We started out with oh-so-many delightful baby names borrowed from the Wizarding World of Harry Potter. There’s Harry, of course, and Hermione. But also slightly more obscure choices, like Rowena and Phineas. Thanks to your votes, we narrowed those down to two finalists in both the Witches’ Final Match-up and the Wizards’ Last Showdown. And […]
READ MORE >>Margot: Baby Name of the Day
Margot peaked back in the 1930s, and seems poised to rise even higher today. Our Baby Name of the Day comes from Asha, and also appears on this list. Margot: Marguerite Everybody knows Margaret. It comes from the Greek word margarites, meaning pearl. It became Margalit and Margarita, and eventually Marguerite in French. Margot evolved […]
READ MORE >>Vera: Baby Name of the Day
Vera is making a comeback, shaking off the dust to follow Ava up the charts. Thanks to Jackson for suggesting our Baby Name of the Day. Vera: The 100-Year Rule So often, a name comes into favor, peaks, and then slowly fades. Every name ages. Some end up pegged to a decade; others decline in […]
READ MORE >>Halloween Baby Names 2018 Opening Round: Harry Potter Edition
Last year, we kicked off our first-ever Great Halloween Baby Names contest. This year, it’s back! Welcome to the Great Halloween Baby Names 2018 Opening Round: Harry Potter edition. That’s right, this year, all of our names are drawn from the witches and wizards that we know and love from the original seven-books series. (Sorry, […]
READ MORE >>Harry Potter Baby Names: Not Just for Witches and Warlocks
Don’t you just love Harry Potter baby names? Not only did JK Rowling give us an entire fantasy world complete with unforgettable villains and heroes, she also bestowed the most amazing names on her characters. The first novel debuted in the UK in 1997, and a year later in the US. It became a sensation, […]
READ MORE >>Caspian: Baby Name of the Day
Literary, romantic Caspian entered the US Top 1000 in 2017. Our Baby Name of the Day could be the next big thing. Caspian: Sea Located between Russia and Iran, the Caspian is an inland sea, or maybe the world’s largest lake. You’ve probably never heard of the major cities surrounding it: Sumqayit, Azerbaijan, anyone? Babolsar, […]
READ MORE >>Coraline: Baby Name of the Day
Coraline owes much to the inventive Neil Gaiman, but claims roots that go far deeper than you might guess. Thanks to Kate for suggesting our Baby Name of the Day. Coraline: Cora and Company We’re wild about Cora names lately. Cora has climbed into the US Top 100, and our Baby Name of the Day […]
READ MORE >>Incredibles Production Babies: Original and Incredibles II
Looking for Incredibles production babies? I’ve got the original and the sequel together in this post! The Incredibles came out way back in 2004. We met the Parr family, headed by superheroes-in-hiding Mr. Incredible and Elastigirl. Their kids, Violet, Dash, and baby Jack-Jack, all have superpowers, too, but they’re under orders to keep it under […]
READ MORE >>Coco Production Babies: November 2017
Coco production babies reflect the movie’s Mexican setting, but most of the list is plain-old eclectic and international Pixar. In other words: downright delightful! 45 names feature on the list – about average for a Disney-Pixar production babies tally. But there’s rarely anything average about Pixar production babies lists. The parents work in a powerfully […]
READ MORE >>Ingrid: Baby Name of the Day
Ingrid marries Scandinavian cool with Old Hollywood glam. Thanks to Rocking Fetal for suggesting our Baby Name of the Day. Ingrid: Beautiful and Strong In an age of flowing, liquid names like Sienna and Ariana, Ingrid has bite. The name comes from Old Norse. Ing – or Yngvi – was worshiped by Germanic tribes. In […]
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