New British Popularity List: Harry and Amelia still reign
　　Our top UK correspondent, Eleanor Nickerson, has the following lead story on today’s release of the new popularity data from the UK Office for National Statistics on her blog British Baby Names. Check there for a lot more fascinating statistics on top names by region and month and those most popular...
Nov 25, 2024
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Underused Classic Baby Names: Calvin, Martin and Miriam
Nov 25, 2024
　　by Angela Mastrodonato of Upswing Baby Names 　　Legions of expectant parents search for that “underused classic” name each year. 　　But what exactly is an “underused classic” name? Do underused classic names even exist? Are they some impossible standard like names that are universally appealing and forever-guaranteed-to-stay-unique? 　　“Classic” can be interpreted...
Unusual Baby Names: Hidden in plain sight
Nov 25, 2024
　　by Angela Mastrodonato of Upswing Baby Names 　　Once upon a time, most parents would have never imagined naming their children Arya, Iker or Major. Now these are some of the fastest rising baby names in the U.S. With formerly unusual names hitting the mainstream, some parents are left wondering where...
Classic Baby Names: Where do they stand?
Nov 25, 2024
　　This week, Appellation Mountain‘s Abby Sandel looks at the “quiet” classic baby names  and measures how they stand in the new popularity ratings. 　　 There were dozens of stories in the baby name news last week, but they all shared a common theme: the Social Security Administration’s release of the 2012...
The Shirley Temple Syndrome: On loving a popular, trendy name
Nov 25, 2024
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Nov 25, 2024
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Nov 25, 2024
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Black History Names: Amazing Women Athletes
Nov 25, 2024
　　This year, the Black history names we salute are those of the extraordinary women athletes whose strength, skill and bravura have brought them to the top of their fields, many of them breaking records. It wasn’t easy narrowing the list down to just these 16 amazing women! 　　Alice Coachman 　　Alice...
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Nov 25, 2024
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Finding International Boy Names
Nov 25, 2024
　　These physician parents are hard at work responding to the global pandemic. Let’s help them find some great international boy names due later this month! 　　Alyssa writes:We have a little boy on the way, due in late May, and are looking for a name. We live in the German-speaking part...
Name Sage: Finding Romantic Boy Names
Nov 25, 2024
　　They love their daughter’s long, romantic name, and have a great story behind it, too. Now it’s time to find long, romantic boy names for Ophelia Thi’s new brother! 　　Kristian writes:We just found out that our second child is a boy, a sibling for Ophelia Thi. 　　Both this pregnancy and...
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Nov 25, 2024
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Nov 25, 2024
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The Most Nonbinary Names in Every State
Nov 25, 2024
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60 Names That Mean You Live in the Midwest
Nov 25, 2024
　　Know a lot of babies named Vivian and Lincoln? You might just live in the Midwest. 　　We analyzed the most popular names by state to find which names are used more in the twelve core Midwestern states — that's Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, Ohio,...
The Top Names We're Watching for 2024
Nov 25, 2024
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America's Next Top Baby Names
Nov 25, 2024
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Nov 25, 2024
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Top Czech Names Follow International Trends
Nov 25, 2024
　　This just in: the top Czech baby names for 2022! 　　The Czech Republic is a small country in central Europe with a classic, self-contained naming culture. Traditional Czech names such as Vendula and Zdeněk have made the charts for decades, and proper Czech spellings are favored over streamlined international variations....
Baby Names Before 1850
Nov 25, 2024
　　Records on baby names only started in the US in 1880, and so getting an accurate read on names from the 1800s before this time can be difficult at best. 　　But researcher Douglas Galbi has compiled lists of baby names drawn from census records of the early 19th century. We...
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Name Sage: Defining Classic Girl Names
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　　Julie writes:We have two boys, Benjamin John, nn Benji, and William Henry, nn Will. Our third on the way is a girl and we are really struggling with her name. 　　For our boys, we quickly settled on classic names and used family names for the middles. There doesn’t seem to...
Name Sage: Honoring Grandma Elaine
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　　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...
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