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Lots of babies were named Liam in 2023. The most popular baby names in America have changed a lot over the past century — but as of 2023, the top picks for boys and girls are Liam and Olivia, respectively. Using data on Social Security card applications for US...

America's Most Popular Baby Names, Ranked

CBS Detroit

Get ready to see more babies named Dylan, Avery and Logan in the coming months as gender-neutral names rise in popularity.According to data from baby name website names.org, gender-neutral baby names have been trending upward dramatically since the 1990s, making up 17% of names in 2023 — with no signs of slowing down this year. Here's the site's predictions for the top unisex names of 2024:DylanAveryLoganCarterRileyParkerRowanCameronAngelKaiName.org's data also shows that the increase in unisex names isn't region-specific, despite earlier data showing gender-neutral names were more common in the southeastern U.S. throughout the 1990s."More recently, the maps show how dramatically usage has...

Gender-neutral baby names are on the rise. Here are the top 10 for 2024.

New York Post

They’ll be no singing “Happy Birthday” to little Myrtle any time soon. 

The once-buzzy baby name — along with Al, Bess, Cathy, Vern, Wally and more — is in the top 23 newborn names on the verge of virtual extinction. 

A foul fall from grace, the run-of-the-mill monikers were the bees knees during the Baby Boomer generation, between 1946 and 1964, per a 2024 report via baby-naming experts at Namesberry. 

But they’ve since lost their luster. 



My friend chose a name for her daughter that’s so bad, it should be illegal

“These were once ubiquitous names that represented everyday people — used on sitcoms like...

These 23 classic baby names are facing extinction in the US — sorry, Grandma

The 1980s baby names are as identifiable as the fashion itself. Jennifer, for example, is the baby name equivalent of shoulder pads in that decade — aka, everywhere. The most popular baby boy name of the 1980s, Michael, remains popular today, ranking No. 16 in 2023, the most recent list from the Social Security Administration.

80 baby names that ruled the 1980s

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	Finding a rare name for your baby boy might not be as easy as you hope. My 5-year-old loves telling me how many other Liams are in his class, and it’s no surprise. It was the top baby boy name of 2023, according to the Social Security Administration (SSA) baby name data (and his middle name is also in the top 10). So, if you want your son to stand out among his schoolmates, how do you ensure their name is actually unique? British Baby Girl Names: Perfectly Posh Picks From Across the Pond




	One way to help lower the odds of...

These ‘Rare’ Boy Names Are Probably Not as Rare as You Think

Just like your favorite jeans, baby names have a tendency to go in and out of style. When a name is hot, it’s really hot, such as monikers with the wildly popular -aden suffix (Aiden, Caden, Jaden, Hayden, and Raiden all ranked in the top 1,000 baby names in the past decade).

Baby Names That Are Going Out of Style

Choosing a child’s name is a significant early decision for parents. However, if you ask us, some take the responsibility far too lightly. Picking an unconventional name might seem like a good idea at the time, but in these cases, perhaps sticking with classics like Tom or Mary would have been a safer bet.

23 of the Cringiest Baby Names You’ll Ever Hear

BabyCenter

March Madness, April's eclipse, and more big moments have shaped parents' name choices for the better or worse.

The 5 biggest baby name trends of 2024 so far

PureWow

Looking for a unique moniker for your tiny tot that’s as beautiful as it is timeless? Try one of these romantic Spanish baby names for girls.

50 Spanish Baby Names for Girls That Are Just Too Sweet

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Do you know anyone who has dual nature? Such two-faced zodiac signs are friendly but they gossip about others behind their backs. They can lie to you without batting an eyelid. However, detecting a two-faced person isn’t easy for everyone. They often compliment their friends when they achieve a goal or change their wardrobe. But they will make negative remarks about you to someone else. What other traits do two-faced people have?

3 Zodiac Signs Who Are Two-Faced

Irish Star

A woman has taken to Reddit to ask for advice after her brother revealed the unusual name he and his wife had chosen for their baby boy

'My brother has chosen a very unusual baby name - and we're all completely baffled'

A parent-to-be has asked for advice on whether their chosen baby name is suitable - but people can't help but laugh at the unusual moniker, with one adding it's "comical."

'People laugh at my baby's name - but I'm desperate to use it'

Celebrities seem to live in an alternate world far from the real world. Even though Hollywood may seem like many miles away, the culture of famous people influences everything from the clothes we wear to the way we cut our hair to even what we name our children. Some truly unique celebrity baby names are now on the rise!

15 Strange Celebrity Baby Names That Are Becoming Popular

The folks over at Scrap Car Comparison, who apparently have a lot of free time on their hands while waiting for someone to pull in with a scrap car, decided it would be fun to scan the American Social Security Administration's rolls of baby names, and those of the U.K.'s Office of National Statistics, to find the countries' most- and least-popular names for newborns — that are also names of cars. The idea of doing the search, we should add, is clearly a better idea than actually naming a tender young human being after a hunk of metal.

These are the car names people gave to their babies last year

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NBC News

When the Woodfork family sat down at a Golden Corral restaurant on May 4, they were a party of 11. They left as 12. Tayvia Woodfork made a beeline for the bathroom when her family stopped for lunch at the all-you-can-eat chain in North Little Rock, Arkansas. “She was complaining...

Mom didn’t know she was pregnant and gave birth at Golden Corral. See the baby’s fitting name

Daily Mail

Baby naming expert Laura Wattenberg says that opting for a popular moniker can be a bad thing - and claims parents are moving away from commonly seen names.

Baby naming expert reveals the new trendy monikers that are about to sweep across America - from Chozen to Adhara

The Mirror US

The majority of Emily Westerfield's births have been surrogate babies for four different couples and the Ohio mom, 37, said she would carry another child in a 'heartbeat'

'I've had 10 babies in 13 years - I'm pregnant with number 11 and would have more in a heartbeat'

Page Six

Congratulations — times two — are in order for Gabourey Sidibe and husband Brandon Frankel.

The couple announced on the Shade Room Thursday that they became parents in early April when their twin babies arrived. 

The “American Horror Story” star gave birth to a baby boy named Cooper and a girl named Maya.

“Brandon always wanted to name a son Cooper, so we can call him ‘Coop,’ and Maya was named shortly before our baby moon to the Mayan Riviera in Mexico,” Sidibe told the outlet. “Both twins have traditional West African middle names after members of my family.”







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Gabourey Sidibe welcomes twin babies with husband Brandon Frankel

Motherly

"My response was simply that if Jade wants to own the rights to names then she better get rich fast and buy those names"

Does this mom’s sister have the right to lay claim to certain baby names?

A woman was left horrified after finding out her friend had named her baby something that sounded very rude. She was torn whether to tell her or keep schtum - so asked for advice

'I told my friend her baby's name sounds rude - now she's not speaking to me'

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90 patriotic baby names for your new litttle American

Patriotic baby names are the perfect choice for a newborn of proud parents and proud Americans. Patriotic baby names are also a great choice for a...

90 patriotic baby names for your new litttle American

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