Category Archives: Baby Name Trends

Are Baby Names Influenced by Retail Trends?

2 Comments | 8 January 2010
Here’s a baby name theory I don’t think I’ve ever come across before: “Something happened when children under 5 became a market, maybe around 1983, with things like Baby Gap,” said Christine Farina, associate professor of communication at the Richard Stockton College of New Jersey. “We became more conscious of each other at the same time. [...]
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Attention TwiHard – Please Don’t Name Your Baby Renesmee

3 Comments | 4 January 2010
I’ve seen a second baby named Renesmee. This is starting to worry me. The first was born in Scotland last year. The second was born in Plymouth, New Hampshire on New Year’s Day. It’s time for an intervention. If you’re an expectant TwiHard who believes Renesmee might just make a good baby name, please stop and [...]
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The Most Popular Baby Names of 2009

17 Comments | 30 December 2009
Here are some of the most popular baby names of 2009 in various places (hospitals, cities, states, etc.) around the USA and elsewhere. I’ll add to this list as I spot other articles and press releases. In the meanwhile, if you see something that I’ve missed, please comment or e-mail me (with the source). Location Girl [...]
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Baby Names in Scotland – Jack, Sophie, Ringo, Renesme

4 Comments | 23 December 2009
Scotland’s most popular baby names of 2009 have been released. The top five boy names are Jack, Lewis, James, Liam and Logan. The top five girl names are Sophie, Olivia, Ava, Emily and Lucy. The biggest climbers since last year are Owen and Miley. And here are some baby names that were used just once: Girls Boys Apple Bonnique Comfort Demi-Star Inca Jools Jorga Jubilee Juno KT Paris-Montana Renesme Vanilla Argyll Atholl Elvis Fidelis Great Jock Mungo Orpheus Ringo Soul Supreme Sweetie Tresor Didn’t take [...]
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French Parents Angered by New Renault Car Named Zoé

1 Comment | 25 November 2009
The Zoé is a new electric car from Renault. According to a company spokesperson, its name “evokes values of femininity, of youth, a playful spirit and vivacity” and is a reference to the word zero, as in zero emissions. But French parents with daughters named Zoé aren’t too pleased with the name. “It is a scandal [...]
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Fortune 1000 CEOs More Likely to Have Common Names

Leave a comment | 24 November 2009
The names John, Robert, James, Richard, Paul and Edward are overrepresented among Fortune 1000 CEOs. Psychologist Jean M. Twenge thinks that common names like these may help people succeed in life. Do you agree? Source: ‘Fortune’ 1000 CEOs popular names are also fairly common
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Bye Bye, Bridget – Irish Names Dropped to Minimize Prejudice

1 Comment | 21 October 2009
A recent study found that the Irish Catholic names Bridget and Patrick were used much less often among second-generation Irish than among first-generation Irish in late 19th-century England and Wales. English Protestant names like George and William, on the other hand, were used much more often by these second-generation Irish. Why? Researchers Malcolm Smith and Donald [...]
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