Shouldn't it be "Babies Named a Bad Bad Thing"?

A: No, it's "Baby's" as a contraction (short for "Baby is"). It's a play on the Chris Isaak song "Baby Did a Bad Bad Thing."

What was the most popular name for boys in 2002?

According to popular surveys, the most popular name for a boy in the United States from 2001 to 2004 was Jacob.

I am interested in names from different ethnicities. What are some popular Latin names for girls?

Some surveys indicate that popular girl names for Latinas are Isabel, Anna, Pilar, and Nadia. There are also Andia, Nuria and Gisela.

Are names for the environment popular?

Recent birth records show that environmental names are growing in popularity. Names that remind a person of flowers such as Iris, as well as names that reflect the less gender obvious beauty of nature such as Forrest or Cedar are becoming more prevalent.

Are there many girls named Emma? I am very fond of that name and would like to name my baby that if it happens to be a girl.

Emma is one of the most popular girl names from the year 2000. This name has been in the top 10, and in more recent years the top 5, for most states surveys.

My child's name is unusual. How will it sound in the book's verse?

Blanket Full of Love is written in verse, or rhyme. This means that, in order for the rhyme to sound right, the name has to 'fit' the rhythm of the verse. Great care has been taken to ensure that all names will sound right. In fact, the actual verse containing the child's name will vary slightly based on the name pronunciation (those verses change based on the number of syllables in the name and the way each syllable is stressed; verses do not rhyme with the child's name). If we cannot determine, based on your order, how to pronounce the name, we will contact you for clarification.

What's in a baby name?

ime was when chidren were named after their parents, grandparents or other highly respected ancestors, but today that's changing.

New moms and dads are looking around at dozens of baby name books now available, or are clicking around the Web for suggestions that reportedly contain some 50,000 different names

How does it sound?

But finding general guidelines or reading lists of baby names is only the beginning. Then there's the middle name...

First, say aloud any combination of first and middle names you've tentatively chosen for your baby. For example, current Top Ten popular baby names for girls in the U.S. include Alexis, Samantha, and Hannah, but they don't exactly fall trippingly off the tongue when you say them together in any combination. Keep at it until both first and middle names blend together, or view lists of popular twins names that may help you come up with just the right combination.

Can you spell that?

Creating an entirely new name using anagrams, a Scrabble board, or just a wild imagination (Taffeta, Jenae, Gillus) can be a fun pursuit while waiting for the baby to be born, but be careful. Saddling a baby with a name that nobody can spell or pronounce may make it unique, but also painful - and very possibly result in your child being teased in school or misunderstandings well into adult life.

Watch out for nicknames

New parents who thought they had picked the perfect baby name are caught off-guard when their baby is called a derivation of the original, i.e., "Joey" instead of Joseph, or "Lizzy" instead of Elizabeth. Planning ahead can avoid constant battle with well-meaning relatives and friends to establish your baby's rightful name. One new set of parents we know recently took the nickname dilemma into account before naming their baby .... Jake.