Baby names provide insight into the population’s culture during any given year. Some trends come and go in a single year, whereas others last for decades. Choosing a baby name is a deeply personal ...

State names are time capsules. Many come from Indigenous languages that describe rivers, landforms, or people. Others carry European titles and even literary fantasies that mapmakers treated as real.

Baby names provide insight into the population's culture during any given year. Some trends come and go in a single year, whereas others last for decades. Choosing a baby name is a deeply personal ...