Nameberry's Quarterly Report: Baby Names 2012

aimee1899

Today, Nameberry posted all the names from baby announments they have had so far in 2012.

https://nameberry.com/blog/baby-names-2012-the-new-babyberry-quarterly-report

Enjoy!

stahlop

That's actually a pretty good list of names.

gnomemom

Ooh, so many great names! I love that someone used Hermione for a mn. Thanks for sharing!

Sugar Doll

WOW...absolutely horrendous names, I can't imagine anyone naming their baby those.  I am floored.   That is just my opinion of course.

FrecklesInside

Pretty much what I'd think it would look like. Less LNs than I thought but I see some names that I feel are going to be on the rise this year...

austenreader85

Am I the only one who thought that there were a lot of babies with 2 middle names?  And also surprised about the amount of babies born into 2+ kids families?  I personally want a ton of kids, just thought that was unusal, since the average is 2, right?

zaramarie81

Thanks for posting. I love checking out Nameberry for ideas/inspiration (and the occasional... whoa, that's a name??? ). I don't think it's 100% representative of the general population and all the trends though, but still a great read!

 

aimee1899

austenreader85:

Am I the only one who thought that there were a lot of babies with 2 middle names?  And also surprised about the amount of babies born into 2+ kids families?  I personally want a ton of kids, just thought that was unusal, since the average is 2, right?

Just checked, since the 2000 census, the average American family has 3.14 children. Of course, not all of the names on the list will be from Amercian families.

ETA: 3.14 is the average # of family members. Average # of children was 1.86.

ycristina84

Great names on that list! 

GoBleu

Thanks for posting!

Is it just me or did anyone else feel like a lot of those names were trying too hard to be hip?

queenbone

Dang, some of those people have a lot of kids!  And not just the triplet momma!  I wonder if they are having babies just so they can use up all their favorite names?

MarisaKathleen

GoBleu:

Thanks for posting!

Is it just me or did anyone else feel like a lot of those names were trying too hard to be hip?

YES!

I cannot imagine naming my baby Zelda.  I know I'm a product of the 80's and really loved playing Nintendo, but come on. 

aimee1899

MarisaKathleen:

GoBleu:

Thanks for posting!

Is it just me or did anyone else feel like a lot of those names were trying too hard to be hip?

YES!

I cannot imagine naming my baby Zelda.  I know I'm a product of the 80's and really loved playing Nintendo, but come on. 

Zelda will be my DD's name.

AlphabetFish

GoBleu:

Thanks for posting!

Is it just me or did anyone else feel like a lot of those names were trying too hard to be hip?

Ohhhhh yeah, I got the same feeling. I liked a LOT of the names on the list, but I do feel like some were chosen for "cool points." Still, I'd rather see kids named Odessa and Alastair than Mikayla and Braedon.