The Baby Name Countdown : 140,000 Popular and Unusual Baby Names

A classic, the baby name countdown (over 120,000 copies sold) is now fully revised and updated for the first time in a decade. Featuring more names than any other guide and based on more than 2.5 million birth records, the book includes brand-new data, a new introduction, a revised section on the most popular baby names of the past year and decade, and updated popularity ratings throughout. Discover at a glance the most popular given names from each decade of the 20th and 21st centuries, meanings and origins of the 3,000 top names, and thousands of rare and exotic monikers. Whether your taste in names is trendy, traditional, or international, The Baby Name Countdown is the ideal resource for every parent searching for the perfect name. Title Page; Dedication; Introduction; Part 1 -- The Top Names; Part 2 -- Popular Names with Popularity Ratings, Origins, and Meanings; Part 3 -- Popular and Unusual Names with Popularity Ratings; Acknowledgements; Bibliography; Copyright Page.;Newly updated and repackaged, the most expansive baby name resource available, with over 140,000 given names. Presents over 140,000 baby names, with charts on popularity throughout the twentieth century, and particularly the past decade, with meanings and origins of the top three thousand, plus thousands of rare, exotic, traditional, or trendy monikers Extensive list of names for a newborn, as well as methods for helping parents come a decision on naming