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Irish Baby Names: Top Choices Here and There

　　Irish baby names appeal to a wide range of parents, whether your background is Irish or not. But the Irish baby names most popular here are very different from those that are hot in their homeland. St. Paddy‘s Day is the perfect moment to look at the top Irish baby...

Jan 7, 2025

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The Most Influential Celebrity Baby Names 2016

Jan 7, 2025

　　By Abby Sandel 　　We know that celebrity baby names can impact the popularity charts for years to come. Way before Emily Blunt welcomed baby Hazel, its choice by Julia Roberts pushed it an astonishing 600 places up the US popularity chart. Heather Locklear and Reese Witherspoon were moms to early Avas, which turned that old Hollywood Glamour name into...

The Newest Baby Names on the List: Contest Winners!

Jan 7, 2025

　　By Abby Sandel 　　Last week, we learned the new most popular baby names in the US for calendar year 2016. 　　We also learned that some of you have crystal balls! 　　Our contest to guess the newest names on the list challenged readers to identify which boy name and girl name...

2016 Baby Names: The Playground Analysis

Jan 7, 2025

　　By Kelli Brady 　　The 2016 SSA list of top baby names says that Noah and Emma are the number one names in the country. However, in your daily life, haven’t you heard more parents yelling out for Jackson or Sophia? To help explain this, the 2016 Playground Analysis is an...

The Trendiest Name in US History?

Jan 7, 2025

　　By Simon Davis 　　What is the trendiest baby name in American history? Jayden? Madison? Khaleesi? 　　The answer might not sound so trendy to you: it’s Linda. 　　Quantifying trendiness is tricky, since there’s no universally accepted way to calculate how much of a fad a name was. But according to researcher...

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Naming a Daughter – At Last!

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Rare Girls’ Names of the 1940s: Avis, Marigold and Jinx

Jan 7, 2025

　　By Anna Otto, Waltzing More Than 　　Matilda 　　The most popular girls names of the 1940s were Margaret, Patricia, Judith, and Helen, but what were the least popular names? Here are ten names which were only chosen once in any year between 1944 and 1949 in South Australia, making them unique...

Cute Comeback-Kid Nicknames for Girls

Jan 7, 2025

　　By Linda Rosenkrantz 　　After a brief hiatus following the Sandy–Mandy–Cindy–Mindy years, nickname names are making a strong comeback. Just recently we’ve seen starbabies with names like Andy (for a girl), Art, Cy, Gus, Josh and Sid on their birth certificates. So with this in mind, we’re embarking here on a...

1950s Girls’ Names: Where are Sharon and Sandra now?

Jan 7, 2025

　　By Kara Cavazos of The Art of Naming 　　The baby girls who were born in 1950 are now grandmothers. They will turn 65 this year! It is safe to say, though, that a lot of their first names may not be getting passed down to their grand-daughters at the same rate...

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New Geek Chic Names For Boys

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12 Boy Names That Deserve More Love

Jan 7, 2025

　　Looking for a boy name that feels both fashionable and original, that stands out for its rarity but fits with current trends? 　　Boy names are evolving at lightning speed right now, with parents more willing than ever to branch out from traditional choices and embrace individuality in their sons’ names...

Where To Find A Cool Vintage Boy Name

Jan 7, 2025

　　The good news for lovers of vintage boy names is that they’ve never been cooler. 　　The bad news? Well... they’ve never been cooler. 　　That means it can feel increasingly difficult to find the perfect “I wish I’d thought of that first!” vintage boy name. You know: the sweet but strong,...

I Named My Son Liam Before It Got Popular

Jan 7, 2025

　　Fifteen hours into labor, a new nurse came into our hospital room and gave us a cheerful hello. My husband and I looked away from the television. The 2010 Winter Olympics were on though neither of us were paying much attention. 　　Just after midnight, I’d woken up to my water...

