Choosing a baby name can feel like a full-time job—scrolling, saving, and saying names out loud just to see if they sound The ...

Middle names were created for religious and aristocratic purposes, evolving to serve as a way to distinguish people with common names. Today, they primarily serve for personal reasons, such as ...

Parenthood is filled with decisions, some are more fun to make than others. Naming a baby is fun and extraordinarily important. Oftentimes it may also be one of the first decisions that is made while ...

This article was featured in the One Story to Read Today newsletter. Sign up for it here. In 2011, demographic researchers across America realized something surprising: Census forms had a lot of spots ...

But in an era when individuality is prized and everybody wants their kid to stand out, parents are getting more creative with their middle name choices. Though the classics are still classics (they’ve ...