I’m not sure if I shared this or not, but since you asked for birth announcements, I had a son in February and we named him Isaac George. His middle name is to honor my brother George that died 6 years ago this month. We love our little Isaac George so so much!!!🩵 Now we have Elliana, Celina, and Isaac 🤍🤍🤍

@Ms_me914

Ай бұрын

Congrats!

@KmarieKnockOut

Ай бұрын

Love his name. I adore George.

@katrinasimmons9288

Ай бұрын

@@Ms_me914 thank you!!

@katrinasimmons9288

Ай бұрын

@@KmarieKnockOut thank you ☺️

@cherlovda3225

Ай бұрын

Beautiful!

In church, we pronounce Selah as Say-la. I've seen it a lot from Christian influencers!

@IzzyGraceBeauty

Ай бұрын

In church we pronounce it see-lah

@shirz1841

26 күн бұрын

In the original Hebrew it's pronounced Seh-lah, how SJ pronounced it

Since you asked for birth announcements, we had our third baby in April and named him Evander Henry. We also have Isaac William and Elaina Michelle.

@SJ_Strum

Ай бұрын

Wow I love the name!! Huge congratulations to you all xxx

@saras.9626

Ай бұрын

@@SJ_StrumThank you. I love your videos and have found them quite helpful in naming our last two kids! ♥️

@jlaurelle

Ай бұрын

I have had a crush on Evander for well over a decade! I never tire of it! I love the pairing with Henry!

@saras.9626

Ай бұрын

@@jlaurelle thank you! Yes, I just love it. I’m not sure I’d heard it before I got pregnant this third time.

@jlaurelle

Ай бұрын

@@saras.9626 there was a boxer in the U.S. called Evander Holyfield. That’s how I heard of the name.

Yasmin is popular amongst Middle Eastern communities. I've also seen Jasmine and Jasmina. I believe it is also popular in hispanic cominities. Makes sense for the US as we have larger populations of both cultures.

@danaschreiner3334

Ай бұрын

Yes I know a lot of Yasmines all Hispanic.

Billie here - it's really strange to see a name that I was teased about in grade school become popular. 😅 I was named after my dad (William- went by Billy).

Birdie is my fav from the list! I’ve loved those “vintage” ie names for years.

Emryn is absolutely gorgeous, definitely my favorite from this list :) Great video SJ :)

I have a friend with a daughter named Selah and they pronounce it SAY-luh. It was on my list a long time ago and I would have pronounced it the same. Most Americans I know would also say SAY-luh. I’m not sure if it’s an American pronunciation or personal preference, but I think its beautiful ☺️

@Royalsbritain

Ай бұрын

I like it pronounced sea-lah but it’s probably because I love the ocean lol

@PHE4_

Ай бұрын

I read it as "Seller" 🙈

@raylew311

Ай бұрын

As a hebrew speaker, technically the correct pronunciation is Seh-lah.

@chelsmeister

Ай бұрын

@@raylew311 Yes I was going to say both of these are Hebrew names! Very interesting to see quite a lot of Hebrew names trending up ...

@danaschreiner3334

Ай бұрын

​​@@chelsmeisteranother one I see trending is Hadassah. Not sure if it's Hebre but I know it's Biblical. I work in a church sometimes so I hear a lot of Biblical names used.

Lots of great ones here! Love Nylah, Cleo, Rivka, Noemi, Veda, Xiomara, Birdie, Araceli, Mallory, Navy, Cielo, and Adhara. As an American, I'm looking forward to the boys' version and the UK trending names. Thanks, SJ!

I have a Birdie Holland (:

@jerrytrainor5939

22 күн бұрын

Omg how beautiful

I know of Chana as a Hebrew name, for Hannah. So it is pronounced with the ch- like in chutzpah 😊

@fizzyhog

Ай бұрын

I’ve never heard anyone pronounce the ch sound in chutzpah. 🤔

@danaschreiner3334

Ай бұрын

​@@fizzyhogI think she means it's an h sounds. Also like Channakah. Unless I mis understood

@fionatetz3158

Ай бұрын

Yes, it’s that throat sound, almost like a cough. Like Bach

I wonder if Kaeli is in any way related to the 90s trend? This is a different spelling but Kaylee, Kailey, Kaley, etc. were very popular in my area of the US in the early to mid 90s.

