Baby Names

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    The Hottest Baby Names for 2016

    The baby-naming experts at Nameberry take a look at which names have attracted the most unique views so far this year.

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    Teen Defends Her Controversial Name With Heartbreaking Plea

    Say your name loud and proud, urges a teen named Isis to other kids who, like her, share the name of the terrorist group and are being tormented for it. The Tulsa, Okla., 14-year-old admits in a video that she often hid and cried after students at her former school taunted her.

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    The 100 Best Baby Names Right Now

    The question we asked ourselves: If an expectant parent today were limited to only 100 choices from which to name their child, what should those names be?

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    Best and Worst Celebrity Baby Names of 2015

    Turns out Chanel isn’t just a coveted fashion brand. It’s also one of the most beloved new celebrity baby names, according to BabyCenter’s latest Best and Worst Celebrity Baby Names of 2015.?

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    Baby Names on the Verge of Extinction

    Gary was widely trumpeted as being a name on the brink of extinction, but with 442 baby boys named Gary in the US in the most recent year counted, the reality is: Far from it.

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    The Most Influential Celebrity Baby Names of 2015

    The most popular names in the U.S. today prove that celebrities influence baby name trends. Nicole Richie’s Harlow, Gwen Stefani’s Kingston, and half of the names chosen by the Jolie-Pitts have gained in use, thanks to the famous families. High profile birth announcements can take an already rising name and put it on every parent’s shortlist, like Channing Tatum’s Everly. Or it can transform an obscure choice, like Marlowe, into everyone’s new favorite.

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    The Most Unusual Baby Names of 2015

    Points for creativity! In BabyCenter’s annual baby-naming survey, 43 percent of parents reported liking unusual names – though some went further than others in an effort to make sure their child stood out from the crowd.

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    What Kim Kardashian and Kanye West's Baby Name Means

    So Kim Kardashian and Kanye West have finally (two days later!) decided on and released the name of their baby boy and it’s Saint, thereby disappointing their legions of fans who had been rooting for Easton. Kardashian shared the news by posting an emoji family of four (shown in photo above) on social media.?

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    Oprah Reveals Name of Baby Son Who Died

    Oprah Winfrey revealed that she has named the son she gave birth to when she was 14 years old.

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    Nutella Refuses to Make Special Jar for 5-Year-Old Named Isis

    One woman’s attempt to buy her niece a personalized jar of Nutella was refused because the young girl’s name was deemed inappropriate.

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    Most Popular Baby Names of 2015 Revealed

    The “Out with the old, in with the new!” rally cry, proclaimed as the calendar runs out, didn’t hold true for baby names this year.?

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    Popular Baby Names From the Pilgrim Days

    Yes, most of the 102 Pilgrims who arrived on the Mayflower in 1620 and celebrated the first harvest feast in Plymouth were named John and William and Mary and Elizabeth, but there were some unique appellations on the passenger list as well. ?Here are some of the most interesting. ?

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    Names of Kids Most Likely to Be Naughty (or Nice)

    School Stickers, a UK company that supplies schools with stickers, postcards and certificates to reward good behavior, released their annual “Naughty or Nice Names List” on Tuesday, revealing the names of the most well-behaved kids of 2015 — as well as the year’s biggest troublemakers. STORY:?Meaning Behind Jessa Duggar’s Unusual Baby Name According to the study, which analyzed who got the most (and least) reward stickers for good behavior among more than 70,000 students, girls named Anna, Cour

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    Meaning Behind Jessa Duggar’s Unusual Baby Name

    Baby Seewald has a name! On Wednesday, Jessa Duggar Seewald and Ben Seewald posted a video reveal of their son’s name: Spurgeon Elliot Seewald. “We are very excited to introduce our little baby boy to the world,” Jessa says in the video on her family’s website and TLC.com. “We’ve been working on deciding on a name, and we finally figured it out.”

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    Popular Names Your Mom Never Heard Of

    Any newcomer to the contemporary world of baby names may be amazed at how diverse and – to use a Mom word – different names have become. Popular baby names today that your Mom probably never heard of, with their standing now and in 1985, include: girls Aniyah Aniyah is one of those names that resembles a lot of other names, from Anya to Amaya to Aliyah, but is actually a recent invention. ?Used for zero babies in 1985, today it stands at Number 226.

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