The Baby Name Countdown: Popularity and Meanings of Today's Baby Names [Paperback]

Janet Schwegel (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: October 1997

Newly updated, this popular reference for new parents features 120,000 different first names--more than twice as many as the last edition. It includes the meaning and origins of the 3,000 most popular girls' and boys' names based on nearly 2 million birth records from every region of the U.S. and Canada, plus thousands of unusual names and alternative spellings.

Editorial Reviews

From the Publisher

Over 130,000 copies sold! --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

About the Author

Janet Schwegel lives in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. She has an M.Sc. in Linguistics --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

Product Details

• Paperback: 1 pages
• Publisher: Marlowe & Co; 2nd edition (October 1997)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1569247358
• ISBN-13: 978-1569247358
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 7.2 x 1.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.6 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (11 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #4,753,131 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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11 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Uh, no., November 8, 1997

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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:

5.0 out of 5 stars A treasure trove of extensive, fascinating name data!, February 5, 1998

By A Customer

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:

5.0 out of 5 stars Fascinating!, June 24, 2003

By A Customer

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!