Today it’s Blessyn. A Century Ago it Was…
Names like Blessyn and Amazyn that transform uplifting -ing words are a purely modern phenomenon. Or are they?
And Now, Girls’ Names Ending in O
We’re used to -o endings pointing to male names and -a endings to female. But parents are starting to flip the script on final letters.
With this Stewardess, a Generation of Names Took Flight
Why did so many parents in the mid-20th-Century choose names like Vicki? A fictional stewardess may point the way.
The Surprising Celebrity Who Changed American Baby Names
Baby names have their own star system, and it’s all about sound and style.
These Two Graphs Show How Baby Naming Has Changed
Trends used to be about specific names. Today’s name trends are something different.
A New Direction for Boys’ Names
Vowel endings are poised to reshape the sound of America’s male baby names
Justyn Time: A Name Mystery
If you’ve never heard a name before, how can you feel that you know something about it—or a person who bears it?
The Surprising Story of Boys Ending in -A
Once upon a time, something happened to boys’ names ending in the letter A. Or rather, two somethings. Starting around 1970 the typically female -a ending was twice transformed, and the sound of American boys hasn’t been the same since. See for yourself. The top black line in this chart […]
The Three Ages of -i Names: An American Tale
Name endings can define style eras. The names Marlene and Carlene sound like babies of the 1940s, while Marleigh and Carleigh have the touch of the new millennium. But for names ending in -i, the story is more complicated. It’s a tale of three different American eras. As you can […]
These Name Endings Point to the New Shape of Girls’ Names
In the world of names, style starts at the finish. Trendy name endings made Arlene, Irene and Pauline the shape of the 1920s, Sheri, Kari and Lori the shape of the 1960s, and Tiffany, Stephanie and Bethany the shape of the 1980s. And the name endings setting the standard today? […]
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