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Naming Girl names rise and fall 800 ranks. Boy names barely move. What the 146-year record actually shows. Sep 26, 2026 · 4 min read
The most useful naming story published in the last day is not another celebrity birth announcement. It is a 146-year scoreboard of how violently American girl …
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Naming Barron at a record high, Donald at a century low: what 2025 SSA counts mean this week Sep 25, 2026 · 3 min read
The most useful naming story in the last day is not another Top 10 recap. It is a split in the Social Security Administration’s 2025 file that commentators cir…
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Naming Lennon Taylor and the names cooling off in 2026 Sep 25, 2026 · 3 min read
Two naming stories landed in the same 24 hours this week. One is a celebrity first-name reveal. The other is a quieter SSA-era signal: several boy names that f…
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Naming Ailany, Lainey, Isla: the state #1 girl names the national list hides Sep 25, 2026 · 3 min read
The most useful naming development this week is not another national Top 10 recap. Nameberry’s 25 September 2026 refresh of the 2025 state maps — built on Soci…
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Naming Charlotte ends Olivia’s nine-year run as Canada’s #1 girl name Sep 25, 2026 · 4 min read
Statistics Canada released 2025 baby-name counts on Wednesday, 23 September 2026. After nine years at number one, Olivia is no longer Canada’s most given girl …
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Naming Eliana is in the official Top 10. Combined spellings already put it at #5. Sep 25, 2026 · 3 min read
The most useful naming development this week is not another celebrity birth. It is how two different ways of counting the same 2025 U.S. babies produce two dif…
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Naming Why 1950s girl names vanished — and boy names did not Sep 25, 2026 · 4 min read
The most useful naming story this week is not another celebrity birth. It is a 145-year look at what happens after a name leaves the playground. On 25 Septembe…
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Naming Liam’s nine-year lock and Linda’s collapse: what 145 years of U.S. baby names say this week Sep 25, 2026 · 4 min read
The most useful baby-name document this week is not another Top 10 recap. On 25 September 2026, 9BabyNames published The State of Baby Naming 2026, a 145-year …
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Naming Olivia is #1 nationally. Charlotte won 28 states. What the 2025 name map actually means Sep 25, 2026 · 3 min read
The Social Security Administration’s latest state-by-state list for babies born in 2025 is circulating again this week — and the national #1 is a poor guide to…
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