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Popular and Unique Names in England and Wales, 2008

Don’t get too excited — these aren’t the top names for 2009. (If only!) Why am I posting old news? Because I recently found a more complete version of the 2008 list that goes all the way down to baby names used in England and Wales just three times. So, the top-ranked names may be [...]
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Popular and Unique Names in South Australia, 2009

The state of South Australia, home to about 8% of Australia’s population, has released its baby name rankings for 2009. Here are the top names for each gender, followed by two dozen names that were used only once last year. Boys Girls Popular Names Jack Riley William Oliver & Lachlan [tie] Thomas Charlotte Emily & Chloe [tie] Ella Isabella Lily Unique names Calcypher D’Artagnan Hercules Legion Lilallel Livingfaith Mamadee Mornorom Reef* Smit Swastik Trigger Alaska Antigone Bronkay Cider Dawt Ellaouise Highbury Karma-Shaide Loveness Oricle She-II Tender *As far as nature names go, Reef seems [...]
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The Most Popular Baby Names of 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 Name Needed, Part 2 – Middle Name for Ivan

Back in March, a reader named Pam wrote to me regarding the names of her twins. Several days ago, she sent me an update. She still likes the names Alexander, Ivan and William…but not in the same order as before. One twin will now be Alexander William, the other will have the first name Ivan, and [...]
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Baby Name Needed – Boy Name for Adalaide’s Little Brother

A reader named Abby is expecting a baby boy at the end of the year, and she’d like some helping coming up with his name. She writes: His sister’s name is Adalaide Joy Foley* and we would like to use the middle name Bernard in honor of his grandfather who is no longer with us. Abby also [...]
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Old Names vs. New Names in Plymouth, Mass.

In the comment section of last week’s post on old & new French names, Bridgett came up with a great idea: Why not do the same thing for a U.S. city? I checked the online editions of 8 or 9 U.S. city newspapers. Some had birth announcements, others had obits/death notices, the rest had neither. [...]
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Baby Name Needed – Name for Linden and Everett’s Sibling

Britta her husband Morgan live in Sweden. They’re expecting their third baby in a couple of months and would like some help choosing a name. They already have two sons, Linden and Everett, so they’d like the baby’s first name to be similar in style to these. Britta also mentions: We definitely want a more English/American [...]
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