Today’s name is number 496: I had a bit of choice Alyssia, Daphna, Raya and Sana all tie for the spot but of them I picked Sana a relatively rare Arabic choice that’s been steadily falling since it’s 172 peak in 2002, it still is a great choice for a girl.   Sana is a… Continue reading Sana

The second name picked at random is number 172 on the charts which are Grayson and Anya and since I covered a female name yesterday it’s Grayson I’ll be covering. Grayson is a surname choice that’s quickly catching on especially in the US. Grayson is an English surname meaning “son of the steward”, derived from… Continue reading Grayson

Sorry for the very very long hiatus, as long time readers would know I’m rather young and had my final exams and preparing for them meant that my blog took little priority. But there done now so to make up for the months of inactivity I’ll be posting a name per day picked at random… Continue reading Cerys

Sorry for the very long absence and even though I’m back I won’t be posting regularly for a while due to exams but for the next few weeks since I won’t have time to continue my rarities series (I will eventually though), I’ll be looking at some interesting names that are popular in other parts… Continue reading Milica

Another new addition to my girls list is the lovely surname Harper (the only surname on my girls list surprisingly while about half of my boys list are surnames). It’s also a name thats rising in the United States and in Australia. Harper is a surname related to a person who played the harp or… Continue reading Harper

Another new addition to my list, there are two others  coming up the new editions to my boys list are Harley and Drake so I won’t talk about them again. Leila is a variant of Layla meaning night in Arabic. Layla is the more popular variant which ranks in the top 50 in Australia, England and the US… Continue reading Leila

Swathi: A variant of Swati, which comes from the Indian name of the third brightest star in the night sky, called Arcturus in the western world. This spelling is used indian actress and television presenter Swathi Reddy and is the only spelling that charts in the US. Suraya: An Arabic name that is a variant transcription of Thurayya.… Continue reading S Rareties

While Chris Brown isn’t the kind of person you’d think would inspire baby names, the news of his daughters existence seems to have an effect on the name charts and with his album named after her released in December (and peaking at number 3 on Billboard), it’s very possible it will continue rise, with little Royalty… Continue reading Pop Culture Baby Name: Royalty

The next instalment of the rarities is coming, hopefully it’ll be up next week sometime. Today is a returning entry to my list one that’s been on and off since I was four but somehow isn’t the name of one of my dolls but was always the name of one of barbies whenever I played.  … Continue reading Zoe

Sorry about it being so long since the last post, I’ve had no internet and been super busy but I’m back. A few weeks ago I went through my lists and realised a lot of my favourite names were really similar: Elodie and Eloise, Isobel and Mirabel among others so I got rid of the… Continue reading Lucia