The ’90s babies are having babies — and it shows. BabyCenter’s new data revealed baby name trends for 2025 so far, and parents are looking to the 1990s for baby name inspiration, tapping into the nostalgia factor of their favorite pop stars and even their childhood peers. Britney and Shania are topping charts again — … Read more
Name and shame. NICU nurse Victoria has seen a lot in her career — including bad baby names. One night, when she was “bored,” she posted a TikTok video asking others in her line of work to share the strangest monikers they’d ever heard. NICU nurse Victoria posted a TikTok video asking people to share … Read more
Strange, unique, and eccentric names have come back into fashion for new parents, with monikers ranging from bizarrely-lettered variants to the Millennial-led dog names for babies trend — see short, cutesy names like Max, Sadie, and Bear, as prime examples. However, one parent-to-be took these trends to the next level and paid the price: relentless … Read more
They’ve put the glitter in the gutter. Japan has officially cracked down on “kirakira” — meaning “shiny” or “glittery” — baby names, with a new law aimed at dimming the dazzle of outlandish monikers like Pikachu, Prince and, yes, Devil. Among the newly discouraged names? Jewel, Lovely, Kitty, Elsa, Prince, Naruto, Pikachu, Naiki (as in … Read more
Now, this is just Putin a target on the baby’s back. Newborns, defenseless little lambs lacking agency and autonomy, often get stuck with nonsensical names. But this tot’s title is the commander-in-chief of all infant-naming nightmares. A woman claims nurses in Germany have ranked “Richie Rich Putin” the absolute worst baby name ever. TommyStockProject – stock.adobe.com “Richie Rich … Read more
No Pauly or Francesca on this list. Home of the Jersey Shore, Wawa and Tony Soprano — in 2025, there are specific baby names that are popular in New Jersey, and the top spot for both boys and girls might not be what you would think. Nor are they grandma or grandpa-sounding by any means, … Read more
An uncle has become the butt of his own joke after his pregnant sister took a list of gag names a little too seriously. It means that one day his niece could Google a fungal infection and find out the hard way that it’s also her name. Taking to Reddit, the poster with the username Odd_Age1378 explained the situation. We’ll call … Read more
It’s a name fit for a king — unless you’re a Kiwi. New Zealand just released its most recent list of banned baby names, with King topping the list of monikers outlawed in the country, per CNN. It’s perfectly legal in the US, where more than 1,000 babies were given the name King in 2024, … Read more
In recent years, out-there, creative or trendy baby names were all the rage — now it seems like the classic, old-fashioned ones are popular again. According to Jennifer Moss, founder and CEO of BabyNames.com and baby-name consultant Taylor A. Humphrey, grandma-like names such as Eleanor, Eloise, Elodie, Alma, Margaret, Nora and Bennett, are “super trendy” for girls … Read more
Liam and Olivia dominate. Still. The two names have, for a sixth year together, topped the list of names for babies born in the U.S. in 2024. The Social Security Administration annually tracks the names given to girls and boys in each state, with names dating back to 1880. In time for Mother’s Day, the agency on … Read more
Oh, baby, that’s a weird name. A new survey conducted by Mumsnet revealed that one in five grandparents are not fans of their grandchild’s name. The research analyzed how involved grandparents were in the process of the baby name decision and whether or not they liked the name chosen for their new grandkid. One in … Read more
A mom has gone viral after revealing no one can pronounce her daughter’s unusual name – stating even her doctor gets it wrong. Emma Hutton, 35, says “nobody can understand” the name she’s given to her youngest child, declaring that the unusual moniker “is not that hard” to get right. The British mom-of-two named her … Read more
This name is not the apple of parents’ eyes. Expectant parents are not fond of “weird” celebrity baby names — and the most rotten of the bunch is Apple, the name Gwyneth Paltrow gave her daughter. Baby name consultant Colleen Slagen came to this conclusion after sending expectant parents a questionnaire asking their naming likes … Read more
A woman was named November June by her parents — despite not being born in either month. When November June Brown was born her mom, April, 54, decided to carry on the family tradition of being named after months of the year. November isn’t the only one in her family named after a month of … Read more
Meet the woman called L.A. who has spent her life trying to convince people that it’s her real name. L.A. Cartier, 36, has spent most of her life correcting people on how to say her name — with many thinking it’s a set of initials or spelt ‘Ellay’. The name was given to her by … Read more
Mirror, mirror on the wall — who has the most whimsical name of them all? A mother from the UK named her daughter after the Disney princess, Snow White — which has caused many people to raise their eyebrows. Despite being a mom to three sons already, Lisa Morphy, 45, always dreamed of having a … Read more
She was naming and shaming. A mother in the UK has ripped into a nurse for failing to mask her disgust after learning of her baby’s unusual name, as detailed in a TikTok video blowing up online. Unfortunately, her sympathy plea divided viewers with some even claiming that her daughter had a “dog’s name.” “I … Read more
Expectant parents are goo-ing and gaa-ing for these monikers. Baby name consultant Colleen Slagen revealed why parents are requesting “Ivy League” names — and, no, they’re not naming their children Harvard or Brown. Most moms and dads dream of their child getting accepted into an Ivy League school, but that’s not why they’re requesting names … Read more
There are many things you need to take into account when naming a child. You have to consider playground nicknames and political correctness, but that’s not where the process ends. In fact, there’s one major factor that’s quite often overlooked. Initials. One woman is urging expectant parents to listen up – and her plea has now gone viral on TikTok. “Cursed” Could … Read more
A woman has taken to Reddit after deciding that she wouldn’t be attending her sister’s wedding, due to her taking her dream baby name for her dog. The woman said that finally, after years of fertility struggles, she and her husband are expecting their first child. The two had agreed early on on the name – one she … Read more