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Top baby name trends for 2015
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Anders, Hardy, Ozi, Quinlan, Vallen: meaning strong & courageous
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8 top baby name trends for 2015
LETITIA ROWLANDS The Anzac Centenary and the birth of a royal baby will be among the events that are likely to inspire parents facing the job of naming their baby this year.
Top 100 boy and girl baby names of 2014
Staff writers From Adam to Xavier, Aaliyah to Zoe, here are the most popular baby names for 2014.
Baby names: top movers of 2014
Staff writers The top 10 baby names list may not have changed much since 2013, but the rest of the top 100 has had a shake-up.
Baby names on the verge of the top 1000
Pamela Redmond Satran What about the baby names right below the top 1000, hiding just out of sight?
Hot baby name trends for 2014
LETITIA ROWLANDS Pregnant and looking for a name for your baby, or just interested in the latest naming fashions? You might like to check out our predictions for the baby naming trends of 2014.
The quest for a baby name
KATE FRIDKIS I spent the entire evening on my computer, reading lists of thousands of names. My daughter needed a name!
Most unusual names of 2013
Melanie Mahoney Brand names, animals, places and seemingly random nouns (Cheese, anyone?) have given some parents inspiration for naming their babies in the US in 2013.
Baby names inspired by TV and movies
BabyCentre has released its list of the top 100 baby names for the UK and the US, based on details sent to them by more than half a million new parents in 2013. The list suggests that TV shows and movies such as Breaking Bad, The Great Gatsby, Game of Thrones, Duck Dynasty and Girls are all inspiring baby names this year.
Old-fashioned nicknames as baby names
Here's a selection of vintage boys and girls monikers which have traditionally been used as either nicknames or given names, from the 1880s through to the 1950s.
Top baby names from around the world in 2013
We've collected the most popular baby names for boys and girls from around the world in 2013.
A no-stress guide to baby names
MCT There's no way around it - every baby needs a name. It isn't always an easy decision, but with these tips it can be a fun one.
Bizarre, cruel and strangely sweet Puritanical names
Joseph Norwood Fly-fornication, Humiliation, Dust, and Jolly ... perhaps the Puritans' greatest gift to history is their wonderfully strange taste in names.
Traditional vs unique
Richie Young Are traditional names a thing of the past? Following in the celebs' footsteps, more and more parents are being daring when naming their babies. How do you decide which way to go?
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Size does matter for baby names
NICKY PHILLIPS Your name may have been chosen by your parents, but a new study says there's a chance evolution had a say too.
Symmetry is the latest baby name trend
Melody McCabe The new word for all I-want-my-baby's-name-to-be-different parents is 'palindrome appellation'. In plain English, that's a name that reads the same backwards as forwards.
Baby names on the rise in 2013
Nameberry.com has released a list of the most searched-for names from the first half of 2013. Will we soon see a rise in the number of children given these names? Only time will tell. Here are the hottest names of 2013 so far.
Celebrity baby names inspired by places
Looking for naming inspiration? Look no further than the nearest atlas (or, in more modern times, Google Maps). Celebrities are leading the charge when it comes to naming children after places around the world; here are some of their picks and their cute offspring.
Top baby name predictions of 2013
Top US baby name site Nameberry has released its list of names that have attracted the most views in the first nine months of 2013. Will the search popularity of these top 10 boy, girl and unisex names be reflected in the official 2013 results?
Baby name checklist
Richie Young Whilst your child can change their name by deed poll in the future, it's probably not what you want to envision when thinking suitable names. Here's six points to consider as you're narrowing down your shortlist.
Most unusual names of 2012
US parenting site Baby Center asked parents of babies born in 2012 what they named their children. More than 500,000 people responded, and the site then compiled a list of the most out-there names. Each name on this list wasn't a one-off; to make the cut, at least two children must have been given that name in 2012.
Beating baby name anxiety
Donna Webeck For some parents, naming a baby is a challenging but fun process. For others, it just brings anxiety and stress. But there are ways to cope with the indecision and decide on a name you're happy with.
Australia's top 100 baby names of 2012
Essential Baby has compiled the data available from government records around the country to bring you the list of Australia's top baby names of 2012.
