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Top Names of 2033: Boys edition

　　By Abby Sandel, Appellation Mountain 　　Here’s the thing about baby name data: the Top 20 is actually kind of dull. 　　Not the names themselves, necessarily. In order to become one of the 20 most popular given names in the US for any particular year, a name has to be pretty...

Nov 26, 2024

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Baby Names for Boys: Popularity of “S” and “Sh” sounds

Nov 26, 2024

　　By Kelli Brady, NameFreak! 　　I previously compared the popularity of girl names that began with the “S” and “Sh” sounds. Here are the boys! 　　As I explained last week, to do this research, I used the S and Sh names with percentage of use above 0.01% since 1938*. This cutoff was...

Baby Name Trends: The n-ending boys’ names epidemic

Nov 26, 2024

　　__By David Taylor, prooffreader.com 　　It’s been noted before that one of the most striking trends when analyzing American baby names is the rise in popularity of boys’ names ending with the letter ‘n’ over the past few decades. What I haven’t seen is a visualization that truly demonstrates the scale...

Auto Pioneer Baby Names: Ford, Nash, Hudson & Tucker

Nov 26, 2024

　　By Nick Turner 　　If you’re like me, your favorite baby names are ones that peaked at least 100 years ago. But I always seem to have an easier time finding great “century names” for girls than boys. (When we named our kids, my female list was much longer than my...

The New Everyboy Names: Emmett, River, and Axel

Nov 26, 2024

　　By Abby Sandel of Appellation Mountain 　　What’s the 2014 equivalent of the old phrase “Every Tom, Dick, and Harry?” 　　Every Aiden, Mason, and Jake? 　　Every Max, Zac, and Jackson? 　　The most popular names for boys used to hold steady for years. In 1932, the ten most popular names for boys...

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Unusual Vintage Names for Girls

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Classic but Rare Girls Names: Ada, Liza, and Lena

Nov 26, 2024

　　Baby naming tip: when others react negatively to your favorite name, don’t despair! Instead pay attention, because it might be a good sign you’ve found an undiscovered gem. 　　Kelsi writes: 　　My husband and I are expecting our first daughter, and we are having a hard time pinning down a name....

Trendy Celebrity Baby Names

Nov 26, 2024

　　Trendy celebrity baby names are kind of the golden mean of starbaby names. 　　We all love raising our eyebrows at “crazy” celebrity baby names, but for every one-of-a-kind starbaby name (looking at you, Rumi and Sir), there are dozens of mainstream ones that sit quietly in the background (hello, Ella...

Best Unusual Girl Names: Twyla, Thora, and Lake

Nov 26, 2024

　　By Abby Sandel 　　If you’re expecting a daughter soon, the new most popular baby names stats for the US might be getting a lot of your attention lately. 　　Every year, it seems like more rarities are discovered. Calliope, Mavis, and Poppy joined the US Top 1,000. Once uncommon choices like Ophelia,...

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Awesome V Names for Boys

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Boys’ Name Joe Gets Its Own Holiday

Nov 26, 2024

　　The boys’ name Joe is in the news these day, and Happy National Joe Day on March 27th celebrates the incredibly likeable, everyman name Joe. 　　In the news, former Vice President Joe Biden is now the presumptive Democratic Party nominee for President, having won recent primaries in states such as...

Welsh Names for Boys

Nov 26, 2024

　　Welsh names for boys have never been as popular in the US as Irish boy names. But over the years some have become widespread enough to lose much of their Welsh accents. I’m thinking names like Owen (#25), Evan (#86) and Dylan (#31) and Trevor (#380) and Griffin (#224) and...

70s Daddy Names Around the World

Nov 26, 2024

　　Daddy Names, like Dad Clothes and Dad Jokes, are total classics. We’re all familiar with them—sometimes to the point of exhaustion. They’re common among middle-aged men—those who are experienced fathers, but not yet old enough to be grandfathers. Most importantly, they’re not trendy among babies born today. The names on...

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America's Top Unisex Names of 2022

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Vintage Surname Names Come Back Around

Nov 26, 2024

　　Vintage surname names — it’s not an oxymoron! 　　Yes, we tend to think of surname names as a modern trend, and in many ways it is. The way we use surname names today is remarkably different from a century ago. 　　Historically, wealthy families passed down surnames as a way to authenticate...

The Coolest Unisex Nature Names

Nov 26, 2024

　　Unisex nature names blend two of the coolest categories of baby names right now, so it’s no wonder they’re attracting a lot of attention! 　　The top gender neutral names in the US include several nature-inspired options, and the natural world is also a wonderful place to look for unique unisex...

Surnames That Make Great Unisex Baby Names

Nov 26, 2024

　　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...

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Popular Names Your Mom Never Heard Of

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Old Money Names That Will Make You Feel Rich

Nov 26, 2024

　　Old money names conjure the aspirational lifestyle provided by generational wealth — elite country clubs, prep schools, and holidays in the countryside. The old money aesthetic is being felt beyond baby names — this prep-rebrand is suddenly everywhere. 　　Fashion runways are filled with pleated skirts, penny loafers, and pearl necklaces. Americans...

Ancient Names for Babies

Nov 26, 2024

　　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...

60 Southern Baby Names With Charm And Style

Nov 26, 2024

　　What makes a Southern name? Just a unique blend of tradition and modern style. 　　Parents in the American South are famous for passing on family names to children, for example by repeating first names, or using mom's maiden name as a first name. This means that classics like John and...

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30 Great Names You’re Not Using!

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100 Names That Deserve To Be Used More

Nov 26, 2024

　　We often cover rare and unique names — from creative modern inventions to unusual place and nature names. The names below are rare too, but with a difference. 　　You've almost certainly heard of them. (And so have your parents.) 　　Even if you don't know someone with them in real life,...

Rare Names With Popular Nicknames

Nov 26, 2024

　　Have you ever known the excitement of meeting a Ben who is not Just Another Benjamin but is, in fact, Benedict? Or Nicki whose “secret” full name is Danika? If so, this list is for you. 　　Rare full names with familiar nicknames can be the best of both worlds, for...

The Best of the Rarest Baby Names

Nov 26, 2024

　　Baby namers desperate for truly undiscovered baby names have always begged us for our secret list of unique names that nobody but nobody else has. You know, the truly wonderful baby names with deep history and wide appeal that somehow remain completely undiscovered. 　　The only problem was we didn’t have...

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It’s Okay to Change Your Baby’s Name

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How to Have More Fun Naming Your Baby

Nov 26, 2024

　　Choosing names for hypothetical babies is always fun — why do you think I got into this business? — but when you’re actually expecting, the pressure is on. Suddenly you’re faced with the very big task of naming an actual human being, which (often) requires you to collaborate with your...

Test-Driving Your Baby Name

Nov 26, 2024

　　When picking a name, it can be hard to find opportunities to test the name in a way that gauges the true ‘wearability’ of the name and the reactions it is likely to elicit. People’s abstract opinions of names (“no-one will ever be able to spell Aoife correctly”, “Harper is...

How Not To Name The Baby: Top 10 Baby-Naming Don’ts

Nov 26, 2024

　　Since parents today invest so much thought and effort into finding the right name for their child, we get a lot of queries asking for advice on what to name the baby, and we do try to accentuate the positive. 　　But we also find it incumbent upon us to point...