Your votes are in, and four names have been narrowed to just two in this year’s installment of March Madness baby names. Before we get to the next round, let’s look at the results of the QuarterFinals: Flora swept past Faye, with a solid almost-60% of the vote. With Nora, Cora, and Aurora in the […]
READ MORE >>March Madness Baby Names 2019: Boys Quarter Finals
The votes are tallied, and we now know which boy names have triumphed in the opening round of March Madness Baby Names 2019! Before we move on to voting in the Quarter Finals, let’s review the results of the Opening Round: Torin defeated Loxley with an impressive 81% of the vote. Loxley remains one of […]
READ MORE >>March Madness 2019: Girls Quarter Finals
You’ve spoken, and we now know which names advance to the Girls’ Quarter Finals in March Madness Baby Names 2019! Let’s look back at the Opening Round: Sweetly vintage Faye trounced Phryne, with over 80% of the vote! That’s not a surprise. Phryne draws lots of people to the site, because it’s such a curiosity. […]
READ MORE >>March Madness Baby Names 2019: Boys Opening Round
The boys’ opening round of March Madness Baby Names 2019 is here! Way back in 2011, we first indulged in a little bit of onomastic bracketology. Oh, yes, I’ve heard that March is all about basketball. But ’round here? We’re all about baby names. And so we take the most popular baby names at Appellation […]
READ MORE >>March Madness Baby Names 2019: Girls Opening Round
Ready for March Madness 2019? Because the girls’ opening round is here! First, the background: since 2011, we’ve indulged in a little bit of onomastic bracketology ’round here. Yes, I’ve heard that basketball really is the sport to watch in March. But instead, we watch the most popular baby names at Appellation Mountain, as determined by […]
READ MORE >>March Madness Baby Names 2018: The Winners!
March Madness baby names 2018 has drawn to a close, and it’s time to announce the winners. Please join me in congratulating Rowan and Eliza, the newest members of our March Madness baby names’ champions circle. The final match-ups were plenty exciting: Rowan bested Arlo, 53% to 47%. If you recall, in 2017, Arlo lost […]
READ MORE >>March Madness Baby Names 2018: Girls Final
It’s time for the March Madness baby names 2018 girls final! We started out with sixteen names, from the most-viewed posts at Appellation Mountain during the 2017 calendar year. Sloane, Esme, Phryne, Elodie, Anouk, Zosia, Rumi, Sabine, Vesper, Faye, Noa, and Leia were all eliminated going into the SemiFinals. That left just four names, and […]
READ MORE >>March Madness Baby Names 2018: Boys Final
We’ve made it! Time for the March Madness baby names 2018 boys’ final! Our contest started earlier this month with sixteen contenders. The names earn a place in the tourney by being among the most-viewed posts at Appellation Mountain during calendar year 2017. We started out this year’s competition with Atlas, Loxley, Oakley, Deckard, Torin, […]
READ MORE >>March Madness Baby Names 2018: Girls SemiFinals
We’re one more week in March Madness baby names 2018, which means it’s time for the Girls Semi Finals. One of the QuarterFinal matches surprised me. Another one was expected – but oh golly, did the winner win big! It’s always fun to see which names really appeal when you’re forced to make a choice […]
READ MORE >>March Madness Baby Names 2018: Boys SemiFinals
March Madness baby names 2018 rolls into the boys SemiFinals round! Some years we have crazy close matches, with only a few votes separating one name from another. But this year? So far, nearly every contest has had a clear winner. Even the ones that I thought would be most difficult seem to be delivering […]
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