March Madness baby names 2018 continues with the girls’ quarter finals! The opening round brought a few surprises. And, of course, a couple of perpetual disappointments. Why is Elodie always a bridesmaid, but never a bride? The name makes it to March Madness nearly every year, but has yet to win. I think I might […]
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The opening round of March Madness 2018 is in the books, and we saw some close matches – and some unambiguous victories. It’s too soon to predict the winner, but we’ve got a better guess today than we did last week. March Madness 2018: Opening Round Results Wilder bested Atlas easily, 62% to 38%. Eyes […]
READ MORE >>March Madness 2018: Girls Opening Round
Just one short year ago, we launched March Madness baby names 2017, a contest that ultimately resulted in gentle nature name Wren joining the elite group of names that have been voted readers’ favorite over the years. In order to enter the contest, a name must be among the most-viewed in the prior calendar year. […]
READ MORE >>March Madness 2018: Boys Opening Round
It’s the first Saturday in March, and that means it’s time for March Madness Baby Names! 2018 marks the eighth year of competition. (Seriously! Can you believe it?) The contest takes the most-viewed names at Appellation Mountain from the prior year, and lets them duke it out for the title of champion. Because the most-viewed […]
READ MORE >>March Madness Baby Names 2017: The Winners!
Drumroll, please! The winners of March Madness Baby Names 2017 are … Leo and Wren If you were following the contests: Leo bested fellow o-ending boy name Arlo handily, 60% to 40%. The girls’ contest was much closer. Wren narrowly won over Esme, 52% to 48%. Leo joins past winners: Nathaniel in 2011 Arthur in 2012 Archer in 2013 Everett in […]
READ MORE >>March Madness 2017: Boys Final Match!
March Madness baby names surprises me every single year. And yet, by the end of it all, the winners feel so very obvious and right. For the first time in March Madness history, the final match-up for the boys comes down to two names ending in o. The past winners, beginning in 2011, are as […]
READ MORE >>March Madness 2017: Girls Final Match!
March Madness 2017 wraps up with this week’s matches: the Finals! While prepping this post, I noticed something interesting. All four names in the semi final round also competed in March Madness baby names 2016. Three of them competed in 2015, too. Two competed during 2014, as well. Maybe that’s not surprising:Â often favorite names increase […]
READ MORE >>March Madness 2017: Boys SemiFinals
We’re cruising straight into the March Madness 2017 boys semifinals! The quartet competing this round exemplify the best of the new boy names. Two of them end in ‘o’, one is a longer surname name without an obvious short form, and one is a traditional, European-style name related to more than one current favorite. Curious […]
READ MORE >>March Madness 2017: Girls SemiFinals
Could this be the most fascinating March Madness 2017 Girls SemiFinals ever? Three of the four names advancing to the semi-finals start with E. None of them rank in the current US Top 500. In fact, two of them fall outside of the current Top 1000! Last week’s contests ended up like this: Elodie – […]
READ MORE >>March Madness 2017: Boys Quarter Finals
Wow! The March Madness 2017 Boys Opening Round had one matches that was decided by just a few votes, and two more that weren’t far behind. We didn’t see anything like that in the Girls Opening Round, so my jaw dropped when I realized how close the contests came! Still, there weren’t any big upsets – just lots of […]
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