#17, aired 2023-10-18 | POPULAR BABY NAMES OF THE 2010s $100: #1 for boys: a boatload of kids share their name with this biblical ark builder Noah |
#17, aired 2023-10-18 | POPULAR BABY NAMES OF THE 2010s $200: #1 for girls: it's also the first name of actresses Watson, Roberts & Thompson Emma |
#17, aired 2023-10-18 | POPULAR BABY NAMES OF THE 2010s $300: #5 for boys: a term for a worker who lays bricks or stone Mason |
#17, aired 2023-10-18 | POPULAR BABY NAMES OF THE 2010s $400: #2 for girls: it refers to a type of tree whose branches are symbols of peace Olivia |
#17, aired 2023-10-18 | POPULAR BABY NAMES OF THE 2010s $500: #10 for girls: you'll see this name on a map of Wisconsin Madison |
#8943, aired 2023-10-04 | WE TRY TO STAY NEUTRAL $200: Gender-neutral baby names are on the rise, especially this one of Mr. Lautner or Ms. Swift Taylor |
#8746, aired 2022-11-21 | WRITERS & THEIR WORKS $1000: In "The Namesake" by Jhumpa Lahiri, a couple names their baby after this author of "Dead Souls" Gogol |
#8717, aired 2022-10-11 | BABY NAMES: TOP 25 OF 1922 $400: On the girls' side, this flower Rose |
#8717, aired 2022-10-11 | BABY NAMES: TOP 25 OF 1922 $800: This name given to their son by the Schulz family of Minneapolis that November Charles |
#8717, aired 2022-10-11 | BABY NAMES: TOP 25 OF 1922 $1200: Both Harry & this brother, soon to combine in a gift basket company David |
#8717, aired 2022-10-11 | BABY NAMES: TOP 25 OF 1922 $1600: This name of the then-king of England George |
#8717, aired 2022-10-11 | BABY NAMES: TOP 25 OF 1922 $2000: This name of the then-first lady, Mrs. Harding Florence |
#8416, aired 2021-06-07 | TOP BRITISH BABY NAMES $200: Here's a twist--in 2019, the top name for boys was this, like Dickens' young Mr. Twist Oliver |
#8416, aired 2021-06-07 | TOP BRITISH BABY NAMES $400: Popular floral names include Rose, Lily & this one, like the flower seen here Daisy |
#8416, aired 2021-06-07 | TOP BRITISH BABY NAMES $600: While Freya is on the rise, this name shared by Blunt & Mortimer dropped a few notches Emily |
#8416, aired 2021-06-07 | TOP BRITISH BABY NAMES $800: "How sweet the sound" of this name meaning a divine favor or blessing Grace |
#8416, aired 2021-06-07 | TOP BRITISH BABY NAMES $1000: This boy's name popular in Wales belonged to Welsh national hero Glendower Owen |
#8087, aired 2019-11-05 | POP CULTURE $1600: babycenter.com says this Netflix series boosted the popularity of the baby names Nancy, Dustin, Lucas & Joyce Stranger Things |
#7944, aired 2019-03-07 | ILLEGAL BABY NAMES $400: We understand Sonora, Mexico banning Robocop, as a name, but this "Harry Potter" character played by Emma Watson? Hermione |
#7944, aired 2019-03-07 | ILLEGAL BABY NAMES $800: In Sweden you can call your kid Lego, but not this 4-letter furniture store brand--too close to home, I guess Ikea |
#7944, aired 2019-03-07 | ILLEGAL BABY NAMES $1200: You can't name your daughter after actress Lavin or Cardellini in Saudi Arabia--this name they share is banned Linda |
#7944, aired 2019-03-07 | ILLEGAL BABY NAMES $1600: Sweet names not allowed in France include Nutella & Fraise, this berry strawberry |
#7944, aired 2019-03-07 | ILLEGAL BABY NAMES $2000: This North Atlantic island nation bans names that contain C, W or Q since those letters aren't in their alphabet Iceland |
#7827, aired 2018-09-25 | FUN WITH TEAM NAMES $600: Students at Cal Berkeley refer to teams from this younger U.C. school as "Baby Bears" UCLA |
#7690, aired 2018-02-02 | "X" = Z $800: On the list of most popular U.S. baby boy names, it's the top one that fits the category Xavier |
