# arabella (blogs) — RSS Amplifier Recent posts from the 3 feeds in the RSS Amplifier directory that cover arabella. Page: Feed: --- ## [Popular baby names in Texas, 1992](https://www.nancy.cc/2026/08/20/popular-baby-names-texas-1992/) _2026-08-20 · Nancy Man · Nancy’s Baby Names_ Back in 1992, the most popular baby names in the U.S. state of Texas were Ashley and Christopher, according to data from the Texas Department of Health’s Bureau of Vital Statistics. Here are Texas’ top 10 girl names and top 10 boy names of 1992: Girl names Boy names How do these rankings stack up \[…\] ## [A Mystery Writer Investigates– The Balham Mystery](https://karibovee.substack.com/p/a-mystery-writer-investigates-the-af4) _2026-08-18 · Kari Bovee · Kari Bovee_ Part Two: The Marriage ## [What popularized the baby name Ilona in the 1940s?](https://www.nancy.cc/2026/08/18/baby-name-ilona/) _2026-08-18 · Nancy Man · Nancy’s Baby Names_ The baby name Ilona, which began increasing in usage in the late 1930s, reached peaked popularity in the mid-1940s. Amid this rise, it saw a distinct uptick in 1940 specifically: What was drawing attention the name Ilona around that time? Hungarian-born singer and actress Ilona Massey. Two years after portraying a minor character in her \[…\] ## [Where did the baby name Hydeia come from in 1993?](https://www.nancy.cc/2026/08/11/baby-name-hydeia/) _2026-08-11 · Nancy Man · Nancy’s Baby Names_ The name Hydeia first appeared in the U.S. baby name data in 1993. It reached peak usage three years later: Spelling variant Hydia followed a similar trajectory. What was drawing attention to these names during the 1990s? Young HIV/AIDS activist Hydeia Broadbent. Hydeia was born to a drug-addicted mother in Las Vegas in 1984. Weeks \[ \] ## [Boy names on the rise in England and Wales (UK), 2025](https://www.nancy.cc/2026/08/06/boy-names-rise-england-wales-2025/) _2026-08-06 · Nancy Man · Nancy’s Baby Names_ Which names were the trendiest among baby boys born in England and Wales (combined) last year? Below you ll find the region s fastest-rising boy names of 2025. Rises (absolute) Here are the boy names that saw the biggest increases in usage in terms of absolute change (number of babies) from 2024 to 2025: Usage of the \[ \] ## [Girl names on the rise in England and Wales (UK), 2025](https://www.nancy.cc/2026/08/05/girl-names-rise-england-wales-2025/) _2026-08-05 · Nancy Man · Nancy’s Baby Names_ Which names were the trendiest among baby girls born in England and Wales (combined) last year? Below you ll find the region s fastest-rising girl names of 2025. Rises (absolute) Here are the girl names that saw the biggest increases in usage in terms of absolute change (number of babies) from 2024 to 2025: Eliana was also \[ \] ## [When the Dead Sent Telegrams](https://karibovee.substack.com/p/when-the-dead-sent-telegrams) _2026-08-04 · Kari Bovee · Kari Bovee_ For July 21, 2026 ## [Popular baby names in England and Wales (UK), 2025](https://www.nancy.cc/2026/08/04/popular-baby-names-england-wales-2025/) _2026-08-04 · Nancy Man · Nancy’s Baby Names_ Last year, the countries of England and Wales together welcomed 585,396 babies. What were the most popular names among these babies? Olivia and Muhammad, for the third year in a row. Here are England and Wales top 50 girl names and top 50 boy names of 2025: Girl names Boy names Among England and Wales \[ \] ## [Why the Victorians Covered Their Mirrors](https://karibovee.substack.com/p/why-the-victorians-covered-their) _2026-07-28 · Kari Bovee · Kari Bovee_ For July 28, 2026 ## [Where did the baby name Zohran come from in 2025?](https://www.nancy.cc/2026/07/28/baby-name-zohran/) _2026-07-28 · Nancy Man · Nancy’s Baby Names_ The rare name Zohran debuted rather impressively in the U.S. baby name data just last year: Where did the name come from? Progressive politician Zohran Mamdani (pronounced zoh-RAHN mam-DAH-nee), who was elected mayor of New York City in November of 2025. His term began on the first day of 2026.