Colleen Slagen started building her consulting business, Naming Bebe, after leaving her nursing job in 2022 ...

In the world of baby names, few things are as exciting as a new trend. I personally couldn’t get enough ...

Choosing a baby name is deeply personal, but it’s also surprisingly trend-driven. From Netflix shows to cultural anxieties to historical eras gaining renewed interest, a wide range of forces shape how ...

Consider a baby name that has the perfect mix of main character energy and Type B chill. It's traditional enough for ...

Parents are increasingly moving away from names like Mary, John, and William — longtime staples of birth certificates — in favor of distinctive, expressive choices. Traditional favorites have steadily ...

Some parents draw baby name inspiration from sources like family history, geography or even their favorite foods and brands. Others look to literature, music and pop culture. Still others get ideas ...

Forget Junior and Jennifer — 2026 parents are paging through fantasy novels, binging anime, and rewinding reality TV to find baby names that feel like an escape hatch from real life. According to baby ...

Few names embody modern naming trends like Kai. With roots in Hawaiian, Japanese, and Scandinavian cultures, Kai is a globally legible, effortlessly gender-neutral name. Babylist puts it as one of the ...

A growing number of parents are turning to 'virtue' baby names—monikers derived from moral values like Grace, Hope, and Serenity—reflecting a desire to embed meaning and aspiration into their children ...

Baby name inspiration, this ...

Minimalism has reshaped everything from home design to fashion, and now it’s leaving a clear mark on baby names. Across the country, short, one-syllable and two-syllable names are climbing in the ...