Name News

The curious name Rizzo debuted in the U.S. baby name data in 2016: 2019: unlisted2018: 7 baby boys named Rizzo2017: 10 baby boys named Rizzo2016: 7 baby boys named Rizzo [debut]2015: unlisted Why? …

We’ve talked about the baby name Hitler before, but that particular Nazi-inspired name was never common enough to be included in the U.S. baby name data. Rommel, on the other hand — a r…

Baby Rielle © 2009 Toronto Star In October of 2008, a baby girl born in Ontario to parents Kimberly and Stephen MacDougall was named Rielle after female fighter pilot Riel Erickson, who’d bee…

Halsey, who goes by she/they pronouns, did not reveal the gender of her child, though she did share their name: Ender Ridley Aydin

The baby Rafe makes for a dashing choice, as romantic as Sebastian, as brief as Jack. Plus it's far more rare than either of those favorites!

Sources Pronunciation guide (Main) gender: Female Pronunciation: ruu-nah [ɾɯ̟́ᵝ.nà] Etymology and/or ways to write: This name is an adaptation of Latin lūna, which refers to the Moon (and, figuratively, a month or a night), exemplified by the appearance of the kanji 月 (normally read as tsuki) in two-kanji combinations and, occasionally, on its own. More commonly,…

Gen. Zachary Taylor acquired the nickname “Old Rough and Ready” during the Second Seminole War (1835-1842) in Florida. He garnered even more national attention a few years later, during…

Update on Baby Boy Roberts T__________i

Dear Swistle community, Thank you for considering our baby naming adventure! To say we are thrilled to welcome this baby at the start of August is an understatement. Our journey to this point was a…

Troian and Patrick have chosen to name their second daughter Elliot Rowena Adams. The actress shared that Elliot “joined us on May 15th under the wildest of circumstances. A whole new ERA for this family.”

The couple chose to name their son Romeo Reign Sorrentino.

The people below were born aboard — and named after! — ships with R-names… Raglan:George Raglan Wilson, born in 1858 Rakaia:Ann Rakaia Hoberfield, born in 1874Albert Rakaia Dillon, born…

Joy was my nana’s name and I said that whether we had a boy or a girl, I would really like the middle name to be Joy as she meant such a lot to me. We weren’t sold on Rudy until about a week before I had him, but it’s been on my boys’ list for a while and was definitely around when I had Gene. All the girls’ names I really like, my husband didn’t! If he’d been a girl he probably would have been Robyn Joy.

She also revealed the name they chose for their daughter: Ottilie Rue Deyes.

There are as many varieties of Rose names as there are varieties of roses, from Rosanna to Rosalie to Primrose to Briar Rose, all ripe for the picking.

Arnie Ferrin, college basketball player in the 1940s The rare name Rolayne has appeared in the U.S. baby name data a total of four times — all in the late 1940s and early 1950s. Usage was par…

Sources Pronunciation guide (Main) gender: Male, can be female as well Pronunciation: rʸee-tah [ɾʲí.tà] Etymology and/or ways to write: Most of the kanji used for this name are listed in the table below (majority gender is marked for the 2nd element): ri (り) ta (た) 理 "reason, logic" 汰 "wash, scour" 莉 part of 茉莉…

Update on Baby Girl Power-with-a-B, Sister to Mischa and Angus

They’ve chosen the name Rocklin Von for their second son. “Welcome to the family,” Jessica captioned her photo along with her newborn’s name. Tom and Jessica share another son together, Thomson Wylde Welling, who was born in January 2019.

Carlos and Alexa have named their daughter Rio Rey PenaVega.