@horsemama6112

Ай бұрын

I made a similar comment-LOL! There were so many along with Haily and all its spellings.

@janvan4424

Ай бұрын

My daughter was born in the 90s and I named her Kaleigh 😊

@lauraw5269

Ай бұрын

⁠@@janvan4424 I was looking in the comments, I thought surely people have heard of the name Kayleigh! I was born in the 90s had a friend named Kayleigh ☺️ it’s a lovely name!

yay!!! thank you for sharing. i am in america and would love more US name lists!!

@marty9011

Ай бұрын

Maybe find an American name podcast.

Itzel is a name of Mexican or Mayan origins. It comes from the Maya Goddess of the Moon, fertility, pregnancy, childbirth, and medicine. I know many Mexican Americans including myself who live in the US with native and indigenous heritage who are using names from our culture for our little ones. That's probably why there is a rise in more Indigenous names. It's a powerful Goddess name. It's pronounced eet-sel

American here, I have a friend with a four year old named Selah (Say-lah). She’s the youngest of four and her parents chose the name because of its meaning “pause,” as in their final child 😊

Seh-lah is actually the correct hebrew pronunciation. And technically the translation is 'forever more'.

Kaylee has been in the top 500 since 1986 in the US. It is currently at #180 after peaking at #26 in 2006. It's pronounced the same as Kaeli, so it won't sound fresh in the US.

@nellerue446

Ай бұрын

Thank you for giving the background of the name. I thought it was a made up name. I always learn something watching your videos.

I’m with you on Selah, I’d pronounce it sel-lah. I also think that pronunciation is the prettiest but they’re all great! I also went to school with an Itzel, and her name was a conversation starter with teachers. Edit: I definitely think Kaeli is rising over here because Kaylee has been popular for so long and we like to spell popular names uniquely to make them less popular for some reason. 😂

My niece is named Selah, and it’s pronounced Say-lah. It’s also the name of a 90s Christian band that pronounced it the same way, and that’s the only pronunciation I’ve ever heard when people read it in the Bible. But maybe in other countries it’s pronounced differently. It would be interesting to look up the actual Hebrew pronunciation.

@allieclark2387

Ай бұрын

Legit always thought the band was pronounced see-lah 😂🤦🏻‍♀️

For my second girl I really wanted to call her Birdie Maeve but I already had Wren and didn’t want such a strong bird theme, but do love it!! She is Quinn instead.

Ah wow I didnt't know Clio spelt this way was also a goodess name! :)

American here! Those are really beautiful names! I actually have a friend named Tatum so that’s cool to see it here

SJ what do you think of Emerence, I’ve seen it used a few times while doing my ancestry !!

@SJ_Strum

Ай бұрын

Wow that’s gorgeous!! I’ve not heard it before and it’s super wearable but special x

Bring back the 80s! Also had a friend named Mallory. She had a sister named Merritt. Beautiful girls!!

Thank you for this queenie pop!

LOVE this video idea and the names!

Perfect timing!!

In Ireland Kaeli would be more commonly spelt Kayleigh.. it’s a very popular name here. An Irish/Scottish Céilí is a social gathering where Trad music is played and people dance traditional céilí dances 🙃🙃

❤❤❤ my daughter born in 2021 is named Vada, pronounced just how you said it. We call her DARTH Vada when she’s in a bad mood🤣

That was a wild list ! I personally would steer clear of names like Selah & Azariah with their pronouciation problems. I have heard Azariah, for a boy, with the emphasis on the " i ". Kaeli reminded me of Michaela, a form of Michael.

