Baby Names Blog

Sarah Jessica Parker and Matthew Broderick recently welcomed the birth of their surrogate baby daughters Tabitha Hodge and Marion Loretta Elwell.

The interesting middle names come from Parker’s family background.

According to an article I saw in the Metro this morning, guys named Andrew are looking for love online, but not getting much success.

10% of male members on one popular dating website were named Andrew.

However, the Andrews do not get much attention from girls on the website, with names James, Nick, Mark and Ben all fairing much better.

Pure coincidence, or something more?

Over the weekend we’ve put together a pretty funny flowchart looking at celebrity baby names and the ridiculous name sets that are so popular amongst the A-list (and Z-list).

Check it out here - http://www.babynames.co.uk/celebrity-baby-names-guide/ 

Lance Armstrong, legendary cyclist, posted a message on Twitter on Thursday night announcing the birth of a health baby boy named Max.

I think Max Armstrong a very apt name for the son of such a sporting superstar.  Also, possibly one of the most macho names I’ve ever heard!

What do you think of the name?  Also, what do you think about announcing your new baby on Twitter?

Gerard Way of emo band My Chemical Romance this week welcomed his first baby daughter - Bandit Lee Way.

This is an awful name for a boy - let alone a girl.  Don’t you agree?  Please leave your comments!

A study of historical baby name data has revealed that names that rapidly rise to popularity often then crash back out of the limelight.Read more about the baby name popularity study here. 

The Social Security Administration has released its latest baby names data, revealing the most popular names in America for 2008.

For the first time in 12 years, Emily has been knocked off the top spot for girls.  The new leader in popularity is Emma.

There was no such change at the top of the boys list, with Jacob remaining at number one for the tenth year in a row.

Other big climbers include Khloe (665 to 196), Miley (277 to 127) and Barack (12,535 to 2,409).

 In this year of change, many unfamiliar names debuted on the top 1,000 list.  These names include Isla (623), Mareli (718), Dayami (750), Nylah (821) and Jazlene (831) to name a few for the girls.  For the boys: Aaden (No. 343), Chace (655), Marley (764), Kash (779), Kymani (836), Ishaan (851), Jadiel (874) and Urijah (889).  Social Security officials expressed hope that parents were not naming their sons Marley after the badly behaved dog who starred in the movie “Marley and Me.”  Beckham also made the list for the first time, coming in at number 893—undoubtedly influenced by the arrival in the United States of British soccer star David Beckham.

Married music stars Nas and Kelis, who are expecting a baby, want their fans to pick a name for the new arrival.

The pair are struggling to settle on a name, and so are considering creating an online competition where fans pick the tot’s name.

“Yeah, we are deciding between a few baby names,” said Nas, already a father to 15-year-old Destiny from a previous relationship.  “It’s kind of hard. I’ve been thinking about kind of putting something online - ‘Choose his name’.”

“You get a couple stacks for that. We take care of you for that. You win something real. But we’re thinking now.”

We’ll keep you updated with this poll, should it actually happen!

UPDATE: Competition now closed, thanks to all who entered!Lego Duplo have been in touch with us here at BabyNames.co.uk. They would like to give away some free samples of their new play sets: Police Station and Polar Zoo.

If you’re interested in picking up a free sample set like those above, then just leave a comment on this blog post!Once you receive your Lego set, you’ll be asked to post on the Lego blog with some thoughts about the product. Great deal right?So just leave a reply below and we’ll put you in contact with Lego for a chance to win your free box.

Actor Kevin Costner and wife Christine Baumgartner yesterday welcomed the birth of their second son, named Hayes Logan.