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<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\nA CoJ reader named Apple asked a question that I can\u2019t stop thinking about\u2026<\/p>\n \u201cCan Cup of Jo PLEASE write another baby name post?? I know Jo is maybe no longer in the baby name zone, but there are so many readers who would appreciate a chance to get name ideas from other readers \u2014 myself included!\u201d<\/p>\n *Well*, I, too, have been hanging in the baby name department because coming this October, my husband Max<\/a> and I will be welcoming our third baby, a sweet little girl! We are so excited, and these days all we talk about is who we think our new little nugget will resemble<\/a>, how Emiliano is going to adjust to being a big brother, and what we think Ella will say the first time she meets her little sister (here\u2019s a video of the first time she met Emiliano<\/a>).<\/p>\n But the topic that that keeps us up late talking in bed? The baby\u2019s name. We\u2019ve been racking our brains trying to come up with a name that fits, and, you guys, we are struggling! <\/p>\n Back with our first baby, Ella<\/em><\/p>\n We had solid plans when we named Ella and Emiliano. As soon as we saw the double lines on our pregnancy test for the first time, both Max and I agreed that if the sex was female, I would choose the name since I already had three names I adored (Ella, Ilana, and Remy). If it was a boy, Max would get to choose the name. Since I ended up getting name rights with Ella, we made a pact that if we had a second kid, Max would get dibs on the first name. He always knew that he wanted to name a son Emiliano, a spin-off of his full name \u2014 Maximiliano. So, during my second pregnancy<\/a>, Max looked over at me with the biggest grin after we opened our doctor\u2019s email and read \u201cpresence of a Y chromosome predicts a male fetus.\u201d <\/p>\n This time around, though, we\u2019re trying to decide on a name together. For inspiration, I\u2019ve been clocking every woman\u2019s name that I hear on TV, read in books, and see on Instagram. We also looked at the U.S. Social Security\u2019s 2023 list<\/a> of most popular names. The top 10 names for girls were:<\/p>\n \u2013 Olivia The top 10 names for boys were:<\/p>\n \u2013 Liam We still have five months to brainstorm, but so far we love the names Aaliyah (after the singer<\/a>) and Margot (short and sweet). I\u2019ve also liked the name Joaquin for a boy, because it sounds so strong.<\/p>\n Now I\u2019d really love to know: what baby names are you into these days? Would you name your baby after a relative<\/a> or place<\/a>? Or what about a fictional character<\/a>? I want to know!<\/strong><\/p>\n P.S. Why my husband and I gave our daughter my last name<\/a>\u2018 and 10 ways to help a new mom<\/a>.<\/p>\n![\"2025](\"https:\/\/cupofjo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/IMG_2230-scaled.jpg\")
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\u2013 Emma
\u2013 Charlotte
\u2013 Amelia
\u2013 Sophia
\u2013 Mia
\u2013 Isabella
\u2013 Ava
\u2013 Evelyn
\u2013 Luna<\/p>\n
\u2013 Noah
\u2013 Oliver
\u2013 James
\u2013 Elijah
\u2013 Mateo
\u2013 Theodore
\u2013 Henry
\u2013 Lucas
\u2013 William\t\t<\/p>\n