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Lord of the Rings Baby Names: Eowyn, Arwen, Aragorn and the Elves
Eowyn, Arwen, Aragorn, Galadriel — the Tolkien names that crossed onto real baby registries.
Names Like Ragnar Lothbrok: The Real Legendary Viking Names
Ragnar, Bjorn, Ivar, Harald Bluetooth — the real legendary Vikings whose names work today.
Baby Names Banned Around the World: Iceland, Germany, China and More
Iceland's committee, Germany's rules, '4Real' rejected — the world's wildest baby-name laws.
Bird Baby Names: Wren, Robin, Phoenix, Lark, Sparrow
Wren, Robin, Phoenix, Lark — the bird names rising on baby registries.
Star Wars Baby Names: Leia, Cassian, Rey, Kylo and the Saga
Leia, Cassian, Rey, Kylo — the Star Wars names showing up on real baby registries.
Baby Names That Are Actually Foods: Olive, Sage, Plum, Honey
Olive, Sage, Plum, Honey — the food names parents are actually using.
Anime Names That Crossed Over: Kira, Akira, Hinata, Levi
Kira, Akira, Hinata, Levi — the anime names that crossed into American baby data.
Greek Mythology Baby Names: Athena, Atlas, Apollo and More
Athena, Apollo, Atlas, Orion — Greek mythology names rising fast on American registries.
Wednesday + the Goth-Vintage Wave: Ophelia, Cordelia, Edgar
Ophelia, Cordelia, Edgar — the goth-vintage wave Wednesday helped surface.
Disney Princess Baby Names: From Aurora to Moana
Aurora, Belle, Tiana, Elsa — Disney princess names that became real baby names.
Dune Baby Names: Paul, Chani, Leto and the Imperium
Paul, Chani, Leto, Jessica, Alia — the Dune names making it onto baby registries.
Names That Skipped a Generation: The 100-Year Cycle, Explained
Why names disappear for 70 years and come back. Hazel, Theodore — and what is in dormancy now.
Italian Heritage Names Coming Back: Luca, Giulia, Matteo and the Mediterranean Wave
Luca, Giulia, Matteo, Massimo — Italian names crossing into American birth certificates.
Boy Names Ending in N From Books, Movies, and Video Games
Aiden, Holden, Logan, Aslan, Finn, Anakin, Leon — 90+ -N names from blockbuster books, films, and games, charted.
Bridgerton Baby Names: Daphne, Eloise, Anthony and the Regency Revival
Daphne, Eloise, Anthony, Benedict — Regency-era names back on baby registries.
Baby Names That Mean Strong, Brave, or Fearless
Andrew, Ethan, Valentina, Audrey, Maximus — names with strength baked into the meaning.
Korean Names Trending in America
Yuna, Jin, Soomin, Hana — the K-pop and K-drama wave is rewriting US baby-name lists.
Solana: The Sun Name Rising With Crypto
Spanish for sunny. Also a $30B cryptocurrency. Just hit the top 1,000 girls in 2025.
Charlotte Just Dethroned Emma
After 6 years at #2, Emma got pushed to #3 by Charlotte in the 2025 SSA release.
Klarity Climbed 1,396 Spots in 2025
The biggest girls' name riser of the year — and the K-spelling trend behind it.
Kasai: Boy Name Meaning Fire
Up 1,108 spots in 2025. Means fire in Japanese AND Swahili.
The 93 Names That Just Hit Top 1,000
Every year, dozens of names break into the top 1,000. Here's the full 2025 list.
Olivia + Liam's 7-Year Reign
How their reigns compare to America's longest naming dynasties.
Vowel-Heavy Names Eat the Top 10
Olivia, Amelia, Sofia, Eliana — five top 10 girls share an unusual sound profile.
Names That Fell Hardest in 2025
Ava just dropped out of the girls' top 10. Here's the full list of 2025 losers.
Eliana Just Broke Into the Top 10
A 23-year climb finally pays off. The biblical name's full story.
Why K Is the New C in Baby Names
Klarity got the headline. The 15-year K-spelling pattern is bigger than her.
5 Surprising 2025 Naming Patterns
Beyond the headlines — patterns hidden in the full SSA dataset.
Halo Baby Names: From Master Chief to Noble Team
John, Cortana, Catherine, Kelly, Emile — the Halo names making it to baby registries.
Stranger Things Baby Names
Eleven, Eddie, Max, Robin — the 80s name revival the show kicked off.
Old-Fashioned Names That Are Cool Again
Hazel, Theodore, Mabel, Henry — the great-grandparent names millennials are reaching for.
Why Spanish Names Have Two Parts
The tradition behind María del Carmen, José Luis, and Spain's 636,000 compound names.
Mexican vs Spanish Baby Names
Same language, wildly different naming trends. Santiago vs Hugo, Guadalupe vs Pilar.
From Fiction to Birth Certificates
How book characters like Hermione, Arya, and Atticus became real baby names.
The Twilight Effect
How Stephenie Meyer changed American baby names forever — Isabella, Emmett, Esme, and more.
ACOTAR Baby Names
Feyre, Rhysand, Azriel, Cassian — Court of Thorns and Roses names parents are using.
Outlander Baby Names
Scottish names from Diana Gabaldon's series — Claire, Jamie, Brianna, and more.
Vikings Baby Names
Norse names from the sagas and TV series — Ragnar, Lagertha, Bjorn, and more.
Throne of Glass Baby Names
Aelin, Rowan, Dorian, Manon — Sarah J. Maas names parents love.
The Celebrity Baby Name Effect
Elvis, Rihanna, Miley, Kobe — how stars changed what America named its kids, backed by SSA data.
When Fiction Becomes Reality
Khaleesi, Elsa, Leia, Maverick — TV and movie characters that became real baby names.
Named After Greatness
Kobe, LeBron, Serena — how athletes inspired a generation of baby names, with real birth data.
Palindrome Baby Names
Names that read the same backwards — Hannah, Ava, Otto, and more.
Visually Symmetric Baby Names
Names made from mirror-symmetric letters — they look the same reflected in a mirror.
Repeating Letter Baby Names
Double letters, triple threats, and bookend names — Emma, Anastasia, David, and more.
Baby Name Predictions for 2027
Which names will break into the top 100? Which will finally fade? Our data-driven predictions.
10 Names That Will Disappear by 2030
Once-popular names in freefall. These names are on their way out — here's why.
Baby Name Predictions for 2026
Based on 5 years of SSA data — the names rising fast and the ones losing steam.
How to Use BabyNa.me
Step-by-step guide to browsing, saving favorites, and creating shareable lists.