From traditional to trendy, popular to unusual, this best-selling reference lists more names than any other baby name book. Based on nearly two million birth records from every region of the U.S. and Canada, The Baby Name Countdown includes meanings and origins of the 3,000 most popular names, the rankings of the 100 most popular boys and girls names, plus thousands of unusual names to inspire the imagination of those searching for the rare and exotic, or alternative spellings. Expanded to include the most popular baby namesfrom each decade of the twentieth century, this very reader-friendly guide is divided into sections that list the top 100 names, girls and boys names, unusual names, and provides popularity ratings throughout.
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Janet Schwegel lives in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. She has an M.Sc. in Linguistics
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11 of 13 people found the following review helpful:
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This review is from: The Baby Name Countdown: Popularity and Meanings of Today's Baby Names (Paperback)
This book has one good thing going for it. It has the most popular names listed in order of location (ie.. northeast United States, southwest...., outside US...). Only 64 out of the almost 400 pages were useful. The other pages just list names (no meanings, no origins)
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
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A treasure trove of extensive, fascinating name data!,
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This review is from: The Baby Name Countdown: Popularity and Meanings of Today's Baby Names (Paperback)
This book will provide unlimited enjoyment for people intrigued by names and naming trends. It contains an astounding variety of unusual names, and no other name book I've encountered approaches its diversity and thoroughness.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
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Fascinating!,
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This review is from: The Baby Name Countdown 5 Ed: The Definitive Baby Name Book (Paperback)
My husband and I love this book. One of the major criteria for choosing our daughter's name was that the name was not too popular. This book gives a general popularity rating along with regional lists and lists of changing popularity over time. Also this book has the most extensive list of names I have ever seen in a baby name book. We spent hours reading this book even after we had chosen a name!
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