Baby Name Popularity News

Olivia replaces Charlotte at the head of the girls popularity list for the first half of 2016, while Ezra holds onto the Number 1 spot for boys.

Meagan Burke has spotted a trend: lots of popular boy names ending in the vowel I.

Can a boy’s name be stylish and classic? Definitely! Here are nine names that are both.

A salute to one of the iconic bearers of top name Olivia, Ms. de Havilland, who celebrates her centenary today!

Cleveland Evans explains the history of Spring, Summer, Autumn and Winter as baby names.

Looking for a short, sophisticated, nickname-proof girl name? Here are some great possibilities, from Arden to Thea, and Eddie Redmayne’s new choice, Iris.

It’s a boy! And he’ll join 50+ cousins, nephews, and uncles, making finding a name tough. But the Name Sage finds a way!

JAre there any great girl names that aren’t in the Top 100? The Name Sage assures an expectant mama that there are plenty of gorgeous names that aren’t heard everywhere. Sydney writes: I am due this August with boy-girl twins. They already have a big sister named Summer Emilia. In looking for girl names, I […]

All the members of the aden/aiden/ayden family are slipping. Kelli Brady does the numbers.

From the classic YA series by Noel Streatfeild come the intriguing names of her young, creative characters, from Dulcie to Sorrel to Lalla.

Noah and Liam too popular? Then how about Nash or Cian? Aimee Tafreshi offers plenty of choices!

How do the names climbing in Australia compare to those in the US? Anna Otto lays it out for us.

Famous Benjamins, Bens, Benjis and Bennys–from the Bible to the big screen

By Linda Rosenkrantz Emma and Noah are the new Number 1 baby names in the US, but are they the most popular names where you live? Emma was Number 1 in just 22 states, Noah at the top in only 13. Other states put rivals Olivia, Ava, and Sophia at the head of the class for girls, as well as Mia (in Hawaii and New Mexico), Harper (in South […]

Attention Name Nerds: You’ll be excited to see Kelli’s deep analysis of the new Top 100 list!

If you’re looking for a really unusual name, these were given to only five babies in the US last year.

By Abby Sandel The new US Top 1000 list is out, and while it’s easy to focus on the trendy and the novel – Saylor is up for girls, Baylor for boys, and Oakley for both! – plenty of classic baby names are also making a comeback. Last year we looked at nine boy names […]

From Dash to Maisie to Millie, these were the fastest rising nickname names of 2015.

Which starbaby names were the most influential on this year’s popularity list?

We are so pleased to present Kelli’s annual Playground Analysis–how the most popular list of 2015 would look if the various spellings of a name were combined.

By Pamela Redmond Satran The new Number 1 baby names in the US are….the old Number 1 baby names in the US. For the second year in a row, Emma and Noah top the official US baby names popularity list for 2015. And the entire Top 10 stayed more the same than it has in […]

Part 2 of the fascinating names of the fascinating personas of the fascinating David Bowie.

Enter our contest! Tell us your predictions for the new Top 10 girl and boy names!

What names will enter the Top 1000 this year? Abby’s predictions.

Move over Mason and Carter, it’s time for Remington and Clark as celebs and others pick surname names for their sons.