Baby names: The luckiest monikers of 2020 revealed, with Iris and Asher topping the list

Tom Tapp Deputy Managing EditorCalifornia Governor Gavin Newsom spoke on Wednesday about the state of the state’s myriad emergencies, including the coronavirus pandemic and the historic fires burning over much of the state.But Newsom began with a more macro disaster, emphasizing that, “Average temperatures in the summer months have increased 3 degrees” over the past few decades.

When you first have a child you have so many dreams about what they might grow up to become. Will your little bundle of joy be a doctor or a lawyer? Will they set the world on fire with their talents or end up running their own business? Primarily, of course, we just want them to be happy, but it is fun to dream.

Usher is ready to welcome his bundle of joy. The 41-year-old singer was the first guest to appear in-studio at “The Late Late Show With James Corden” after months of at-home shows due to the coronavirus, and made sure to make his stop a memorable one by discussing the impending arrival of his and girlfriend Jenn Goicoechea’s baby.

Usher is ready to welcome his bundle of joy. The 41-year-old singer was the first guest to appear in-studio at after months of at-home shows due to the coronavirus, and made sure to make his stop a memorable one by discussing the impending arrival of his and girlfriend Jenn Goicoechea's baby.Usher — who has sons Usher V, 12, and Naviyd, 11, with his ex-wife, Tameka Foster — confirmed that he's set to be a dad times three earlier this month.«The family is good.

For more than four decades, the Alliance of Women in Media has hosted the Gracie Awards. Named after comedian Gracie Allen (a.k.a. hilarious wife of George Burns), the awards honour programming by, for and about women.

Bill and Ted” actor is seeing a notable surge in popularity among babies born last year, according to the Social Security Administration’s annual report. The moniker rose 177 spots to rank 630th — no doubt a side effect of the flourishing “Keanussance” of the past several years.

Jake Quickenden has revealed the names he and his pregnant girlfriend Sophie Church have chosen for their first child. While the couple aren't sure whether to find out the baby's sex, they are set on what they'll be calling their son or daughter.MORE: The top 20 luckiest baby names for this year revealedIn an exclusive interview with HELLO!, Jake, 32, reveals: "It's Leo for a boy and Joey for a girl.

September means the end of summer, and the transition into cosy Autumn. It is a time of change, and new beginnings, and no matter how old you get it will still remind you of that back to school feeling.

Kellan Lutz and wife Brittany have a «little promise baby» on the way! On Friday, the couple announced that they are expecting a child together, seven months after she suffered a miscarriage.In an Instagram video, and after reading a passage from a book, Brittany showed off her «tiny little bump.»«A little promise baby! This is not a drill. This is not a throwback.

explosive docudrama and she says the rows have already begun over who will be godmother.

baby names could be eradicated completely from the UK - with some already down to single figures. The latest figures show the typical favourites Olivia and Jack of parents - are still the most popular in the country with hundreds of babies given the names every year.

Amanda N'Duka pmc-editorial-managerEXCLUSIVE: Picturestart, the media company founded by former Lionsgate Motion Picture Group co-president Erik Feig, has won the right to Matthew Rosenberg and Tyler Boss’ 2016 comic book series 4 Kids Walk Into a Bank, in what was said to a competitive bidding situation.The company is developing, producing, and co-financing the feature project based on the book, with Matt Pizzolo of Black Mask Studios, which published the series, attached to produce and

Netflix‘s top 10 movies of the entire month of August have been revealed and surprisingly, there are only a few original films on this list.

Earlier this month the Office of National Statistics released data which revealed the most popular baby names of 2019, with Olivia and Olivier taking the top spots. But what is popular with one generation can swiftly change, as trends ebb and flow.

Other names on the rise in Britain are Mabel, Dua and Hudson, which are all now in the top 100 names.  Luckily, UK flower service, Flowercard, has crunched the numbers provided by the ONS and found the top 10 baby names - for boys and girls - that are going extinct. This means that they are exactly in the middle ground of familiar yet uncommon.

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