Popular Baby Names in New Mexico, 2016
According to provisional data released yesterday by the New Mexico Department of Health, the most popular baby names in the state in 2016 were Mia and Elijah. Here are New Mexico’s projected top 10...
View ArticlePopular Baby Names in Tennessee, 2016
According to provisional data released on January 10th by Tennessee’s Office of Vital Records, the most popular baby names in the state in 2016 were Emma and William. Here are Tennessee’s projected top...
View ArticleBaby Names Have Become More Female-Sounding
In 1995, researchers Herbert Barry and Aylene S. Harper invented a way to score personal names to determine how “male” or “female” they sounded. Names with positive scores on the scale were more...
View ArticleName Quotes #48 – Tasha, Tiberius, Mi Mi
Time for more name-related quotes! From a recent E! Online interview with Jordan Peele [vid], who spoke about choosing a baby name: We definitely want pick a name that has a certain positivity that...
View ArticlePopular Baby Names in Oregon, 2015
According to the Oregon Public Health Division, the most popular baby names in the state in 2015 were Emma and Liam. Here are Oregon’s top 10 girl names and top 10 boy names of 2015: Girl Names 1....
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Most Popular U.S. Baby Names of 2016
According to the Social Security Administration, Emma and Noah were the most popular baby names in the United States in 2016. Here are the top 10 girl names and top 10 boy names: Girl Names 1. Emma,...
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Most Popular Lengths for Baby Names, 2016
The long and short of it is that U.S. parents don’t choose long and short baby names as often as they choose mid-length baby names. The most popular lengths for baby names in 2016? 6 letters, followed...
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Most Popular First Letters for Baby Names, 2016
What were the most popular first letters for baby names in 2016? Here’s a chart showing the first letter breakdown for girl names: For girls, the most-used first letter was A, followed by M and E. The...
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Baby Names Inspired by the Solar Eclipse
On August 21, the United States will see its first coast-to-coast solar eclipse since 1918. If you’re planning to have — or conceive! — a baby around the time of the eclipse, you might be interested...
View ArticlePopular Baby Names in Oregon, 2016
According to data released by Oregon Health Authority, the most popular baby names in the state in 2016 were Olivia and Oliver. Here are Oregon’s top 10 girl names and top 10 boy names of 2016: Girl...
View ArticlePopular Baby Names in Austria, 2016
According to data released by Statistics Austria, the most popular baby names in the country in 2016 were Anna (and variants) and Lukas (and variants). Here are Austria’s top 10 girl name-groups and...
View ArticlePopular Baby Names in Michigan, 2016
According to Michigan’s Department of Health & Human Services, the most popular baby names in the state in 2016 were Ava and Noah. Here are Michigan’s top 10 girl names and top 10 boy names of...
View ArticlePopular Baby Names in New Mexico, 2017
According to New Mexico’s Department of Health, the most popular baby names in the state in 2017 were Sophia and Noah. Here are New Mexico’s top 10 girl names and top 10 boy names of 2017: Girl Names...
View ArticlePopular Baby Names in Tennessee, 2017
According to Tennessee’s Office of Vital Records, the most popular baby names in the state in 2017 were Ava and William. Here are Tennessee’s top 10 girl names and top 10 boy names of 2017: Girl Names...
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Initials that Spell Names
In June of 1982, the Toledo Blade ran a short article about two local brothers who “enjoy the distinction of having initials which spell their names.” One was Thomas Owen Matzinger (T.O.M.), the other...
View ArticlePopular Baby Names in Minnesota, 2017
According to the Minnesota Department of Health, the most popular baby names in the state in 2017 were Evelyn and Oliver. Here are the top Minnesota baby names broken down by the mother’s...
View ArticlePopular Baby Names in College Station (TX), 2017
According to the City of College Station (which is located in east-central Texas), the most popular baby names in the city in 2017 were Ava and Jayden. Here are College Station’s top 3 girl names and...
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Popular and Unique Baby Names in Iowa, 2016
I love that the Social Security Administration releases so much baby name data to the public. But I’ve always had mixed feelings about that 5-baby threshold for inclusion. (Due to privacy concerns, the...
View ArticlePopular Baby Names in Northern Territory, 2017
According to the government of Northern Territory, Australia, the most popular baby names in NT in 2017 were Charlotte and Jack. Here are Northern Territory’s top 10 girl names and top 10 boy names of...
View ArticlePopular Baby Names in Northern Canada, 2015
A few years ago, CBC News used data from the vital statistics offices of Nunavut, Northwest Territories, and Yukon to determine that the most popular baby names in northern Canada in 2015 were Sophia...
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