By Anna Otto, Waltzing More Than Matilda 　　Some vocabulary names are popular, like Poppy and Summer, while others are familiar, like Faith and Melody. Then there are the vocabulary names that are more unexpected. These are ten names I have seen (on Australians) this year – but only once. They...

　　by Pamela Redmond Satran 　　Charlotte, the name of Britain’s baby princess and the newest entrant to the US Top 10, reigns as the new Number 1 girls’ name on Nameberry’s 2015 popularity list. 　　Charlotte takes over from Imogen as the most-viewed girls’ name on Nameberry, reclaiming the crown she held...

　　By Sophie Kihm 　　With our current love for lyrical, liquid names, it’s no wonder that Hawaiian names like Leilani, Malia, and Kai are popping up all over the mainland. Hawaiian names have a uniquely gorgeous melodic quality almost unmatched by any other culture. The following names possess that lovely rhythmicality,...

　　Since the Social Security Administration began tallying the popularity of baby names, there have been —believe it or not—only ten girls’ names that managed to hit the top spot on the list. Some stayed on for decades—predating the SSA stats– while others only held the title for a couple of...

　　Kelsey writes: 　　We have Penelope June and Malcolm Redding, and we’re expecting our third! My wonderful grandmother died a few days after I found out I was pregnant and we’d love to honor her if this baby is a girl. Her name was Bernice Vera. 　　My problems: our last name...

　　Jackie writes: 　　We’re expecting baby #4 in early February – it’s a girl! – and are totally stuck on a name. 　　We already have three children: Eleanor Casey, called Ellie, and then twins, Tessa Lillian and Drew Morris, named for my great-grandparents, Lillian and Morris. 　　This time around my husband...

　　By Abby Sandel 　　What’s wrong with pretty? 　　Some weeks it seems like all of the newborn girls are being called James. Or Dashiel, Ryan, Wilder, Arlo, or Charlie, all names that appeared on celebrity girls’ birth announcements last year. 　　But pretty names for girls still carry the day. Nine of...

　　Elisabeth writes: 　　I am great with child, due March 25. My babies have all come early, so we are literally down to the last few weeks! 　　It has been increasingly difficult to decide on a name with each pregnancy. This is Baby #4. (And no, I don’t know if we’re...

　　By Tiana Putric 　　The following ten people have four things in common: all are women, all are American-born, all have uncommon appellations, and all are living super-centenarians. Super-centenarians, or Super-C’s, are very rare people: they have lived to be 110 years old or more. Meet ten women who have reached...

　　Meagan Burke, TulipByAnyName 　　It’s Girl Scout cookie season! Let’s celebrate this delicious time of year and empowering organization by looking at some names inspired by the Girl Scouts. 　　Juliette 　　Founder Juliette Gordon Low organized the first Girl Scout troop on March 12, 1912. Juliette is a French name meaning youthful....

　　by Pamela Redmond Satran 　　Girls’ names that end in the lee sound – from Ellie to Lily to Natalie to Riley and Everly – have been growing in popularity in recent years. In fact, sometimes it seems as if almost any girls’ name that ends in ly or ley or...

　　Laura writes: 　　We are expecting our first child in July, and I do not want to leave the hospital with Baby M! 　　My husband is a tad on the more traditional side when it comes to names, while I am more open. 　　Our last name is a German three-syllable beast...

　　By Esmeralda Rocha 　　For International Women’s Day on March 8, we celebrate a dozen women (and a dozen names) from around the globe. Some are still alive, some died millennia ago; some were activists, some were scientists, some were artists. All displayed a sense of courage and genius that we...