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Every generation's got a set of names that are super popular.

每代人都有一些超流行的名字。

Even though your parents may have thought they were crafting a name that was so you,

即使你的父母可能认为他们在给你创造一个名字,

you still might have ended up being one of three Sarahs in your class.

你仍然可能最终成为班上第三个叫萨拉斯的人。

So which names are gonna be crazy trendy in the coming years?

在未来的几年里,哪些名字会成为人们追捧的潮流呢?

We've got the Social Security Administration's official stats and Wiki-trend expert Daniel Levine weighing in!

我们得到了社会保障管理局的官方数据和维基趋势专家丹尼尔·莱文的支持!

Reign.

君主。

Of the 477 female names that increased in popularity from 2015 to 2016, many were plays on the theme of nobility.

从2015年到2016年,477个越来越受欢迎的女性名字中,很多都是以贵族为主题的戏剧中的名字。

The name Reign, or forms of Reign with varied spellings, have all jumped up the charts.

君主的名称,或各种拼写形式的君主都跃升到图表上。

Similarly, noble names like Royalty, Princess, and Heavenly also saw an increase.

同样,皇室、公主和天堂等高贵的名字也在增长。

Children are our future — and also our monarchs.

孩子是我们的未来,也是我们的君主。

Aria

阿拉雅

Surprisingly, Aria is currently the 23rd most popular name for baby girls,

令人惊讶的是,阿拉雅在目前女婴最受欢迎的名字中排在第23位,

and it's rising in popularity along with spelling variations like Ariah, Ariyah, and Arya.

然后是阿莉雅、阿拉雅荷和雅利安等拼写变体的流行,阿拉雅也越来越受欢迎。

So the question is, are parents naming their little bundles of joy after the vengeful Stark sibling on Game of Thrones

所以问题是,父母是以《权力的游戏》中复仇的兄妹命名,

or the savvy teenage conspirator on Pretty Little Liars?

还是以《美少女谎言》中精明的少年同谋者的名字来命名他们的宝贝呢?

Whatever the reason, this name is all over pop culture and baby cribs right now, and is only set to become more popular in the future.

不管是什么原因,这个名字现在已经遍布流行文化中,许多婴儿都叫这个名字,而且它在未来会更流行。

Sloan

斯隆

Many of the girls' names that are rising in popularity aren't associated with any particular gender.

很多女孩的名字越来越受欢迎,但与任何特定的性别并无关联。

Sloan, Sloane, Harlee and Frankie are all becoming more common.

斯隆,洛娜,哈雷和弗兰基都变得越来越普遍。

The name Landry is even increasing in popularity for both boys and girls.

兰德里这个名字甚至越来越受男孩和女孩的欢迎。

Levine says, "This trend is directly connected to the greater acceptance of gender fluidity…

莱文说,“这一趋势与人们对性别流动性的接受程度更高直接相关,

Many parents are opting to wait to name their babies until well after they are born in order to see what fits."

许多父母选择等孩子出生后很久再给他们取名字,以确定他们的名字是否合适。”

Adeline

阿德林

While the most popular girls' names for the past few years have been short and simple

虽然过去几年最受欢迎的女孩名字都很简短

(like Emma, Ava, and Mia), the names now rising in popularity are longer, with more complicated spellings.

(比如艾玛、艾娃和米娅),但现在越来越受欢迎的名字都较长,拼写也更复杂。

One such name is Adeline.

其中一个是阿德琳。

Variations, including Adelina and Adelaide are also on the rise.

包括阿德丽娜和阿德莱德在内的各种变型的使用度也在增加。

Kehlani

基拉尼

This was by far the girl's name that spiked most in popularity last year, jumping 2,487, spots to land in the 1000 most popular names.

到目前为止,这个女孩名在去年人气最旺,升了2487位,进入了1000个最受欢迎的名字。

Similar picks Kaylani, Ailani, and Nalani were also in the top 12 names that jumped in popularity.

类似的入围的还有卡拉尼、艾拉尼和纳拉尼,这些也飙升到前12名。

Levine says "uniqueness" and "customization" are current "megatrends," and that "having something original and personalized is the ultimate in brag-ability."

莱文说,“独特性”和“定制化”是当前的“大趋势”,“拥有原创和个性化的东西最棒。”

Kylo

基洛

On the boy's side, the name that surged the most in popularity in 2016 was Kylo.

在男孩方面,2016年人气飙升最多的名字是凯洛。

Yes, like Kylo Ren, the villain in Star Wars The Force Awakens.

