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Yahoo
4 days ago
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This Surprising Type of Baby Name for Girls Is Trending
When you look at the list of the most popular names for girls right now, one thing stands out: They're a mouthful! Whereas once brevity was the soul of wit, causing the rise of the four-letter baby name, now the pendulum has swung in the other direction and longer names are getting trendier and trendier. For parents who like the idea of a hefty, substantial baby name, here are some long baby names for girls to consider. Some of them are already popular and rank among the most-used baby names in the country right now. Others are rare and more unique, and ready to be claimed by families looking for something unusual. Most Popular Long Names for Girls The Social Security Administration (SSA) keeps track of the baby names that are used most often in the United States. Right now, while there are a few short names in the top 10 (Emma, Mia, and Ava), the longer names are winning out. Here are the entries on the SSA's list of most popular girl names that have seven or more letters, listed in order of popularity. Charlotte Isabella Eleanor Elizabeth Scarlett Penelope Abigail Madison Valentina Victoria Delilah Lillian Genesis Josephine Adeline Paisley Madelyn Leilani Addison Natalie Liliana Kinsley Madeline Kennedy Caroline Aaliyah Allison Natalia Gabriella Savannah These Long Names for Girls Are Getting More Popular The SSA also keeps a list of the names that have experienced the biggest jumps in popularity. The two names that top the list are long-ish, and variants of each other: Ailany and Aylani, both clocking in at six letters and three syllables. They're taking the list by storm: Ailany moved up 754 places in rank, and Aylani moved up 441 places! These are some other seven-letter-or-more fast-climbers, listed in order of how much they increased in popularity. Marjorie Scottie Julietta Wrenlee Kailany Marlowe Icelynn Seraphina Cattleya Wrenleigh Lavender Campbell Lakelyn Alisson Kataleya Arlette Kahlani Alianna Rebekah Mariella Rosalyn Deborah Maelynn Georgina Arisbeth Estella Lakelynn Rosalina Rosalee Elisabeth Of these, two are very similar to the two fastest-climbers — Kailany and Kahlani — so Hawaiian names are definitely having a moment. (Ailany/Aylani mean "high chief" in Hawaiian, while Kailany/Kahlani mean "sea and sky.") Other than that, parents are definitely making names longer by adding -lynn to the end, as Icelynn, Maelynn and Lakelynn can attest. Unique Long Name for Girls These long names for girls did not make the SSA's most recent list of the top 1,000 baby names, so yours will likely be the only one in the class with one of these monikers on their lunch box. Amethyst Antoinette Bernadette Carrington Chrysanthemum Domenica Eulalia Finnleigh Georgiana Hadassah Hermione Imogene Kensington Lorraine Mercedes Nicolette Olympia Philomena Prudence Rhiannon Rosamund Shoshana Strawberry Tennessee Vincenza Wednesday Wilhelmina Yulianna Yasmeen Zipporah Other Long Names for Girls Not too popular, not too obscure, these names are just right. Araceli Brittany Clementine Celeste Esmeralda Evangeline Florence Francesca Genevieve Gwendolyn Jacqueline Lorelai Marceline Marilyn Magdalena Octavia Veronica Virginia Vivienne Xiomara Looking for more great baby names? Check out these Good Housekeeping lists: Disney Baby Names | Indian/Hindu Boy Names | Indian/Hindu Girl Names | Italian Baby Names | Japanese Baby Names | French Baby Names | Hispanic Boy Names | Hispanic Girl Names | Irish Boy Names | Irish Girl Names | Long Names for Boys | Nature Baby Names | Short Names for Boys | Short Names for Girls | Gender-Neutral Names | Western/Cowboy Baby Names | 1920s Names | 1930s Names | 1940s Names | 1950s Names | 1960s Names | 1970s Names | 1980s Names | 1990s Names You Might Also Like 67 Best Gifts for Women That'll Make Her Smile The Best Pillows for Every Type of Sleeper Solve the daily Crossword
Yahoo
10-08-2025
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- Yahoo
Most popular baby names in Dudley revealed
NEW data has revealed what the most popular baby names were in the Dudley Borough last year. Figures from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) released at the end of July have revealed which names were the most sought after for newborns in 2024. Overall in England and Wales, the top three most popular girls' names were Olivia, Amelia and Lily, while leading the boys' rankings were Muhammad, Noah and Oliver. In Dudley, the most popular name for baby girls was Olivia. There were 42 baby girls named Olivia born in the borough in 2024. Leading the boys' ranking was Jacob. In 2024, there were 50 baby boys named Jacob born in Dudley. Parents in the borough seemed to be more unique when it came to naming baby boys last year, with Olivia being the overall most popular name in England and Wales, but Jacob not featuring in the top 10, coming in at number 30 nationally. How does Dudley compare to the rest of the West Midlands? The ONS data also revealed the top 10 baby names for the region as a whole, including the areas of Dudley, Sandwell, Wolverhampton, Walsall, Coventry and Birmingham. Top 10 baby girl names in the West Midlands for 2024: Olivia (254 babies) Amelia (234 babies) Isla (208 babies) Ivy (187 babies) Freya (185 babies) Elsie (183 babies) Lily (182 babies) Ava (181 babies) Poppy (180 babies) Florence (171 babies) Top 10 baby boy names in the West Midlands for 2024: Muhammad (994 babies) Noah (427 babies) Mohammed (397 babies) Oliver (313 babies) George (307 babies) Arthur (305 babies) Leo (296 babies) Luca (260 babies) Arlo (257 babies) Theodore (256 babies)
