Name Nerds Blog

Every name I've really loved has gotten popular by some way or another lately. Violet-- thanks, Ben Affleck & Jennifer Garner and Da...

from ABC news Can a 'Black' Name Affect Job Prospects? Can a Black-Sounding Name Hurt Your C...

A new psychological study probed why some names seem to fit certain facial types. Psychologists Probe Why Some Names Seem to Fit Certain Fac...

From ABC News : June 23, 2007 Actress G...

From Yahoo News : BEIJING (Reuters) - A Chinese couple tried to name their baby "@", claiming the character used in e-mail addres...

And only on #17 did they use Jennifer . That's what impresses me the most! Arkansas couple welcomes 17th child LITTLE ROCK, Ark. - It...

Some Italian surnames can mean strange and/or funny things. Check it out: http://www.beginningwithi.com/italy/living/surnames.htm

Here's an article about the correlation between the most popular dog names and baby names in NYC and Britain. While we're on the su...

I just re-did the SSA's top baby names by spelling. This year Aiden (the most common spelling) supplants Jacob (although it means ...

This article from the Chicago Tribune : Sorry, Gert, not your year again Will Vivian go va-va-voom? Is Olivia over? Had enough Jacobs? ...

Here's a guide to choosing the right name for your bellydancing persona. There's also a link to another article about dancer names:...

from the Associated Press : Couple Fights to Name Baby 'Metallica' STOCKHOLM, Sweden (AP) - Metallica may be a cool name for a heav...

Lately I've been into authors' pen names . Here are a couple of sites where you can find lists of them: Author Pen Names a.k.a and f...

If you're not familiar with Hindu names, this is a cool toy-- it tells the gender of names. I used to work in a university, and professo...

The Name Of the Year blog collects interesting, unusual names. you can even vote for their Name Of the Year !

Here's a short article on how Chinese parents can come up with their children's names. Chinese Baby Names

Here's an article about the naming choices of the well-to-do in Manhattan: Baby Names Get Weird... Milo, Shiloh... Thijs ?

Wasn't Seinfeld the one who thought Seven was the perfect name for a kid? Maybe I'm getting the joke wrong; I think I've seen th...

Check it! These guys strive to have accurate information and not just gimmicky pink and blue name charts! Baby Name Addicts While your at it...

Continuing my fascination with African-American naming trends, I found this site about a brief history of African American names: Finding Ou...