Looking for a stylish – but rare – name for a daughter? Consider Sybil. Thanks to Another for suggesting our Baby Name of the Day. Sybil: Ancient World Once upon a time, Sybil wasn’t a given name at all. It was a title. In the ancient world, it referred to a prophetess. While their personal identities remain largely unknown, their […]
READ MORE >>New Names Showdown 2016 Girls Opening Round
Ready for summer fun, baby names style? Welcome to the first ever New Names Showdown 2016 girls opening round! Our goal: to choose the name most likely to climb dramatically when the new numbers come out in 2017. This is the girls’ contest; the boys’ opening round will post tomorrow. Where did the names come […]
READ MORE >>Heath: Baby Name of the Day
Heath is a nature name and a Hollywood leading man. Thanks to Bek for suggesting our Baby Name of the Day. Heath: Baby Name of the Day This is a nature name, and a word name, too. It evolved from the Old English hæð, which has a meaning closer to wasteland, but a heath is actually quite […]
READ MORE >>Baby Name Predictions: Top 100 Contenders 2015
The United States Social Security Administration should release the new Top 1000 baby names later today, and I’ll have a post up shortly after we have the data. But I can’t put my crystal ball away just yet. Let’s take a quick look at a few of the names I think will enter the US Top 100. […]
READ MORE >>Baby Name Predictions: 2015 Top Ten List
The 2015 Top Ten list will be released in just a few more weeks! The US Social Security Administration will release the new Top Ten – actually the Top 1000 list, along with all of the supporting data – around Mother’s Day – which is really, really soon. I love a good round of baby […]
READ MORE >>Elwyn: Baby Name of the Day
Elwyn is a name on the verge of extinction. Can it be revived in the twenty-first century? Thanks to Alli for suggesting her father’s name as our Baby Name of the Day.
READ MORE >>Baby Names: Trendwatch 2016 Predictions
Baby name predictions are endlessly fascinating. Which letters and sounds and pop culture influences will change the way we name our children? In my 2015 predictions, I added a list of specific names to watch, and yesterday, we took a look at how well my crystal-ball gazing turned out. Now it’s time for Trendwatch 2016. […]
READ MORE >>Baby Name Predictions 2016
It’s that time of year again! Bring on the Baby Name Predictions 2016. Because I love to check in and grade the prior year’s post, I do my best to come up with clear, objective predictions. That’s not always how we think about future trends, is it? So there’s some of both in this list. If you’re […]
READ MORE >>2015 Baby Name Predictions Reviewed
It’s almost time for baby name predictions for 2016, but I’d be remiss if I didn’t first review my predictions for this year. Without any further ado, let’s take a look at the baby name predictions I made for 2015, and see which ones came true!
READ MORE >>Salvador: Baby Name of the Day
It’s a traditional choice in many languages, but relatively rare in English. Thanks to Christina for suggesting Salvador as our Baby Name of the Day.
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