2015 Baby Name Trends: What Will Be Hot?
Happy 2015! As always, we like to ring in the New Year on In Name Only with our predictions of what’s going to be hot in baby names for the coming year. So consider these thoughts when you’re picking...
View ArticleThe Hottest Celebrity Baby Names This Week
It was all about honoring Daddy for two celebs who welcomed new sons recently—and a cool, offbeat baby name for a girl for a third. Zombie fighter Sonequa Martin-Green from The Walking Dead and her...
View ArticleCelebrity Baby Name: Shakira’s New Baby!
It’s another boy for international pop star Shakira and her fiancé, FC Barcelona soccer player Gerard Pique. Joining big brother Milan is a baby boy bearing an increasingly unisex baby name: Sasha...
View ArticleNutella and 8 Other Banned Baby Names
While here in the U.S., no baby names are off limits (hello, Hashtag!), in many parts of the world, the government gets a say in whether your baby name is up to snuff. For instance, New Zealand kept...
View Article8 Oscar-Worthy Baby Names
This year’s batch of Oscar nominees may have touched off some controversy due to the lack of diversity, but if you’re looking for great baby names, there are more than a few in the pool. Check out my...
View ArticleCelebrity Baby Name: Mark-Paul Gosselaar’s Second Daughter
How many different ways can you spell the baby name Lachlan? Apparently, plenty. Saved By the Bell alum Mark-Paul Gosselaar and wife Catriona McGinn picked a variant spelling of this Scottish classic...
View ArticleCharlotte Elizabeth Diana: The Meaning Behind the Royal Baby Name
As pretty much everyone in the world now knows, the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge (AKA Kate Middleton and Prince William) welcomed a royal baby girl early May 2nd. But now we know that they gave their...
View ArticleTop Baby Names List: What Does It Reveal?
For baby name nerds, mid-May’s about more than just Mother’s Day brunch mimosas. It brings the big kahuna baby name list from the Social Security Administration, which parses out what’s hot, and what’s...
View Article16 Unpopular Baby Names That Deserve a Second Chance
Do you know a baby named Claudine, Barbra, Seymour, or Elmo? Probably not. Fewer than five kids in the U.S. were given the names Claudine and Elmo last year, so they didn’t even make the Social...
View ArticleAnother Celeb Baby Girl Has a Boy Name! Check Out Jack Osbourne’s Pick
Ozzy and Sharon Osbourne are grandparents again! And this time, Lisa and Jack Osbourne picked a nickname baby name that’s been far more common for boys for their baby girl. Joining big sister Pearl...
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