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.
The Baby Names Podcast #85: Names from Star Wars
Episode 85 – Jennifer and Mallory are joined by our in-house Star Wars aficionado Kees Andersen to discuss character names from the Star Wars Universe and how they’ve affected human baby names in real life! → full article
Top Trending French Names
The French have always had an influence on American culture, from fashion to food to names! Here are the top trending French names in the United States. Which are your favorites?
Top French Boy Names BERNARD – Bold as a Bear ANDRE – Manly MARC – War-like BEAU – Handsome MAURICE – Dark-skinned LEON – Lion-like MARCEL – Young Warrior ARMAND – Army Man LIONEL – Little Lion DAX – Leader Top French Girl Names CHARLOTTE – Free BELLE – Beauty MARCELINE – Young Warrior CORINNE – Maiden NATHALIE – Born on Christmas Day ANAÏS – Gracious, Merciful SYLVIE – Forest SIMONE – To be Heard DENISE – Devotee of DIonysos AMELIE – Hardworking Top French Gender-Neutral Names BLAISE – Lisping DIOR – Present BELLAMY – From the French “Bel Ami” meaning Good Friend REMI/REMY – Oarsman, Remedy SIDNEY/SYDNEY – Follower of St. → full article
The Baby Names Podcast #84: A Century of Names: Name Trends of the Last 100 Years
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
Name Bites: Rudolph and Theda
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
The Baby Names Podcast #83: Names and Women’s Rights
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
Name Bites: Golda and Duke
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
The Baby Names Podcast #82: 2022 Baby Name Trends we HATE
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
Name Bites: Carlton and Marva
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
The Baby Names Podcast #81: How the Internet Changed Baby Naming
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
Celebrity Baby Names of 2021
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
The Baby Names Podcast #80: Best/Worst Celebrity Baby Names of 2021
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
The Baby Names Podcast #79: Top Names of 2021
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
Name Bites: Madison and Kirk
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
The Baby Names Podcast #78: Italian Names
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
