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| The first question expectant parents are asked is "When is the baby due?" followed by "Are you having a boy or girl?" then the more difficult one "What names have you chosen?".... One of the most important decisions parents have to make is what to name their little bundle of joy, because this decision will last a lifetime. To help you with your selection, we have collected lists of popular baby names around the world, along with naming tips and naming trends and even a baby name database - with instant results! | ||
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The form above provides immediate access to more than 20,000 baby names. You can search these names by meaning, origin, sex, beginning letters or ending letters. The baby names database includes a subset of the Dogwood Compendium of Names -- the largest baby name database in the world. |
How popular has a baby's name been over time ?Some names have been popular for almost 50 years, like John and Mary. Now names like Jacob and Emily are topping the list of popular names, but 30 years ago, they barely made the top 100.Browse each decades list of top 1000 popular boys and girls names from the present day, way back to the 1880s. Use the baby names popularity search to see how a given name has changed its popularity decade by decade from the 1890s up to the pesent day. Top names from around the WorldBaby names that are the most popular in these countries:Chile, Columbia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Iceland, Japan, New Zealand, Malta, Poland, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland | ||

How do you choose baby's name?Many parents make the choice of baby name long before baby is born. Here are a few tips to help you choose, and advice on which names you might want to avoid.Baby naming trendsJames sounds distinguished; Jim too ordinary. Names like Fred and Joan have completely disappeared. Take a look at some of the current baby naming trends, from traditional to the weird.Even naming your child 'Unique' is not that unique, each year, hundreds of American babies are named Unique. - Which trend would you follow, Biblical, Creative Spelling, Foreign or Unisex? | ||

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