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When was the last time you met a pair of kids named John and Mary? The traditional names that ruled America for centuries are vanishing. Parents are obsessing over creative name choices, and celebrities are branding and re-branding themselves like products. Even surnames have burst wide open, as couples rethink the whole concept of family names.

Meet The Name Lady, your tour guide for this strange new naming world.  The Name Lady is an expert and opinionated name consultant, backed by the naming authorities behind BabyNameWizard.com and NameCandy.com.  Follow her here for the latest baby name trends, news from the celebrity baby names beat and solutions to real-life naming dilemmas. If you have a naming question of your own, you can drop her a line at ask@namelady.com.

 

Articles by The Name Lady

 
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  • First Baby Names of 2013
    January 07, 2013. posted in Pregnancy
    The first names of 2013 are rolling in, the Name Lady and the team at NameCandy.com compile the annual list of First Baby Names of the New Year. Looking over this year's list...
 
  • And the First Baby of the New Year Is Named...
    January 02, 2013. posted in Pregnancy
    Each year, Guam welcomes America's first baby of the New Year, and this year was no exception. The U.S. territory which is in Chammorro Standard Time, celebrates the New Year 15 hours before the East ...
 
  • Claire Danes' Baby Name: A Rising Star?
    December 30, 2012. posted in Pregnancy
    Fresh off the shocking season 2 finale of Homeland, its Emmy award-winning star Claire Danes has even more exciting news. She welcomed their first child earlier this week - ...
 
  • Adele's Baby Name Blunder
    December 21, 2012. posted in Pregnancy
    It's said that new moms can sometimes have trouble remembering things, and now new mom Adele is in a little bit of trouble for forgetting to do something fairly important: name her baby (legally at le ...
 
 
  • A Baby Named Hashtag
    December 01, 2012. posted in Pregnancy
    It has become increasingly trendy, despite the occasional backlash, to choose interesting, exotic and even bizarre names for new babies...
 
 
 
  • Beyond John and Priscilla: Surprising Pilgrim Names
    November 20, 2012. posted in Pregnancy
    Looking for creative baby name ideas? You could flip through an atlas, check tonight's reality TV listings or even browse the models at your local car dealership. Chances are, though, that even at Thanksgiving ...
 
 
  • True Soap Opera Baby Name Drama
    November 07, 2012. posted in Pregnancy
    Actress Heather Tom, known for her roles in soap operas One Life to Live and The Bold and the Beautiful as Katie Logan, gave birth to a little boy earlier this week. She and husband James Achor named their ...
 
  • A Name That Rhymes--Fair Game or Crime?
    November 07, 2012. posted in Pregnancy
    Q:I'm currently expecting, and the baby's surname will be Greene. My husband recently suggested the name Serena, which I really like--except for the fact that I think Serena Greene rhymes (my husband ...
 
 
 
 
  • Baby Boy Names with the X-Factor
    October 03, 2012. posted in Pregnancy
    When Brad and Angelina announced the names of their boys Maddox, Pax, and Knox, we took notice. Yes, every male Jolie-Pitt child has a name with an x in it. We love this trend because we're drawn to t ...
 
 
 
  • The New Preppy Cowboy Names
    August 27, 2012. posted in Pregnancy
    The names of country music singers are gaining popularity as the nation gets more exposure to music that paints a picture of family life and small towns. With stars like Taylor Swift, Rascall Flats, J ...
 
  • Most Popular Baby Names in the U.K.
    August 14, 2012. posted in Pregnancy
    We've covered a few UK celeb babies recently, and now we can see just how unique their name choices are in their home country. The newly releasedlistof 2011's top 100 baby names shows that the current ...