Baby Name Games

New Zealand Herald - Latest News: "A Texas couple who named their son ESPN after the cable sports network will soon get a visit from the toddler's namesake. An ESPN film crew will visit the Panhandle town of Pampa next month to interview the family of 2-year-old ESPN Malachi McCall for a feature on children around the country with the unique name. ESPN (pronounced Espen) McCall is one of at least three youngsters in the United States known to be named for the sports network. "

ABCNEWS.com: "Baby naming is America's newest creative outlet. When actress Gwyneth Paltrow gave birth Friday to her first child, she and husband Chris Martin proclaimed that the girl would be named Apple Blythe Alison Martin, raising the question: Was the child named after her mom's favorite fruit or her father's laptop computer? If little Apple Martin does get teased on the playground, let's just hope she one day meets a boy who's Sincere -- and that is mathematically possible. Last year, 256 boys were actually named 'Sincere,' according to Social Security Administration records.

In designer brand-crazy America, you don't have to drive a Lexus to have a Lexus. There were 270 girls named "Lexus" last year, according to the SSA. Another 265 boys were named "Armani." Alternate spellings are also on the upswing, including Nevaeh (Heaven spelled backward), Canon (like the camera) and Skyy (like the vodka). There were 23 little girls named Sparkle, and 16 named Reality. "