Some baby names are cyclical and some have topped the lists for 100 years. While you'll recognize all the names in this list of the most popular baby names from 100 years ago, your top choices today are likley very different from then. However, if you're looking for dependable, yet unique, looking to the past may be a better strategy than looking at what was popular last … [Read more...] about What are the most popular baby names from the 1910s?
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What Reese Witherspoon can teach us about hard-to-spell baby names
Reese Witherspoon showed what happens when you give a hard-to-spell name to your baby. In an Instagram post, her son holds up a sign with his best attempt to write out his full name, Tennessee. You can't really blame the 4-year-old though. This state name is one even a lot of adults have trouble spelling out correctly, right after Mississippi. The "Big Little Lies" star is … [Read more...] about What Reese Witherspoon can teach us about hard-to-spell baby names
Baby names inspired by springtime
If you're stuck on choosing a name for your little one, why not take inspiration from the seasons? With the beginning of spring comes a whole host of fresh and beautiful names to help you and your partner find the right match for your son or daughter. From floral and greenery to bubbling brooks and songbirds, springtime may open your eyes to a new baby name you'll … [Read more...] about Baby names inspired by springtime
Baby naming tool tells you popularity of names over time
Baby Name Fun Facts at Your Fingertips Choosing a baby name is a big, exciting decision. Will it be James or Jaroslav? Elizabeth or Electra? Or any of the thousands of options in between? Here to help you make your decision is Vintagereprints.net, a cool — and oddly addictive — website. It shows you the popularity of any baby name, at any given moment in … [Read more...] about Baby naming tool tells you popularity of names over time
Baby names experts share specific advice
After I saw the first ultrasound of my son taken when he was the size of a small dot at 10 weeks, my husband and I began affectionately referring to him as “Peanut.” Although we never actually planned to name him after a groundnut, we didn’t realize we were actually trendsetters. It wasn’t until this past July—when General Hospital actor Ingo Rademacher christened his firstborn … [Read more...] about Baby names experts share specific advice