The top 10 trending boys’ names from the past decade

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The boys’ names here are all up dramatically in usage over the past 10 years. The explosion might be due to a popular sports star, as with Iker, or a celebrity baby, such as Knox, or some mysterious algorithm of qualities. Here, the 25 hottest names for baby boys and how much they’ve increased from 2006 to 2016.
1. Jayceon
31.1x
Number of babies with the name in 2006: 47
Number of babies with the name in 2016: 1461
2. Brantley
27.6x
Number of babies with the name in 2006: 94
Number of babies with the name in 2016: 2592
Either New York Times theater critic Ben Brantley has a lot of fans, or parents have become obsessed with “-ley” names. Let’s see how this plays out down the list…
3. Knox
25.5x
Number of babies with the name in 2006: 60
Number of babies with the name in 2016: 1527
4. Bentley
23.7x
Number of babies with the name in 2006: 170
Number of babies with the name in 2016: 4026
5. Thiago
22.7x
Number of babies with the name in 2006: 60
Number of babies with the name in 2016: 1364
6. Iker
20.1x
Number of babies with the name in 2006: 81
Number of babies with the name in 2016: 1630
7. Zayn
19.0x
Number of babies with the name in 2006: 39
Number of babies with the name in 2016: 741
All the spellings of this name are on the rise, but none more than this one, which is the one used by former One Direction member Zayn Malik.
8. Hendrix
17.9x
Number of babies with the name in 2006: 44
Number of babies with the name in 2016: 789
9. Legend
17.4x
Number of babies with the name in 2006: 65
Number of babies with the name in 2016: 1130
10. Finnley
16.8x
Number of babies with the name in 2006: 25
Number of babies with the name in 2016: 419
Original article by Joe Satran (along with the next 15 top trending names!) for Nameberry.