Baby Names

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Dec
2008

Babycenter Names Top Baby Names Of 2008

Babycenter has named their top 100 boys and girls names from 2008.
The list was compiled from hundreds of thousands of parents who shared their baby’s name with the popular site.
The top 3 names in both categories remain virtually the same as last year’s list.

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10
Jun
2008

Couple Wins Right To Name Son Lego

A Swedish couple has won the right to name their baby son Lego after a legal battle.
Couples in Sweden have previously run into trouble with officials over the names Ikea, Veranda, Metallica and the use of Elvis for a girl.
The Swedish Administrative Court of Appeals has now overruled an earlier decision to stop a [...]

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11
May
2008

Emily and Jacob Still Top Picks For New Parents

For the 12th straight year Emily is the number one name in the U.S. Jacob has been the top pick for boys for the nine years now.
New parents didn’t stray far from past habits in 2007 when naming their babies. Only one name—Elizabeth—is new to the top-10 list, returning after a two-year absence. Samantha, [...]

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20
Dec
2007

The Uk And Scotland’s Most Popular Names For 2007

Last week we listed Canada’s most popular names for 2007. The Daily Mail has posted the UK’s most popular names for 07 (pictured right) and BBC has posted Scotland’s most popular names for 07 (pictured below).
It is interesting to see that names that are very popular in one country don’t even make the list [...]

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13
Dec
2007

Top Baby Names For 2007

This years list of top names has been revealed and it seems that celebrities still have clout with parents when they are naming their children.
My personal rule was to aim for a name that isn’t in the top 50 and avoid anything I have seen on TV.
The good news is that unique names like Xavier, [...]

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24
Sep
2007

Indiana Couple Name Baby Boy Wrigley Fields

You can add this one to the LONG list of crazy names we have covered.

Paul and Teri Fields of Michigan City, Ind. They are — no surprise — fans of the Cubs, who have played at Wrigley Field since 1916. The Fields planned the name for years before their son’s birth.
Wrigley Alexander Fields was born [...]

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16
Aug
2007

Couple Tries to Name Baby ‘At’ Symbol

Recently we have had parents try to name their baby 4real (settled on Superman?), metallica and a couple who tagged their daughters middle name with over 25 names from boxing legends.

Today a Chinese couple, seeking a distinctive name for their child, settled on the e-mail ‘at’ symbol annoying government officials grappling with an [...]

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10
Aug
2007

Couple Name Baby ‘Superman’

At the end of June I reported on a family that was fighting to name their baby 4real.

When Pat and Sheena Wheaton tried to register their son’s name, officials rejected it because it contains a number.
Not willing to settle with a John or James the New Zealand couple opted for their next choice – [...]

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27
Jun
2007

Baby Girl Given 25 Names After Prize Fighting Boxers

A mother and father who are diehard fans of boxing have brought a baby girl into the world and named her after 25 legends of Boxing. Baby Autumn Brown has been in fact tagged with over 25 names from boxing legends to make up her middle name. All of the names are of legends from [...]

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8
Dec
2006

Top Baby Names for 2006

If you are having a baby this year and are hoping to avoid the most popular names here is the list for 2006. Of course, the same names are still popular this year as they were last. Ladies, please find a good name book and pick something that we have never heard of. [...]

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