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 #17 – Sisters Jennifer Moss and Mallory Moss Katz discuss the ongoing trend of using place names as baby names. We also dish about the current celebrity baby news and take your questions on names and naming! → full article
Episode #16 – 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. → full article
Dear Jennifer. 🙂
My question isn’t exactly about baby names, but more about baby naming. My name is Emilia, I am from Poland and am now at such a stage of life where you usually think about your career. → full article
Episode #15 – 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 article
Episode #14 – 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 article
Episode #13 – 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! → full article
Episode #12 – 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 article
Episode #11 – 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. Also: this week’s celebrity baby news, and listener questions on names and naming! → full article
Episode #10 – 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 article
Episode #9 – 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 article
Episode #8 – 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 article
Episode #7 – 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 article
Episode #6 – 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 article
Episode #5 – Jennifer and Mallory discuss how fictional character names have a definite influence on baby naming trends–both positively and negatively.
We also talk about character naming conventions from a variety of authors, including Stan Lee and George RR Martin, and why the name Atticus took a plunge in 2015. → full article
Hi there,
I know this may sound a bit far-fetched but it is only my opinion that Donald Trump should be removed from the notes about the name Donald. Yes he is the 45th President of the US and was famous long before he ran but I think he is too controversial of a figure to be under there. → full article
