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Popular baby names: The case for the common name
Jan 14, 2025
  Today’s guest blogger Kristen, aka Swistle, confronts the question of popular baby names–and explains why it’s okay to use them.   More common than the name is this naming concern heard from parents: “We don’t want her to be one of five  in every class.”   We know they don’t need to worry about...
Top UK Baby Names: Olivia and Oliver head the list
Jan 14, 2025
  At long last, the official list of the most popular names for baby girls and boys born  in England and Wales in 2009 has been released.  And, to cut to the chase, here are the Top 10 for each gender–all of which were there last year, with several remaining in the same spot:...
The Nameberry 9: There’s more than one Number 1
Jan 14, 2025
  This week, Appellation Mountain ‘s Abby Sandel travels around the country and across the pond to discover which  names ranked Number 1 where.   Baby name news is fast and furious at year’s end.  Lists of Worst and Best Celebrity Baby Names abound.  (Did anyone else notice that Zuzu Audrey, daughter of Top...
The Nameberry 9: What’s a normal name?
Jan 14, 2025
  In The Nameberry 9 blog this week, Appellation Mountain‘s Abby Sandel, addresseses the question of “What is a ‘normal name?”   The news was filled with so-called normal names this week.  But what defines a normal name?  Is it a Top Ten choice that plenty of people your age share?  Or...
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