They came from the baby name blog. They’re the quirky girl names 2017! Most parents will stick to the more familiar when naming their daughters. But we discuss a wide range of names here, from the Top Ten to the truly obscure. September means the year is drawing to a close, so let’s take a […]
READ MORE >>Nine Years!
Nine years ago, on January 23, 2008, Appellation Mountain went live. Like many bloggers, I had no master plan or idea. Thanks to a lifelong obsession with baby names, I knew quite a bit about the subject – and because I was alone in a new city, with a toddler for a constant companion and a […]
READ MORE >>Most Popular Girl Names 2016
What were the most popular girl names 2016? Sure, Emma and Olivia top the official US list, and names like Sophia and Harper fared well on website-specific charts, like Nameberry and BabyCenter, too. But the most popular names list at Appellation Mountain always looks a little different. That’s because this list comes from the most […]
READ MORE >>Most Popular Boy Names 2016
What were the most popular boy names 2016? Sure, we’ll see the official Social Security Administration list in May, and plenty of websites, from Nameberry to Baby Center, have compiled their most viewed names. Here at Appellation Mountain there’s a most popular names list, too. Strictly speaking, these are the most popular name posts here, […]
READ MORE >>Sunday Summary: First of May 2016!
Welcome to May, readers! If you’ve been dying to listen to me ramble, this is your lucky week, because I have ventured into video. Yes, video. I am not behind the curve at all. And while certain parts of this process were daunting, I have to admit that I’m hooked and you’ll be seeing more of me. […]
READ MORE >>Announcing Lurker Week!
When I started writing Appellation Mountain way back in January of 2008, I struggled to come up with enough ideas to hit publish regularly. And then that May, I decided to feature a Baby Name of the Day. Every. Single. Day. After choosing a few, I realized that it was the kind of decision that […]
READ MORE >>Favorite Baby Name Posts: Second Quarter 2015
Oh, data! It fascinates me to see what’s most read here at Appellation Mountain. I used to look at these at the end of the year – and pretty much only at the end of the year! – but I’ve found it’s helpful to know what’s most popular when planning ahead. And since I find it deeply […]
READ MORE >>Favorite Baby Name Posts: First Quarter 2015
I love looking back at which posts were most popular in recent months. Sometimes there’s a hot topic or celebrity baby name to explain why a post catches on. Other times, it’s a mystery! Either way, I thought you might enjoy the greatest hits at Appellation Mountain, too, and so here they are … the […]
READ MORE >>Ask the Readers: Poll Results March 2015
I love to talk about names, and I kept lists of favorite names long before there was any such thing as an internet. (I bet plenty of you did, too!) But it’s infinitely more fun now that we can talk about names together. A few months ago, I started adding polls to most posts here. Commenting isn’t […]
READ MORE >>Out-There Alphabet Week
Over the last few months, I’ve been asking for your favorite Out-There Baby Names – names that are just a little too offbeat for you to consider giving to a child. Or at least your child. Offbeat and out-there is in the eye of the beholder, after all. Some might call these guilty pleasure names – […]
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