Time for the next round in the New Names Showdown 2019 for girls! One of my favorites is already out. But that’s just the way it goes … not every one of the new names can win. If you’re new here, the New Names Showdown is an annual summertime extravaganza to determine the most stylish, […]
READ MORE >>Name Help: A Sister for Louise
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! Kari writes: We have a daughter named Louise Eleanor, sometimes called Lou and […]
READ MORE >>Zora: Baby Name of the Day
Zora recently returned to the US Top 1000, after over sixty years away. Thanks to Laney for suggesting our Baby Name of the Day. Dawn This name comes from a Slavic word meaning dawn. It’s used in the Balkans, as well as Bulgaria and the Czech Republic. American parents embraced Dawn in the 1960s, for […]
READ MORE >>Rare Boy Names 2019: The Great Eights
Today we’ll look at rare boy names 2019. Every one of these picks was given to just eight boys born between January 1st and December 31st of 2018. How rare is eight births? 19,837 parents chose the top name, Liam, for their sons. Even the choices bringing up the end of the US Top 1000 […]
READ MORE >>Sunday Summary: The Goldilocks Conundrum
Nearly every parent-to-be says something similar about their child’s name: it should be familiar, but not too common. Or distinctive, but not weird. I spend a lot of time looking for names that are just different enough. In moments of frustration, it can feel like we just want EVERYONE else to stop naming their kids […]
READ MORE >>New Names Showdown 2019 Boys Opening Round
Time for the new names showdown 2019 boys opening round. Our goal: to choose the name most likely to climb dramatically when the new numbers come out in May 2020. This is the boys’ contest; the girls’ opening round posted earlier today. The competing names come from the new entries to the US Top 1000. […]
READ MORE >>New Names Showdown 2019 Girls Opening Round
Time for the new names showdown 2019 girls opening round! Our goal: to choose the name most likely to climb dramatically when the new numbers come out in May 2020. This is the girls’ contest; the boys’ opening round will post later today. The competing names come from the new entries to the US Top […]
READ MORE >>Name Help: A Sibling for Naomi and Michael
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! Lindsay writes: We’re looking for both boy and girl sibling names for Naomi […]
READ MORE >>Carson: Baby Name of the Day
Count Carson among the hottest surname names of the moment. Our Baby Name of the Day comes from this post about the fastest rising boy names. Carr’s Son Wilson means the son of Will; Jackson, the son of John. And so we’d expect to deconstruct this name and arrive at Carr’s son. Maybe. Carr and […]
READ MORE >>Sadie’s Sisters: Old Fashioned Nickname Names for Girls
I’m a nickname fanatic, and old fashioned nickname names for girls are some of the best. I prefer putting a big mouthful of a formal name on my child’s birth certificate, then adopting a short form for everyday use. If I had a Sadie, she’d be Sarah. But that’s me. There are plenty of good reasons […]
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