Jennifer and Mallory discuss the popular new trend of occupational (sur)names becoming first names, like Mason, Sawyer, and Harper. Also Emmy Award nominees, celebrity baby news, and your questions on names and naming.
Jennifer and Mallory discuss the popular new trend of occupational (sur)names becoming first names, like Mason, Sawyer, and Harper. Also Emmy Award nominees, celebrity baby news, and your questions on names and naming.
Jennifer & Mallory discuss the names of kids entering first grade this year, and compare them to 10 and 20 years ago. We also dish about celebrity babies and baby names in the news, and take your questions on names and naming! Full Show Notes
Jennifer and Mallory discuss created names, combination names, and “Kreatyve” spellings of common names. We also talk about names we’ve discovered recently, the current celebrity baby news, and take your questions on names and naming. Full Show Notes
Jennifer and Mallory discuss temporal names – names from time – including months, days of week, and signs of the zodiac. Then we report the current celebrity baby news and take your questions on names and naming!
Jennifer and Mallory talk about best practices in naming twins and multiples, then discuss some celebrity twins and celebrity baby twins and multiples. We announce the celebrity baby news of the week, and then finish with your questions on baby names and naming! Full Show Notes
When parents look for baby names inspiration, some of them turn to food! Jennifer and Mallory talk all about names inspired by food and names with food associations. Full Show Notes
We talk with name expert Dr. Cleveland Kent Evans about various name myths and urban legends! Find out if your cousin’s sister’s neighbor really is named “La-a” and other crazy name legends. Full Show Notes
We run several ongoing surveys on BabyNames.com about names and naming. In this episode, Jennifer and Mallory go over the surprising results of the baby naming survey, and also the survey on names and dating. Full Show Notes
Jennifer and Mallory continue to discuss the U.S. Social Security Baby Names list, comparing trends that are unique by state. We’ve found interesting anomalies and characteristics for the south, the coasts, and the midwest. Full Show Notes
Jennifer and Mallory discuss the U.S. Social Security Baby Names, ranking the birth names for 2017. What are the newest trends for boys and girls and what is influencing them? Full Show Notes
Jennifer and Mallory discuss why actors, writers, and other artists might pick another name for their career, real names of some of your favorite celebrities, why writers use pen names, and entire families that have taken on new names. Full Show Notes
A BabyNames.com “Between-the-episodes” Minisode!
Jennifer speaks with Alison Betts, manager of the long-standing BabyNames.com community. We chat about the strong bonds formed by members in our community, and how our boards differ from other parenting sites’ message boards. Full Show Notes
