Let’s talk pop culture baby names 2018! These are baby names borrowed from the headlines. Thanks to singers or actors or celebrity babies; fictional characters or real-life news-makers they’re more familiar today than ever before. And it might just lead to an uptick in the number of actual children receiving the names next year, and […]
READ MORE >>Best Celebrity Baby Names 2017
The best celebrity baby names 2017 are here! Every year I struggle: is best the right word? Not exactly. In some cases, the names truly do stand out, and I fully expect parents to take notice. Sometimes, the names make the list for other reasons. They’re likely to set trends or keep us talking. And […]
READ MORE >>Nine Years!
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 […]
READ MORE >>Baby Names: Trendwatch 2016 Report
Time for the Trendwatch 2016 Report. If you’ve been following Appellation Mountain over the years, you might recall that I like to watch specific baby names every year. Some of them I choose specifically for the Trendwatch Reports, but often they’ve been on my mind for months. Trendwatch 2016 Report: Boy Names My Trendwatch 2016 […]
READ MORE >>Best Pinterest Baby Names 2016
What were the best Pinterest baby names 2016? I looked back at all the names pinned this year, and found a quirky, eclectic Top Ten. Just how quirky and eclectic? Only one ranks in the current US Top 500 Of the four that appear in the current Top 1000, two debuted last year Six don’t even […]
READ MORE >>Best Baby Name Lists 2016
What were the best baby name lists 2016? The posts that perform best at Appellation Mountain tend to be lists. Sure, some Baby Names of the Day are wildly popular – you can read the list of top boy name posts and top girl name posts for the year. But they tend to lag far […]
READ MORE >>Most Popular Girl Names 2016
What were the most popular girl names 2016? Sure, Emma and Olivia top the official US list, and names like Sophia and Harper fared well on website-specific charts, like Nameberry and BabyCenter, too. But the most popular names list at Appellation Mountain always looks a little different. That’s because this list comes from the most […]
READ MORE >>Best Celebrity Baby Names 2016
Let’s talk about the best celebrity baby names 2016. In some ways, the year felt quiet. Yes, there was a Kardashian birth, but Rob and Blac Chyna don’t command the spotlight in quite the same way. A few major birth announcements came without names – Blake Lively and Ryan Reynolds appear unlikely to share any information. […]
READ MORE >>Look Back: New Names for Boys 2014
In May 2016, the US Social Security Administration will release the official data on the most popular baby names given to children born in 2015. Let’s take a look back at the names that made their mark on the current list! P.S. You can read the girls’ version of this list here. First, the numbers: in […]
READ MORE >>Look Back: New Names for Girls 2014
In May 2016, the US Social Security Administration will release the official data on the most popular baby names given to children born in 2015. Let’s take a look back at the names that made their mark on the current list! First, the numbers: in 2014, 49 girls’ names and 38 boys’ names charted in […]
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