The surprising list of baby names set to go EXTINCT in 2025

The surprising list of baby names set to go 'extinct' in 2025 has been revealed.

New data by BabyCenter has revealed which names are being abandoned by modern parents - with some dropping a staggering 433 spots in just one year.

For girls, 'Jamie' leads the charge of disappearing names, plummeting a massive 320 spots on BabyCenter's annual name analysis list.

'Katie' follows closely, dropping 290 spots, while 'Remy' falls 277 positions.

The list follows with 'Liv' and 'Analia,' followed by 'Karina,' 'Belle' and 'Erin.'

The comes 'Bristol' and 'Lilia' completing the list.

On the boys' side, 'Jamal' has emerged as the most 'extinct' name, falling a whopping 433 spots in a single year.

Then comes the name 'Esteban,' dropping 283 spots, followed by 'Cannon' and 'Emery.'

The list continues with 'Taylor,' 'Kareem,' 'Idris,' 'Camilo,' 'Matthias' and 'Danny' rounding out the last six names.

Each year, BabyCenter highlights the most popular baby names, analyzing trends from hundreds of thousands of parents who register their newborns. 

Experts point to major shifts in naming trends, with entire generations of names facing 'extinction.'   

Last year, experts spotted the beginning of the end for '-aden' boy names, a trend that continues this year.

Jaden, which peaked at No. 62 in 2002, is now continuing its decline, falling 162 spots from its former glory.

Royal-inspired names are experiencing a particularly brutal culling, with Catherine plunging a staggering 221 spots, accompanied by a decrease of names like Anne, Phillip, Albert, and Edward.

Millennial-era names are also seeing a drop.

Names that once dominated playgrounds in the '80s and '90s now facing complete extinction like 'Jamie' which dominated name charts from 1974 to 1996.

Even beloved nicknames are not immune to this naming massacre. Liv, a popular shortened version of Olivia, has been brutally dropped 257 spots, while Billy has seen a 167 spot drop.

'One thing that makes a name go out of fashion is that it's been in fashion for too long,' Pamela Redmond, whose books on baby names led to the creation of her site Nameberry, told The Guardian in June. 

A previous study revealed there has seen a decrease in common names chosen in the US since the 1980s when parents wanted to select novel names that would make their children stand out.

'The Baby Boomers were the first parents who wanted to be cool, and who wanted their children to be cool as well,' Redmond told the BBC.

The way parents used to name their children was more about fitting in and choosing a simple and practical name, baby name expert Laura Wattenberg told NPR.

'That was what was realistic. That was what was expected,' she said, adding: 'Today, the culture is more about standing out instead of fitting in, and the options are limitless. Everyone is pushing to be unique, to be creative.'