Expert guides, trends, and data-driven analysis on baby names.
Napoleon Solo won the Preakness Stakes, and people are suddenly Googling 'Napoleon' as a baby name. The crossover between racehorse names and baby names is weirder — and richer — than you'd expect.
Jalen Brunson's 22-point fourth-quarter comeback put his name back in headlines. The SSA data tells a richer story about what Jalen means in American naming culture.
Victor Wembanyama dropped 41 points and 24 rebounds in double OT. We checked the SSA charts — and the data on Victor is more surprising than the stat line.
Shohei Ohtani's historic streak is rewriting baseball records. We dug into the SSA data to see if it's rewriting baby name charts too.
From Simone Biles to Jesse Owens, Olympic champions carry names that are as iconic as their performances — and many are perfect for your baby.
For the first time since the 1920s, American parents are genuinely open to European names that don't feel Anglo — Nordic, Iberian, and Finnish names are all gaining ground.
A 27-game hit streak and a name that has never entered the SSA top 5000 — Ildemaro Vargas represents baseball's invisible naming frontier.
From Matilda to Banjo to Indigo, Australian names carry red-dirt grit and Pacific openness in equal measure — and they travel beautifully.
From Aria to Cadence to Piper, these music-coded names carry melody in their meaning — and they're rising fast on the SSA charts.
The Brewers rookie is one of the hardest throwers alive — and one of the hardest names in baseball to spell. Data shows why some athlete names transfer and others don't.
Greek mythology and ancient philosophy gave us some of the most wearable names alive today — here are the ones that feel fresh in 2026.
Boy George performs at Eurovision 2026 for San Marino — and suddenly the name George means two very different things at once.