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 […]
READ MORE >>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. […]
READ MORE >>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, […]
READ MORE >>New Names Showdown 2016 Boys Opening Round
Yesterday kicked off my new summer fun obsession. Welcome to the first ever New Names Showdown 2016 boys opening round! Our goal: to choose the name most likely to climb dramatically when the new numbers come out in 2017. This is the boys’ contest; the girls’ opening round posted yesterday. The contestants weren’t chosen completely at random. Instead, I […]
READ MORE >>New Names Showdown 2016 Girls Opening Round
Ready for summer fun, baby names style? Welcome to the first ever New Names Showdown 2016 girls opening round! Our goal: to choose the name most likely to climb dramatically when the new numbers come out in 2017. This is the girls’ contest; the boys’ opening round will post tomorrow. Where did the names come […]
READ MORE >>Canaan: Baby Name of the Day
Canaan owes a surge in usage to none other than Oprah Winfrey. Debuts and returns week continues with this Biblical Baby Name of the Day. Canaan: Genesis and Beyond The Land of Canaan likely existed before the Old Testament was written. That dates it to the second millennium BC – or maybe earlier. The exact location is fuzzy, because the name […]
READ MORE >>New Boy Names 2016
New boy names 2016 range from the traditional to the totally new. On May 6, 2016 the US Social Security Administration released the new popularity data. A total of 39 new names for boys made the Top 1000 in calendar year 2015. (In 2014, that number was 38, and in 2013, that number was 45, so […]
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