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Ten Girls Names More Popular Than You Might Guess

March 6, 2017 By appellationmountain 2 Comments

Girls Names More Popular

Wondering about girls names more popular than you’d guess? Maybe you’re expecting a daughter. While you’re not the most daring namer, you’d certainly like to avoid the most common names. Not the Top 100. But definitely the Top Ten, or maybe even 20. Turns out that’s harder than it looks. While the US Social Security […]

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March Madness 2017: Boys Opening Round

March 4, 2017 By appellationmountain 3 Comments

March Madness 2017 boys opening round

It’s rendshe first Saturday in March, and that means it’s time for March Madness Baby Names 2017 at Appellation Mountain! This is year seven of competition. Past year’s winners are as follows: Our very first year’s winner was the traditional Nathaniel. Arthur took the top spot in 2012. Up-and-coming Archer was the big winner in […]

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Nine Years!

January 24, 2017 By appellationmountain 2 Comments

Nine years ago, on January 23, 2008, Appellation Mountain went live. Like many bloggers, I had no master plan or idea. Thanks to a lifelong obsession with baby names, I knew quite a bit about the subject – and because I was alone in a new city, with a toddler for a constant companion and a […]

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Top Ten Baby Names 2017 Predictions

January 16, 2017 By appellationmountain 3 Comments

Top Ten Baby Names 2017 predictions

I hesitate to make Top Ten Baby Names 2017 predictions … but I’m doing it anyhow! A few things about the current US Top Ten: Even the #1 name is relatively less popular than ever. Fewer than 1% of all boys born in 2015 were named Noah. Twenty years ago, that percentage of use wouldn’t put a […]

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Most Popular One Syllable Boy Names, Part One

September 28, 2016 By appellationmountain 6 Comments

Popular One Syllable Boy Names

What are the most popular one syllable boy names in the US? The list mixes the truly traditional and the completely modern. I originally planned to list the Top Ten. Or maybe I would cut the list after 25. But I kept reading until I’d sorted through the entire Top 1000. By the end, I had […]

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New Names Showdown 2016 Winners

August 19, 2016 By appellationmountain 1 Comment

New Names Showdown 2016

You’ve voted. You’ve lamented the losses of favorites. And you’ve cheered on your top picks. Now it’s time for the big reveal of the New Names Showdown 2016 winners! We started out with 47 new girl names and 39 new boy names, all returning to or debuting in the US Top 1000 in the new […]

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New Names Showdown 2016 Girls Final

August 13, 2016 By appellationmountain Leave a Comment

It’s finally here! The New Names Showdown 2016 Girls Final! We started out with eight names, all new or returned to the US Top 1000 in this year’s data. Our goal: to choose the name most likely to rise going forward. It’s a tricky business, because most names inch their way up the rankings. Picks like […]

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New Names Showdown 2016 Boys Final

August 12, 2016 By appellationmountain Leave a Comment

New Names Showdown 2016 Boys Final

Our summer fun challenge has simply flown past! It’s already time for the New Names Showdown 2016 boys final. If you’ve been playing along, you’ll know our goal is simple – and incredibly difficult, too! We started with eight boy names that returned to debuted in the US Top 1000 in this year’s data set. […]

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New Names Showdown 2016 Girls SemiFinals

August 6, 2016 By appellationmountain 7 Comments

New Names Showdown 2016 Girls SemiFinals

Time for New Names Showdown 2016 Girls SemiFinals! The first round was packed with action and surprises. We started with just eight of the 47 girls names that recently returned or debuted in the US Top 1000. Our goal: to narrow down those eight names to one. One name likely to rise rapidly through the rankings, […]

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Trending Traditionals for Girls

July 6, 2016 By appellationmountain 10 Comments

Trending Traditionals for Girls

What are the trending traditionals for girls? They’re the names that feel timeless, but are actually catching on in recent years. They have history stretching back centuries – or maybe even millennia – but feel just right for 2016. Trending traditionals for girls are the next generation of names like Emma, Sophia, and Charlotte. They’re […]

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