Roses and Cellar Doors

Happy Name Nerdy Day! :D I'm actually in town this weekend, but by now it's tradition: here are all the names rhyming with Aiden t...

Finally got the boys' list finished! Same caveats as the girls : foreign names removed (apologies for any I missed), as well as archaic ...

Kelly  is, of course, a surname-turned-given-name, but since it's been surpassed by Kellan  & Kellen  for nearly two decades now (an...

The SSA's 2016 name data is up, and it's time for some fun! It's kind of tradition for me to start with this one now before I h...

I know; it's been a while since I did one of these! This time, I'll be looking for names used in both Portuguese and English. Spel...

Whaaaat? Two boys' lists in a row? How did that happen? While perusing my name data, I noticed something interesting regarding final-t...

I know, I know: how have I not done Finn  yet? It's trending in several countries across Europe, as well as in the US, Australia, & ...

It's pretty easy to come up with multiple phonetic trends for girls, but I've been trying to even things up and discover some for bo...

Boys turn! Again, I decided to try and find out what are currently the most popular name families in the Western world. This data was compi...

Anybody else feel like Winnie -names might be starting to trend? I did a post on Winnie -names for girls a bit back (and somehow missed Elo...

I've been wondering--why do we have so many iambic names for girls , but not for boys? (if you need a reminder, an "iamb" is a...

Boys turn! Here are the names from the Top 1000 that did not have any alternate spellings last year. (from most--> least popular) Da...

I did "boyish" girl names, so now I have to do the reverse, of course! Boys have much more diversity when it comes to name endings...

Gosh darn it, I have got to stop scheduling vacations over Mothers' Day! Easy data first, while the toddler naps: the Aidens.  Usual di...