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May 20, 2015

New Baby Name Trend: The Lu/Lou boys

Following the path of Lucy and Luna, boys’ name with the lu-sound beginning are forging ahead, from Lucas and Luke to Louis and Lucian.

Mar 26, 2015

The Spellings of Classic Name Katherine

There are several spelling variations of the classic Katherine and it’s fascinating to follow Kelli Brady’s tracking of how they have alternated over time.

Mar 5, 2015

Girls’ Baby Names: A plethora of P-names

Guest blogger Aimee Tafreshi tells you everything you’d want to know about virtually every plausible girls’ name beginning with the ‘P’.

Feb 1, 2015

PERfect Girls’ Names: juniPER, harPER and PERsephone

In case you haven’t noticed, Brooke Cussans points out how many of today’s hot names contain the syllable ‘per’–either at the beginning or end. Stay tuned for the boys’ edition.

Jan 11, 2015

Mormon Baby Names: Traditions and trends

Mormon parents are known for their predilection for unusual baby names. Here, Hildie Westenhaver talks about current trends–providing plenty of unique examples.

Dec 25, 2014

British Name Trends 2014

Once again, we’re pleased to present Eleanor Nickerson’s keen analysis of British naming trends.

Dec 14, 2014

Upscale Baby Names: The s-ending boys

Brooks, Banks, Briggs–these and other s-ending surname names sound just like they’re headed for Harvard, says Aimee Tafreshi in her guest blog.

Dec 9, 2014

Your Best and Worst Name Letters

Which name letters do you find yourself liking most and least, and what are some of your favorite (and least favorite) names that contain those letters?

Nov 19, 2014

One-Syllable Middle Names

Today we bring you the second half of our master collection of cool, sleek, and most of all short middle names.

Nov 13, 2014

From Mary to Isabella: Baby names get longer and longer

By Nick Turner Baby-name fads have come and gone over the decades, but one trend has held true: Names are getting longer. A hundred years ago, boys’ names were typically less than two syllables. John, James, George and Frank were all popular picks, and there were no three-syllable names anywhere in the top 20. In […]

Sep 22, 2014

Unusual Baby Names: The Other A Names

A is the most popular first initial for baby names today, starting many top choices from Ava to Aiden, Alexander to Abigail. But you can get all of A’s style and advantages with these 100 more unusual names.