There were 679,106 babies born in England and Wales in 2017. In short: that’s a lot of babies who required a name.

While some baby names climb the popularity charts, others simply fall off the radar. But regardless of whether or not you actually plan on having children during your lifetime, we can’t deny that seeing which new names are set to trend in 2019 is, quite frankly, intriguing.

Which is why we got rather excited by Nameberry’s recent research showing that alternative baby names are set to be big in 2019. Think: muted hues, rare gems and animal-inspired middle names.

For some inspiration (or an interesting read) take a look at the lists below:

Why these alternative baby names are going to be popular in 2019