Baby names don’t just come from family trees anymore. They can come from binge-worthy shows, fandom group chats, and celebrity birth announcements. The main accolade they have in common? “Wait… that’s ...

Baby name consultant Colleen Slagen isn't a fan of talking about names she doesn't like. Friend and fellow baby name consultant Jessie Paquette is not afraid to share the names that simply "do not ...

America’s most-popular cat names for 2025 have been revealed. Cat names matter, not least to the cats themselves. In 2019, a study published in Scientific Reports found cats were even capable of ...

You may start hearing the name Karen a lot less — but not because fewer irate women are demanding to “speak to the manager.” The maligned moniker is among 10 baby names that have seen a significant ...

For most people, introductions are a fleeting formality, an exchange of names accomplished in seconds. However, for Laurence Watkins, this simple task becomes an extraordinary feat of endurance. To ...

A new study dove into the most popular pet names of 2025, and in the cat world, one name remained on top for a second consecutive year. TrustedHousesitters, a pet-sitting platform, gathered data from ...

Ancient Greeks used their gods as an inspiration for their names. Credit: Carole Raddato / Wikimedia Commons CC BY-SA 2.0 The way ancient Greeks chose their names is a fascinating story that reveals a ...

Stick to the classics or carve out a new name entirely? That is the question for 2025 parents to be in the era of influencer baby names. Oh, baby! How do you spell that? We’re babbling about baby ...

Just how trendy is your newborn's name these days? Every year, the Social Security Administration compiles and releases its list of 2024's most popular 1,000 baby names to see which names increased ...

Although Olivia and Liam are the two most popular names for newborns right now, according to data from the Social Security Administration released Friday, another name is rising in popularity, ...