Hipster Baby Names for 2015 and Beyond

By now, everyone is sick to death of hearing the word hipster. But before we write the term off, let's give the subculture some credit for having some great qualities including a wry sense of humour, tongue in cheek irony, and an outstanding ability to not take themselves too seriously. The cultural significance of the hipster may be fading but these qualities definitely are not in decline.

Hipster names come in many flavours. The best ones are those that will outlive the current cultural context. Names like Eugene, Spike, Elroy and bird come to mind. These names are a nod to the earlier hipster movement of the 40s.

Place names also make great hipster names. Portland is arguably the spiritual home of the modern hipster and there are many fans of this city's quirky charm as seen in the TV series Portlandia. Brookland may be a little over played but Fransisco is waiting to be snapped up and blessed by your young one.

There are some great product names out there that have that hipster appeal - the holy water of the hipster Pabst is a great choice - hip for now as a name but once the cultural context has moved on and people have forgotten about this 'nothing special' beer, the name Pabst will come into its own so it's a win-win choice. Brill cream kept many a spike standing up and makes an outstandingly ironic yet surprisingly endearing boys name.

findbabynames.net provides some inspiration with Lennie, Leonard and Marty - names that  are definitely more inline with the 40s hipsters than their 2000s counterparts. In fact the current hipster movement is nothing more than yet another example of how everything comes full circle. eventually. Names from that era that still have a lot of appeal are Ruby, Gordon, Lloyd and Delores.

If you can think of any hip names that you think deserve mentioning, please leave suggestions in the comments section.

Yours, Samantha xx