Jennifer and Mallory suggest more unique alternatives to some trending names of 2025. Names included in this episode:

Archer, Daniel, Elias, Hudson, Jack, John, Mateo, Michael, Samuel, Wesley, Clara, Eliana, Elizabeth, Ella, Evangeline, Elizabeth, Gianna, Grace, Harper, Juniper, Ophelia…and more!

Other This Not That episodes:

This Not That 2024
This Not That 2023
(we didn’t do one for 2022)
This Not That 2021
This Not That 2020

The Baby Names Podcast is a production of BabyNames.com, and hosted by BabyNames.com founders and sisters Jennifer Moss and Mallory Moss.

Headshot of Jennifer Moss

Jennifer Moss (she/her) is the founder of BabyNames.com, author of The Baby Names Workbook, and Producer of The Baby Names Podcast. Jennifer is widely regarded as the leading expert on popular baby name trends and the naming process, serving as the authoritative source on the subject for national and international media.

Jennifer entered the tech arena in the 80s as a software developer and database architect, and became a pioneer in the Internet industry. In addition to operating BabyNames.com, Jennifer owns a web development agency in central California.