Naming Bebe: An Interactive Guide to Choosing a Baby Name You Love

Colleen Slagen

Penguin Group, Jun 10, 2025 - Family & Relationships - 224 pages

A next-generation baby name book by a professional name consultant, full of activities, advice, and inspiration

The first decision you make as a parent is what to name your child, and these days, there’s more pressure than ever to get it right. How do you choose a name that’s on trend but timeless, classic but unique, familiar but not too popular—a name that satisfies everyone in your family, looks great crocheted on a sweater, and sets your child up for success in life? Old-fashioned, dictionary-style baby name books can help with inspiration, but today’s parents need something more.

Written by professional baby name consultant and TikTok star Colleen Slagen, Naming Bebe walks you through naming your baby step by step, considering style, popularity, meaning, and more. Inside you’ll find:

• Interactive quizzes and activities to help you explore and refine your options
• In-depth analysis of name rankings and popularity data
• Solutions to common challenges like choosing complementary sibling names and dealing with the friend who stole your favorite name
• And, yes, lists of potential names, organized by aesthetic to help you pinpoint a name that matches your personal vibe, from Bible chic to quiet luxury

Whether you want a vintage darling, a modern cowboy, or anything in between, this comprehensive and interactive guide will help you pick a name you—and your child—love.

Contents

• Goals: 3
• Style: 17
• Popularity: 43
• Family Ties: 67
• Common Quandaries: 81
• Choose a Name: 105
• PART: 115
• acknowledgments: 207

About the author

Colleen Slagen is a professional baby name consultant and content creator. A former nurse practitioner, she launched her business, Naming Bebe, in 2021. Since then, her social media content has reached an audience of millions of people worldwide, and her work has been featured on NPR, ABC News, Today, the Washington Post, and more. She lives in the Boston area with her three children and her husband, who never, ever grows tired of chatting about baby names.

Bibliographic information

• Title: Naming Bebe: An Interactive Guide to Choosing a Baby Name You Love
• Author: Colleen Slagen
• Publisher: Penguin Group, 2025
• ISBN: 0593719123, 9780593719121
• Length: 224 pages
• Subjects: Family & Relationships / Baby Names; Family & Relationships / Parenting / General; Health & Fitness / Pregnancy & Childbirth