\* During his campaign, Mamdani, a \[ \] ## [Prime Noise-Cancelling Picks (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/DRFWiI2ubNeR) _2026-07-28 · **Sponsored**_ Browse Prime-eligible, 4-star-and-up noise-cancelling earbuds with fast shipping and deals ## [Popular baby names in Scotland (UK), 2025](https://www.nancy.cc/2026/07/23/popular-baby-names-scotland-2025/) _2026-07-23 · Nancy Man · Nancy’s Baby Names_ Last year, the country of Scotland welcomed roughly 45,000 babies nearly 22,000 girls and more than 23,000 boys. What were the most popular names among these babies? Freya and Noah. Here are Scotland s top 50 girl names and top 50 boy names of 2025: Girl names Boy names In the girls top 10, Grace \[ \] ## [The Woman They Tried to Erase Was Standing Right There](https://karibovee.substack.com/p/the-woman-they-tried-to-erase-was) _2026-07-21 · Kari Bovee_ On the historical women who were silenced for knowing too much—and the fictional ones I built in their image. ## [How has Bernie Sanders influenced U.S. baby names?](https://www.nancy.cc/2026/07/21/baby-name-bernie/) _2026-07-21 · Nancy Man · Nancy’s Baby Names_ The baby name Bernie has been on the decline since the early 1960s. Despite this, the name saw two distinct upticks in usage in 2016 and 2020: Why? My guess is progressive politician Bernard Bernie Sanders. Sanders an independent who has represented Vermont in Congress for more than 35 years was a candidate \[ \] ## [The Poison Garden](https://karibovee.substack.com/p/the-poison-garden) _2026-07-14 · Kari Bovee · Kari Bovee_ In the nineteenth century, knowing your plants was the mark of a well-bred woman. ## [What brought the baby name Jyl back in 1954?](https://www.nancy.cc/2026/07/14/baby-name-jyl/) _2026-07-14 · Nancy Man · Nancy’s Baby Names_ In 1954, the rare name Jyl a spelling variant of the trendy name Jill re-emerged impressively in the U.S. baby name data: Another spelling, Jyll, debuted the same year. What was drawing attention to these names in the mid-1950s? A Florida baby named Jyl Wilson. In February of 1954, Jyl and her family \[ \] ## [Popular baby names in Northern Ireland (UK), 2025](https://www.nancy.cc/2026/07/09/popular-baby-names-northern-ireland-2025/) _2026-07-09 · Nancy Man · Nancy’s Baby Names_ Last year, Northern Ireland one of the constituent countries of the United Kingdom welcomed more than 19,000 babies. What were the most popular names among these babies? Grace and Noah. Here are Northern Ireland’s top 50 girl names and top 50+ boy names of 2025: Girl names Boy names The fastest-rising girl names \[ \] ## [How Grace Michelle navigates a world where everyone is watching — and knowing too much can cost you everything.](https://karibovee.substack.com/p/how-grace-michelle-navigates-a-world) _2026-07-07 · Kari Bovee_ In the mid-1920s, a young woman named Louise Brooks left Kansas, danced in George White’s Scandals, and then joined the Ziegfeld Follies on 42nd Street. ## [What gave the baby name Ciera a boost in 1982?](https://www.nancy.cc/2026/07/07/baby-name-ciera/) _2026-07-07 · Nancy Man · Nancy’s Baby Names_ The name Ciera which first appeared in the U.S. baby name data in the late 1970s, not long after the introduction of a perfume called Ciara started rising in usage in 1982: Why? Because of the Oldsmobile Cutlass Ciera, a mid-sized, front-wheel-drive car that was put on the market in late 1981. I \[ \] ## [She Testified in a Courtroom Held Inside a Jailhouse](https://karibovee.substack.com/p/she-testified-in-a-courtroom-held) _2026-06-23 · Kari Bovee_ Five historical details that sound invented—and how they inspired my fiction. ## [Murder Without the Mayhem](https://karibovee.substack.com/p/murder-without-the-mayhem) _2026-06-16 · Kari Bovee · Kari Bovee_ What a cozy mystery actually is, where it came from, and why millions of readers are devoted to the genre. ## [Non-Custodial Crypto Gateway (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/TVbtZZOMtP02) _2026-06-16 · **Sponsored**_ Accept multi-chain crypto, automated fee handling, and trustless escrow with real-time settlement. ## [On writing amateur female detectives in eras that punished women for paying attention.](https://karibovee.substack.com/p/on-writing-amateur-female-detectives) _2026-06-09 · Kari Bovee · Kari Bovee_ On the morning of June 18, 1860, the county sheriff arrived at the home of Elizabeth Packard.