WHAT ARE PRODUCTION BABIES?
Ever since the very first Pixar movie, Toy Story, debuted in 1995, the studio has followed a fascinating tradition. Disney adopted the tradition, as did plenty of other animation studios over time.
KPOP DEMON HUNTERS PRODUCTION BABIES: THE LIST
Here’s the list as it appears in the end credits.
- AADI
- CAMILO
- CHLOE
- CONGMUL
- DEX
- DIANA
- GUS
- HANNAH
- JENNA
- KUINA
- LIAM
- LUNA
- MARIE
- MARTIN
- MATTEO
- MYLAH
- OLIE
- RILEY
- SANA
- SYLVIE
- THÉODORE
- TURBO
- NOAH
- VALENTINA
- WHITNEY
ABOUT THE KPOP DEMON HUNTERS PRODUCTION BABIES NAMES
FAMILIAR FAVORITES
It’s true for pretty much every list of Production Babies. Most names would be right at home on any playground.
Chloe, Hannah, Luna, Mylah, and Jenna are familiar choices for our daughters.
On the boys’ list Liam and Noah have been chart-topping favorites in the United States for a while.
Riley is a unisex favorite, boosted by another animated movie – Inside Out and sequel Inside Out 2.
STYLISH PICKS
Some of these names feel just a little more creative.
Short boy names like Dex and Gus have been having a moment, but both of these choices feel a little more surprising than, say, Max.
As for Sylvie, it’s a fresh up-and-comer following choices like Sophie, Ava, and Ivy.
INTERNATIONAL MAINSTAYS
I’d call Camilo, Matteo, Théodore, though with a romance language sensibility.
Valentina, too, is a very popular name that feels a little more European.
Aadi might be a creative take on Addie, but it’s almost certainly an Indian masculine name, meaning first in Sanskrit.
Sana, too, might have more than one origin and meaning, but the Arabic one stands out: radiance.
CLASSICS
A few names on every list are always closer to evergreen classics. For girls, that includes Diana and Marie.
Martin feels closer to classic than anything else, though there’s a hint of vintage revival – and hero name – about Martin, too.
RARE & SURPRISING
Whitney fits with Top 50 favorites like Avery and Harper, but it’s a bit of 1980s revival. (Credit to the late Whitney Houston, and her meteoric rise to fame in the mid-80s.)
Is Olie a take on Ollie? A nod to the animated robot in Rolie Polie Olie? Or something else entirely.
Kuina seems to be a character name from anime One Piece.
And then there are two mysteries. First: Congmul. Cong, Kong, and Kang are definitely given names, with origins and meanings in Chinese, Japanese, and Vietnamese – and probably other languages, too. Congmul remains elusive.
And then there’s Turbo. It comes from a Latin word meaning “spinning top.” A turbine was originally a waterwheel, a rotor turned by flowing water. The 20th century gave us gas turbines and turbochargers, powered by exhaust gases. In 2013, Dreamworks gave us Turbo, the tale of a snail who survives a trip through the engine of a Camaro. When he recovers, he possesses super speed. The name has been used in small numbers in recent years. It’s a little bit bolder than, say, Dash.
Sana is pretty and is unusual without being intimidating. I wonder if people might read it as Sara? Though there aren’t as many babies being called that as there were in my childhood.
I haven’t thought about the name Martin in forever, but seeing it again, I don’t think I’d mind it making a comeback. It’s been retired for long enough that I don’t think the Marty nickname is inevitable, and it’s actually a name that would travel well internationally – I knew it was still being used regularly by Spanish-speaking families, but it looks like it’s also currently popular in France, Norway, and Estonia.
Impossible, it’s too common to become more popular
I have yet to see the movie but my 7 yr old and all her cousins and friends are obsessed with it! I heard that one of the character’s names is Zoe so I’m hoping the movie doesn’t make it even more popular since that’s our top pick for a second daughter