These are the Noteworthy Names January 2018 edition. Back in 2016, I shared lists of Noteworthy baby names every month. Somehow, I stopped compiling those – but I miss them so much! And so, they’re back … The names come from everywhere – pop culture, the headlines, even #namespotting in my regular ol’ life. It’s […]
READ MORE >>Noteworthy Baby Names July 2016
Noteworthy baby names July 2016 draws inspiration from pop culture and current events. Why? Because those are the exact same sources new parents turn to – often without being fully aware! – when naming children. It’s never completely clear why some headline-making names catch parents’ attention, while others just fade away. And I’m not betting that […]
READ MORE >>Noteworthy Baby Names June 2016
The noteworthy baby names June 2016 blend the current with the could-be, sad stories and triumphant ones. We know that nearly anything that leads to more discussion of a name can also lead to greater use of that name. Or not. It’s a quirky business, figuring out which ripped-from-the-headlines choices will succeed Phoenix and Luna, and which […]
READ MORE >>Noteworthy Baby Names May 2016
Noteworthy baby names May 2016 is coming out much later than I’d planned. I’m already working on June’s list! But I didn’t want to scrap this list, so let’s talk about the noteworthy baby names May 2016 … because there are a few here that are just too good to overlook! Emma – May was all […]
READ MORE >>Noteworthy Baby Names April 2016
Time for the noteworthy baby names April 2016 edition! If you’re new here, this series details the ten names that caught my eye the month before. Pop culture influences abound, but good ol’ stats about the most-viewed names here at Appellation Mountain play a part, too. You can read all of the 2016 Noteworthy Baby […]
READ MORE >>Ten Noteworthy Baby Names March 2016
Time for the noteworthy baby names March 2016 edition! When I first started this series, I expected it to be a straightforward list of the most-viewed names at Appellation Mountain for the prior thirty days. Instead, it quickly evolved into a list of the most noteworthy baby names for the prior month, from headline news […]
READ MORE >>Ten Noteworthy Baby Names February 2016
Time for the ten noteworthy baby names February 2016 installment! This new series looks at ten names that were big the month before. Some of them are wildly popular on Appellation Mountain – and only on Appellation Mountain. Others are up for discussion here, there, and everywhere. Last month we talked about Freddie, Amelia, Bowie, […]
READ MORE >>Ten Noteworthy Baby Names January 2016
One of my plans for 2016 was to share the most popular baby names for every month at Appellation Mountain. Except. Appellation Mountain isn’t a database. New names appear as blog posts. So a wildly popular post from the 27th of the month will almost never appear in the Top Ten. Plus my brain? Is not super orderly. I […]
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