The March Madness baby names semifinals are here! We started with sixteen names, all chosen from the most popular posts at Appellation Mountain in calendar year 2019. The opening round cut that list in half, and the quarter finals eliminated four more contenders. The winning name will join past champions: Louisa in 2011 Genevieve in […]
READ MORE >>March Madness 2020: Girls Quarter Finals
March Madness baby names has never been so exciting! The girls’ opening round ended with an actual, vote-for-vote tie in one of the contests. Some of the results surprised. Others turned out exactly the way I’d imagined. Now it’s your turn to vote once more. But before we get to it, let’s review the results […]
READ MORE >>March Madness Baby Names 2020: Boys Quarter Finals
The opening round of March Madness Baby Names is in the books! As always, some of these results surprised me. Others were exactly what I’d guessed. (Or maybe even hoped!) In just a minute, you’ll have a chance to vote for your favorite boy names in the Quarter Finals. But first, let’s take a look […]
READ MORE >>March Madness Baby Names 2020: Boys Opening Round
Time for March Madness baby names 2020. It’s the boys’ turn! Since way back in 2011, while the rest of the world is brackets-deep in college basketball, we turn our attention to the most popular baby names on the site. Appellation Mountain isn’t like a big name database. The most popular posts tend to be […]
READ MORE >>March Madness Baby Names 2020: Girls Opening Round
It’s the first Saturday in March, and that means … March Madness Baby Names 2020 has arrived! Since way back in 2011, we’ve played this game annually. I pull the most popular baby name posts from the prior calendar year. And since this is Appellation Mountain, we’re not talking Liam and Emma. Nope, this is […]
READ MORE >>Most Popular Names 2019: Maisie and Cove
Time to look back at the most popular names 2019 at Appellation Mountain. These are the most-read posts here at the site. It’s a wild, quirky list. My Top Ten looks nothing like the US Top Ten. And yet, the names that rank here often do make their way up the popularity charts over time. […]
READ MORE >>March Madness Baby Names 2019: The Winners!
March Madness baby names 2019 has drawn to a close, and it’s time to announce the winners. Please join me in congratulating Arlo and Margot, the newest members of our March Madness baby names’ champions circle. The final match-ups were plenty exciting: The girls’ Mar match-up ended with Margot besting Marigold, almost 60% to just-over-40%. […]
READ MORE >>March Madness Baby Names 2019: Girls Final
We’ve tallied the votes, and just two girl names remain for March Madness baby names 2019! It’s an exciting moment, but a tough one, too – so many of our favorites get knocked out in the early rounds. And the SemiFinals are no exception. I feel like it happens every. single. year. The name I […]
READ MORE >>March Madness Baby Names 2019: Boys Final
We’ve voted our way to very last match-up! After starting with boy names drawn from the sixteen most popular Name of the Day posts in 2018, we’re down to just two. Here’s the original line-up from March Madness Baby Names 2019: Torin Arrow Wilder Endeavour Huxley Gray Credence Deckard Ayrton Fox Arlo Cove Koa Soren […]
READ MORE >>March Madness Baby Names 2019: Boys SemiFinals
Time for the Boys SemiFinals round in March Madness Baby Names 2019! But first, a look back at the exciting competition from the QuarterFinals: The lively Irish Torin catapulted past tough guy Deckard, with a commanding 80% of the total. In the battle of modern word names, sly Fox handily defeated sharp Arrow with a […]
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