Middle Names – part 2
Episode 89 – Jennifer and Mallory go over the BabyNames.com middle name survey results and give advice on how to choose a great middle name. → 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.
Name Pronunciation
Episode 88 – All about name pronunciation. Is there a proper pronunciation? Jennifer and Mallory talk about how pronunciation can be geographic and ethnographic, and → full article
Baby Names from Animal Names
Episode 87 – Jennifer and Mallory review animal names that have jumped onto the baby name lists, names you can use that have animals in → full article
Name Bites: Thor and Jayna
In this mini-episode of the podcast, Jennifer and Mallory deep dive into two names of superheroes: Thor and Jayna!
Names from Cartoons
Episode 86 – Jennifer and Mallory discuss names from cartoons, options for naming babies after characters, and the history of some of the most iconic → full article
Name Bites: Clementine and Antoine
Jennifer and Mallory pick two French names that have crossed over onto the U.S. Charts: Clementine (Clémentine) and Antoine. We discuss the etymology, history, and → full article
Hurricane Names 2022-2026
U.S. Hurricane Names for the years 2022 through 2026. Will you avoid these names for your baby? Or possibly use them as inspiration?
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 → 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 → full article
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 → 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 → full article
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 → 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 → full article
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 → 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 → full article
