We’re just six weeks away from the new US popularity data release, so let’s have the Trendwatch 2018 Report! Every year, I make my best guesses about the baby names most likely to crack the US Top 1000 in the coming year. Trendwatch 2018 predictions were evaluated against the data released in May of 2018 […]
READ MORE >>New Names Showdown 2018 Winners
Ready for the New Names Showdown 2018 winners? We started with eight boy names and eight girl names, all new or recently returned to the US Top 1000. (See the full boys’ list here, and girls’ list here.) From those sixteen names, we voted all the way down to two finalists each: Florence or Marlowe […]
READ MORE >>New Names Showdown 2018 Girls SemiFinals
Time for the New Names Showdown 2018 Girls SemiFinals! Let’s start with the results of the opening round. Octavia crushed Saanvi, a resounding 93% to 7%. Pretty sure that’s the biggest margin of any vote on this site, ever. Amora and Luella made for a far more even match. Luella carried the day with 57% […]
READ MORE >>New Names Showdown 2018 Boys SemiFinals
Time for the New Names Showdown 2018 Boys SemiFinals! But first, the results of the opening round. Caspian swept past Alaric, 79% to 21%. Since Caspian debuted at a sky-high #868, maybe it’s no surprise that it’s proved so popular. Wells posted an even more impressive win, with 81% of the vote versus Gianluca‘s 19%. […]
READ MORE >>Yara: Baby Name of the Day
Yara combines the appeal of a blockbuster series and a talented young actor – and so much more. No surprise our Baby Name of the Day recently debuted in the US Top 1000. Yara: Legend Let’s start our story in Brazil. The Tupi people called the region home long before the Portuguese invaded. This name […]
READ MORE >>Best New Baby Names 2018: Luella, Yara, Ledger, Reign
Drumroll, please! These are my picks for the best new baby names 2018: my favorites from the names debuting or returning to the US Top 1000 in May 2018. You can read the full lists here: New Girl Names 2018 New Boy Names 2018 All told, 37 boy names and 43 girl names debuted or […]
READ MORE >>Baby Name Trends 2018: O Baby, Em and Em, and the Power of the Small Screen
What are the biggest baby names trends 2018? On May 11th, the US Social Security Administration released the new lists of most popular names given to children born between January 1st and December 31st of 2017. That means it’s time to look at baby name trends 2018 – the influences that are changing the way […]
READ MORE >>New Boy Names 2018: Ledger, Kace, Wells
New boy names 2018 tend towards the masculine this year. Plenty of these turn it up to eleven! Others feel inventive, imported, or just plain new. And a few might be future classics. In May 2018, the US Social Security Administration released the new popularity data for all children born between January 1st and December […]
READ MORE >>Most Popular Baby Names 2018
The most popular baby names 2018 update is here! The US Social Security Administration has released all of the data for births from January 1st through December 31st of 2017. What jumps out first? Most Popular Baby Names 2018: The Top Ten As I mentioned yesterday, we don’t often see big changes in the Top […]
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