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

By Janet Schwegel

Book Overview

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.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1600940366
• ISBN13: 9781600940361
• Release Date: July 2008
• Publisher: Da Capo Lifelong Books
• Length: 465 Pages
• Weight: 0.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 7.4" x 8.7"

Customer Reviews

Lots of variety

As someone who is obsessed with names, I highly recommend this book. Very informative and entertaining.