Roses and Cellar Doors

I know, I know--the 2014 SSA list is coming in less than 2 weeks. But surely the names won't change that  much, right? Anyway, I've...

Boys' turn! Here are the names from the Top 1000 with no spelling variants , from most to least common. Enjoy! ( can't believe how...

Yay! I can't guarantee all these names are immune from " um, how do you spell that? ", but they at least have no spelling var...

Time for all the -lyns of 2013! Only the most common spelling is listed, but all the alternate spellings were combined (as best as I could...

While browsing the full SSA lists, I've noticed an interesting phenomenon: Alexander and/or Xavier-based smash-names. Smash-names, contr...

It seems conventional wisdom--if you don't want your child to be 1 of 5 in a class, avoid a Top 10 name! Growing up in classrooms of mul...

Yes, I do  milk the SSA lists for all they're worth; thank you. :) A few of the gems down at the very bottom of the SSA lists--given t...

Did I skip 2012? Huh. Anyway, all the girls' -lee-sounding names from 2013 (most common spelling of each only. I doubt I have the space ...

Time to see what on it's way out (or perhaps just suffering a temporary setback): Biggest drops in ranking (Top 500): Girls: Perla...

And now for my favorite part. Ranking is a relatively simple, straight-forward system, but it doesn't really tell you that much about ho...

Boys' turn! The fastest-risers from #2500 up: Bane , +1051 (2432-->1381) Jasen , +898 (2377-->1479) Jayceon , +845 (1051-->...

Yaaaaaaayyyyy!!!! The fastest jumping girls' names from #2500+: Allisson , +901 (#2384-->1483) Alanis , +878 (#2169-->1291) ...

SSA LIST WHOOOOO! And again the easy stats are first. Yes, some of these names could  be imported ( Adán , Raiden , & Nayden  for ins...