Jennifer Moss (she/her) is the founder of BabyNames.com, author of The Baby Names Workbook, and Producer of The Baby Names Podcast. Jennifer is widely regarded as the leading expert on popular baby name trends and the naming process, serving as the authoritative source on the subject for national and international media.
Jennifer entered the tech arena in the 80s as a software developer and database architect, and became a pioneer in the Internet industry. In addition to operating BabyNames.com, Jennifer owns a web development agency in central California.
Episode 84 – We welcome friend and onomast Dr. Cleveland Kent Evans to discuss U.S. name trends from 1921-2020 for U.S. Births. We talk about the Social Security baby names statistics, interesting trends, anomalies, and mistakes! → full article
Jennifer and Mallory do a deep dive into names of silent film stars, Rudolph Valentino and Theda Bara!
Name Bites is a feature of The Baby Names Podcast. Don’t forget to subscribe, so you don’t miss an episode! → full article
Episode 83 – To celebrate Women’s History Month, Jennifer and Mallory dive into how names are affected by women’s rights and lack thereof. We discuss women’s surnames, names, naming female babies and the prefix Ms. → full article
Jennifer and Mallory each choose a name of a leader and discuss the background, meaning, and namesakes for that particular name.
Names included in this episode: Golda and Duke.
Name Bites is a production of BabyNames.com. → full article
Episode 82 – Jennifer and Mallory take turns discussing 2022 baby name trends that they absolutely do not like. We also report on the latest celebrity baby news and take questions from our listeners! → full article
In this Name Bites, Jennifer and Mallory pick names of educators Carlton Moody and Marva Collins. Carlton Moody was our vice principal at Martin Luther King Jr. Laboratory School in Evanston Illinois. He was a beloved role model for many students during his tenure at the experimental school, and still interacts with them today! → full article
Episode 81 – Jennifer and Miranda (standing in for Mal) discuss baby naming before and after the public Internet, and how online culture has changed baby naming in many ways! We also report on the latest celebrity baby news and take questions from our listeners. → full article
Here are all of the celebrity baby names that we reported on in 2021, in chronological order. Which are your top 5 best and worst? Join celeb baby blogger Kate Fann along with BabyNames.com founders Jennifer Moss and Mallory Moss on The Baby Names Podcast to hear our picks! → full article
Episode 80 – Jennifer and Mallory welcome Celebrity Baby Blogger Kate Fann to review our choices for the best and (not so best) celebrity baby names of 2021.
Names mentioned in this episode: Lilibet, Harlow, Cleopatra, Arrow, Archer, Grace, Sloane, Chance, Maisy, Jupiter, Row, Lux, Prince… and more! → full article
Episode 79 – Jennifer and Mallory discuss the Top Names of 2021. They review the top 20 most popular names of 2021, interesting names beyond the top 100, surprising names on the list, names they love and names they hate. → full article
In our between-the-episodes Name Bites, Jennifer and Mallory each deep dive into one name and review its meaning, origin, namesakes, and popularity.
This Name Bite’s theme is SURNAMES! In this episode, we cover the names Madison and Kirk. → full article
Episode 78 – Jennifer & Mallory talk about how many culturally Italian names are hitting the U.S. baby names charts, go over the top names in Italy, predict some new and unique Italian baby names for 2022, and names of Italian celebs! → full article
In our between-the-episodes Name Bites, Jennifer and Mallory each deep dive into one name and review its meaning, origin, namesakes, and popularity.
The theme for this episode is ASTRONAUTS! In this episode, we cover the female Welsh name Sian in honor of Sian Proctor, and the Japanese name Mamoru in honor of Mamoru “Mark” Mohri. → full article
Episode 77 – Sisters Jennifer and Mallory Moss curate a list of iconic artist names that would work as baby names today, and tell some stories behind the names.
Names mentioned in this episode: Turlough, Corbin, Conrad, Orpah, Degas, August, Chagall, Klee, Rembrandt, Salvadore, Rockwell, Wyeth, Frida, Diego, Michelangelo, Julia, Harriet, Hugo…and more! → full article
In a new addition to our podcast, we present our third installment of Name Bites! Jennifer and Mallory each pick a name to present and discuss its origin, history, popularity, and namesakes.
Names mentioned in this episode: Jolyon and Celestine. → full article
