Name News

W, a letter I never thought I would be obsessed with for names. Then again names that start with W or contain a W have a certain feel t

In honor of David Wright’s newborn daughter, Olivia Shea Wright, we scoured the tri-state area going back 45 years to track the popularity of the name Shea

Henge: A type of Neolithic earthwork featuring a circular banked enclosure with an internal ditch. The most famous henge is Stonehenge, in Wiltshire, England; it is estimated to have been built between 3000 and 2000 BCE. The -henge element “may have meant something ‘hanging’ or supported in the air,

Sounds pretty awesome with a Scottish brogue.

I’ll continue with the top names of 1999 later but today’s post is on a name which I first heard a few weeks ago and is now at number four on my list.

Like most of my favourite Hayes is a surname, which has three possible origins:

This year was the 60th anniversary of Eurovision, hosted by last year's winner, Austria, and the finals held in Vienna on May 23. The contest was won by Sweden, with heavily favourited Måns Zelmerl...

Could Rhodes be huge? With ties to the map and that stylish 's' ending, Rhodes has the makings of a hit baby name.

Still outside the Top 1000, do you think Ford can climb higher or is it just too tied to the Ford Motor Company to be appealing for a boy?

Whitney Bischoff, who competed on Chris Soules' season, first revealed her pregnancy in February

Wells marries surname style with the natural world. It also carries a positive, upbeat vibe, and plenty of subtle meaning. No surprise it's following another W choice - Wilder - right up the popularity charts.

PEOPLE exclusively revealed in May that Thompson and his wife were expecting their second child

Moore is worn as a surname by a lot of cool people. A lot. Just look at the tags. But I feel like it also makes for an awesome first name. I think of Scottish moors, dark, brooding and romantic.

Sloane comes to us from London, via Chicago, with a stop in Hollywood. Along the way, this sleek girl's name has gone from rare to rapidly rising.