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
Baby Names, Influencer Culture, and Personal Branding
Episode #26 – We interview Laurel Sutton, founder of Catchword, one of the top naming companies in the world. Laurel discusses how the process of → full article
Love Names and Terms of Endearment
Episode #25 – Need some Valentines Day baby name inspiration? Jennifer and Mallory discuss names that are associated with love, as well as terms of → full article
Naming Fictional Characters-for writers!
Episode #24 – Jennifer Moss, founder of BabyNames.com and author of four novels, discusses best practices in naming fictional characters, from historical to contemporary to → full article
Names from Space
Episode #23 – In the premiere of season two, Jennifer and Mallory talk about baby names inspired by the planets, our solar system, and space → full article
Top Names of 2018
Episode #22 – In our final episode for season one, Jennifer and Mallory discuss the top baby names of 2018 and the new name trends → full article
Name Rhythm and Musical Names
Episode #21 – Jennifer and Mallory discuss name rhythm and baby names derived from musical notation, musical instruments, and musicians! Also: recent celebrity baby news → full article
Names and Gender
Episode #20 – Jennifer and Mallory talk about names and gender designations, crossover and gender-neutral naming, the decision to not separate names by gender in → full article
Dark, Gothic, and Mystical Names
Episode #19 – Jennifer and Mallory discuss spooky, dark, Gothic, and mystical names–just in time for Halloween!
In this episode our guest “cub reporter” Miranda → full article
Names in Songs
Episode #18 – Pop culture has a huge influence on baby naming and that includes names in songs. Jennifer and Mallory discuss the stories behind → full article
Place Names as Baby Names
Episode #17 – Sisters Jennifer Moss and Mallory Moss Katz discuss the ongoing trend of using place names as baby names. We also dish about → full article
Occupational Surnames as Baby Names
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 → full article
Back to School 2018!
Episode #15 – Jennifer & Mallory discuss the names of kids entering first grade this year, and compare them to 10 and 20 years ago. → full article
Created Names and “Kreatyve” Spellings
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, → full article
Temporal (Time-based) Baby Names
Episode #13 – Jennifer and Mallory discuss temporal names – names from time – including months, days of week, and signs of the zodiac. Then → full article