I'm from the US and only heard it pronounced "Say-luh" here

I have a Veda, but I spelled it Vada which I think is the more common/modern spelling. It's at least the spelling they used in the 90's movie My Girl! I always listen for her name on your lists 😊

I have a friend with a baby Selah and they pronounce it the same way you did!

Scotland's baby names for 2023 were published by National Records of Scotland on 28th March! The list published by ONS is just for England and Wales 🙂

@maisy3887

Ай бұрын

P.S. Love this video!

My 4 year old is Birdie 🕊️

My favorites are Azariah, Emryn and Kaeli…great names!

I speak to a lot of adults named Kaylee and Kayley in the U.S., over the phone with my job, so Kaeli is just a different way to spell it. There are a lot of Hayleys and Haileys, so Kaeli is just a different version of a popular name in the U.S. I like Emryn, Avanie and Azari from the list. I would say Selah is pronounced Say-la.

Love Birdie as a nickname for Bernadette 🕊️

My niece is 10 and her name is Selah! Felt so rare at the time but it has been neat seeing it pop up more! We pronounce it “Say-lah”.

I've only heard Selah as "say-lah". I live in Texas in the Bible Belt, so I've heard it quite a few times. Tatum, Noemi, Veda, and Xiomara, are all on my list. I know a baby just born Billie. Im so excited to hear Itzel. I knew a girl with the name and loved it and added it to my list probably about 5 years ago and now ive seen it trending!

Hi there SJ, this is a super weird one and I don’t know if you’ve ever had a request like this before but we are a Rare Breeds Farm in Cholderton, Wiltshire just 8 miles also from Stonehenge. We have recently had one of our gorgeous mares give birth to an adorable little dark brown/black foal, a rare breed Eriskay colt (young boy horse). He was born on the 8th of May 2024, and still has no name as we are all feeling very undecided! Can you help us? The Eriskay breed is of Scottish decent and heritage, from the Isle of Eriskay, and over the years we have had several fouls born here and all have kept a very similar theme linking each to Stonehenge. For example we had Equinox, Solstice, Summer, Twilight, to name a few, so each would have Cholderton as its prefix: “Cholderton Summer” etc. I love the name Sarsen, like the stones of Stonehenge but it just doesn’t seem to go well with the prefix Cholderton Sarsen? Also, we’ve had a few people mentioned that it reminds them of the vinegar! At the moment we are at a dead end pretty please oh please can you help us? We would love you to visit us and meet him and we also have a vineyard on site too if that helps encourage you to come!

@sophiemcconnell

Ай бұрын

We have narrowed it down to be Cholderton Sunset Attenborough to be known as Sunny ☀️ thoughts????

Ah! I love Veda! never thought about that name, but now its on my list!

@SJ_Strum

Ай бұрын

I love it too! Xxx

Aracely starts with an "r" sound like you're pronouncing the letter R. R-ah-celee. Itzel starts with the sound "eat" not "it", so it's pronounced eat-cell. Aitana is a modern name that comes from a famous Spanish poem written by Rafael Alberti as he flew out if Spain to go into exile following the Spanish Civil War. He chose Mount Aitana because he said it was the last part of Spain he could see as his plane left. He then named his daughter Aitana and it has slowly gained in popularity with two poets being named that and a famous actress.

@danaschreiner3334

Ай бұрын

This might be preference both names are pronounced exactly as they're spelled where I am. Air-ah-cely (like celery but no r) and It-zel. Maybe bc I don't have a Spanish accent though?

I had an Avani Raine in September ❤️

@SJ_Strum

Ай бұрын

That’s Gorgeous!! I love the combination x

We have a Vaeda with middle name Lilian we changed the spelling to have the ae as I love the way it looks written down

I love Lainey! My daughter is Leighton and I call her Leini as a nickname and pronounce it the same as Lainey. I also think Helaina with the nickname Lainey would be super cute! 😍

I love love Araceli, Xiomara, Lainey, and Aitana , lol, I seem to have a trend towards liking Latina names! Cielo Lainey would be so dreamy, I think. Oh yes, I am also loving Veda and Scottie, but I do prefer Stevie for a girl to Scottie. I Really love Scout even more than either Stevie or Scottie. Avanie is absolutely lush! Avanie Veda would also be glorious! Well done, take a bow!

