Name Nerds Blog

 In the late 19th and early 20th centuries, it was much more common to give children names that sound more like nicknames to us today. Many ...

In previous eras, girls' names ending in -ie were not unusual. Currently, and throughout the second half of the 20th century, it was mor...

 Are you looking for a name that is rare, but not unheard of? These are names that have gone extinct. That is, these names haven't appea...

 Do you want a name for your baby that has gone completely extinct? How about Myrtis? The youngest Myrtises are going to be 39 this year, an...

 Here are the changes in name popularity from 2023 to 2024 . The first sheet has the changes from names in 2023 to 2024. These are grouped b...

 The 2024 Boys' Names grouped by spelling is up! H ere's the link . Names ending in -ir and -aire are popular these days, but it...

 The 2024 SSA List of top names is up! I have grouped them by spelling. The quick results of the top 100 is thus: The full list is here:  T...

 Here are all the names that debuted in the SSA database for girls in 2025:  2025 Names Debuting for girls  - if it brings you to the rank d...

 The SSA Top 2023 Boys' Names are up, and I have grouped them by spelling. There aren't a whole lot of surprises in the top 150: Thi...

 The top 7000-ish girls' names of 2023 has been grouped by spelling! Find the whole list here:  Top Girls' Names 2024, Grouped By Sp...

 You probably know several people with Chris- names (Christina, Christine, Kristin, Kristy etc.), but which is the most common? This post co...