#7641, aired 2017-11-27 | NOTABLE NAMES $600: In addition to his books on baby care, this pediatrician also wrote "Raising Children in a Difficult Time" (Benjamin) Spock |
#7629, aired 2017-11-09 | TOP BABY NAMES IN BRITAIN $200: Huck? No; this last name of Huck, yes Finn |
#7629, aired 2017-11-09 | TOP BABY NAMES IN BRITAIN $400: Popular for boys, the names of these two Prince William and Prince Harry |
#7629, aired 2017-11-09 | TOP BABY NAMES IN BRITAIN $600: Derived from a Scottish river, this name, like Sacha Baron Cohen's wife, Ms. Fisher Isla |
#7629, aired 2017-11-09 | TOP BABY NAMES IN BRITAIN $800: This name of a famous woman born in 1820; tell the nurse it's honoring her profession Florence |
#7629, aired 2017-11-09 | TOP BABY NAMES IN BRITAIN $1000: Spelled with an "O" or a "U", the name of this prophet Muhammad |
#7487, aired 2017-03-14 | SHAKESPEAREAN BABY NAMES $200: For a baby born on February 14, this name of one of "The Two Gentlemen of Verona" is perfect Valentine |
#7487, aired 2017-03-14 | SHAKESPEAREAN BABY NAMES $400: Though the king was slain by Macbeth, you still might like this boy's name meaning "brown warrior" Duncan |
#7487, aired 2017-03-14 | SHAKESPEAREAN BABY NAMES $600: Personally, I'd avoid these paired names, chums of Hamlet; it's a lot to write Rosencrantz and Guildenstern |
#7487, aired 2017-03-14 | SHAKESPEAREAN BABY NAMES $1000: With this name from "The Tempest", your boy should "live long and" succeed financially Prospero |
#7487, aired 2017-03-14 | SHAKESPEAREAN BABY NAMES $2,000 (Daily Double): This feminine name from "The Taming of the Shrew" means "white" Bianca |
#7292, aired 2016-05-03 | GIVING EVERY "THING" $400: Baby washes from Johnson's Baby & Aveeno Baby both use this word for "comforting" in their names soothing |
#7290, aired 2016-04-29 | WE TRY TO STAY NEUTRAL $200: Gender-neutral baby names are on the rise, especially this one of Mr. Lautner or Ms. Swift Taylor |
#7250, aired 2016-03-04 | POPULAR 1880s FEMALE BABY NAMES $200: No. 1:
Like Shelley & Pickford Mary |
#7250, aired 2016-03-04 | POPULAR 1880s FEMALE BABY NAMES $400: No. 6:
Like Mouse, Pearl & Driver Minnie |
#7250, aired 2016-03-04 | POPULAR 1880s FEMALE BABY NAMES $600: No. 27:
Like Ederle & Stein Gertrude |
#7250, aired 2016-03-04 | POPULAR 1880s FEMALE BABY NAMES $800: No. 12:
Like TV mom Henderson Florence |
#7250, aired 2016-03-04 | POPULAR 1880s FEMALE BABY NAMES $1000: No. 19:
Like reporter Bly Nellie |
#6967, aired 2014-12-23 | NAME BRAND NAMES $800: Baby carriers from Sweden:
Baby ____ Björn |
#6819, aired 2014-04-17 | REJECTED SUPERVILLAIN NAMES $600: Alliterative phrase for someone born between 1946 & 1965; beware, it's the... baby boomer |
#6768, aired 2014-02-05 | 2 FIRST NAMES $600: In the '90s his "you got the right one baby" Diet Pepsi commercials earned him a new generation of fans--uh huh! Ray Charles |
#6753, aired 2014-01-15 | LESSER-KNOWN NAMES $400: The toy design co. of Marvin Glass filled Baby Boom childhoods with creations like Lite-Brite, Inchworm & this surgical game Operation |
#6744, aired 2014-01-02 | THIS & THAT $400: Currently the top 10 baby names for girls include Emma, Sophia Isabella & this; Ms. Newton-John was ahead of her time Olivia |
#6427, aired 2012-07-24 | BABY NAMES $200: Names that work for either a boy or a girl include Payton, Dylan, Skyler & this. like actress Diaz Cameron |
#6427, aired 2012-07-24 | BABY NAMES $400: Among the most popular twin names for girls are these 2 that form a trio with Charity Faith and Hope |
