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Help! My Favorite Baby Name is Getting Popular!

by The Name Lady, Posted Oct 14th 2010 11:00AM

My husband and I have been holding onto the name Archer for a few years now, so no discussion was needed when we found out we were having a boy -- we could use our favorite name. However, on the NameVoyager and elsewhere, it seems like Archer is ...Don't overreact -- if you confuse a run up the charts with true popularity, you might just talk yourself out of the perfect name.
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Unique Baby Names with Normal Nicknames

by Sally Worsham, Posted Jun 28th 2010 10:00AM

Hello, my name is Adorable. Credit: Getty Giving your child a unique baby name is a sure way to make him stand out, but it could turn into unwanted attention when he goes to elementary school and is teased for having such a strange ...
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Most Popular Baby Names of 2009: Jacob & Isabella

by The Name Lady, Posted May 7th 2010 12:00PM

The U.S. government has announced the nation's most popular baby names. America, here's your Top 10: Boys: 1. Jacob 2. Ethan 3. Michael 4. Alexander 5. William 6. Joshua 7. Daniel 8. Jayden 9. Noah 10 Anthony Girls: 1. Isabella 2. ...
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Trend Report: The Hottest Baby Names of 2010

by The Name Lady, Posted Apr 5th 2010 10:08AM

Baby name trends change faster today than ever before. Just a few years ago, a name like Ava was a refreshing surprise. Now it's a top five hit. What's up next? To find out, I've asked my friends at BabyNameWizard.com for an exclusive peek into the ...
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Top Baby Names of the Decade in Canada

by Shelley White, Posted Dec 31st 2009 2:00PM

If you had a baby between 2000 and 2010, chances are they have a classmate named Ethan or Emma (or they will in a couple of years). The Globe and Mail reported that the Top 5 most popular baby names in Canada this past decade were Emma, Ava, ...
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Jacob and Emma Deja Vu?

by The Name Lady, Posted Aug 27th 2009 10:58AM

Are you hearing this morning that Emma and Jacob are now the top baby names in America? Do you get the funny feeling you've heard that somewhere before? It's not your imagination. The Social Security Administration announced the most popular names of ...
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Your 'Uncommon' Baby Name Is Everywhere

by The Name Lady, Posted Aug 3rd 2009 10:00AM

A number of friends have told me that they've selected "uncommon" and/or "old -fashioned" names for their babies -- and then they proceed to say that the baby will be called Ava, Olivia, Isabella, Aiden, etc. They are all perfectly good choices, and ...
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Baby names: Then and now

by Bethany Sanders, Posted Jul 12th 2008 3:00PM

This week we saw two celebrity babies born -- Sunday, daughter of Nicole Kidman and Keith Urban, and Levi, son of Matthew McConaughey and Camila Alves. We hardly even blinked at the somewhat unusual names, because by celebrity standards, they're ...
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BabyCenter.com releases top 100 baby names of 2007

by Nadine Silverthorne, Posted Jan 12th 2008 11:58AM

Oh come on! I know you all get excited when this list comes out every year. People fall into one of three camps: 1. "Oh thank goodness we named our little sweetpea the number one name -- we clearly have good taste!" 2. "Oh thank goodness our ...
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