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 […]
READ MORE >>Fastest Rising Boy Names: Luca, Maverick, Kai
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 […]
READ MORE >>Sunday Summary: Rush and Whoosh
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 […]
READ MORE >>Fastest Rising Girl Names: Isla, Willow, Leilani
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 […]
READ MORE >>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 […]
READ MORE >>EcoVintage Girl Names: Flora, Lillie, June
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: […]
READ MORE >>New Boy Names 2022: Gian, Neo, Eliam
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 […]
READ MORE >>New Girl Names 2022: Billie, Birdie, Soraya, Soleil
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 […]
READ MORE >>Top 100 Boy Names: Coolest, Classic, New
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 […]
READ MORE >>Sunday Summary: Data, Data, Data
(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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