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In this week's episode, we're joined by Sophie Kihm, renowned baby name expert and editor-in-chief of Nameberry, the world's largest website about names. We discuss historical name influences from politics to Hollywood to influencers, the rise of the baby name snark forum, 21st-century name considerations like personal branding and SEO, and the overlap between trending aesthetics and name intelligence.
Links:
Nameberry on TikTok
Nameberry Newsletter on Substack
Sophie Kihm on Instagram
"How Gen Z is Your Name?" by Sophie Kihm for Nameberry
"10 Baby Name Trends of 2024" by Sophie Kihm for Nameberry
McKinli Hatch, the Internet's first viral baby name moment
That Name is a Tragedeigh Subreddit
Name Nerd Circlejerk Subreddit
"Why R U Mad at the Name Kayleigh?" by Kathryn Jezer-Morton for The Cut
Names + nicknames in a 1960s yearbook
"Luxury" name hate on Reddit
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In this week's episode, we're joined by Sophie Kihm, renowned baby name expert and editor-in-chief of Nameberry, the world's largest website about names. We discuss historical name influences from politics to Hollywood to influencers, the rise of the baby name snark forum, 21st-century name considerations like personal branding and SEO, and the overlap between trending aesthetics and name intelligence.
Links:
Nameberry on TikTok
Nameberry Newsletter on Substack
Sophie Kihm on Instagram
"How Gen Z is Your Name?" by Sophie Kihm for Nameberry
"10 Baby Name Trends of 2024" by Sophie Kihm for Nameberry
McKinli Hatch, the Internet's first viral baby name moment
That Name is a Tragedeigh Subreddit
Name Nerd Circlejerk Subreddit
"Why R U Mad at the Name Kayleigh?" by Kathryn Jezer-Morton for The Cut
Names + nicknames in a 1960s yearbook
"Luxury" name hate on Reddit

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