Momz » baby names http://momz.com Finding the best of the Web for the best moms Fri, 09 Dec 2011 03:28:34 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 Why Baby’s Name Will Sound Like Everyone Else’s http://momz.com/why-baby%e2%80%99s-name-will-sound-like-everyone-else%e2%80%99s http://momz.com/why-baby%e2%80%99s-name-will-sound-like-everyone-else%e2%80%99s#comments Sat, 09 May 2009 14:38:38 +0000 Kathy http://www.momz.com/?p=368 If you’re not finished with the baby-naming game this article in Wired will shed new light on how we come up with baby names and why they tend to travel in herds.

Naming has become increasingly difficult as available domain names disappear faster than the independent farmer did in the 1900′s. I mean how successful can your child become if they don’t have a brandable name complete with it’s own domain name?

Seriously though, don’t sweat over choosing the perfect name because there isn’t such a thing. Your kid is going to be just fine with almost any name you attach to them.  For more information on why the name is going to sound like everyone else’s any way read the full article on Wired: Why Your Baby’s Name Will Sound Like Everyone Else’s

]]> http://momz.com/why-baby%e2%80%99s-name-will-sound-like-everyone-else%e2%80%99s/feed 1 Baby Names are Evolving http://momz.com/baby-names-are-evolving http://momz.com/baby-names-are-evolving#comments Wed, 09 Jul 2008 13:25:07 +0000 Kathy http://www.momz.com/?p=48 Baby names are evolving at an increasing rate according to comparisons with favorite baby names from years past. It seems more parents are willing and even eager to give their children names that are unique to them. Although Michael, Mary, John, Linda, David, Kathy and the like are still hugely popular you’ll only see one of them, Michael, on the 2007 list below.

Here’s a list of the most popular baby names from 1950:

Boys name / Girls name

1. James / Linda
2. Robert / Mary
3. John / Patricia
4. Michael / Barbara
5. David / Susan
6. William / Nancy
7. Richard / Deborah
8. Thomas / Sandra
9. Charles / Carol
10. Gary / Kathleen

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Here’s the list of most popular baby names from 2007:

1. Jacob / Emily
2. Michael / Isabella
3. Ethan / Emma
4. Joshua / Ava
5. Daniel / Madison
6. Christopher / Sophia
7. Anthony / Olivia
8. William / Abigail
9. Matthew / Hannah
10. Andrew / Elizabeth

Choosing a name is one of the more interesting tasks parents have to perform and we all handle it in our own way. Some people dwell on it for months or even years in advance of giving birth and others wait until the baby is in their arms. Neither method is better or worse then the other and most people we’ve met are OK with their given names so no harm, no foul.

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Our children’s names are: Brian, Kevin, Dustin, and Colin. The dog is Pooch and the cat is Moon. Maybe not the most unique names out there, but the kids sure are and that’s the important thing, not a name.

Live Science has an interesting article on baby names worth checking out at: Baby Names.

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