With baby naming becoming more competitive than ever, many parents are digging into the past to turn former faves into modern hits. Here?s a list of previously hot monikers expected to hit it big in 2019. (Don?t call it a comeback?they?ve been here for years.)
1. The name: Eugenie

The trend: Next-level royal names
Post-Meghan-and-Harry mania, the tendency to ?go royal? in the baby naming department is stronger than ever. But as names like James, William, Elizabeth and Anne start to seem too obvious, parents are delving into the history of the English monarchy and coming up with names that are less obvious (like Otto, which is back in the top 1,000 after dropping off in the early 1970s, and Eleanor, which hasn?t been this popular since the 1930s), or just sound bloody English (Benedict, Harriette). ?People always like what they think of as royal names that denote class,? says Duana Taha, Canadian baby naming expert and author of The Name Therapist, ?and now they?re going deeper.? 2. The name: Lincoln

The trend: Presidential names
Perhaps as a nod to the more distinguished days of yore, the names of American forefathers have flourished of late with both last names (Hamilton, Ford, Kennedy) and first (Theodore, Warren) popping up on birth certificates. ?Don?t underestimate the influence of a massive cultural event like the Hamilton musical,? says Jennifer Moss, host of The Baby Names podcast. This trend is largely happening among boys, but girls are inching in with old fait...