It’s time for Top Ten baby names predictions 2019! Later this week, the US Social Security Administration will release the new most popular names list. It’s like Christmas meets the Super Bowl meets my birthday. New popularity lists means plenty more prognosticating than a groundhog on the morning of February 2nd. Catch up on all […]
READ MORE >>Sunday Summary: Boomers versus Gen Alpha
If you’re expecting a baby right about now, that new little person will belong to Generation Alpha. Super space-agey sounding, right? They’re the children of Millennials, the babies born today – and into 2025, give or take. We know that every generation chooses different names, but I suspect that every generation thinks about names slightly […]
READ MORE >>Star Wars Baby Names: 13 Best
Star Wars baby names range from the classic to the wild, with everything in between. Whether you’re inspired by a character’s heroics, or just plain love the sound, the perfect choice for your child could come from a galaxy far, far away. As sci-fi names go, the Star Wars lexicon isn’t quite as cohesive as […]
READ MORE >>Name Help: Home on the Range
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! K. writes: We are expecting our first child later this spring. Turns out […]
READ MORE >>Luna: Baby Name of the Day
Luna qualifies as the Harry Potter character name most thoroughly embraced by Muggles. Thanks to Unknown for suggesting our Baby Name of the Day. Moon Goddess Long before JK Rowling imagined Hogwarts, her heroic boy wizard, or any of his fantastic world, the Romans worshiped Luna as a goddess of the moon. Sometimes Diana and […]
READ MORE >>Predicting the New Top 100 Names of 2019
The question of the moment: what will be the new top 100 names of 2019? Today I’m taking my shot at predicting newcomers to the list. These are already popular picks that haven’t cracked the double-digits … yet. But I think we’ll see them when the new list of 2018 data is released in May […]
READ MORE >>Sunday Summary: We’ve Always Loved It Edition
A friend of a friend is expecting. Her first child has a classic boys’ name – Top 50, totally expected, goes well with their surname, adorable. But for their second kid? They chose an old-school name, and a really rare one. The story of his name is familiar: before he was born, people did a […]
READ MORE >>Name Help: Is Colby Too Cheesy?
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! Kristin writes: My partner and I are due in early May with a […]
READ MORE >>Abby Answers: April 2019 Mailbag
Time for the April 2019 Mailbag! You ask questions … and I try oh-so-very diligently to answer them. They’re question too short for Facebook, but not quite right for a #namehelp post, either. Let’s dive in! Was there ever a prince named Crispin? Fiction must have given us one, right? A little bit of digging […]
READ MORE >>Miles: Baby Name of the Day
Miles feels like an antique revival, but it’s actually more popular today than ever before. Thanks to Kelly for suggesting our Baby Name of the Day. Good-Gracious-Soldier Debate surrounds this name’s meaning and origin. My best guess? It’s an all-of-the-above scenario, with more than one backstory behind the name. The Germanic element mil means generous […]
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