Blend Images – JGI/Jamie Grill/Tetra images/Getty Images Every year around Mother’s Day, the Social Security Administration (SSA) releases a massive report about the top 1,000 baby names given to newborns in 2024. And naturally, the most sought-after info is the most popular baby names for boys and girls in the U.S. They’re generally ruled by...
NineLives/E+/Getty Images Preliminary data from the Centers of Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reveals that the U.S. maternal mortality rate — already the worst among so-called developed countries — rose last year after post-pandemic decreases in 2022 and 2023. All told, 19 more pregnant people and new mothers died in 2024 than the year before....
Aflo Images/Aflo Images/Getty Images After wandering through the desert for two days, a Guatemalan woman gave birth in an Arizona hospital. Border Patrol agents stood mere feet away, hoping to quickly deport her under the Trump administration’s “expedited removal” policy. The woman was apprehended by Customs and Border Patrol (CBP) in the Arizona desert last...
Cecile Lavabre/The Image Bank/Getty Images Maybe you’ve always been enchanted by France and French culture, or maybe you’ve just realized that many of your top baby name picks happen to have French origins. In any case, if you’re interested in French girl names, there is no shortage of beautiful options to choose from. Whether you’re...