the buzz log
J.Lo's Babies Bring in the Bucks
A few years ago, Jennifer Lopez was everywhere you looked. Since then, the dashing diva has dialed back her public persona, giving the public an opportunity to become obsessed with other over-exposed celebrities. Well, move over, Paris! J.Lo. is back in the Buzz thanks to her unborn twins.
You see, a celebrity with a bun in the oven has certain inalienable rights. Among them is the right to sell baby photos to the highest bidder. And that's exactly what Lopez and husband Marc Anthony have done. The pair sold exclusive rights to People magazine for six million dollars (reportedly). Sheesh, People could have created its own bionic man for the price of these pics.
While Ms. Lopez has yet to announce the names of her impending miracles, we thought a look at the most popular baby name searches may help her in her quest. Below are the top twenty from the past week, all yours for the bargain price of zero million dollars. Enjoy!
Filed under: Celebrity Couples, Baby Names
The Baby Name Game
Tiger and Elin Woods chose Sam. Julia Roberts and Danny Moder chose Henry. Keri Russell chose River. Which leads us to wonder—what happened to the oddball celebrity baby names we'd come to rely on?
Perhaps these picky celebs aren't following their natural instinct to differentiate their offspring from the madding crowd. Or maybe they haven't spent time searching on "unique baby names." More specifically, they could've looked up "unique girl baby names," "unique boy baby names," or even "strange baby names."
We know picking the right baby name is fraught with potential pitfalls. In the interest of helping celebs and non-celebs alike, we bundled up our latest list of the week's top 20 baby name searches...
Filed under: Baby Names, Babies
Britney's a Mom (Again)
Ex-hottie Britney Spears has done it again, giving birth to her second son in as many years. The lad's name has yet to be released, but rumor has it he's been dubbed "Sutton Pierce Federline" (or "Su-Fed"). Searches on Britney jumped 169% on the news, and queries on "britney spears baby," "britney spears son name," and "britney spears birth" also skyrocketed.
We considered sending Britney a balloon bouquet, but instead we'll honor the occasion by taking a look at the most popular "baby name" searches. Britney, if you're reading, maybe this will help you and K-Fed choose a name for your next kid (due to appear in 12 months).
Filed under: Baby Names, Britney Spears, Babies, Kevin Federline
What's in a Name?
But do the names celebs choose deserve ridicule? Do we really need another Madison, Matthew, or Ashley populating the playgrounds of America? The choice of name is wrapped up in so many social norms and aspirational feelings that it becomes overwhelming for prospective parents. That's where the Web comes in!
Searches on "baby names" are always among our top queries, but we wanted to check out what types of baby names are buzzin' right now. Here are the top 20 in Search...
Filed under: Newborns, Names, Baby Names
top movers
| Rank | Subject | 1-Day Move |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ford 400 | Breakout! |
| 2 | Indonesia Ferry | Breakout! |
| 3 | Jordan Chandler | 3481% |
| 4 | Evan Chandler | 2322% |
| 5 | American Music Awards | 1841% |
| 6 | John F. Kennedy | 1529% |
| 7 | Turkey Stuffing Recipes | 1361% |
| 8 | Liam Hemsworth | 1172% |
| 9 | Lou Dobbs | 1142% |
| 10 | Hendrick Motorsports | 888% |
top leaders
| Rank | Subject | Move | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Black Friday | +340 | 1290 |
| 2 | NFL | +489 | 670 |
| 3 | Jennifer Lopez | +451 | 515 |
| 4 | New Moon | -67 | 250 |
| 5 | American Music Awards | +236 | 249 |
| 6 | UFC | -36 | 239 |
| 7 | Miley Cyrus | +66 | 169 |
| 8 | Hulu | -11 | 154 |
what's the buzz?
A subject's buzz score is the percentage of Yahoo! users searching for that subject on a given day, multiplied by a constant to make the number easier to read. Weekly leaders are the subjects with the greatest average buzz score for a given week.
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