Time for my choices for the best new baby names 2020. When the new baby names data is released, a certain number of names make the US Top 1000 that weren’t there the prior year. Some had hibernated for decades. Others are all-new debuts. Either way, it’s exciting to see which new names have arrived. […]
READ MORE >>New Names Showdown 2019 Winners
Ready for the New Names Showdown 2019 winners? We started with eight boy names and eight girl names, all new or recently returned to the US Top 1000. (See the full boys’ list here, and girls’ list here.) From those sixteen names, we voted all the way down to two finalists each: Bellamy or Zora […]
READ MORE >>New Names Showdown 2019: Boys Final
It’s here! We started with eight of the most promising new boy names: Archie, Kenzo, Zakai, Bowie, Jericho, Benedict, Torin, and Zev. Your votes narrowed those down to four. Now just two names remain! One of the finalists will join our circle of the best of the names debuting or returning to the US Top […]
READ MORE >>New Names Showdown 2019: Girls Final
It’s here! We started with eight of the most promising new girl names: Promise, Scout, Emmarie, Violeta, Bellamy, Wendy, Anais, and Zora. We whittled those down to four, and now just two are left. One of these names will join our circle of the best of the names debuting or returning to the US Top […]
READ MORE >>New Names Showdown 2019: Boys SemiFinals
Ready or not, it’s time for the next round of the boys’ New Names Showdown 2019. Two of the first round matches were blowouts … but that doesn’t necessarily mean those names are the ones to beat. If you’re new here, the New Names Showdown is our annual attempt to pick the newest, hottest of […]
READ MORE >>New Names Showdown 2019: Girls SemiFinals
Time for the next round in the New Names Showdown 2019 for girls! One of my favorites is already out. But that’s just the way it goes … not every one of the new names can win. If you’re new here, the New Names Showdown is an annual summertime extravaganza to determine the most stylish, […]
READ MORE >>New Names Showdown 2019 Boys Opening Round
Time for the new names showdown 2019 boys 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 boys’ contest; the girls’ opening round posted earlier today. The competing names come from the new entries to the US Top 1000. […]
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 >>New Names Showdown 2018 Winners
Ready for the New Names Showdown 2018 winners? We started with eight boy names and eight girl names, all new or recently returned to the US Top 1000. (See the full boys’ list here, and girls’ list here.) From those sixteen names, we voted all the way down to two finalists each: Florence or Marlowe […]
READ MORE >>New Names Showdown 2018 Boys Final
Time for the New Names Showdown 2018 boys final! We started this contest with eight names: Caspian, Wells, Koa, Reign, Ledger, Simeon, Gianluca, and Alaric. All of them either recently returned to the US Top 1000, or debuted for the very first time. Every one of the names has potential to rise rapidly in the […]
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