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Unisex Names That Switched From Boy to Girl

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Surnames That Make Great Unisex Baby Names

Jan 7, 2025

　　Surnames used as unisex baby names offer fresh, modern-sounding options that aren’t too tied to one gender. 　　Last names as first names are always in fashion. Some lean strongly to one gender, as we can see in the USA’s list of popular names. Harper and Avery are mostly given to...

How I Named My Babies: Nico Gianna & Jasper Graham

Jan 7, 2025

　　Alanna Shore, stay-at-home parent, and her husband Keith, artist and art director of Mikkeller Beer, live in Bucks County, Pennsylvania with their four children. 　　In May they welcomed their latest arrivals, twins named Nico Gianna and Jasper Graham. Here, Alanna shares the story of how she and Keith named their...

Fall’s Biggest Name Trend: Econames

Jan 7, 2025

　　Total Bellas star Brie Bella, mother of three-year-old Birdie Joe and newborn Buddy Dessert, revealed she would have chosen the name Branch or Blossom for her child if she’d had a girl. “People thought I was crazy, but I thought Birdie and Branch would just be like the sweetest, cutest...

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The Secret Meanings of Color Names

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Celebrity Baby Name Trends of 2023

Jan 7, 2025

　　And that’s a wrap on the celebrity names of 2023. This year saw a number of notable celebrity baby names, including Techno Mechanicus, Rocky Thirteen, and Louetta Isley. 　　In addition, many A-list celebrity babies were born in 2023, such as the unnamed babies of Blake Lively and Ryan Reynolds and...

Ancient Names for Babies

Jan 7, 2025

　　Can the rise of ancient names for babies be credited to the prominence of Amelia, Zoe, Sebastian, and Atticus on international lists of popular names? 　　Or maybe it’s a reaction against all the new names and trends that have mushroomed over the past few decades, from word names to nature...

New Study Shows Climate Impact on Baby Names

Jan 7, 2025

　　Nature-related baby names are a huge trend across the board right now. But did you know that the climate actually influences the type of nature names American parents are choosing for their children? 　　A recent study published in the journal Evolutionary Human Sciences analyzed over a century of baby names...

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Forgotten Names Making a Comeback

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New Popular Irish Names Revealed

Jan 7, 2025

　　Good news for lovers of Irish baby names! The latest popular Irish names data for 2022 has just been released, and it’s a treasure trove of intriguing options from the Emerald Isle. 　　Happy St Patrick’s Day! Lá Fhéile Pádraig sona duit! 　　Top 10 Irish Girl Names 　　There has been a...

Presidential Names for Babies: Who's Winning?

Jan 7, 2025

　　Presidential baby names – the famous last names and, in a few cases, first names of America’s presidents – are more popular than ever in the US. The presidential connection may be more direct in some cases (Lincoln) than others (Taylor). 　　Naming a child for – or, in some cases,...

Top Baby Name Influencers 2023

Jan 7, 2025

　　Baby name influencers don't set out to start name trends, but ultimately, their names go viral. 　　When it comes to influential names, there’s a formula for success. Whether the name is that of a celebrity or their child, it needs to be connected to someone who’s highly visible in the...

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Family Names Are Getting More Adventurous

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Unique Twin Names to Inspire

Jan 7, 2025

　　Unique twin names that feel well-matched but not too matchy can feel impossible to find. Naming twins is undoubtedly one of the biggest challenges (and greatest pleasures) facing a baby namer – although our ultimate guide to twin names is a great place to start! 　　Many parents naming twins take...

Name Sage: Honoring Grandma Elaine

Jan 7, 2025

　　Aviva writes:I’m expecting my first child. I was very close to my grandmother Elaine, who passed away, so I’d like to name my son after her. 　　For his first name, I’ve thought of Laine or Lane. Is there anything else I’m missing? 　　I’m leaning toward Laine right now but don’t...

How to Cope With Baby Name Regret

Jan 7, 2025

　　Baby name regret — also known as baby name remorse — is a common source of shame among new parents. It allegedly affects between 10-20% of new parents, yet the perceived stigma deters many from sharing their feelings or stories. 　　Lately, celebrities have been opening up about their own experiences with baby...