Daily Mail
07-08-2025
- Entertainment
- Daily Mail
Speech therapist details the names she would NEVER give her baby
A speech therapist has revealed the monikers she would always avoid when naming a baby. Chloe Conrad, the founder of Spunky Speech Therapy in San Diego, recently took to TikTok to delve into the names she wouldn't give her own child. 'Rory, Rowan, Aurora,' she listed in a recent video. 'They're so hard to say.' In the caption she explained it is best to avoid 'basically' any name with the R and O next to each other. 'I LOVE the way they sound but struggle teaching a child to say them,' she explained. 'That being said… I have a Rory in my life that I love, thankfully she has been blessed with an emerging R and won't need my support with that,' she added. Chloe explained 'most' kids will substitute a W for a R - assuring parents that it is 'completely developmentally appropriate.' 'That substitution usually starts to resolve around age six,' she added. Chloe told the Daily Mail that children saying W instead of R or L is a common developmental error called 'gliding,' when they are learning how to say sound. 'As a speech therapist, I joked about avoiding [those names] because they are hard to say and hard to teach children how to say accurately, especially if they end up having a speech sound disorder,' she explained. 'W is a sound that requires your lips to round in a circle when you say it,' she added. 'The O vowel also encourages lip rounding.' Chloe added that when a child is working on saying R or L in speech, speech therapists will always avoid words that have O or other rounded vowels in them. 'Because the rounded O makes the child more likely to use a rounded consonant like W resulting in Wowy, Wowan and Awowa,' she added. However, there are some names that are easier for little ones to say, suggesting that if it is a worry to opt for names that begin with with the first sounds kid's make. 'As speech therapists we use our research to determine the expected age of acquisition for certain sounds. 'We know from extensive research the first sounds to come in are B, N, M, P, H, W, D which are acquired between two to three years of age,' Chloe explained. 'G, K, F, T, and "Y" as in "you" are acquired before the age of four,' she added. 'If families want to consider how difficult it may be for the child to say their names, I might recommend easier to pronounce names like: Kai, Noah, Emma, Hannah, Adi, Juan, Mateo,' the speech therapist listed. Nonetheless, the expert reminded parents not to be discouraged entirely and to still use a name if they love it. 'Speech therapists exist for a reason, we are always here to help if you need it along the way,' she reminded parents. 'If you have concerns about your child's speech or language acquisition, talk to your pediatrician about getting a referral for a speech and language evaluation.' In 2023, a TikTok clip went viral after sharing what to avoid when teaching toddlers how to talk. Moira, a mother-of-two and speech therapist explained that parents' instincts to use baby voice when talking tot heir kids can often hinder a child's ability to 'quickly learn a lot of words.' First, Moira advised against saying, 'say this, say that.' She explained that when telling a baby to say a certain word, such as 'mama,' it dials up the pressure and 'your child is much less likely to say a word when you're demanding it of them.' Moira added that when one says 'say this word' to a child, it's out of context and devoid of meaning. 'Children learn words better when they're contextualized and meaningful to them', she added. Instead, parents should just aim to use the desired word a lot in daily language, rather than pressuring them to say repeat the word on demand. Next, Moira warned: 'Stop the baby talk.' She defined baby talk as: 'The purposeful misarticulation of sounds to sound like you're a small child.' The expert warned that it 'actually hinders a child's ability to learn age-appropriate words and sounds.' The third piece of advice that Moira offered was: 'Stop only repeating the single word your toddler says.' When parents respond to a baby with the very word they said, the conversation ends, meaning the interaction is over without the child learning any new words. Moira added: 'Instead, when your toddler says a word, expand their verbalization into a full phrase with more meaningful words.'