Never heard of Cielo and Cici would be such a cute nickname It means bird from Greek mythology which links to heavenly sky like the full name meaning

My daughter's name is Cloe (Spanish & Italian spelling of Chloe pronounced Clo-eh) and I've had a couple people read it as Cleo. I do love Cleo and the English pronunciation of Chloe but I really love the softness of Cloe pronounced as clo-eh even though most people call her clo-ee anyway.

I have a daughter named Hazel and the name Itzel is giving me the same vibes ❤

@AmberRai92

Ай бұрын

Itzel is a Mayan name from the Maya Goddess of the Moon, fertility, pregnancy, childbirth, and medicine. Itzel is pronounced as eet-sel

Love Billie! I have seen it for nn for Sybil and love it if my sister hadn't used it for her cat!

Andi rising on the list is wild to me! We named our daughter Andie last year and I’ve never heard it on anyone else before.

@danaschreiner3334

Ай бұрын

I know an Andie so I was shocked as well she is about 30 and named after Andie McDowell

When I have heard it before I have heard it prounlunced as "Say-luh" and I think I just assumed it as that x

I love Kumari, so pretty. Love, love Xiomara. Went to school (ages ago) with a lovely girl named Xiomara.

We had our first baby recently and named her Phoenix Aurora ♡

My husband and I can't seem to agree on a boy name. We are pretty confident in our girl name Arielle Anna (naming after family that passed away recently). We aren't pregnant yet but are hoping to soon. I am jewish and really want a unique but classic hebrew name. I would love any suggestions and am excited for the boys list next week.

Our birth announcement is Roxanna (no middle name) 🤭 we made it up as a variation of Roxanne since we wanted a long form of Anna. We feel like it’ll be hard to find sibling names that match vibe but we love it!

I'm in the midwestern US and I know 2 Selah's and one pronounces it Say-lah, and one is Sell-ah. Both born and raised here!

We chose Selah as our girl choice for our first baby. We are bilingual so we probably would have said “say-luh” in English and “sell-uh” in Spanish. We did lose the chance to use it since someone in the family has chosen Layla and we think it’s too similar. We did have our little Jericho which we adore!

Chava or Chawa is thought to be Eve’s original name which would be pronounced HAVA or HAWA

I like Rivka , Cleo, Selah, Noemi, Billie, Chana, Andi, Lainey, Cielo, Avanie, Emryn . my little cousin(a boy) is called Andy. Andi for a girl is adorable; it sounds similar to indie.

We have a Selah “say-lah.” I don’t mind the pronunciation dilemma as I like all the pronunciations and it’s easily corrected. Say-lah is how we’ve heard it pronounced so didn’t think twice about it. We know a Selah pronounced “see-lah” and people seem to appreciate the ease of differentiating the girls names by their pronunciation. I have a cousin Xiomara, pronounced as an “s”

@SJ_Strum

Ай бұрын

True they are all lovely! It’s interesting to hear all the different pronunciations x

Love the name Cleo, I had a cabbage patch doll named Cleo 😂❤

@SJ_Strum

Ай бұрын

😂 I loved my cabbage patch but can’t remember her name sadly! X

I just heard a new-to-me name on tv and the show was recorded in 1978. Dayton. It was a boys name.

I would pronounce Selah as see-lah.

@snpomroy

Ай бұрын

This is how I would say it on first glance too but after hearing Say-lah I think that sounds right haha

I need help with a middle name. I'm due in a couple weeks and I'm struggling. My daughter's name is going to be Daphne. Please help!!

@marty9011

Ай бұрын

Daphne Rose, Daphne Anna, Daphne Willa, Daphne Kate....

