Zakai sounds like a modern mash-up of Zachary and Kai, but this newly discovered boys’ name has more to it. Our Baby Name of the Day comes from this list. Zaccai Will we ever use up all the Old Testament names? Probably not. Or at least, we haven’t yet. Because Zaccai or Zakkai comes from […]
READ MORE >>Zev: Baby Name of the Day
Zev scores high on Scrabble, brings to mind a fierce, majestic creature, and shares the short, punchy style of Jax. What’s not to love? Thanks to Kells for suggesting our Baby Name of the Day. Ze’ev Strictly speaking, this is a two-syllable name: Ze’ev. It appears in the Old Testament, but as the name of […]
READ MORE >>Promise: Baby Name of the Day
Promise sounds like something from Plymouth Rock, but it’s actually one of the newest girl names of the moment. Our Baby Name of the Day comes from this list. Pledge Some words prove elusive, their exact origins lost to time. But this one? We can trace it to the Latin promissum. It became promesse in French […]
READ MORE >>New Names Showdown 2019 Girls Opening Round
Time for the new names showdown 2019 girls opening round! Our goal: to choose the name most likely to climb dramatically when the new numbers come out in May 2020. This is the girls’ contest; the boys’ opening round will post later today. The competing names come from the new entries to the US Top […]
READ MORE >>Baker: Baby Name of the Day
Baker sounds like a occupational surname, but the job that put this one on parents’ radar? Quarterback. Our Baby Name of they Day comes from this list. Bakers Gonna Bake Quick: what does a Carter do? A Cooper? Many of the most popular occupational surnames don’t make for obvious job titles circa 2019. Even if […]
READ MORE >>Best New Baby Names 2019: Scout, Jericho, Anais, Zakai
Time for me to pick the best new baby names 2019! These are my favorites from the names debuting or returning to the US Top 1000 in May 2019. Read the full lists here: New Girl Names 2019 New Boy Names 2019 I’ve chosen exactly eight names for girls and eight for boys. They’ll advance […]
READ MORE >>New Boy Names 2019: Jericho, Justus, Zev
New boy names 2019 borrow from popular sounds, span the globe, and bring back some forgotten classics – it’s a little bit of everything. In May 2019, the US Social Security Administration released the new popularity data for all children born between January 1st and December 31st of 2018. 45 boys’ names ranked in the […]
READ MORE >>New Girl Names 2019: Adalee, Promise, Scout
New girl names 2019 range from the retro Arlette to the nouveau Austyn, the minimalist Ann to the elaborate Giavanna. Headlines brought back Meghan; ongoing trends pushed Palmer and Bellamy onto the charts at last. And that’s just the beginning of the list. In May 2019, the US Social Security Administration released the new popularity […]
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