Update on Baby Boy Tomlinson, Brother to Cyanna ..read more

HI Swistle, Wondering if you could put up a poll with the question “Does Ronan and Julia sound too similar to Romeo and Juliet?” Yes, I would still use the sibling name set Yes, I would NOT use that sibling name set No, I would use the sibling name set Yes, I would just say “Julia and Ronan” instead of “Ronan and Julia” You can obviously change any wording you see fit! Julia is our top girl name and Ronan is a contender for a baby boy. It hit me as I said them together that it sounds way too similar to Romeo and Juliet and it would personally stop me from using that sibling set. I am curious ..read more

I have been thinking about how I am now out of touch with Today’s Babies. For a long time there, I knew lots and lots of families having babies, and my kids were all young and in school with a lot of young kids, and I knew their friends’ siblings’ names too, and I felt pretty In Touch. But now, I keep getting surprised by trends happening outside my view. This is surely what happens to every grandparent-aged person, which explains why so many of them(/us!) say things like “But that’s an Old Person Name!!” and “Wow, THAT’S an unusual name!!”—often about names currently in the Top Ten. Recently ..read more

Hi Swistle, I know you must be inundated with name requests but wonder if you would be able to provide even just a brief explanation of the vibe you feel for the name Audra. My husband and I are seriously considering it for our baby girl but aren’t able to rule it in or out definitively as it is uncommon and not a name we heard before we started looking at baby names. I have seen you list it as an option in many of your posts but it’s unclear to me the reason it is suggested. I have read its entry in “The Baby Name Wizard” book and am still uncertain. Is it vintage-y? Sort of a modern classic ..read more

Update on Baby Girl Mc_____ery; Using the Names of Miscarried Siblings as Honor Names ..read more

Hi Swistle, I emailed you a few days ago but re-read your advice from last time we named a baby and talked more with my husband so I’m rewriting and refining my email. I think we’re pretty set on names if our baby is a girl, but could use some help with boy names. My husband and I are expecting our second baby, unknown sex, in July and we’d love your help with name suggestions. This is likely our last baby, but we may consider having one more. You and your readers were so helpful when we were considering name options for our son in 2022 and we’d love your help again. Our son’s name is Ge0rge ..read more

Update on Baby Naming Issue: Choosing a New Name for a Transgender 5-Year-Old ..read more

Hi Swistle! I’ve been reading through your posts for a while since I named my daughter back in 2022, I enjoyed reading through all your posts. I was hoping you’d help my family out now we’re having our own name dilemma! Well we’re now in July expecting a little boy into our family, little brother to Cyanna Scarlett. Our last name is very similar to Tomlinson. We’ve been on a total mess when trying to find boys names we both like and agree on! We adore Cy’s name! It feels like the perfect, pretty girls name. It has sweet nicknames and is such a happy name! However we can’t find any of the qual ..read more

Update (and photo) on Baby Girl or Boy Garrett-with-a-B ..read more

Hi Swistle! I am a long-time reader, first-time name-help-seeker. We have two kids, @lice and H@rvey. My older child @lice is five years old and has been pretty insistent about not being a girl since age three. We have been following @lice’s lead and using she/her pronouns but always saying “kid” instead of “girl,” etc. It was never clear to me if @lice is trans or nonbinary or something else, but over the weekend he finally told us that he is a boy and wants to use he/him pronouns. I am fully supportive of this, although I am terrified given the political climate in our state and the fact th ..read more