@horsemama6112

Ай бұрын

Daphne Allesandra, Daphne Fae, Maybe play with one syllable middle names verses multi-syllable middle names . Much depends on the number of syllables and sound of the surname. Congratulations!!!!

@zhoradaiyu5184

Ай бұрын

Laurel would be a great reference to the myth of Daphne and Apollo, but not sure if it fits. Laura, Laurentine, Lorelle, Lorelei etc could be variations River might also be nice Jane or James come to mind Cove Bloom, Blossom, Briar to stay in a nature theme Elowen Iliana Marie Mariette Catharina

@oddmnemosyne2869

Ай бұрын

Are you looking for a longer or shorter middle? A few ideas: Daphne Bly/Blythe Daphne Drew Daphne Rue Daphne Wren Daphne Aurora Daphne Ingrid Daphne Marceline Daphne Opal

@sunset4ever29

Ай бұрын

It depends on what sounds good with the first and last name. I thought of Daphne Leah or Daphne Joy.

Our friends have a little girl named Selah. (say-lu)😊

Selah is “Say-luh”!

I know a Selah and it’s pronounced “Say-Luh” :)

My daughter is Cleo Reverie :)

@kwgryffindor

Ай бұрын

When I have a daughter I want to name her Reverie ❤ loveeee that name sooooo much

My grandmother named Mary was called Billie and I always hated it. My great-grandmother who is 104 is called Hazel ❤

I think Chana would be pronounced as Shana, like Chailyn😊

My daughter is named Veda but spelt Vaeda she will be 3 in June 🥰 her dad loves Star Wars and I love the movie my girl with little girl named Vada so that was our compromise 😂 I live in Australia

@SJ_Strum

Ай бұрын

Yes I forgot it was from My Girl! Great name xxx

@Luckyforus686

Ай бұрын

Vaida is my 2yo girls name and I’m Australian ❤ I also loved it because of My Girl. I get a lot of “like Darth Vader?”

@janvan4424

Ай бұрын

I love how you spelled your daughter Vaeda's name. That's so pretty 😊

In America I knew a girl who pronounced it Say-lah

My older sister is Veda, spelt Veida

You asked for birth announcements so we had our 2nd in February and he is Ronan Kade.

I predict Nylah, Cleo, and Emory will be closer to the top next year ❤

Ryan ONeil named his daughter Tatum

Kamari ❤

I can’t do Mallory, as nice as it sounds, it means unlucky.

The original hebrew pronunciation is Seh-lah

For any literature lovers out there, F. Scott Fitzgerald's daughter, Frances Scott Fitzgerald, was known as Scottie.

I was going to make daughter Xiomara but chose Yara.

Noemi is so cute

@SJ_Strum

Ай бұрын

It’s lovely isn’t it xx

Nyla derives from a historical Arabic name Naila/Nayla

cellar pronunciation, I'd say.

I think Chana is pronounced hana?

@danaschreiner3334

Ай бұрын

That's what I would assume as well

Not my babies but we have an Nellie Scarlett and Harvey Taylore in the family 🫶🏻

Say-la

Selah is Hebrew and the e has a long A sound.

Kaili with multiple different spellings was the less popular version of the abundant Hailys 30 years ago in the US.

KAMARI means mosquitoes (plural) in russian 🤣 accent on last I, but still, not going to use THAT one.

Ive only heard azeriah pronounced az ah rye ah

My top two names for my baby girl due in September are on this list! Not sure how I feel about that 😅 anyone want to vote between Avannie (I like the spelling Evonnie) and Emryn?

@SJ_Strum

Ай бұрын

I love Avannie! Xxx

@janvan4424

Ай бұрын

I LOVE Emryn! ❤ 😊

It’s pronounced sa lah…

Yahannah would be (Yah) YHWH has favored me.

In the Bible, it says, "Salvation belongs to the LORD; your blessing be on your people! Selah" (Psalm 3:8 KJV) Christians would pronounce the name Say-la. Selah means "the end, a pause."