Episode 104 – Jennifer and Mallory review the top 1000 birth names in the United States, according to the Social Security office of the actuary. Note that the Social Security office does not combine the stats for alternate spellings of the same name, such as Aidan and Aiden. → full article
What’s in a middle name? The middle name often hangs out in the background, like the unsung hero of the naming game. It’s not just a filler between the first and last; think of it as the hidden gem that adds a dash of flair to your baby’s full name. → full article
Episode 102 – Mallory and Jennifer review the top names of 2023, as compiled from our users’ favorite name lists. We comment on the top 20 names, pick out our faves from the top 100, and interesting names catching our attention from the top 1,000. → full article
Naming conventions and trends can vary by geographical area, depending on its population, culture mix, immigration trends, and percentage of indiginous people. After reviewing the current popular names data by State from the U.S. Social Security office of the Actuary, we’ve made some interesting observations! → 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? Here’s the countdown with our commentary. → full article
Episode #79 – Top Names of 2021
Speakers: Jennifer Moss, Mallory Moss
J: I’m Jennifer Moss.
M: And I’m Mallory Moss
J: And we’re the founders of BabyNames.com.
M: And we’re sisters, too (singing)
J: Yes, by chance, not by choice. → full article
Want to know the top baby names for 2022 that are trending to date? Here is a list of the top boy, girl, and gender-neutral baby names of 2022 that are trending for the first four months of the year with commentary by BabyNames.com co-founder, Mallory Moss:
So far, the top most popular names of 2022 have yielded some shocking surprises…and some not so surprising, since we predicted them. → full article
Episode 80 – Jennifer and Mallory welcome Celebrity Baby Blogger Kate Fann to review our choices for the best and (not so best) celebrity baby names of 2021.
Names mentioned in this episode: Lilibet, Harlow, Cleopatra, Arrow, Archer, Grace, Sloane, Chance, Maisy, Jupiter, Row, Lux, Prince… and more! → full article
Episode 79 – Jennifer and Mallory discuss the Top Names of 2021. They review the top 20 most popular names of 2021, interesting names beyond the top 100, surprising names on the list, names they love and names they hate. → full article
We constantly tabulate the top names, according to our millions of users. Here is a list of the top most popular boy names of to date. Which trending names of are your favorites and which would you like to be over? → full article
Episode 71 – Jennifer and Mallory discuss the top names on the U.S. Social Security baby names list, surprises on the list, and baby names we’ve spotted on the list! We also report on the latest celebrity baby news and take name questions from our listeners. → full article
Episode 65 -The list is out! BabyNames.com has compiled the top most popular names of the year, and Jennifer and Mallory go at it with their opinions and predictions for 2021. We also cover the current celebrity baby news and take listener questions on names and naming! → full article
Since there was a delay in the Social Security Administration top baby names list for 2019, we’ve decided to tabulate the top 100 trending baby names of 2020 (so far). This list is calculated from our user’s favorite name lists, from December 1, 2019 through May 9, 2020. Updated to Add: See the Final Top Names of 2020!
This is the transcript to The Baby Names Podcast episode #44 Top Baby Names of 2019.
Announcer 0:09
You’re listening to the international hit show: The Baby Names Podcast! And here are your hosts, the Moss sisters…
Jennifer Moss 0:17
I’m Jennifer Moss
Mallory Moss 0:18
and I’m Mallory Moss. → full article
Episode #22 – In our final episode for season one, Jennifer and Mallory discuss the top baby names of 2018 and the new name trends for 2019. Also: the current celebrity baby news and we take listener questions on names and naming! → full article
