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2016's most popular baby names
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Next year's most popular baby names are not what you'd expect. - photo by Melinda Fox
Sometimes you can guess someone's age by their name. For example, a Cayden isn't the kind of guy you'd hang out with in a nursing home, and Bertha's not really a gal you'd meet when you're out dancing.

So, as you're sitting through the graduation of the class of 2034, trying not to fall asleep, here are the names Baby Centre expects you'll hear over and over:

10 most popular girl names for 2016

Emi

Nora

Astrid

Eden

Marni

Luna

Cleo

Queenie

Cicely

Beryl

10 most popular boy names for 2016

Hector

Atticus

Aspen

Otto

Devon

Nelson

Kit

Alberto

Cairo

Colton

So if you don't want to subject your child to becoming defined by their last initial (pretty sure Sarah F. will never be thought of as just "Sarah" to her classmates), avoid these names like their social life depends on it.