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Baby Name Wizard author Laura Wattenberg @babynames.bsky.social · 15/05/2026

Hey Vermont, your love of the baby name Oliver is so strong it throws off the scale of the whole map. namerology.com/ultimate-map/

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Baby Name Wizard author Laura Wattenberg @babynames.bsky.social · 08/05/2026

The top 10 baby names look pretty traditional—which makes them a wildly misleading snapshot of today's name trends. For perspective, here are the top 10 fastest-RISING names in America, across all popularity levels.

BOYS GIRLS
Nisaiah Elanith
Akyris Simea
Makaius Jesly
Kyssac Kyomie
Arsiah Kaelis
Ezaia Naelith
Akari Xalori
Kasye Ailany
Rudvik Kamouri
Zaiel Mirleth

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Baby Name Wizard author Laura Wattenberg @babynames.bsky.social · 08/05/2026

After Watergate, Americans stopped naming babies after newly elected politicians. Now an exception: the name Zohran made its debut in the US name stats last year with 30 babies born. Zohran Mamdani was clearly the spark, but it couldn't have happened without the allure of a brand-new Z name .

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Baby Name Wizard author Laura Wattenberg @babynames.bsky.social · 08/05/2026

The Baby Name Grapher has been updated with brand-new stats. Happy browsing! namerology.com/baby-name-gr...

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Baby Name Wizard author Laura Wattenberg @babynames.bsky.social · 20/11/2025

This Thanksgiving, spare a thought for the baby snuffleupagus

Image of a sweet potato with stick-on googly eyes around a long skinny end like a snout. It looks adorable, and alarmed, and alarmingly adorable.

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Baby Name Wizard author Laura Wattenberg @babynames.bsky.social · 29/05/2025

The D&D series "The Legend of Vox Machina" hit big in the baby name arena. It introduced two brand-new names, Vex'ahlia and Keyleth, and spurred big jumps in the very old names Percival, Percy, Frederick and Archibald.

Image of animated fantasy campaigners from Vox Machina

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Baby Name Wizard author Laura Wattenberg @babynames.bsky.social · 13/05/2025

All of the brand-new -LYN names debuting for American girls last year

Abelyn Daizlynn Esslyn Knoxlyn Xailyn
Airelyn Dashlyn Hallyn Nashlyn Yazzlyn
Araelyn Desilyn Iclynn Naslyn Yehilyn
Berklynn Dreamlyn Ivylyn Royalynn Yeslyn
Brynnlyn Dreamlynn Izalyn Sagelyn Zoralyn
Daislyn Eslynn Kazelynn Tycelyn Zuheilyn

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Baby Name Wizard author Laura Wattenberg @babynames.bsky.social · 12/05/2025

The interactive NameGrapher is updated with 2024 baby name popularity stats! Come explore--and marvel that Oliver and Olivia have converged namerology.com/baby-name-gr...

Historical popularity chart showing the popularity of Oliver rising to meet the previously much greater popularity of Olivia

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Baby Name Wizard author Laura Wattenberg @babynames.bsky.social · 10/05/2025

A brand-new name in this year's American baby name stats: Grizz, the name of the Memphis Grizzlies' mascot as well as a cartoon bear and a goth/hip-hop musician.

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Baby Name Wizard author Laura Wattenberg @babynames.bsky.social · 10/05/2025

There's zomething going on with boys' names. These were all among the top 25 fasted rising rare names for boys last year. No such pattern for girls.

Xyleek Nazai Zeovanni
Zyleel Kenzai Ezelio
Zylus Rahzi Mazieon
Zyro Kamazi Kyzeir

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Baby Name Wizard author Laura Wattenberg @babynames.bsky.social · 09/05/2025

White smoke! There IS new baby name popularity data, and it's looking interesting. namerology.com/2025/05/09/t...

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Baby Name Wizard author Laura Wattenberg @babynames.bsky.social · 06/05/2025

Hot new baby names are more likely to come from reality tv than Hollywood films today. Could one reason be that Hollywood films no longer introduce new characters? Take a look at the top-grossing domestic films of last year.

1 Inside Out 2
2 Deadpool & Wolverine
3 Wicked
4 Moana 2
5 Despicable Me 4
6 Beetlejuice Beetlejuice
7 Dune: Part Two
8 Twisters
9 Godzilla x Kong: The New Em…
10 Kung Fu Panda 4
11 Bad Boys: Ride or Die
12 Kingdom of the Planet of th…
13 Gladiator II
14 Sonic the Hedgehog 3

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Baby Name Wizard author Laura Wattenberg @babynames.bsky.social · 18/03/2025

Today a milk truck painted to look like a giant cow bashed in the side of my car. Hard to even take the damage seriously. Richard Scarry-ass accident.

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Baby Name Wizard author Laura Wattenberg @babynames.bsky.social · 17/01/2025

Fascinated by the wave of Bluesky spambots with names like Brenda, Susan, Vicki and Linda. Somewhere in the world, a troll factory's America setting is stuck on 1954.

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Baby Name Wizard author Laura Wattenberg @babynames.bsky.social · 05/11/2024

Just a reminder that the ASL name sign for Kamala Harris is a rare example of beauty and meaning by committee. www.youtube.com/watch?v=XHpC...

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Baby Name Wizard author Laura Wattenberg @babynames.bsky.social · 28/10/2024

fortunately method came out with a man-safe deodorant too, since their standard design is so unreasonably girly

Two nearly identical ultra-plain deodorant packages, one labeledd "men"

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Baby Name Wizard author Laura Wattenberg @babynames.bsky.social · 08/10/2024

Some Wild West legends and their given names. I'd make this a guessing game, but you WILL NOT guess. Wild Bill Hickock: James Black Jack Ketchum: Thomas Annie Oakley: Phoebe Pistol Pete Eaton: Frank Belle Starr: Myra

Photo of Annie Oakley, bedecked with medals and holding a rifle

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Baby Name Wizard author Laura Wattenberg @babynames.bsky.social · 16/09/2024

Not surprisingly, most of the results are proxies for race, ethnicity and age. IMO the most interesting reflect style--telling you about the parents' dreams, not just their demographics. Like the dominance of nouveau-cowboy names among young Republican men.

