These Might Be 2016’s Hottest Baby Names

The new year has started with a bang! The birth announcements have been full of rare names and surprising choices. In a few weeks, we’ll see more traditional names in the mix, but for the moment, it’s easy to believe that parents are putting tradition in the past to embrace modern names with relatively limited histories of use. Scroll on for nine creative baby names that might just start 2016’s biggest baby name trends.

Ace Wells

Kandi Burruss joined The Real Housewives of Atlanta in season two, and has been with the show ever since. The singer-songwriter and husband Todd Tucker welcomed their son, Ace Wells, last week. Ace joins Kandi’s teenaged daughter, Riley. Ace is a defining name that is starting to feel mainstream. With the “s” ending, middle name Wells feels equally on trend.