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From the Baby Names Blog...

Baby Name Wizard 2, Now with Extra Naming Power!

Jul 2nd 2009
By Laura Wattenberg

At last! The 2nd edition of The Baby Name Wizard will be on sale Tuesday, July 7. Here's a Q&A on what to expect in the new, expanded book:


Q: I have the first edition. Should I bother to buy BNW2?
A: You betcha! I recommend one copy for yourself, one to give as a gift, and a spare for when somebody "borrows" your copy and it never returns.

Q: Cut that out. How different is it, really?
A: Well, it's different enough that my publisher had to give up on revising the old files and treated it like a whole new manuscript instead. Here's a rundown of what's new:

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The Most Popular Baby Names in America:

1JacobEmma
2MichaelIsabella
3EthanEmily
4JoshuaMadison
5DanielAva
6AlexanderOlivia
7AnthonySophia
8WilliamAbigail
9ChristopherElizabeth
10MatthewChloe
11JaydenSamantha
12AndrewAddison
13JosephNatalie
14DavidMia
15NoahAlexis
16AidenAlyssa
17JamesHannah
18RyanAshley
19LoganElla
20JohnSarah
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