BabyNames.com founder and CEO Jennifer Moss talks about finding cool names in your family tree. Jennifer Moss says she was able to find some really cool names from her own family tree. She also says using last names as first names is a popular trend. Take a look:
Can the names celebrities select for their babies influence other parents? It sure looks that way. A recent study of New York baby names found Jayden at #2. Jayden is the name of Britney Spears second child.
As they search for the perfect name, many New Yorkers look to the stars. Pop singer Rhianna (#70), British actresses Sienna (#60) and Keira (#61) and American screen stars Scarlett (#68), Charlize (#84) and Reese (#142) all made the list. Suri (#83) and Jayden (#2), names chosen by celebrity parents Will Smith and Katie Holmes, also left an impression on New Yorkers.
Here's the top list of baby names out of New York City.
MOST POPULAR BABY NAMES NEW YORK CITY, 2007
Rank
Girls
Boys
1
Isabella/Sophia(Tied)
Daniel
2
Emily
Jayden
3
Ashley
Michael
4
Sarah
Matthew
5
Kayla
Justin
6
Mia
Joshua
7
Olivia
David
8
Samantha
Anthony
9
Rachel
Christopher
10
Madison
Joseph
Total
63,081
65,880
Gothamist has an informative article on the New York baby name report. You can find the official report here on the nyc.gov website.
Babies Being Named After Barack Obama In Kenya, U.S.
Tuesday night's victory for Barack Obama is proving to be very inspirational in Kenya. The CNN video below talkes about Kenyan mothers naming their newborns Barack, Obama or Michelle. Barack Obama is also inspiring baby names in the U.S.
Can the names celebrities select for their babies influence other parents? It sure looks that way. A recent study of New York baby names found Jayden at #2. Jayden is the name of Britney Spears second child.
