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.
Kate Fann reviews the top celebrity baby news this week! For up to the minute celebrity baby news go to https://babynames.com/blogs
Celebrity Baby News is a production of The Baby Names Podcast and BabyNames.com. → full article
Kate Fann reviews the top celebrity baby news this week! For up to the minute celebrity baby news go to https://babynames.com/blogs
Celebrity Baby News is a production of The Baby Names Podcast and BabyNames.com. → full article
After analyzing the names that our users are adding to their favorite name lists, we’ve compiled a list of the trending baby names for 2023 (and beyond)!
Episode 91 – Jennifer and Mallory are joined by celebrity baby blogger Kate Fann, to rank the BEST and WORST celebrity baby names of 2022.
Must listen to hear the names mentioned in this episode! → full article
Episode 90 – Jennifer and Mallory review the list of the Top Baby Names of 2022, as calculated from our millions of users’ favorite name lists during the year. What baby names are most popular? → full article
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. Also – the latest celebrity baby news and letters from our listeners! → full article
Episode 88 – All about name pronunciation. Is there a proper pronunciation? Jennifer and Mallory talk about how pronunciation can be geographic and ethnographic, and how mispronuncing names can be egregious and a form of aggression. → full article
Episode 87 – Jennifer and Mallory review animal names that have jumped onto the baby name lists, names you can use that have animals in the meanings, mythological animal names, and celebrities with animal names. → full article
In this mini-episode of the podcast, Jennifer and Mallory deep dive into two names of superheroes: Thor and Jayna!
Episode 86 – Jennifer and Mallory discuss names from cartoons, options for naming babies after characters, and the history of some of the most iconic cartoon character’s names. We also report on the latest celebrity baby news and take questions from our listeners. → full article
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 stats of the names as well as famous and fictional name bearers. → full article
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
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