#6427, aired 2012-07-24 | BABY NAMES $600: We're not sure why but this name of a New York City borough recently ranked among the top 10 girl's names in Arkansas Brooklyn |
#6427, aired 2012-07-24 | BABY NAMES $800: For a "first daughter" you might consider this name, a Hawaiian form of Mary Malia |
#6427, aired 2012-07-24 | BABY NAMES $1000: "Hey" this 4-letter masculine name meaning one who praises God--you aren't so obscure anymore Jude |
#6234, aired 2011-10-27 | MOST POPULAR BABY NAMES BY YEAR $200: 1971, boys:
An archangel Michael |
#6234, aired 2011-10-27 | MOST POPULAR BABY NAMES BY YEAR $600: 1914, boys:
A gospel writer John |
#6234, aired 2011-10-27 | MOST POPULAR BABY NAMES BY YEAR $800: 1930, boys:
Like Goddard or Benchley Robert |
#6234, aired 2011-10-27 | MOST POPULAR BABY NAMES BY YEAR $1000: 1950, girls:
"Pretty" en español Linda |
#6234, aired 2011-10-27 | MOST POPULAR BABY NAMES BY YEAR $1,600 (Daily Double): 1998, girls:
One of the Bronte sisters Emily |
#6125, aired 2011-04-08 | BABY NAMES A LA SHAKESPEARE $200: Knowing it's from the Greek for "serpent" might turn you off this name of a doomed lass in "Hamlet" Ophelia |
#6125, aired 2011-04-08 | BABY NAMES A LA SHAKESPEARE $400: Name a girl this after the "Merchant of Venice" heroine & she'll probably grow up to like fast sports cars Portia |
#6125, aired 2011-04-08 | BABY NAMES A LA SHAKESPEARE $600: If you give your son this villainous 4-letter name from "Othello", you're just asking for trouble Iago |
#6125, aired 2011-04-08 | BABY NAMES A LA SHAKESPEARE $800: I'd think twice about naming your daughter this; she might turn into a shrew like in the play Katherine |
#6125, aired 2011-04-08 | BABY NAMES A LA SHAKESPEARE $1000: For an eighth child, preferably a daughter, this name from "Antony and Cleopatra" would be fitting Octavia |
#5574, aired 2008-11-27 | HAIL, CAESAR $800: They recorded "Baby Don't Go" as Caesar & Cleo; it was reissued under their own names when "I Got You Babe" hit No. 1 Sonny & Cher |
#5536, aired 2008-10-06 | MOST POPULAR BABY NAMES OF 2007 $200: Girls' No. 1:
Like a Dickinson,
a Post or
a Litella Emily |
#5536, aired 2008-10-06 | MOST POPULAR BABY NAMES OF 2007 $400: Boys' No. 2:
Collins,
Kidd,
"Row The Boat Ashore" Michael |
#5536, aired 2008-10-06 | MOST POPULAR BABY NAMES OF 2007 $600: Girls' No. 7:
de Havilland,
Newton-John
(I really can't think of another Newton-John, can you?) Olivia |
#5536, aired 2008-10-06 | MOST POPULAR BABY NAMES OF 2007 $800: Boys' No. 4:
Reynolds,
Logan,
Tree National Park Joshua |
#5536, aired 2008-10-06 | MOST POPULAR BABY NAMES OF 2007 $1000: Boys' No. 7:
Burgess,
Eden,
Wayne
(he of the "Mad" variety) Anthony |
#5258, aired 2007-06-20 | TV LAND'S TOP QUOTES $800: "Baby, you're the greatest" Jackie Gleason (or Ralph Kramden) |
#5036, aired 2006-07-03 | NO. 1 U.S. BABY NAMES $200: Hail this name, full of grace; from the 1880s all the way through the 1950s, it was the No. 1 baby girl name Mary |
#5036, aired 2006-07-03 | NO. 1 U.S. BABY NAMES $400: About 4 1/4% of 1960s baby boys were named this, whether they rowed the boat ashore or not Michael |
#5036, aired 2006-07-03 | NO. 1 U.S. BABY NAMES $600: Perhaps a "Giant" acting icon helped this be the most popular name for 1950s boys James |
#5036, aired 2006-07-03 | NO. 1 U.S. BABY NAMES $800: So far, the fave name for girls in the 2000s is this; we're sure an etiquette expert would approve Emily |
#5036, aired 2006-07-03 | NO. 1 U.S. BABY NAMES $1000: This name of Shylock's daughter was the favorite name for 1980s & '90s girls Jessica |
