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Popular and unique baby names in Iowa, 2022
Flag of Iowa Did you know that Iowa is the only U.S. state bordered by two navigable rivers (i.e., rivers used for interstate commerce)? Its eastern border is formed by the Mississippi River, and its...
View ArticleBehind the celebrity baby name “Sparrow”
Last month, socialite Nicole Richie and musician Joel Madden welcomed their second child, Sparrow James Midnight Madden, who arrived a little after midnight. (Sparrow’s older sister, 20-month-old...
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The top boy-name debuts of 2010
Below are the boy name debuts of 2010. The “boy name debuts” are the boy names that never appeared on the Social Security Administration’s baby name list before 2010. That is, boy names that were...
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Pop culture baby name game results, 2011 (part 2)
In part 2 of the Pop culture baby name game, we tried to predict which baby names would see increased usage in 2011, thanks to popular culture. Here’s how we did. The numbers are all from 2010 and...
View ArticleCelebrity baby name: Rainbow Aurora
Hugh Hefner’s former girlfriend Holly Madison welcomed a baby girl last week. The dad isn’t Hef, though — it’s Holly’s current boyfriend, Pasquale Rotella. And the baby’s name? Rainbow Aurora Rotella....
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The earliest celebrity baby name debuts
When a major celebrity chooses an uncommon baby name, there’s a good chance that name will become trendy. Seems like this might be a modern phenomenon, right? Maybe tied to the rise of the Internet?...
View ArticleUncommon baby names in Oregon, 2012
Oregon’s Open Data website includes several tables of baby name data from 2012. The most interesting thing about this data? It goes all the way down to names given to just three babies per year. (All...
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Numerology: Baby names with a value of 2
If you’re on the hunt for baby names with a numerological value of 2, you’re in luck! Because today’s post features hundreds of 2-names. Before we get to the names, though — how do we know that...
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