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What Are the Top Baby Names and How Do Popular Name Rankings Work?

"Top baby names" usually means the most frequently registered given names for a specific country and year, counted from birth rec…

How to Choose a Baby Girl Name by Meaning and Origin

You can choose a baby girl name by meaning and origin in four steps: decide the qualities or images you want the name to carry, f…

How to Choose a Baby Boy Name by Meaning and Origin

Start by deciding what you want the name to do: carry a specific meaning (brave, friend, biblical), signal a cultural or linguist…

What Does a Name's Meaning and Origin Tell You, and How to Find Names by Meaning

A name's meaning is the literal sense or story behind the word it comes from — for example, a name that originally meant "brave" …

How Do You Use Name Meanings and Origins to Choose a Baby Name?

Use a name reference like Behind the Name to check three things for each candidate: what the name literally means, where it comes…