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New Names Showdown 2017 Girls Final

July 21, 2017 By appellationmountain Leave a Comment

New Names Showdown 2017 Girls Final

The new names showdown 2017 girls final starts now! If you missed last week’s semifinals, let’s rewind. We’re trying to choose The Name most likely to climb dramatically when the new baby name data comes out in May 2018. This is the girls’ contest; the boys’ final starts tomorrow. Last year’s winner, Arden, has started […]

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New Names Showdown 2017 Boys SemiFinals

July 15, 2017 By appellationmountain 2 Comments

New Names Showdown 2017: boys semifinals

Bummed that you’re not at the beach? Never fear! Summer fun, baby names style, is underway. Welcome to the New Names Showdown 2017 boys semifinals! If you missed the opening round, here’s what the New Names Showdown 2017 is all about. We want to choose the name most likely to climb dramatically when the new […]

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New Names Showdown 2017 Girls SemiFinals

July 14, 2017 By appellationmountain 2 Comments

New Names Showdown 2017 Girls SemiFinals

The new names showdown 2017 girls semifinals have arrived! If you missed last week’s opening round, let’s recap. We’re trying to choose the name most likely to climb dramatically when the new numbers come out in May 2018. This is the girls’ contest; the boys’ semifinals will post tomorrow. Last year’s winner, Arden, hasn’t quite […]

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New Names Showdown 2017 Boys Opening Round

July 8, 2017 By appellationmountain 3 Comments

Ready for summer fun, baby names style? Welcome to the New Names Showdown 2017 boys opening round! Our goal: to choose the name most likely to climb dramatically when the new numbers come out in May 2018. This is the boys’ contest; the girls’ opening round posted yesterday. Where did the names come from, you […]

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New Names Showdown 2017 Girls Opening Round

July 7, 2017 By appellationmountain 6 Comments

NNS17 Girls Opening Round

Ready for summer fun, baby names style? Welcome to the New Names Showdown 2017 girls opening round! Our goal: to choose the name most likely to climb dramatically when the new numbers come out in May 2018. This is the girls’ contest; the boys’ opening round will post tomorrow. Where did the names come from, […]

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New Names Showdown 2016 Winners

August 19, 2016 By appellationmountain 1 Comment

New Names Showdown 2016

You’ve voted. You’ve lamented the losses of favorites. And you’ve cheered on your top picks. Now it’s time for the big reveal of the New Names Showdown 2016 winners! We started out with 47 new girl names and 39 new boy names, all returning to or debuting in the US Top 1000 in the new […]

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New Names Showdown 2016 Girls Final

August 13, 2016 By appellationmountain Leave a Comment

It’s finally here! The New Names Showdown 2016 Girls Final! We started out with eight names, all new or returned to the US Top 1000 in this year’s data. Our goal: to choose the name most likely to rise going forward. It’s a tricky business, because most names inch their way up the rankings. Picks like […]

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New Names Showdown 2016 Boys Final

August 12, 2016 By appellationmountain Leave a Comment

New Names Showdown 2016 Boys Final

Our summer fun challenge has simply flown past! It’s already time for the New Names Showdown 2016 boys final. If you’ve been playing along, you’ll know our goal is simple – and incredibly difficult, too! We started with eight boy names that returned to debuted in the US Top 1000 in this year’s data set. […]

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New Names Showdown 2016 Girls SemiFinals

August 6, 2016 By appellationmountain 7 Comments

New Names Showdown 2016 Girls SemiFinals

Time for New Names Showdown 2016 Girls SemiFinals! The first round was packed with action and surprises. We started with just eight of the 47 girls names that recently returned or debuted in the US Top 1000. Our goal: to narrow down those eight names to one. One name likely to rise rapidly through the rankings, […]

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New Names Showdown 2016 Boys SemiFinals

August 5, 2016 By appellationmountain 4 Comments

New Names Showdown 2016 boys semifinals

Time for the new names showdown 2016 boys semifinals! It’s the inaugural year for this contest. Our goal: to take a good, long look at the names returning or debuting to the US Top 1000 in the new data set, and guess which ones are The Next Big Thing. That’s tough to do, of course. […]

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