40 Unusual Baby Names That Are Set To Make A Comeback in 2014

Naming your baby is probably the most fun thing about becoming a parent.

We jest – obviously creating new life, continuing your family line and having a miniature doll to dress that looks just like you are all amazing aspects of having a child.

But picking the name for your little sproglet can be a source of real fun for any parent.

It's a chance to carry on a proud family tradition or throw out the rule book and name your child after the place they were conceived – only joking, that is tacky as hell.

We predict the future baby name trends that we think are going to be big for the next generation and also what names to avoid…

Film adaptations

Ever since Twilight hit our screens six years ago, film adaptations of beloved novels have taken over our cinemas. No matter what you think about emotionally tortured vampires or three-foot tall hobbits, the names from these films and TV shows are slowly but surely making their way into the mainstream. Coming soon to a playground near you...

Gus, Hazel – The Fault in Our Stars
Anastasia – Fifty Shades of Grey
Primrose, Katniss – The Hunger Games
Peter – Guardians of the Galaxy, The Hunger Games
Beatrice or Tris– Divergent
Elsa, Anna – Frozen

Piper – Orange Is The New Black
Marnie – Girls (and Lily Allen's daughter's name)
Walter, Jesse – Breaking Bad
Rustin (Rust) – True Detective
Daenerys - Game of Thrones
Sybil – Downton Abbey
AVOID: Sheldon, Leonard – The Big Bang Theory

Celebrity

Where they go, we do tend to follow. If Kate Middleton can sell out a dress then why wouldn’t people copy her baby name? As well as celebrity offspring inspiring us, we reckon young hot Hollywood stars will be popping up in nurseries any day now.

George – HRH Prince George
Buzz – Tom Fletcher
Eric - Simon Cowell
Harper – David and Victoria Beckham
Otis – Olivia Wilde

Winston – Idris Elba
Ariana – Grande
Cara – Delevingne
AVOID: Binky – Made in Chelsea
North – West

Old

A popular thread on Reddit asked users to pick their favourite old fashioned names that are due a comeback. While we don’t see Lazarus or Gilgamesh coming back any time soon, some of these long forgotten names are definitely worth dusting off.

Cassius
Otto
Wilhelm
Leopold
Evelyn
Wolfgang

Opal
Vera
Evangeline
Mabel
AVOID: Mildred
Nebuchadnezzar

Boys names for girls

While we’re not sure this is a new trend, choosing boys names for girls is growing in popularity thanks to celebrities like Jessica Simpson and Kerry Katona.

Dylan (Kerry Katona’s daughter)
Maxwell (Jessica Simpson’s daughter)
James
Scout
Atticus
Riley
Cooper
AVOID: Gary. Just no. Don’t even call a boy Gary.

Do you have a favourite baby name? Which name did you choose for your child and why? Let us know in the comments below or on Twitter.