Top Baby Names Books

Here is a list of the top 10 baby name books we have recently discovered on Amazon to help you in finding a name for your new baby.

1. The New Baby Name Survey Book: How to Pick a Name That Makes a Favorable Impression for Your Child by Bruce Lansky

Book Description
The New Baby Name Survey is an all-new edition of The Baby Name Survey Book which presents new profiles for every name

Based on data from a new survey of over 100,000 parents. The book lets parents know what people think of the most popular names and helps them pick names for their babies that make favorable impressions. The New Baby Name Survey also includes the origin, meaning, and famous namesakes for each name, as well as a name “profile” written by Bruce Lansky, the #1 name in baby name books. So, it can be used as a single resource, or in conjunction with one of Lansky's other name books (which contain a lot more names.)

2. The Baby Name Countdown: 140,000 Popular and Unusual Baby Names by Janet Schwegel

Book Description

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.

3. The Comprehensive Dictionary of English & Hebrew First Names by Alfred J. Kolatch


4. Scottish Forenames by Donald Whyte


5. Complete Idiots Guide To 30000 Baby Names by Marcia Turner

Book Description
Finding that perfect name …

Rather than simply provide readers with an alphabetized name list for each gender (which, by the way, it also does), this jam-packed book dedicates approximately half of its pages to various lists, helping parents zero in on the perfect name for their baby and adding some fun to the baby- naming process. In addition, this book contains a two-color alphabetized name section, colorful name histories, and helpful information on choosing the perfect name. Over 150 lists in all.

6. Baby's First Gift: Choosing a Name Your Baby Will Love by Suelain Moy


7. There's Magic in Your Name: Most Unique Baby Name Book Ever! by Marty Wilson


8. Not Your Parents' Baby Name Book by Jennifer Hecker


9. Little Snuggler: A Book of Sweet and Cheeky Nicknames for Your Baby by Rob Mejia


10. The Perfect Name: A Step-by-Step Guide to Naming Your Baby by Jeanine Cox

Top Girls & Boys Names in British Columbia

How common is your name? Search British Columbia records from 1900 to the present using the Vancouver Sun's searchable database of boys' and girls' names.

All-time Rankings

Rank	Name	Occurrences
1	Robert	39444
2	David	35649
3	John	35099
4	Michael	33361
5	James	30661
6	William	29123
7	Richard	18103
8	Christopher	17935
9	Daniel	15538
10	Jennifer	14822
11	Mary	14236
12	Matthew	13545
13	Kenneth	13022
14	Ryan	12896
15	Donald	12347
16	Kevin	11739
17	Margaret	11626
18	Thomas	11588
19	Jason	11324
20	Brian	11320
21	Patricia	11261
22	Sarah	10433
23	Andrew	10424
24	Linda	10202
25	Ronald	9931

Data is from the B.C. Vital Statistics Agency. Additional research on twentieth century
names by P.A. Dunae, T. Blogg and A. Speed of Malaspina University College. Special
thanks to Ryan Jabs of the Public Affairs Bureau/Ministry of Health.

From the Vancouver Sun

Mothers Day Vancouver "The Mom Song" by Anita Renfroe

"The Mom" song, sung to the William Tell Overture, by Anita Renfroe



"The Mom" song, sung to the William Tell Overture, by Anita Renfroe.

What a mom says in 24 hours, condensed into 2 minutes and 55 seconds! Hilarious and talented! Lyrics for "The Mom Song" is given below. (Thank you BelleFlower15!) "The Mom Song" Get up now Get up now Get up out of bed Wash your face Brush your teeth Comb your sleepyhead Here's your clothes and your shoes Hear the words I said Get up now! Get up and make your bed Are you hot? Are you cold? Are you wearing that? Where's your books and your lunch and your homework at? Grab your coat and gloves and your scarf and hat Don't forget! You gotta feed the cat Eat your breakfast, the experts tell us it's the most important meal of all Take your vitamins so you will grow up one day to be big and tall Please remember the orthodontist will be seeing you at 3 today Don't forget your piano lesson is this afternoon so you must play Don't shovel Chew slowly But hurry The bus is here Be careful Come back here Did you wash behind your ears? Play outside, don't play rough, will you just play fair? Be polite, make a friend, don't forget to share Work it out, wait your turn, never take a dare Get along! Don't make me come down there Clean your room, fold your clothes, put your stuff away Make your bed, do it now, do we have all day? Were you born in a barn? Would you like some hay? Can you even hear a word I say? Answer the phone! Get off the phone! Don't sit so close, turn it down, no texting at the table No more computer time tonight! Your iPod's my iPod if you don't listen up Where are you going and with whom and what time do you think you're coming home? Saying thank you, please, excuse me makes you welcome everywhere you roam You'll appreciate my wisdom someday when you're older and you're grown Can't wait till you have a couple little children of your own You'll thank me for the counsel I gave you so willingly But right now I thank you not to roll your eyes at me Close your mouth when you chew, would appreciate Take a bite maybe two of the stuff you hate Use your fork, do not burp or I'll set you straight Eat the food I put upon your plate Get an A, get the door, don't get smart with me Get a grip, get in here, I'll count to three Get a job, get a life, get a PHD Get a dose of, "I don't care who started it! You're grounded until you're 36" Get your story straight and tell the truth for once, for heaven's sake And if all your friends jumped off a cliff would you jump, too? If I've said it once, I've said at least a thousand times before That you're too old to act this way It must be your father's DNA Look at me when I am talking Stand up straighter when you walk A place for everything and everything must be in place Stop crying or I'll give you something real to cry about Oh! Brush your teeth, wash your face, put your PJs on Get in bed, get a hug, say a prayer with mom Don't forget, I love you And tomorrow we will do this all again because a mom's work never ends You don't need the reason why Because, because, because, because I said so, I said so, I said so, I said so I'm the mom, the mom, the mom, the mom, the mom!! Ta da!!! «