Popular Baby Names

6 Celebrity-Inspired Baby Names That Are On The Rise

6 Celebrity-Inspired Baby Names That Are On The Rise

I love unique names and prefer ones that are outside of any ‘top 100′ list if I can avoid it. Celebrities are often donned with their own unique name and it seems once they hit the scene with a bang, their name will quickly become fast-rising in the baby name charts. Huffington Post shared 12 MORE »

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Why Did You Give Your Child the Name That You Did?

Why Did You Give Your Child the Name That You Did?

The other day I attended the awards ceremony for my daughter’s pre-K gymnastics class. (I know, I know.  WTH?  We can’t have any winners or losers, but everyone gets an award for participating – even in pre-K gymnastics.) Anyhoo, I digress. I sat there on the balance beam listening to the instructor call the kids MORE »

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Are Unisex Baby Names The Best Idea Ever?

Are Unisex Baby Names The Best Idea Ever?

One of the most common questions pregnant moms are asked after ‘when are you due’ is probably, ‘is it a boy or a girl’, followed by ’do you have any names picked out’? Picking a name for your baby is difficult to say the least, unless you’re one of those rare moms who fell in MORE »

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20 Fastest-Rising Baby Names for Boys

20 Fastest-Rising Baby Names for Boys

Just as I did with the Fastest-Rising Baby Names for Girls, I scoured through the boys’ column to find which names jumped up the ranks at high speed. Some of these are predictable (such as alternate spellings of popular names, and our fascination with the letter “X”), some indicate fast-rising trends, and others are unique MORE »

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Top Mid-Century Baby Girl Names

Top Mid-Century Baby Girl Names

While the popular baby boy names didn’t shift too much throughout the 1900s, there was a lot more turnover for the baby girls. Especially in the mid-century era. As I mentioned in my post about mid-century baby names for little boys, the 1930s to 1960s time period has a distinct feel that straddles the line MORE »

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Top Mid-Century Baby Boy Names

Top Mid-Century Baby Boy Names

If you’ve been searching around for nursery furniture and decor ideas — especially if you’ve been searching on blogs — then you’ve probably heard the term “mid-century modern” a few dozen times. It’s a coveted design style, taking influence (roughly) from the 30s to the 60s. And when I saw The Bump’s list of the MORE »

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