"The most helpful, complete, & up-to-date name book."--Cover.
Contents:
Introduction -- How to pick a name you and your baby will love -- What's hot, what's not : the latest popularity trends -- The most popular names. Top 100 girls' names -- Top 100 boys' names -- Changes to top 100 -- Newly popular names in the top 1000 -- The most popular names through the decades -- The most popular names around the world -- Classic names around the world -- The most popular names in each state -- The impressions names make -- Names inspired by people, places, and things -- Star kids -- The name exchange -- How to pick names for siblings or multiples -- Baby name legal guide -- Fascinating facts about names -- Girls -- Boys.
Summary:
A guide to over 100,000 baby names, with information on the meanings of the names and their derivations. This book includes more than 5,000 Hispanic names, and lists ranking the most popular names for boys and girls. BRODART CO., c2006.
This resource is supported by the Institute of Museum and Library Services under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act as administered by State Library of Iowa.