Jacob is the #1 name for American boys. Its popularity rose steadily for many years until it claimed the baby-name crown in 1999, and it has held onto that spot ever since. I'd like to tell that story for you in pictures, below. The ora...

The winner of this year's Baby Name Pool can claim a unique distinction. Jennifer Nicholas is the Pool's first ever repeat champion, reclaiming the crown she won two years ago. Please join me in a round of applause for the Ken Jennings o...

I'm proud to present the 2013 Baby Name Buzz Report, forecasting the hottest up-and-coming baby names in America. The choices are determined by experts with the top record of successful name trend prediction: my readers. (Thanks, guys!) ...

This special Spring Break edition of the Baby Name Wizard Blog comes courtesy of a regional seashell identification chart. As pretty as the shells are, what really captured me was their names. A thick but otherwise unremarkable clamshel...

Today, I'm going to try to answer a fundamental question about baby names -- a question that parents care deeply about but never ask. What IS a popular name? When a restaurant or a vacation destination is described as "popular," that's...

Check out this outstanding collection of "Andro-Girly" female names: Bayley Carsen Chaley Kelsie Kenli Mayson RemiRylee If you're not familiar with this name style, the recipe starts with a masculine/androgynous name, typically a surn...