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New Names Showdown 2023: The Winners

July 29, 2023 By appellationmountain Leave a Comment

New Names Showdown 2023: The Winners

July has flown by! Your votes have chosen another pair of winners for the New Names Showdown Hall of Champions. What, exactly, is this about? Every year, when the US Social Security Administration updates their popularity data, there are risers and fallers. Some names debut in the US Top 1000 for the very first time. […]

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New Names Showdown 2023: Boys Final

July 22, 2023 By appellationmountain Leave a Comment

New Names Showdown 2023 Boys Final

We’ve made it to the very final match in this summer’s contest! The annual New Names Showdown started at the beginning of July with eight names for boys, all new to the US Top 1000 or recently returned to the rankings: AURELIO CHOSEN DUTTON LUX MURPHY RHODES TEO ZEN Your votes narrowed that list from […]

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New Names Showdown 2023: Girls Final

July 22, 2023 By appellationmountain Leave a Comment

New Names Showdown 2023: Girls Final

The votes are in! Eight names started out in this year’s New Names Showdown for the girls. After two rounds, your votes have narrowed the field to just two finalists. The eight names that opened our contest were: CIELO EMILIANA GEORGINA LOVE MARIGOLD MEILANI NORI XYLA As of last week, we were down to just […]

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New Names Showdown 2023: Boys SemiFinals

July 15, 2023 By appellationmountain 2 Comments

New Names Showdown 2023: Boys SemiFinals

It’s already mid-July and that means that the New Names Showdown is well underway! Your votes have taken us from eight names to just four, and the contest just keeps getting harder. Confused? Check out this post to learn more about the New Names Showdown in general, and especially this year’s competition. To put it […]

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New Names Showdown 2023: Girls SemiFinals

July 15, 2023 By appellationmountain Leave a Comment

New Names Showdown 2023: Girls SemiFinals

Your votes have taken us from the dramatic opening round to the semifinals – just four names left! If you’re not sure what all of this is about, start with this post to learn more about the New Names Showdown in general, and especially this year’s competition. In brief? It’s March Madness. But in July. […]

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New Names Showdown 2023: Boys Opening Round

July 8, 2023 By appellationmountain 1 Comment

new names showdown 2023 boys opening round

It’s sunny and warm outside, so that means just one thing: time for the annual New Names Showdown! Confused? Let me explain. Every year, usually in May, the US Social Security Administration reveals the 1000 most popular names for boys and girls born during the prior calendar year. Most years, the Top Ten doesn’t change […]

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New Names Showdown 2023: Girls Opening Round

July 8, 2023 By appellationmountain Leave a Comment

new names showdown 2023 girls opening round

Summer, summer, summertime! Long days. Fireflies. And the Great Summer Baby Names Showdown, to give you something to do while your sip your lemonade. Wondering what, exactly, this Name Showdown is all about? Every year, the US Social Security Administration releases the 1000 most popular baby names for children born in the US during the […]

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The Great Summer New Baby Names Showdown

July 1, 2023 By appellationmountain Leave a Comment

Great Summer Baby Names Showdown 2023

It’s July! And that means it’s time for the Great Summer New Names Showdown. What, precisely, is this all about? Every year, when the US Social Security Administration updates their popularity data, there are risers and fallers. Some names debut in the US Top 1000 for the very first time. Others return after an absence […]

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New Names Showdown 2022: The Winners!

July 23, 2022 By appellationmountain 3 Comments

New Names Showdown 2022: The Winners

The votes are in! We have two new names to join our list of favorites. Drumroll, please. GUINEVERE and BENEDICT Let’s take a look at how we got here. NEW NAMES SHOWDOWN: GIRLS CONTEST Every year, a certain number of names return to the US Top 1000, or debut for the very first time. Some […]

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New Names Showdown 2022: Boys Final

July 16, 2022 By appellationmountain Leave a Comment

New Names Showdown 2022: Boys Final

Your votes have brought us to this moment. It’s time for the final contest in the boys’ edition of the New Names Showdown 2022! First, let’s look back at how July started. Every year, the US Social Security Administration releases a list of the 1,000 most popular names for boys and the 1,000 most popular […]

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