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.
Dear Jennifer:
My husband and I are expecting our first child in the spring. We don’t want to find out the sex in advance, so we are trying to choose names for both genders. We both know we’d like to honor loved ones, both living and deceased, and are pretty much set on the name Douglas Matthew (after his uncle and my husband, respectively) for a boy. Read More
Hello Jennifer,
I love your site! I also enjoy reading your “Ask BabyNames.com” section, and today I am going to ask my own question.
I really enjoy French/French Canadian names such as “Coralie”, and sometimes browse popular Quebec names to get ideas. Read More
Hi Jennifer!
My father and I both have unique names – albeit ones we have to keep spelling and pronouncing for people – and neither of them are on the database. I know my name is a French respelling of “Lauren”, but I’m not too sure about my dad’s name, Derwyn. Read More
Hi Jennifer,
Here is a name I didn’t see in ANY of hundreds of sites was a name I thought of myself: Zandophen. To me it means “exceptional talent.” I think it’s kinda cool to have–I mean, I’d want it. Read More
Dear Jennifer,
After a long and painful decision-making process, I think we’ve settled on Lydia and Quentin for our g/b twins. Since the kids will get my husband’s last name, I’d like to honor my family in middle names. Read More
Hi Jennifer! We have 3 boys and just found out we are having a baby girl. We had picked Leo as a boy’s name and fell in love with it. My grandmother’s middle name was Leona, so Leo was a throwback to her; however, we do not like the name Leona. Read More
Hi Jennifer,
We have a son Brandon. Is Brenna too similar for a little sister name? Looking for an honest opinion.
Thanks,
Mary Donaghey
Dear Mary,
I do think those are very similar names. You want to make sure siblings have their own identity. Read More
Hi Jennifer!
I recently saw the name Theda (pronounced thay-duh). I don’t know much about this name, and it’s not in your database. I would love to name a future daughter Theda Josephine. Can you give me any more information on the name Theda? Read MoreDear Jennifer,
My husband and I know were expecting a girl. We wanted something different, so we came up with Evanlea. We combined her both of her godparents name together.
Is Evanlea to different or unique of a name? Read More
Hi Jennifer,
Babynames.com says the name Darrell is from Airelle, but Airelle isn’t a name. This is confusing to me. Is “from Airelle” the meaning, or is the one name “from” the other like Laura/Laurel. Either way, should “Airelle” be added to teh database? Read More
Hi Jennifer!
Thanks so much for babynames.com. I love to daydream about names, and your site is a treasure trove.
I’m also an avid reader, and I have been re-reading some of my childhood favorites, including the Little House series by Laura Ingalls Wilder. Read More
Hi! I know a girl with the name Minette, but couldn’t find it on your site and thought it was really pretty. Could it be added? I know it is of French origin, but don’t know much beyond that. Read More
Hi Jennifer,
My wife and I reached an impasse on the middle name for our boy. We like Micah for a first name, and my last name sounds like Micelli.
I would like to honor my late grandfather, Casper as the mn. Read MoreDear Ms. Moss:
I am trying to break into becoming a new writer. My editor has asked me to start thinking of a pen name for myself. I told her that I wanted my name to be Tim Brian (which is part of my name, first and middle) she doesn’t think that would fly too well in the book industry. Read More