Hurricane Names (why they’re given people names)
Hurricane Andrew, Katrina, Harvey – why are storms given human names? As a personal name enthusiast I’ve always wondered this myself, so I did a → full article
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.
Superhero Names
Episode #38 – Jennifer and Mallory discuss names of famous superheroes (and supervillains) from the comics, movies, and television. We also report on current celebrity → full article
Names from STEM
Episode #37 – Jennifer and Mallory discuss names inspired by STEM – Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math. We go over namesakes of inventors, mathematicians, physicists, → full article
French Names
Episode #36 – Jennifer and Mallory discuss everything about French names! We start with the history of naming in France, then discuss the top 20 → full article
Names from Big Brother
Episode #35 – Big Brother is an international reality show that has been on air in the U.S. since the year 2000, and just recently → full article
Names from Musicals
Episode #34 – Jennifer and Mallory discuss names from musical theater – movie and stage musicals! We first go over musicals with names in the → full article
Top Baby Names of 2019…so far!
Want to know what baby names are trending this year? Here are what our users are searching for and adding to their name lists since → full article
Color Names
Episode #33 – Jennifer and Mallory discuss a spectrum of baby names derived from colors. We also gab about the latest celebrity baby news and → full article
Popular Flower Names for Girls
The top ten flower names for girls 2019
Archie, Psalm, and the 2018 Social Security Baby Names List
Episode #32 – Jennifer and Mallory discuss the royal baby Archie, the newest Kardashian-West, the top 1000 names of actual U.S. babies born in 2018, → full article
The History of English Names
Episode #31 – Our guest is Kevin Stroud, attorney and host of The History of English Podcast. We talk about English naming, and what happened → full article
Fun with Dick and Maryjane – Names that Mean Other Things
Episode #30 – Jennifer and Mallory discuss names that have evolved into meaning other things, particularly in slang or colloquialisms. Please Note: this episode contains → full article
Names from Game of Thrones
Episode #29 – To celebrate the premiere of the final season of the HBO series Game of Thrones, Jennifer and Mallory discuss names from the → full article
The Absolute WORST Baby Names Ever
Episode #28 – What are the absolute WORST baby names we’ve ever heard? In this episode, Jennifer and Mallory address this question that they get → full article
Baby Names from Women’s History
Episode #27 – Mallory and Jennifer celebrate Women’s History Month by discussing some names of iconic women from the past and present. We also cover → full article
