The Social Security Administration keeps a very long list of which names were popular, dating back more than 100 years.

Cardinals walk through St. Peter's Square, as the body of Pope Francis was transferred to St. Peter's Basilica to lie in state. - Jakub Porzycki/NurPhoto/Getty Images Like the other ceremonies and ...

When Robert Francis Prevost stepped out on the balcony as Pope Leo XIV, he reintroduced himself to the world. But how did he choose his regnal name? “There are very few rules for the man at the top, ...

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — When Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost was elected pope on Thursday, he chose the name Leo XIV — joining a centuries-old tradition in which each new pontiff selects a name with ...

Some people are committed to originality. But is the fun you have coming up with an odd name worth the work the child will ...

I thought endlessly about what I'd call my children before they were born. I wanted them to have uncommon names and made lists of names while I was pregnant. In the end, we chose names with literary ...

(CNN) — Like the other ceremonies and traditions that accompany the advent of a new pope, his newly chosen name will be imbued with centuries of Catholic history and dissected for its many layers of ...