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Baby Name Dilemma: A Little Brother for Myles and Claire
It seems like finding a good name for the third child is a challenge for some readers—last month we helped Lindsay come up with a name for her third baby, and now Melissa’s having a hard time finding...
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Throwback Thursday: 1970s Baby Names
Were the 1970s long enough ago that the top names of the era deserve another look? Top girls’ names like Jennifer and Lisa may be a little too overdone to make a comeback now—and top boys’ names like...
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A New Parents.com Baby: Welcome Sophia Devora
We get pretty jazzed when someone from Parents.com welcomes a new baby into his or her family. And this week, we were thrilled to help Parents.com executive editor Michael Kress and his wife,...
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The Rise (And Fall?) of Celebrity Name Miley
It’s often hard to predict which pop culture names will inspire parents to choose them. I would have thought that Barack might have cracked the top 1000 after our 44th president, but no such luck. Only...
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Throwback Thursday: 1930s Baby Names
The 1930s didn’t go down in history as a stellar decade—what with the Great Depression and Hitler bringing everybody down. But can some cool names be salvaged from this decade? The chart toppers of the...
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Cool Name of the Week: Miles
You just need to say the words “Bat Kid” to me this week to bring me to tears. Just trying to explain it to my husband left me bawling, and I managed to even get him to tear up just by showing him some...
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Why Haven’t The Hunger Games Baby Names Caught On?
The Hunger Games series has been a massive hit both as a book series and in film form. And even though it has cool and pretty creative spins on classic names, they’re aren’t a bunch of Katnisses and...
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Throwback Thursday: 1880s Baby Names
Today we’re heading back in time to the 1880s, the earliest time when we have actual statistics on the top baby names. Back then, we stuck with the basics—John and Mary dominated the charts. As we...
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Doctor Who Inspired Baby Names
Tomorrow’s the 50th anniversary of one of sci-fi’s most beloved characters—the time-traveling, two-hearted Doctor Who. We’ll be celebrating it big time in our house, with British-y food (including...
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Celebrity Baby Names: Jennifer Love Hewitt’s Baby Girl
It’s a girl for Jennifer Love Hewitt and her new husband, Brian Hallisay. And the pair gave their brand new daughter a perfectly apropos name for the season—Autumn James. Autumn is the most popular of...
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Cool Name of the Week: Linus
Thanksgiving came late this year, which means we get a double dose of Peanuts goodness within less than a week: First the awesome, popcorn-and-jellybeans Thanksgiving feast, then my favorite, the...
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Frozen Baby Names
Disney’s latest princess tale comes courtesy of Hans Christian Andersen’s legendary tale, The Snow Queen. While they took quite a few liberties with the tale (no talking snowmen, from what I...
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Throwback Thursday: 1990s Baby Names
The 1990s may feel like yesterday—but it is already nearly 20 years ago! As with most recent top 10 names, the 1990s chart topper, Jessica, has had a sharp decline since its heyday—it’s currently at...
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Baby Name Dilemma: Can I Use His Middle Name?
Reader Lisa is pretty set on the name Joseph for her son—but is looking for something other than Joey as a nickname. Here’s the scoop: We are having a boy due early April and my husband is pretty set...
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Weirdest Baby Names of 2013
Celebs may have picked offbeat monikers like North West and Rainbow Aurora for their kids, but they aren’t the only ones who chose oddly—at least if the survey by Baby Center is to be believed. They’ve...
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Baby Name Dilemma: Honoring Your Mom
A reader is trying to help a friend with a not-so-easy baby name challenge: My friend would like to name her baby girl after her deceased mother, but her mom hated her name. She is looking for a...
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Throwback Thursday: 1900s Baby Names
Today’s Throwback Thursday heads back to the turn of the 20th century, when many of the old-fashioned names that we’re loving now were in vogue. For girls, that meant names like Lillian, Grace, Rose...
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Celebrity Baby Names: James Van Der Beek’s New Daughter
James Van Der Beek and his wife Kimberly welcomed their third child—a daughter—earlier this week. Joining big sister Olivia and big brother Joshua is brand new baby Annabel. Annabel is a bit more...
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Celebrity Baby Names: A New Girl for a Jonas Brother
It’s a baby girl for first-time parents Kevin Jonas and his wife, Danielle. And they’ve picked a not-so-traditional name for her: Alena Rose. Alena’s source is a bit unclear—it could be a variant on...
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Baby Name Dilemma: A Third “J” Name?
Reader Kelly has a theme going with her kids’ names—but doesn’t know if she wants to continue it for baby #3 My married and legal name is Kelly Kelly. I married a Chris Kelly nearing 12 years ago. I...
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