Just one minute after midnight on Jan. 1, as Times Square revelers danced under a shimmering ball, a couple from Crown Heights welcomed twin daughters into the world at a Brooklyn hospital. Sarai and ...

A new generation of parents calls for new baby names—here’s where to start.

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People love naming things, even themselves! Every wave of kids, teens, adults, and even the eternally mysterious category known as "the olds" has been labeled over the years. From baby boomers to ...

As times change, so, too, do naming habits. And as new Generation Beta babies continue to arrive in 2026, certain names are going the way of the dodo. In 2019, Pew Research Center used 1996 as the ...