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Sweet Spot Girl Names: Daisy, Eliza, Quinn

May 17, 2022 By appellationmountain 27 Comments

sweet spot girl names

Today we’re looking at sweet spot girl names. They’re the names that we all recognize, but don’t hear everywhere. You may know a kid or two who answers to them, because many are rising in use. But in terms of temperature they’d please even Goldilocks: neither the white-hot trendy that characterizes fast risers, nor the […]

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Fastest Rising Boy Names: Luca, Maverick, Kai

May 16, 2022 By appellationmountain Leave a Comment

fastest rising boy names

Time for the fastest rising boy names of the year. Most of the time we talk about changes in rank on the popularity charts. But this list is based on the increase in number of actual births. Why does that matter? Sometimes it doesn’t, actually. Luca is the top name on this list of the […]

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Sunday Summary: Rush and Whoosh

May 15, 2022 By appellationmountain 2 Comments

Sunday Summary: 5.15.22

Life sometimes crawls. And sometimes it goes by with a rush and a whoosh. Parenting is often both at once. Pregnancy, too! I’ll never forget my 38-week check-up with my first child. The doctor’s last words before he left the room? “Nothing’s happen just yet, but at this stage of your pregnancy, that doesn’t mean […]

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Fastest Rising Girl Names: Isla, Willow, Leilani

May 14, 2022 By appellationmountain 1 Comment

fastest rising girl names 2022

Every year, we talk about the fastest rising girl names. But we usually mean the names that gained the most in terms of rank. Which name leapt from #7935 to #494? (It’s Raya. More on that name below.) But things change when we look at the fastest rising girl names by the actual number of […]

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Name Help: A Sister for Hadley, Emma, and Teagan

May 13, 2022 By appellationmountain 14 Comments

Name Help: A Sister for Hadley, Emma, and Teagan

Name Help is a series at Appellation Mountain. Every week, one reader’s name questions will be discussed. We’re relying on thoughtful comments from the community to help expectant parents narrow down their name decisions. Thank you in advance for sharing your insight! Chelsea writes: Naming girl number four is challenging! We have three girls, and […]

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EcoVintage Girl Names: Flora, Lillie, June

May 12, 2022 By appellationmountain 13 Comments

What, exactly, are ecovintage girl names? They sit at the intersection of two irresistible baby name trends: they’re nature names, tied to the outdoors. But they’re also vintage in style. They’ll appeal to some parents who love Willow and Skye, and others who favor Evelyn and Amelia. To make this list, a name has to: […]

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New Boy Names 2022: Gian, Neo, Eliam

May 12, 2022 By appellationmountain 1 Comment

new boy names 2022

The new boy names 2022 are here! This list of 41 names are either debuting in the US Top 1000 or returning to the rankings after an absence. Some may have been hibernating for decades. Others charted as recently as 2019, but tipped off the list last year. Data was released by the US Social […]

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New Girl Names 2022: Billie, Birdie, Soraya, Soleil

May 10, 2022 By appellationmountain 2 Comments

New Girl Names 2022

The new girl names 2022 have arrived! These 36 names are either debuting in the US Top 1000 or returning to the rankings after an absence. Data was released by the US Social Security Administration on May 8, 2022. It represents births between January 1st and December 31st of the year 2021. How does that […]

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Top 100 Boy Names: Coolest, Classic, New

May 9, 2022 By appellationmountain 15 Comments

top 100 boy names

The Top 100 boy names combine Old Testament traditionals with regal classics, bold modern word names and modern surname names. A popular name can be cool, classic, novel, even edgy. Especially for our sons, classics have always played a role in the Top 100 boy names. But that’s changing in recent generations, with evergreen picks […]

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Sunday Summary: Data, Data, Data

May 8, 2022 By appellationmountain 1 Comment

Sunday Summary 5.8.22

(Nearly) every year, the US Social Security Administration delivers an early Mother’s Day gift: an updated list of the Top 1000 most popular baby names. And that means that Mother’s Day weekend turns into a feast of data and data analysis. Sharing just a few of my favorites pieces so far: Disney dominates the fastest-rising […]

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