-20pm born in kurnool dist of Andhra Pradesh please suggest us most suitable name

  5. Hello, My son born on 30-08-2016..please share some good names according to astrology.

    Regards
    Vinuta

  6. please suggest some unique or modern name for my boy child which is suitable with Solanki. how about name parv solanki?

  7. Please suggest 10 unusual and unique name for my baby daughter starting with any letter…

  8. Please suggest a baby boy name starting with a,aa and h.
    I am waiting for your kind reply

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  10. Please suggest few unique girl names starting with any letter. Also would like to have some fusion names if you could suggest for my baby princess.

      1. Hi Chmpa good moring….Thanks for providing all the unique names to ppl. Could you please provide the name for my daughter. As per astrology should starting with “Jha” letter. I have tried alot with all the sites but we have very less names. As of now am ticting JHANVI. If you have any plz mail to [email protected]

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  12. my boy baby birth is 07oct2014 in Patna,bihar ,please suggest me modern , numerological & astrological baby name

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