Telegraph
02-08-2025
- General
- Telegraph
The trend for ridiculous baby names is eroding our sense of national identity
Whenever a friend is expecting a baby I say: 'Great tidings, it doesn't matter if it's a boy or a girl, you can call them Rowan.' Some chance. My name was thought outré in 1968, but now the quest for individual expression via baby moniker is an extreme sport, on a par with the Cresta Run. This week's tidings that Muhammad heads the list of UK baby boys' names for the second year running doesn't only reveal a profound shift in demographics, it shows how the practice of handing down saints' names amongst white Britons born into some form of Anglican heritage has practically evaporated. I was at primary school with a bunch of Davids, Mathews and Stephens, but now such lads would be called Noah and Oliver (the next two most popular boys' names in the country) or, judging from my sons' classmates: Fergus, Otis, Ethan and Max. Meanwhile Olivia, Amelia and Lily head the girls' names table, which belies the fact countless parents strive for studied originality. In so doing, they've become remarkably like lemmings leaping off a cliff while yelling 'I'm so unique'.
Malay Mail
02-08-2025
- Entertainment
- Malay Mail
Muhammad remains most popular baby boy name in England and Wales for second year
KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 2 — Muhammad has once again topped the list of most popular baby names for boys in England and Wales, marking the second consecutive year it has claimed the top spot, according to data released by the Office for National Statistics (ONS). More than 5,700 baby boys were given the specific spelling Muhammad in 2024 — a 23 per cent rise from the previous year — placing it ahead of Noah and Oliver, which remained in second and third place respectively, the Daily Mail reported. Notably, this marks only the second time that a single spelling of Muhammad has ranked first, although when over 30 variations of the name are considered collectively, it has long dominated the charts for over a decade. According to the report, for baby girls, Olivia retained its number one ranking for the third consecutive year, followed by Amelia and Lily, which replaced Isla in the top three. Names inspired by royalty saw a continued decline. While George came in sixth and William 27th, Meghan dropped sharply—just 17 babies were given the name in 2024, an 83 per cent decrease from the previous year. ONS analysts noted that May was the biggest climber among girls' names, jumping 14 places into the top 25, while Rory and Elijah saw the largest year-on-year gains for boys. The growing popularity of Muhammad has been linked to demographic shifts and cultural influences, including immigration and the prominence of Muslim sporting figures such as Mo Farah, Mohamed Salah, and Muhammad Ali. In the United States, meanwhile, Liam and Olivia remained the most popular baby names for the sixth consecutive year, with Emma, Noah, and Amelia rounding out the top rankings. The ONS also noted a broader diversification in naming trends, with names of Arabic, Norse, Italian, and Scottish-Spanish origin entering the top 20 in recent years — a sign of growing cultural exposure and global influence among parents, Daily Mail reported 'Now that we're familiar with more cross-cultural names, they feel modern, accessible, and stylish,' a spokeswoman from English language platform Preply was quoted as saying. The report also touched on quirkier naming trends, with names like Awesome, Poem, and Everest given to fewer than five babies in 2024.
