Future parents are happy and excited about these names.
Baby name consultant Colleen Slagen found out why parents are looking for “Ivy League” names — and, no, they’re not naming their kids Harvard or Brown.
Most moms and dads dream of their child getting accepted to an Ivy League school, but that’s not why they’re looking for names like, say, Brooks, Cooper, Vivienne, or Georgina.
Slagen, who is paid hundreds of dollars to help parents choose the perfect name for their child, explained that the term “Ivy League” name refers to a designation that projects a classic charm and wealth similar to the eight prestigious universities.
“I think what they’re saying is they want a name that gives off a luxurious, aging-well vibe that would work in any setting,” the 34-year-old mother of three told TODAY.com.
However, this does not mean that a more unique name will not be respected.
“Of course, I don’t think that just because you named your son Onyx, he can’t be CEO,” she explained.
“Times have changed. The culture has changed, but I think this is where the parents come from.”
Many parents believe that choosing an Ivy League name will bode well for their child’s “success,” Slagen added.
“I think at their core, they want success for their child and maybe hope to manifest that through a name that evokes sophistication,” she said.
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The expert noted that a safe bet for choosing a name that fits the bill is to use the last name as a first name.
In two different TikTok videos, both steeped in humor, Slagen — who runs her own company, Baby Naming — rattled off some boy and girl names that fit that style, giving them short bios to set the scene. “all in good fun.”
Boys’ names
- Twins Callaway and Fraser go to Harvard: “They met their first venture capitalist when they were 11 years old and were looking for investors in a computer software they had created.”
- Whitaker attends Yale:Â “He is an acceptance of heritage. He goes by Whitaker when he’s interviewing for Big Four summer internships, but if you see him at a party, you can just call him Whit.”
- Brooks was accepted to Penn: “He was a three-sport athlete in high school. When people ask him where he goes to college, he humbly replies, ‘In Philly.’ His best friends are Landon and Bennett.”
- Bartholomew takes classes at Cornell: “He grew up in Brooklyn. He has never had to use a public school toilet and his younger brothers, Archibald and Cornelius, plan to follow suit.”
- Cooper studies at Columbia: “I’m not going to say he came in because he’s good at baseball, but he’s a starting pitcher.”
- Richmond Beaumont Hawthorn III goes to Dartmouth: “Please, just call him Tripp. He’s actually pretty close. His parents only have one summer home and he’s never even been to Martha’s Vineyard.
- Stetson prepares at Princeton:Â “He is the product of an oil magnate in Texas. He plans to go back there to take over the family business, but in the meantime, he’s just having a little fun.”
- Forrest takes courses at Brown: “He identifies as an activist.”
Girls’ names
- Palmer was accepted to Harvard: “Thanks to her photographic memory, she didn’t have to bring her father’s credit card with her.”
- Vivienne studies at Yale: “She is a classically trained cellist. Her idea of a wild night is playing Baz’s concerts after curfew. And please don’t pronounce her name the Latin way. Her great, great, great, great grandmother was French.”
- Kingsley entered Penn:Â “She saw the Eras Tour three times this summer with her sisters, Campbell and Chamberlain, and has the tools to prove it. Her nannies moved her in today. She’s really going to miss them.”
- Sinclair goes to Cornell:Â “She didn’t get into Princeton, but Cornell was her first choice, okay?”
- Kensington takes classes at Columbia: “She’s on a first-name basis with all her professors, but when she runs into girls from her hall, who she’s met five times, she’s like, ‘Remember your name again?’
- Wellesley prepares at Dartmouth: “Her passion is public education, but she will definitely send her future children to private school when they turn 2.”
- McKinley studies at Princeton:“Her dorm room is covered in pictures of female Fortune 500 CEOs. She had professional pictures taken for her LinkedIn profile when she was a freshman … in high school. If you’re wondering if her name is inspired by US history, her siblings are Lincoln, Kennedy, Monroe and Harrison.”
- Georgina attends Brown: “She’s circulating a petition to make the dining halls completely vegan, but her trust fund is bigger than her carbon footprint.”
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