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Where did the baby names Cully and Case come from?
Cully and Case from “Johnny Ringo“ The TV Western Johnny Ringo, based loosely on the life of Old West outlaw John Ringo, only lasted from 1959 to 1960. But that was long enough for two characters from...
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111 Minimalist baby names
Are you a baby name minimalist? If so, here’s a long list of baby names that fall somewhere between short/simple and modern/stylish. All 111 of these names have made gains recently — Hank and Linus...
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Numerology: Baby names with a value of 1
If you’re on the hunt for baby names with a numerological value of 1, you’re in luck! Because today’s post features hundreds of 1-names. Before we get to the names, though — how do we know that...
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Quotes about the names of writers
Oscar Wilde From the 2000 book Oscar Wilde: A Certain Genius by Barbara Belford: “How ridiculous of you to suppose that anyone, least of all my dear mother, would christen me ‘plain Oscar,'” Wilde...
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Where did the baby name Daren come from in 1922?
“The Day of the Beast” We already know that a character from the TV show Bewitched popularized the baby name Darrin (and similar names like Darren, Daren, and Darin) in the 1960s. But that wasn’t the...
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Top first letters of baby names in the U.S., 2021
Which first letters were the most and least popular for U.S. baby names in 2021? Top first letters for girl names: A, E, M For baby girls, the most-used first letter was A, followed by E and M. The...
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Popular and unique baby names in Alberta (Canada), 2022
Flag of Alberta Alberta, one of Canada’s three prairie provinces, shares a border with British Columbia, Northwest Territories, Saskatchewan, and the U.S. state of Montana. Last year, Alberta welcomed...
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Popular baby names in the United States, 2022
Flag of the United States The new rankings have arrived! Earlier today, the SSA released the 2022 U.S. baby name data, revealing that the top names in the nation are Olivia and Liam yet again. I have...
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Top first letters of U.S. baby names in 2022
Which first letters were the most and least popular for U.S. baby names in 2022? Top first letters for girl names: A, E, M For baby girls, the most-used first letter was A, followed by E and M. The...
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What gave the baby name Mescal a boost in 1924?
Jack and Mescal from “The Heritage of the Desert“ The curious name Mescal, which began popping up in the U.S. baby name data in the mid-1910s, saw its highest usage in the mid-1920s: 1926: 12 baby...
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“Miss” Zane Grey
Zane Grey According to a newspaper article from 1911, many people assumed that Zane Grey was a woman because of his first name: Zane Grey, who is spending the summer at Cottage Point, Lackawaxen, Pa.,...
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Most popular baby boy names (by first letter) in the U.S. in 2023
Going letter by letter, what were last year’s most popular baby boy names? Before we get to the lists, a few quick facts: The most common first letter for boy names in 2023 was J (used 10.98% of the...
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Where did the baby names Cully and Case come from?
Cully and Case from “Johnny Ringo“ The TV Western Johnny Ringo, based loosely on the life of Old West outlaw John Ringo, only lasted from 1959 to 1960. But that was long enough for two characters from...
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111 Minimalist baby names
Are you a baby name minimalist? If so, here’s a long list of baby names that fall somewhere between short/simple and modern/stylish. All 111 of these names have made gains recently — Hank and Linus...
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Numerology: Baby names with a value of 1
If you’re on the hunt for baby names with a numerological value of 1, you’re in luck! Because today’s post features hundreds of 1-names. Before we get to the names, though — how do we know that...
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Quotes about the names of writers
Oscar Wilde From the 2000 book Oscar Wilde: A Certain Genius by Barbara Belford: “How ridiculous of you to suppose that anyone, least of all my dear mother, would christen me ‘plain Oscar,'” Wilde...
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Where did the baby name Daren come from in 1922?
“The Day of the Beast” We already know that a character from the TV show Bewitched popularized the baby name Darrin (and similar names like Darren, Daren, and Darin) in the 1960s. But that wasn’t the...
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