Edit: She’s here! Welcome Allegra Soleil! Kelsey writes: I’m an avid Pinterest follower and just found you on Facebook. We are going to be surprised with the gender of our second child when he or she arrives in a month. We have a set of boy names we love but can’t pin down any girl […]
READ MORE >>Name Help: A Sister for Luke
Name Help is a series at Appellation Mountain. Every week, one reader’s name questions will be discussed. We’re relying on thoughtful comments from the community to help expectant parents narrow down their name decisions. Thank you in advance for sharing your insight! Linnea writes: We are expecting a baby girl to join our toddler, Luke. […]
READ MORE >>Baby Name Trends 2018: O Baby, Em and Em, and the Power of the Small Screen
What are the biggest baby names trends 2018? On May 11th, the US Social Security Administration released the new lists of most popular names given to children born between January 1st and December 31st of 2017. That means it’s time to look at baby name trends 2018 – the influences that are changing the way […]
READ MORE >>Emilia: Baby Name of the Day
Emilia looks like a respelling of the wildly popular Amelia, but it’s so much more. Our Baby Name of the Day was inspired by this post about rising names in 2018. Emilia: Amelia’s Distant Cousin Strictly speaking, Emilia – this spelling – comes from the Latin aemulus – rival. We know it as Emil and […]
READ MORE >>Fastest Rising Boy Names 2018 Update
Let’s look at the fastest rising boy names 2018. Plenty of lists look at rank change, but this list focuses on the actual number of births. Why? It turns out that it might be a better predictor of future popularity than rank change. After all, rank is relative. We know more boys received the 115th […]
READ MORE >>Fastest Rising Girl Names 2018 Update
Let’s look at the fastest rising girl names 2018. These aren’t the biggest changes in rank. Sure, it’s exciting to see which names climb quickly. (Alessia was up over 200 spots, from #828 to #625!) But I like to look at actual births. Why? A name near the top of the list might only gain […]
READ MORE >>Sunday Summary: 5.13.18
Happy Mother’s Day! My big excitement? Binge-watching The 100. Well, wait. My big excitement was the new baby names popularity data release. I spent hours looking at the numbers, and there’s much more to come. Also, there were flowers. Back to the screen: I found myself binging The 100 because I hadn’t realized Octavia owed […]
READ MORE >>New Boy Names 2018: Ledger, Kace, Wells
New boy names 2018 tend towards the masculine this year. Plenty of these turn it up to eleven! Others feel inventive, imported, or just plain new. And a few might be future classics. In May 2018, the US Social Security Administration released the new popularity data for all children born between January 1st and December […]
READ MORE >>New Girl Names 2018: Yara, Octavia, Dream
New girl names 2018 mix modern word names and international style. Respellings abound, as do inventions. And pop culture influence? The list packs in plenty of that, too. In May 2018, the US Social Security Administration released the new popularity data for all children born between January 1st and December 31st of 2017. 43 girls’ […]
READ MORE >>Most Popular Baby Names 2018
The most popular baby names 2018 update is here! The US Social Security Administration has released all of the data for births from January 1st through December 31st of 2017. What jumps out first? Most Popular Baby Names 2018: The Top Ten As I mentioned yesterday, we don’t often see big changes in the Top […]
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