At this point, this book is dated, but since all names cycle I read it anyway. I like how this book is shorter and grouped by categories. That definitely made it more interesting to read than typical name books. However, I still don’t have a name picked.

Look, someone left this by the self-check machine and ... the book did tempt me, and I did read. Well, part of it. I can't help thinking, dumb premise. Also, some of these names are so uncool. Parents need to accept that some names are not unique and exotic and outré, marking their child as a special snowflake — they're just dumb. I recommend Margaret Rose's Baby Names For Dummies for anyone looking for something more sensible. If you plan to have kids, cultivate an ear for names to develop a sense of what is and isn't completely ridiculous and unfair to hang on your kid. (I mean, seriously. Scarlett and Indigo? Please.)

The first chapters were interesting, then it got patronising.

I read the most recent edition. It's up-to-date and relevant, full of cool names that aren't too far-fetched.

Too Bizarre. Too cool. Too out there.

Not all Baby Name Books are created equal! This book doesn't have a ton of "meanings" for your little one's name, but what it does have is cultural relevance--an understanding that the people you give these names to will be entering a society where their names will be their label and will convey a certain thing about them (or their family). Obviously some of its "right now" trends were probably dated before it got published, but what I did really like was how it pointed out the way names become cool. It gave many examples, but showed how naming trends work--if the names included don't do it for you here, you can look in the same places they got those names. Recent movies and books. Actors and actresses, and what they're naming their kids. Trends toward classic reinventions or place names. Etc. Some parts of the book gave suggestions on "create-your-own" names, which I've always wished was more common in naming children.

a really great name book. it has names divided by style, which really helps since people tend to gravitate toward the same style of names. much more useful than those name books that just list names and meanings.

Good Ideas and some bad names what do some parents think of when naming there new born. :0) Cute Book

This book is retarded.

Found my daughter's name in this book!

This book is fun. I didn't pick a "cool" name for my first baby, nor will I for my second, but it's fun to read through options.

good alternative to the generic name books, we found some good ones!