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I finished the top names of 1930 for boys. Here it is! Top names of 1930 - BOYS There were some interesting names in 1930. Wow. There ...

I'm slowly going through the Social Security Administration's name database grouping names by spelling, one year at time. I'm on...

Here are the highlights of the 2011 name lists (biggest gaining names, biggest losing etc.) 2011 Name Highlights: Girls 2011 Name Highli...

I posted the top 7000 boys' names of 2011 before I had a chance to nit-pick the spellings and compare them against last year's list....

In 2011 there were a lot of themed-names in the top 7000. While it's nothing new to name a baby after a hero or favorite character, thes...

The top 7000 girls' names of 2011 is finally complete! See it here (Google Doc) 2011 Top Names: Girls

Here's a guide to giving a Welsh name to your House .

2011 seemed to be full of "Love" names, more so than 2010, anyway. Here are some love-filled girls' names, followed by the num...

Since I'm on this Google Docs kick, here's the 2011 top names in Scotland, grouped by spelling. 2011 Top Names, Scotland: Girls (gr...

Ever since the SSA released all the baby names down to 5 instances, the top 7,000 has gotten much, much larger. It's way too huge to put...

Here are the top 100 girls' names, grouped by spelling for 2011. The most popular spelling is listed. Sophia ( - ) Isabella ( - ) O...

I've been working on grouping the names in the top 7000 by spelling. I'm pretty much done! Here are the preliminary results: BOYS: ...

Literary works have been adding names to the name pool for hundreds of years. Shakespeare alone has given us the names Olivia, Jessica, Mira...

Name I heard the other day: Mercede. Like Mercedes, but without the "s" on the end. I guess one car is a Mersadie (I think this is...

I've read a lot of articles about which names are trendy these days. For example... Latin/Italian/Spanish versions of names as opposed ...

Who's been dying to check out name statistics in Norway? I know I have! Here's the site for it. http://www.blogger.com/img/blank.gif

Top 3400 Names in England and Wales, 2010 here are the top 3400 baby names in England and Wales arranged by spelling!

At long last, the top 7000 names of 2010 are grouped by spelling! Popularity Lists It took me forever this year because I worked from the lo...

Say Goodnight, Grace (and Julia and Emma, too) By DAVID LEONHARDT New York Times Published: June 24, 2011 When the Social Security Administ...

The name Nevaeh, or "heaven" spelled backwards has been popular since the early 2000's when Christian rocker Sonny Sandoval of...