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New Names Showdown 2016 Girls Opening Round

July 29, 2016 By appellationmountain 5 Comments

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 […]

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Heath: Baby Name of the Day

June 15, 2016 By appellationmountain 12 Comments

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 […]

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Baby Name Predictions: Top 100 Contenders 2015

May 6, 2016 By appellationmountain Leave a Comment

Baby Name Predictions: Top 100 Names

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. […]

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Baby Name Predictions: 2015 Top Ten List

April 27, 2016 By appellationmountain 11 Comments

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 […]

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Elwyn: Baby Name of the Day

February 9, 2016 By appellationmountain 13 Comments

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.

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Baby Names: Trendwatch 2016 Predictions

December 26, 2015 By appellationmountain 10 Comments

Trendwatch 2016

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. […]

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Baby Name Predictions 2016

December 18, 2015 By appellationmountain 8 Comments

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 […]

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2015 Baby Name Predictions Reviewed

December 11, 2015 By appellationmountain 3 Comments

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!

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Salvador: Baby Name of the Day

December 8, 2015 By appellationmountain 1 Comment

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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Blaine: Baby Name of the Day

October 29, 2015 By appellationmountain 1 Comment

Blaine: Baby Name of the Day

Villain week continues with one from a comic book turned television series on The CW. Our Baby Name of the Day is Blaine.

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