24 and under: Brock, Colton, Dalton, Lane
25-35 Colton, Lane, Brock, Brayden
35-45 Heath, Clint, Tanner, Cody

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Baby Name Wizard author Laura Wattenberg @babynames.bsky.social · 24/08/2024

Could not agree more! A couple more from my bookshelf

Images from Ellen Raskin books Franklin Stein and Ghost in a Four Room Apartment

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Baby Name Wizard author Laura Wattenberg @babynames.bsky.social · 24/08/2024

Yes! Though I’m more partial to The Tattooed Potato and other clues

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Baby Name Wizard author Laura Wattenberg @babynames.bsky.social · 24/08/2024

Never too late for The Westing Game! Or for another Ellen Raskin classic, Figgs & Phantoms—an astonishing piece of existential exploration leavened by a veneer of silliness

Cover of Figgs & Phantoms, a truly one of a kind piece of children’s literature

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Baby Name Wizard author Laura Wattenberg @babynames.bsky.social · 06/08/2024

The Wall Street Journal, hitting this analysis out of the park.

"At 60 years old, Walz is slightly older than Harris (she turns 60 in October)."

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Baby Name Wizard author Laura Wattenberg @babynames.bsky.social · 31/05/2024

If you like the baby name Ezekiel, you're probably west of the 100th meridian

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Baby Name Wizard author Laura Wattenberg @babynames.bsky.social · 25/05/2024

We've updated Namerology's interactive US baby name map. Come explore regional name trends! bit.ly/NameMap

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Baby Name Wizard author Laura Wattenberg @babynames.bsky.social · 13/05/2024

Here's how celebrity baby name trends really work today: the ultra-familiar name Taylor continued its 25-year decline. The unconventional-looking name Kelce doubled--for both girls and boys.

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Baby Name Wizard author Laura Wattenberg @babynames.bsky.social · 12/05/2024

When you let people submit name "meanings," every name means beautiful, king or gift of God.

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Baby Name Wizard author Laura Wattenberg @babynames.bsky.social · 11/05/2024

The interactive Baby Name Grapher has been updated! Come explore patterns, like this popularity trend for names ending in -zen namerology.com/baby-name-gr...

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Baby Name Wizard author Laura Wattenberg @babynames.bsky.social · 11/12/2023

The 2023 Name of the Year is, yes, Barbie. You've heard all about the movie, but names have a further story to tell. bit.ly/2023Nameofth...

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Baby Name Wizard author Laura Wattenberg @babynames.bsky.social · 19/11/2023

Early nominees for the 2023 Name of the Year range from Barbie to Elon to "all the birds." To share your opinion--or just to find out why "all the birds"--please visit: namerology.com/2023/11/15/s...

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Baby Name Wizard author Laura Wattenberg @babynames.bsky.social · 16/11/2023

I hope you'll take a moment to offer your ideas for the 2023 Name of the Year. Reshares appreciated: namerology.com/2023/11/15/s... 1/2

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Baby Name Wizard author Laura Wattenberg @babynames.bsky.social · 05/10/2023

When we call a hypothetical American child "Little Timmy" or an everywoman "Susan in accounting," we're referencing a cultural baseline. When is this image centered? I set out to find the generic American year, using names. bit.ly/AmericanYear

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Baby Name Wizard author Laura Wattenberg @babynames.bsky.social · 28/09/2023

Today's NYT puzzle app glitch taught me that Thursday crosswords are actually faster with *no* clues in place of theme clues. (Though looking at the print edition, the musical theme clues were pretty delightful.)

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Baby Name Wizard author Laura Wattenberg @babynames.bsky.social · 21/09/2023

Recognize This Guy? I Guarantee You Know His Name(s): bit.ly/NotSoTimeless

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Baby Name Wizard author Laura Wattenberg @babynames.bsky.social · 19/09/2023

Wrong, OpenTable. And yet, on another level, so right about Boston

Boston is an hour away from Boston, but if you insist on driving in we recommend street parking.

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Baby Name Wizard author Laura Wattenberg @babynames.bsky.social · 14/09/2023

These are the most millennial baby names. Meet the queen and king of a generation: bit.ly/MillennialNames

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Baby Name Wizard author Laura Wattenberg @babynames.bsky.social · 09/09/2023

Baby names may be the one corner of culture Barbie can't conquer: bit.ly/BarbieNames

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Baby Name Wizard author Laura Wattenberg @babynames.bsky.social · 09/08/2023

The New Cuteness: adorable baby names are coming back into style--for girls only. bit.ly/NewCuteness

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Baby Name Wizard author Laura Wattenberg @babynames.bsky.social · 08/08/2023

I love that Only Murders in the Building named this woman Bunny. It's uncommon, but generationally spot-on (a late '30s-late '50s name). And I know so many tough-as-nails women with marshmallow-soft names.

Photo of tv character Bunny Folger looking serious

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Baby Name Wizard author Laura Wattenberg @babynames.bsky.social · 03/08/2023

Five baby names and when they peaked in popularity

Pride, 1970. Vanity, 1988. Jealousy, 1999. Envy, 2010. Rage, 2021.

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Baby Name Wizard author Laura Wattenberg @babynames.bsky.social · 01/08/2023

I collected vintage rulers. Weird as a childhood hobby, but now I have this wall in my living room

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