Baby Name: addison
Want a Strong Boy Name? Avoid Weak Boy Names
Strong boy names are names used mostly, if not entirely, by baby boys. In a recent post on the strongest boy names in the top 20, for instance, the strongest boy names were the names given to the highest proportion of baby boys relative to overall usage (boys+girls). I thought I’d look at this issue [...]
Posted in Baby Name Trends, Baby Names, Boy Names, Girl Names, Unisex Names Also tagged alexis, amani, ariel, aubrey, avery, bailey, brooklyn, cadence, cameron, camryn, courtney, eden, emery, emory, guadalupe, harper, haven, jaelyn, jordan, jordyn, kameron, kamryn, kelly, kendall, kennedy, london, lyric, marley, morgan, payton, peyton, presley, reagan, reece, reese, rhys, riley, rylee, shannon, skylar, skyler, tatum, taylor, teagan, tegan
Baby Names Needed for the Twin Sisters of Thomas
A reader named Eva is expecting twin girls and would like some help naming them. She says: One of the twins should have a unisex first name and a very girly middle name. For the second twin we want a girly first name and unisex middle name. Here are the names Eva likes so far: [...]
Posted in Baby Names, Girl Names, Popular Names Also tagged adeline, aidan, ainsley, alexis, amelia, anastasia, anne, annie, avery, bailey, bethany, cameron, camille, caroline, casey, cassandra, cassidy, cecilia, charlotte, cynthia, dylan, emery, esme, eva, finley, fiona, gemma, genevieve, hannah, harley, harper, helena, jamie, jordan, julia, kendall, kennedy, kristina, leigh, lucy, lydia, madison, makayla, maria, melanie, melissa, michaela, monica, morgan, nicole, olivia, paige, parker, phoebe, piper, quinn, reagan, reese, riley, rose, rowan, sage, samantha, sarah, shea, sidney, skylar, sofia, tabitha, tatum, taylor, teagan, theresa, thomas, tommy, victoria, willow
Boy Names Used as Girl Names in Pop Culture
Madison, Whitney, Ariel and Paris used to be boy names. Thanks to pop culture, all four are now considered girl names. Madison became a girl name after Splash came out in 1984. The other three were basically unisex until Whitney Houston, The Little Mermaid and Paris Hilton made them unfashionable for boys. In each case, [...]
Posted in Baby Name Advice, Baby Name Trends, Baby Names, Boy Names, Girl Names Also tagged ariel, blake, eliot, elliot, elliott, leighton, madison, paris, peyton, quinn, reed, remy, rory, whitney
Which Baby Name Ranked #1 in the Most States?
The SSA released state-wide baby name data for 2009 yesterday. Seven girl names and 14 boy names took top spots in the 51 state-wide races (including DC). Which baby name ranked #1 in the most states? Clearly Isabella: Isabella, 21 states (AK, AZ, CA, CO, CT, DE, FL, HI, IL, NV, NJ, NM, NY, OH, [...]
Baby Name Needed – Name for Emma and Ethan’s Sister
A reader named Andi has two children, Emma and Ethan. She’s now expecting her third, a girl, and she’d like some name suggestions. Here are the details: She does not want another E-name. She’d like something that isn’t very trendy. The baby’s surname will start with an r and have two syllables. (Think Rogers.) Andi [...]
Posted in Baby Name Trends, Baby Names, Girl Names, Popular Names Also tagged addie, adele alice, adeline, althea, andi, anne, ava, calla, camille, catherine, celia, chloe, claribel, delia, diane, ellie, emma, ethan, flora, grace, helen, isabelle, jane, johanna, josephine, josie, julia, larissa, lauren, lily, lucia, lydia, mabel, maddie, madeline, madison, marie, marina, marla, naomi, nelle, nicole, olivia, opal, ramona, risa, sabina, sylvia, talia, thea, theresa, victoria, willa
The Strongest Girl Names in the Top 20