One syllable boy names range from faithful stand-bys like Jake to stylish newcomers like Kai, with plenty of options in between – and beyond! Of course, there’s a whole group of names that might be single syllable names, depending on your accent and preferred pronunciation. Charles, Miles, Kyle – in some places, the sounds are smooshed […]
READ MORE >>Girl Names Starting with K: Kenna, Kestrel, Kate
Girl names starting with K include some of the biggest pop culture sensations of our time. Just think of Game of Thrones’ Khaleesi. Or the entire Kardashian family. But there’s a wide range of possible K names for girls. Classic Katherine and cool, casual Kate share the letter with soap opera-boosted Kayla and Sue Grafton’s fictional […]
READ MORE >>Sunday Summary: 10.15.23
We need to talk about Lewis. If you’ve been to Target this Halloween season … or been a human being anywhere near the internet … there’s a good chance you’ve seen this festive, eight-foot talking jack o’ lantern in a shroud. Except if you see it on display in a store, he’ll tell you “I […]
READ MORE >>Name Help: Competing for Names with my BFF
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! Courtney writes: My oldest childhood friend and I had our first babies around […]
READ MORE >>Sibling Names Don’t Have to Match
Sibling names don’t have to match. Yes, in the naming world we all talk about sibsests. And I do think there are advantages to thinking about matching: it makes it easier to pinpoint our favorites and name subsequent children. For the kids themselves, there’s much to be said about fairness and feeling equally valued. But, […]
READ MORE >>Name Help: A Sister for Poppy June
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! Kasey writes: I love our daughter’s name, Poppy June. It’s a little bit […]
READ MORE >>French Boy Names
French boy names marry the best of continental Europe with some unexpected surprises. And why not? Paris is considered perpetually stylish. From the 1920s city of The Paris Wife to contemporary Fashion Weeks, it’s a place that offers a creative, and apparently effortless, chic. American parents love French names for girls, from Genevieve and Sylvie […]
READ MORE >>Boy Names Starting with J: James, Jonah, Jennings
Looking for boy names starting with J? Parents love the letter J. It starts John, Joseph, and James, the most evergreen of classic boy names. But it’s also the first letter of chart-topping modern inventions, like Jayden and Jaziel. Tally up all of the spellings of Jackson, and it is a powerfully popular choice – […]
READ MORE >>Sunday Summary: 10.8.23
Here’s something I notice, time and time again. Parents have a list. It includes a few very popular names, a few very different names, and a bunch in the middle. While the most popular don’t always win, the most different? Almost never do. When it comes down to making our final choice, we tend to […]
READ MORE >>The Most Popular Baby Names of the Century: John, Mary, and 68 More
What are the most popular baby names of the century? It sounds like a straightforward question. Except that there are different ways to measure usage. Are Steven and Stephen two names or one? Are we talking about the percentage of the population receiving a given name, or the name’s numerical ranking? On percentages, today’s #1 […]
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