111 Minimalist baby names
Are you a baby name minimalist? If so, here’s a long list of baby names that fall somewhere between short/simple and modern/stylish. All 111 of these names have made gains recently — Hank and Linus...
View ArticleNumerology: Baby names with a value of 7
If you’re on the hunt for baby names with a numerological value of 7, you’re in luck! Because today’s post features hundreds of 7-names. Before we get to the names, though — how do we know that...
View ArticlePop culture baby name game, 2020
Happy birthday, Elvis! It’s hard to put into words just how bizarre 2020 was. Despite this…people still had babies in 2020, and people still paid attention to pop culture in 2020. (In fact, thanks to...
View ArticlePop culture baby name game results, 2020
Which of the names in the 2020 pop culture baby name game saw higher usage last year? The following names increased in usage from 2019 to 2020. They’re ordered by relative size of increase....
View ArticlePopular and unique baby names in Scotland (UK), 2020
Flag of the United Kingdom According to National Records of Scotland (NRS), the most popular baby names in the country in 2020 were Isla and Jack. Here are Scotland’s top 10 girl names and top 10 boy...
View ArticleTop gender-neutral baby names of 2021: Parker, River, Charlie
Looking for baby names that work for both genders? Actually, let me rephrase that: Do you want to see which names are being given to sizeable numbers of baby boys and baby girls in the U.S. right now?...
View ArticleGirl names beyond the top 1,000 of 2022
Have you seen any of the girl names beyond the U.S. top 1,000 yet? If not, here’s the next thousand for you. Last year, the 1,000th most popular girl name in the U.S. was Kahlani, given to 260 babies....
View ArticleBoy names beyond the top 1,000 of 2022
Have you seen any of the boy names beyond the U.S. top 1,000 yet? If not, here’s the next thousand for you. Last year, the 1,000th most popular boy name in the U.S. was London, given to 222 babies....
View ArticleTop unisex baby names of 2022
Which unisex baby names were the most popular in 2022? To figure this out, I did two things. First, I identified all the gender-neutral names in the latest batch of U.S. baby name data. (To qualify as...
View ArticleGirl names that end with an R-sound
In the U.S., most of the names given to baby girls end with a vowel sound. And many of the remaining names end with an N-sound. So, what about girl names that end with other sounds? Below is a...
View ArticleThe most gender-neutral baby names in the U.S. in 2023
In 2023, more than 2,700 names appeared in the U.S. baby name data both as girl names and as boy names. Which of these names were the most gender-neutral overall? To create a useful set of rankings, I...
View ArticleNumerology: Baby names with a value of 7
If you’re on the hunt for baby names with a numerological value of 7, you’re in luck! Because today’s post features hundreds of 7-names. Before we get to the names, though — how do we know that...
View ArticlePop culture baby name game, 2020
Happy birthday, Elvis! It’s hard to put into words just how bizarre 2020 was. Despite this…people still had babies in 2020, and people still paid attention to pop culture in 2020. (In fact, thanks to...
View ArticlePop culture baby name game results, 2020
Which of the names in the 2020 pop culture baby name game saw higher usage last year? The following names increased in usage from 2019 to 2020. They’re ordered by relative size of increase....
View ArticlePopular and unique baby names in Scotland (UK), 2020
Flag of the United Kingdom According to National Records of Scotland (NRS), the most popular baby names in the country in 2020 were Isla and Jack. Here are Scotland’s top 10 girl names and top 10 boy...
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