How Many Baby Names is Too Many?

Dec 5, 2025

　　Rosanna writes: 　　We’re expecting a baby boy, due in May, and our name crisis is twofold. 　　First of all, my partner and I are having a confidence crisis over the name we were previously set on – Leonardo, or Leo. We like Leo as a given name, but we’re not...

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New Surname Names for Boys

Dec 5, 2025

　　By Abby Sandel 　　We love surname names for our sons. Mason is a Top Ten pick, and Carter, Logan, Jackson, and Dylan aren’t far behind. 　　But lately there’s a new class of surname baby names in town, and they could replace those familiar favorites. 　　Kelly Clarkson and Brandon Blackstock’s new...

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Are These Word Names for Boys Ready to Pop?

Dec 5, 2025

　　By Pamela Redmond Satran 　　If you look below the Top 1000 baby names on the US popularity list, you’ll find an awful lot of word names for boys inching up toward visibility. These are mostly names that didn’t exist a decade ago, but now the fashion for word names —...

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Is Any Name Better than Theodore?

Dec 5, 2025

　　They’ve always wanted to name a son Theodore, but now a friend has used it first. Should they forge ahead or search for a replacement boys’ name? The Name Sage ponders. 　　Kate writes: 　　My husband and I are having our first child, a little boy. We are over the moon!...

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15 Old-but-New Names for Boys

Dec 5, 2025

　　by Pamela Redmond Satran 　　Vintage baby names have been so widely used for so long that the parent in search of a boys’ name that’s both old-fashioned and fresh-feeling may have to search long and hard. 　　On the boys’ side we’ve seen waves of Biblical baby names, from Adam and...

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Rock Star Baby Names: Bowie, Part 2

Dec 5, 2025

　　During his long career, rock icon David Bowie was the master of reinvention, constantly changing image and donning guises, until it has become a cliche to describe him as chameleon-like. 　　More unusually, the masks that Bowie wore and the roles he assumed were often given a name, becoming characters in...

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Name Sage: On first-last name harmony

Dec 5, 2025

　　They love Silas, but their last name sounds like Smith. Try saying that five times fast! How much does first-last name harmony matter? If Silas is off the table, which names should they consider instead? 　　Shanda writes: 　　We love the name Silas for our baby coming in June. However, our one-syllable...

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Benjamin:The new Top 10 boy name

Dec 5, 2025

　　By Linda Rosenkrantz 　　There’s a new biblical boy on this year’s Top 10 list and his name is Benjamin—actually the only new boy to enter that hot spot. An Old Testament name that has had a continuous presence on the list through time, but had never before reached this level...

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Name Sage: Traditionalish Baby Boy Names

Dec 5, 2025

　　It’s off to the wild blue yonder for this week’s challenge! First-time parent Allison is seeking a boy’s name that feels traditional, but still slightly offbeat, with possible ties to their loved ones’ names and the world of aviation. 　　Allison writes: 　　We are expecting our first little one at the...

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101 Fresh Subs for Top 10 Boy Names

Dec 5, 2025

　　By Aimee Tafreshi 　　Throughout my childbearing years, I curated a list of potential boys’ and girls’ names. In the boys’ camp, the list was glaringly short compared to the possibilities for team pink. When my first child—a girl—was born, I almost named her Brooke. But I loved the name Brooks...

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Bye, bye Brayden, adios Aiden!

Dec 5, 2025

　　By Kelli Brady, Name Freak! 　　In the early 2000s, Aidan began a major trend in the naming of boys. First came Hayden and Jaden, then the Aidan alternate spelling Aiden, which quickly overcame the original. Other rhyming names and their alternative spellings soon followed and quite a few of them...

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Are all the good names taken?!

Dec 5, 2025

　　After ruling out any name already used for a close family member, their list is down to … zero! Time to dig deep for some appealing names that are traditional but not taken – and not too popular, either. 　　Brittany writes: 　　Don‘t mind me, going crazy over here trying to...

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13 Celebrated Juniors

Dec 5, 2025

　　By Linda Rosenkrantz 　　Nothing can bring a father and son closer together than sharing their name. And as it happens, an inordinate number of male superstars have been juniors (or IIIs or IVs—even Vs)—whether because the name was something to live up to or an incentive to distinguish themselves as...

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