Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Think of the many old-time actresses and celebrities you used to watch growing up like Shirley Temple and Carol Burnett — these ...

Peak Popularity: Eleanor was a top 100 name for many years, especially in the early to mid-1900s. After a few decades of ...

Baby names go in cycles, and a good rule of thumb is that, when parents are getting ready to choose a baby name, they look to their grandma's and great-grandma's generation for inspiration. Then again ...

Choosing a name for a newborn is one of the most personal and meaningful decisions new parents will ever make, and according to new predictions, many are turning to the past for inspiration. While ...

The 1960s was a decade of big changes, with oldest of the Baby Boomer generation starting to come into its own, and bringing a focus on modern youth culture with it. And while the youngest Boomers ...

Naming a child after a grandparent or older relative is a common practice in the United States. New parents look back to earlier generations for naming inspiration, causing long-dormant names to ...

Gen X was born in a period of great change, and the baby names of the era were no exception. It was a time that saw a changeover from the stalwart names of the 1950s, like Mary, Susan, and Linda, to ...

Parents are no longer turning to cutting-edge names for their newborns. Baby boys born in 2026 aren't being named trendy, ultramodern monikers anymore. From Atticus to Barnaby, old-fashioned grandpa ...

We know that baby-name popularity goes in cycles, which means that names from the swinging 1960s could be particularly attractive to parents who are contemplating baby girl names. And yes, there are a ...