Olivia and Ethan are the most popular baby names in New York City.

How Are You Naming Your Kids These Days?

The Brian Lehrer Show | Oct 24, 2022

Laura Wattenberg, author of The Baby Name Wizard, 2019 Revised 4th Edition: A Magical Method for Finding the Perfect Name for Your Baby (2018, Harmony Books) and founder of Namerology.com, joins to take listener calls about what factors have led them to select certain baby names, and the trends she's seeing in 2022.

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