Pluto. Alchemy. Vandal. Meet America’s Newest Boys’ Names
These 38 names appeared in US name stats for the first time ever last year.
34 Remarkable and Intriguing Brand-New Names for Girls
Every year, American parents bring hundreds of new baby names into the world. Meet some of the brand-new girls, from Posh to Medusa.
An Alphabet of Brand-New Baby Names
A is for Acela….Meet 26 intriguing new names that debuted in 2021.
An Alphabet of Brand-New Girls’ Names, from Adalet to Zepplyn
Take an alphabetic tour through 26 noteworthy names that were given to five or more American girls for the first time in the year 2020.
The Brand-New Boys’ Names Alphabet, from Abaddon to Zeref
Over a thousand names made their all-time debuts in the 2020 baby name statistics. Here are 26 of the noteworthy new boys’ names, one for each letter of the alphabet.
A Roze is a Roze: The New Spelling Shifts
Even creative spelling has its rules—and those rules are changing. For generations, two letters have reigned supreme the realm of creative name spelling: Y and K. Parents replaced workaday vowels with Ys in names from Lynda to Paxtyn, and Cs with Ks in names like Karter and Khloe. The two […]
Parents are Breaking the One-Word Barrier
Another baby name barrier is falling—a big one. Even this age of creative, high-impact naming, baby names have generally remained single words. But not any more. American parents have started to create names out of phrases. Compound names like Mary Kate or Jon-Michael have always been common enough, as have […]
The 17 Most Fascinating (and Astonishing) Brand-New Girls’ Names of the Year
New names come from all over the globe: from faith and fantasy, from brand names and band names. The 622 brand-new girls’ names that debuted in the US baby name statistics last year are a study in innovation. Meet 17 of the names that were given to five or more […]
The 17 Most Fascinating (and Astonishing) Brand-New Boys’ Names of the Year
Meet the newest of the new: names that made their all-time debut in America’s baby name statistics last year. That means they were given to five or more newborn boys in a single year for the first time ever. Over 500 fresh names made the cut this year, ranging from […]
42 Absolutely Brand-New Baby Names That Tell a Story
Meet America’s newest baby names. Each year, hundreds of names make their debut in the U.S. name statistics, meaning they were given to at least five newborn boys or girls in one year for the first time ever. I’ve collected some highlights in notable categories from 2018. Together, they paint […]
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