#4919, aired 2006-01-19 | TOP 10 BABY BOY NAMES OF 2004 $200: This name tried to "conquer" the list but only made it to No. 8 William |
#4919, aired 2006-01-19 | TOP 10 BABY BOY NAMES OF 2004 $400: No. 4 was this first name of actor Perry & Commodore Perry Matthew |
#4919, aired 2006-01-19 | TOP 10 BABY BOY NAMES OF 2004 $600: This name of the third of the 3 Hebrew patriarchs was No. 1 (sorry, Abraham & Isaac, you didn't make the top 10) Jacob |
#4919, aired 2006-01-19 | TOP 10 BABY BOY NAMES OF 2004 $800: No. 2 was this first name of astronaut Collins & Irish patriot Collins Michael |
#4919, aired 2006-01-19 | TOP 10 BABY BOY NAMES OF 2004 $1000: 2 presidents, Nos. 7 & 17, have had this first name that's No. 6 on the list Andrew |
#4486, aired 2004-02-23 | HOMOPHONIC PROPER NAMES $800: Hey, man, what's the capital of Switzerland? This, baby, this Bern/burn |
#4376, aired 2003-09-22 | THE NAME GAME $1000: It's the first male name in "20,001 Names for Baby" Aaron |
#4287, aired 2003-04-01 | OUT-OF-FASHION BABY NAMES $400: It's the pet form of Chester used by newsman Huntley Chet |
#4287, aired 2003-04-01 | OUT-OF-FASHION BABY NAMES $800: Author Ferber might have known that this 4-letter female name is likely from the same root as a Biblical garden Edna |
#4287, aired 2003-04-01 | OUT-OF-FASHION BABY NAMES $1200: It's the first name used by the mogul seen here, but not by many of your kids' classmates Rupert (Murdoch) |
#4287, aired 2003-04-01 | OUT-OF-FASHION BABY NAMES $2000: It's the first name of Buddy Glass' big brother in stories by J.D. Salinger; he really needs no introduction Seymour |
#4287, aired 2003-04-01 | OUT-OF-FASHION BABY NAMES $2,600 (Daily Double): It's more popular as the name of a beach on South Carolina's Grand Strand than of a baby girl Myrtle |
#3892, aired 2001-07-03 | YOUTHFUL NAMES $400: He's the "public enemy" seen here Baby Face Nelson |
#3022, aired 1997-10-21 | PRESIDENTIAL LAST NAMES $400: For Lens Express she says, "I don't trust these baby blues to just anyone" Lynda Carter |
#2565, aired 1995-10-27 | NAMES $300: The name Pascal is traditional for a baby born around this holiday Easter |
#2216, aired 1994-04-04 | NAMES $400: "The Ultimate Baby Name Book" claims the name of this Arthurian wizard is a variation of Irving Merlin |
#2064, aired 1993-07-22 | REAL NAMES ON THE MARQUEE $100: Ruth Elizabeth Davis & Lucille Le Sueur in "Whatever Happened to Baby Jane?" Bette Davis & Joan Crawford |
#2064, aired 1993-07-22 | REAL NAMES ON THE MARQUEE $200: Maria Farrow & Ruth Jones in "Rosemary's Baby" Mia Farrow & Ruth Gordon |
#1595, aired 1991-07-05 | PLANTS $200: In the names of plants this word precedes -breath & -tears baby's |
#1537, aired 1991-04-16 | POTENT POTABLES $300: In names of cocktails, this color precedes baby, rose, & Russian white |
#1433, aired 1990-11-21 | POTENT POTABLES $400: In names of cocktails, this color precedes "baby", "rose" & "lady" pink |
#990, aired 1988-12-16 | NAMES IN THE NEWS $400: This 10-year-old's 6-year-old sister was also a "test tube baby" Louise Brown |
#819, aired 1988-03-10 | ROSES $400: Infantile word that precedes "darling", "masquerade", & "Betsy McCall" in names of miniature roses baby |
#503, aired 1986-11-12 | SPICY NAMES $200: In 1968 film, she had a devil of a time having the devil's baby Rosemary |
#324, aired 1985-12-05 | NAMES IN THE NEWS $200: Chapter on St. Vitus' dance has been dropped from 40th anniv. edition of his "Baby & Child Care" Dr. Spock |