Articles by Joe Satran

Joe Satran

Joe Satran is a name data analyst, novelist, and television writer living in Los Angeles. He has written for Nameberry since 2014. His stories and research projects have included such ground-breaking stories as The Top City Baby Names and The Decade's Hottest Baby Name Trends.

Tue Oct 16 2018

The Decade’s Hottest Baby Name Trends

Nameberry calculated which names have increased the most in usage over the past 10 years and identified five major baby naming trends of the decade.
Congrats To Our Name Popularity Contest Winners!
Mon May 21 2018

Congrats To Our Name Popularity Contest Winners!

Announcing the winners of the Most Popular Names of 2017 contest!
See The Most Popular Baby Names by State!
Thu May 17 2018

See The Most Popular Baby Names by State!

Our maps show the name popularity of girl and boy names in every state!
Fri Apr 27 2018

Royal Baby Name Announced and it’s a Big Surprise!

Big surprise in royal baby name!
The Amazing Names That Won This Year’s Invent-A-Name Contest
Mon Jan 29 2018

The Amazing Names That Won This Year’s Invent-A-Name Contest

We have a winner in our invent-a-name contest.
How Does Your Own Name Affect Your Baby Name Style?
Tue Dec 12 2017

How Does Your Own Name Affect Your Baby Name Style?

How parents’ names affect their baby name style.
Thu Nov 09 2017

Marvel Universe Movie Names: How influential are they?

By Joe Satran Updated with names from Black Panther on March 5. At the movie theater, we’re living in the Age of Marvel. It only took Black Panther three weeks to hit $500 million at the U.S. box office — faster than almost any other movie in history. Thor: Ragnarok, the previous entry in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU), […]
Are you named after anyone?
Mon Oct 09 2017

Are you named after anyone?

Were you named after someone else–that’s our question of the week.
Sweet Girl Names With New Style Power
Thu Oct 05 2017

Sweet Girl Names With New Style Power

Sweet girl names like Alice and Edith are newly stylish again.
Would you name your daughter after her dad?
Sun Sep 17 2017

Would you name your daughter after her dad?

Our Question of the Week: Last week, Serena Williams introduced the world to her adorable two-week-old daughter in an Instagram post. The baby’s name, she revealed, was Alexis. A perfectly nice, normal name; popular, but not too popular, at Number 119. But here’s the unusual part: The newborn’s father is also named Alexis. And the new […]