Pregnant Barbara Palvin and her husband Dylan Sprouse may be one of the millions of expectant parents flicking through baby name books, trying to decide on the perfect moniker ahead of welcoming their first child.
The Office for National Statistics (ONS) has been working overtime to uncover the names that may face extinction as parents in 2026 turn their backs on them.
According to Nuby, the frontrunner for eradication from baby books is the boy's name Sheldon, as only three registrations were recorded last year. But which other names are on the chopping block as expectant parents lean into trending cycles this year?
Boys' names becoming extinct
- Sheldon
- Giles
- Aled
- Akshay
- Barry
- Carwyn
© Getty ImagesGirls' names becoming extinct
- Karen
- Jazmin
- Karis
- Lyndon
- Leona
- Michaela
© Getty ImagesAn expert weighs in
JoJo Maman Bébé enlisted the help of baby name consultant Colleen Slagen to predict the new trends for baby names in 2025. She revealed her thoughts on the decline and surge of names' popularity over the years.
Colleen shared that the Kardashians were having an impact on the way we name children, with 47 per cent saying they're keen on siblings having matching initials!
Colleen commented: "I find that the Kardashian naming style is a love-hate trend. For some, it provides a way to tie together two names that may be stylistically different but share the same starting letter; however, I think it can force people to choose names they don’t love or dip into some very unusual spellings just to keep the trend going."
