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  • Most Popular Baby Names of the Year: The Truth About Baby Name Mason

    The name Mason has risen seemingly out of nowhere to become the #2 boys' name in America. Is it the Kardashian effect or is something else going on?

  • Most Popular Baby Names of the Year

    The most popular baby names in America have been announced, here's the story!

  • Hottest Baby Names of 2012

    We've been skeptical of some of the "Hottest Baby Names of 2012" lists littering our email boxes, Facebook walls and newsfeeds lately. Come now, is Katniss *really* the most popular baby name of the year or just an unusual name that people are curious about because it's the name of the central character in the latest hottest book-to-movie franchise, The Hunger Games? We believe that lots of people are looking up the name Katniss on baby name websites, but we're not sold on the idea that they are actually naming their babies Katniss, Rue or Peeta.

  • Infidelity, Controversy And... Baby Names?

    Last week AshleyMadison.com, a "dating" site for people who want to cheat on their partners, got its name in the news again. Their ploy this time was very publicly offering to buy all the advertising spots relinquished by other advertisers on Rush Limbaugh's radio show.

  • What Will Jennifer Garner and Ben Affleck Name Their New Baby? Our Prediction!

    It's a boy for Jennifer Garner and Ben Affleck. According to PEOPLE.com, the celebrity couple have not yet announced the name of the baby. We know, however that baby name talk has been a topic of conversation in the Garner-Affleck household. As we've reported in the past, sisters Seraphina and Violet have been lobbying their parents for some of their favorite names.

  • Inspired by Maple? a Nature Name Guide for Adventurous Parents

    The past few years have seen a boon of names inspired by the plants and animals in the great outdoors, most recently with Jason Bateman's daughter Maple Sylvie. While Willow and Sage are skyrocketing, we've also seen some more creative nature names, such as Evangeline Lilly's Kahekili and Eric Church's Boone. While we're not suggesting anyone name a baby Pileated Woodpecker, we think there's a lot of places to go with nature names. Let's break it down, shall we?

  • You Can Name a Girl Taylor, but Would You Name a Boy Ashley? Manly Men with "Girl"-y Names

    Lately, we've been talking a lot about girls with boys' names. It's hardly a revolutionary practice, but it's the creativity that makes the most current examples noteworthy. These days, Maxwell is pretty much as masculine as a name can be, but that didn't stop Lindsay Sloane from picking it for her daughter. Soon after, Marla Sokoloff named her new baby girl Elliotte (feminine in spelling but not so much in usage). ...

  • The New Romantics? America's Baby Names Get Sexier

    As Valentine’s Day approaches, you may be sending greetings to your Amour, your Venus or your Bliss. For more and more American girls, that happens every day of the year.

  • And Robert Downey Jr.'s Baby Name Is..

    Here come the X-babies! Actor Robert Downey Jr. and wife Susan welcomed Exton Elias Downey early this morning. This is the couple's first child together. Exton joins older brother Indio, who is 18 and from Downey's first marriage.

  • Why Peaches Geldolf's Baby Name Announcement is Being Called a Rookie Mistake

    With a name like Peaches Honeyblossom Michelle Charlotte Angel Vanessa Geldof, we weren't sure what type of baby name the British model and TV personality would give to her first born. Would she go the traditional route?

  • A Celebrity Baby Name that Out-Superheroes Blue Ivy?

    Director Sam Taylor-Wood and her fiancé, actor Aaron Johnson, welcomed their second child January 18, a daughter named Romy Hero. Talk about a name with character! The couple is mostly famous for their unconventional (23 year) age difference (Aaron is 21

  • Ask the Name Lady: How Bad Are These Initials?

    Q: Dear Name Lady, My husband and I are expecting our first child. My husband especially likes girl names that start with "V", but our last name starts with "D", which instantly makes me think of the common abbreviation for "venereal disease"! I just can'

  • Beyonce's Baby Blue: Celebs Looking to Box of Crayons for Baby Name Inspiration?

    With the bombshell of Blue Ivy Carter’s arrival this weekend, color names are on everyone’s lips. For most of us, our earliest exposure to the breadth of creative color names -- from cerulean to razzmatazz -- is a box of Crayola crayons. That got us think

  • First Baby Names of 2012: Name Candy's State-by-State List

    Each year NameCandy.com rings in the New Year with the year's first baby names across America. It's a future-looking time capsule of parents' tastes, hopes and dreams.