https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Mon, 04 May 2026 08:12:46 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/baby-name-websites#post-2472504 Wed, 24 Feb 2016 10:59:48 +0000 TemperanceBrennan 2472504@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@T.H.O.U.: It's so funny you posted that. I was just looking at it while I was answering a different post about names. I think it is so helpful to get the "true" popularity of a name. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/baby-name-websites#post-2472374 Wed, 24 Feb 2016 10:01:56 +0000 T.H.O.U. 2472374@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I wanted to come back and share one of my favorites which combines the spellings of popular names. </p> <p><a href="http://namenerds.com/uucn/top1000faq.html" rel="nofollow">http://namenerds.com/uucn/top1000faq.html</a> </p> <p>This is the top SSN list for 2005<br /> rank boys girls<br /> 1 Jacob Emily<br /> 2 Michael Emma<br /> 3 Joshua Madison<br /> 4 Matthew Abigail<br /> 5 Ethan Olivia<br /> 6 Andrew Isabella<br /> 7 Daniel Hannah<br /> 8 Anthony Samantha<br /> 9 Christopher Ava<br /> 10 Joseph Ashley</p> <p>But combined spelling makes the list more like:<br /> Rank BOYS GIRLS<br /> 1 Jacob, Jakob Emily, Emely, Emilee, Emilie, Emmalee<br /> 2 Aidan, Aiden, Ayden, Aden, Adan, Aydan, Aydin, Aedan, Adin Madison, Madisyn, Madyson, Maddison<br /> 3 Michael, Micheal, Mikel Emma<br /> 4 Joshua Hailey, Haley, Haylee, Hayley, Hailee, Haylie, Haleigh, Hailie, Halie, Hayleigh<br /> 5 Matthew, Mathew Kaitlyn, Katelyn, Caitlyn, Caitlin, Katelynn, Kaitlin, Kaitlynn, Katlin, Katelin<br /> 6 Nicholas, Nicolas, Nickolas, Nikolas Sophia, Sofia<br /> 7 Ethan, Ethen Abigail, Abbigail, Abigayle, Abigale, Abagail<br /> 8 Andrew Olivia, Alivia<br /> 9 Christopher, Kristopher, Cristopher, Cristofer Hannah, Hanna, Hana<br /> 10 Daniel Isabella, Izabella, Isabela </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/baby-name-websites#post-2445363 Mon, 01 Feb 2016 19:27:03 +0000 LibbyLou 2445363@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Love swistle and Abby at appellation mountain too. Swistle answered my letter too, but the pregnancy ended early. </p> <p>Duana on the Laineygossip site also does swistle like posts. You can find it under the lifestyles section. I can't think of a nice way to say it, but it's a little more crass in the way you wouldn't be surprised to see a few f bombs. I have started to prefer her as swistle seems to have slowed down! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/baby-name-websites#post-2445316 Mon, 01 Feb 2016 18:57:42 +0000 Mrs. Champagne 2445316@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@TemperanceBrennan: yes! Her and her commenters reassured me that my boy name was good.. I should write her again! For this baby we need name help! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/baby-name-websites#post-2445121 Mon, 01 Feb 2016 16:57:03 +0000 mrschickpea 2445121@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Love Swistle, Nameberry and Appellation Mountain! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/baby-name-websites#post-2445090 Mon, 01 Feb 2016 16:34:53 +0000 TemperanceBrennan 2445090@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Swistle is hands-down my favorite advice-format baby name blog. </p> <p>@Mrs. Champagne: You are so lucky! Did her advice help?<br /> @ms.line: Bummer she didn't answer you! I want to write in, but we have our names pretty much nailed down. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/baby-name-websites#post-2445081 Mon, 01 Feb 2016 16:31:25 +0000 fussygal 2445081@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Baby Name Wizard for all the cool visual data.</p> <p>Nymbler for finding names similar to those that we liked. They actually had some that we hadn't considered.</p> <p>Nameberry was my favorite for quickly looking up meanings and rankings though. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/baby-name-websites#post-2445033 Mon, 01 Feb 2016 15:56:46 +0000 youboots 2445033@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Nameberry </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/baby-name-websites#post-2444955 Mon, 01 Feb 2016 15:08:52 +0000 ms.line 2444955@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mrs. Champagne: Ahh so jealous, she never replied to me! The chick at appellationmountain.net will give you Swistle-style naming advice for a fee, but I think my DH would kill me! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/baby-name-websites#post-2444951 Mon, 01 Feb 2016 15:06:41 +0000 Mrs. Champagne 2444951@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Nameberry<br /> Swistle - I wrote in and she wrote back when we were naming our first!<br /> And I just got an app called nametrix that I liked. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/baby-name-websites#post-2444935 Mon, 01 Feb 2016 14:57:45 +0000 rattles 2444935@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My favorite sites are Baby Name Wizard (the voyager tool is helpful for getting a feel for past and future popularity, and her book is my favorite for brainstorming by style groups), Nameberry and the SSA site. </p> <p>I read several name blogs too that I like for name profiles and consultations. My favorites are Appellation Mountain (awesome profiles of quirkier names), Swistle (consultations that often help match sibling sets or clarify/brainstorm within a set of style preferences), Waltzing More Than Matilda (Australian) and Sancta Nomina (a focus on Catholic names). </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/baby-name-websites#post-2444927 Mon, 01 Feb 2016 14:55:48 +0000 simplyfelicity 2444927@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I liked Nymbler. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/baby-name-websites#post-2444839 Mon, 01 Feb 2016 14:07:38 +0000 T.H.O.U. 2444839@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>What websites do you use for baby names. What features do they have that are unique and/or why do you like them?</p> <p>I found one of the blog posts I was looking for but would love more input: <a href="http://www.hellobee.com/2014/02/28/whats-in-a-name-4/" rel="nofollow">http://www.hellobee.com/2014/02/28/whats-in-a-name-4/</a> </p>