是的,就像《星球大战》中的恶棍克洛·伦一样,原力觉醒了。

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The name jumped , 2,368 spots to become the 901st most-popular boy's name.

这个名字跃升2368位成为第901位最受欢迎的男孩名字。

Levine notes, quote, "These days, with the enormous popularity of superheroes and graphic novels,

莱文指出,引用“这些天来,随着超级英雄和图形小说的大力普及,

it's no surprise that we are seeing children named after fictitious heroes and anti-heroes.

我们看到以虚构的英雄和反英雄命名的儿童也就不足为奇了。

Other names from the dark side, for both boys and girls, include Ajax, Lex, Atlas, Kang, Jadis, Jareth, Loki, Match, Sylar, Faora, Hela, and Siryn."

其他含有黑暗寓意的男孩和女孩的名包括阿贾克斯、莱克斯、阿特拉斯、康、贾迪斯、贾雷斯、洛基、马奇、西尔拉、法奥拉、希拉和西林。”

Zayn

赞恩

Speaking of names from the dark side, a lot of new little humans share a name with the famous bad boy, formerly of One Direction.

说到暗黑一些的名字,很多新出生的小朋友都和那个有名的坏男孩同名,以前的单向乐队成员。

Whether you love him or could really care less, there are going to be a lot of new Zayns around town.

不管你是爱他还是真的不在乎,镇上都会有很多新的赞恩。

Zayn was in the Top 10 boy's names that rose in popularity last year and is now the 421st most popular name.

赞恩是去年人气上升的十大男孩名字之一,现在是第421名最受欢迎的名字。

Shepherd

夏普德

Sick of hipster references yet?

厌倦了时髦的推荐信了吗?

Too bad!

太糟糕了!

While Mason — as a baby name, and a jar — have been extremely popular for years, some new variations on this style of name are on the rise.

虽然梅森作为一个婴儿名,已经流行了很多年,一些新的变型的使用度正在增加。

Shepherd rose 242 spots in 2016, and Denver, where lots of young people now move after college, rose 60 spots.

夏普德在2016年上升了242个位置,丹佛排名上升了60位,而现在住在丹佛的很多年轻人在大学毕业后就搬家。

Levine jokes, "Perhaps we should start looking for babies with names like Artisanal, Organic, and Spirulina."

莱文开玩笑说,“也许我们应该开始寻找像阿拉狄思那、奥拉甘尼克和斯普鲁林娜这样名字的婴儿。”

An ironic mustache just perked up somewhere.

一个颇具讽刺意义的小胡子在某处突然冒了出来。

Joziah

约西亚

The traditional name Josiah has been upgraded with an edgy "z," and it's currently climbing to the top of the 1,000, most popular boy's names.

传统的名字约西亚已经升级为带有前卫的“z”,目前它已经攀升到1000个最受欢迎的男孩名字的顶位。

Other cool new spellings of names you know and love include Jaxon, the 41st most popular boy's name, and Jayceon, which is 249th most popular.

其他你所知道和喜爱的名字的新拼法,还包括排在第41位最受欢迎的男孩名字杰克逊和第排名249位最受欢迎的男孩名字贾森。

Levine points out, "Some families are choosing new spellings to make their children easy to find in crowded online spaces like Facebook

莱文指出,“有些家庭选择新的拼法,让孩子在脸书这样热门的网络空间里很容易被找到,

or choosing new spellings of old names because the URL is still available."

或选择旧名字的新拼法,因为网址仍然可用。”

Hey.

嘿。

It's never too early to go viral.

迟早都会流行起来。

Finn

芬恩

Boy names Finn, Finnley, and Finnegan are all on the rise, and Finn is currently the 175th most popular name.

男孩名字芬恩,芬利,芬尼根的使用量都在上升,芬恩是目前是排在175位最流行的名字。

The Irish name is taking over the U.S., but could it break the top 100 next year?

这个爱尔兰名字正在称霸美国,但它明年能进入前100名吗?

Maybe with one more TV heartthrob named Finn, it would be a done deal.

也许再加上一个叫芬恩的电视红人,这就痒了。

Put a name on it

写上名字

So what kind of names are really popping?

什么样的名字才是真正流行的呢?

Intricately-spelled, royal-inspired, gender neutral, villainous, hipster ones.

拼写复杂,灵感来自皇家,中性,有点坏坏的感觉,又时髦。

But one thing to consider down the line when there are lots of middle-aged dudes named Darth Z and Jar,

但有一件事要考虑,有很多中年人叫达斯和贾尔时,

it will probably seem shocking to simply name your kid Michael.

只给孩子简单起名叫迈克尔可能会让人震惊。

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