“It reminded me of the Johnny Cash song ‘A Boy Named Sue.’ My worry raising a son in Hollywood is what will he have to struggle for? I wanted to give him a name that he’s going to have to stand up for. I love it; I think it’s a beautiful name.”

—Joel Madden on why he and Nicole Richie named their son “Sparrow” to People. I have to say, I kind of love this explanation. What do you guys think? [The Hollywood Gossip]

Writer Laura Wattenberg was issued a challenge by Parents magazine: Predict the top baby names for boys and girls in ... 2019? The thing is, the majority of popular baby names are the same as those a decade before. There are just some names that are always in fashion—Jacob and Zoe, for example—so Watternberg decided to take a different approach.

I decided to limit my choices to names currently outside of the top 40. The result isn’t a literal top-10 prediction, but a forecast of the names I expect to have the greatest fashion momentum over the coming decade ... To make my list, a name had to both show signs of accelerating growth and tie into broader fashion trends.

The result? Amelia is going to be the number six girl name in 2019! Holla! The full list, after the jump. [Baby Name Wizard]

Nicole Richie gave birth to a healthy baby boy this morning. She and boyfriend Joel Madden named the little tyke ... wait for it ... Sparrow James Midnight Madden. Now, Sparrow might have been cute for a little girl, but for a little boy? That s**t won’t fly (heehee) on the playground. Whatevs. Congrats! [DListed]

A new study published in The Social Science Quarterly completely backs up Johnny Cash’s story in ”A Boy Named Sue.” As it turns out, calling your baby boy something uncommon, unpopular, or feminine will most definitely “increase the tendency toward juvenile delinquency.” There’s a greater chance he’ll wind up in the slammer … or playing “Indiana Jones” like Shia LaBeouf.

While the Shippensburg University researchers proved that a girlie-named guy will be forced to be a fighter, at least on the playground, on the upside, rebels eventually make delicious man candy! Am I right, ladies? So, to help you on your hunt for the sexiest piece of ass, here are the top ten names that separate the men from the bad boys, after the jump…

TheBabyWebsite.com has released what are considered to be Britain’s most unfortunate baby names. Seymour Butts and Ivana Tinkle aren’t on the list, but some of the names include Mary Christmas, Paige Turner, and Doug Hole. Isn’t this a form of child abuse? Anyway, this got the Frisky girls and I talking about what we’d do if a we were interested in or were dating had an unusual or horrible name. Would you be too embarrassed to even tell your friends you were dating a guy with, say, the last name “Hymen”? Would you even give the dude a chance? After the jump, the list of guy names that are potential dealbreakers. .

Seraphina Rose Elizabeth, according to People.com. Seraphina is the “feminine form of the Late Latin name Seraphinus, derived from the biblical word seraphim which was Hebrew in origin and meant ‘fiery ones.’” Might the little girl have red hair? The name may not be in line with what we predicted—colored, floral, or elderly in nature—but her two middle names are. Rose is, duh, a flower and a color, while Elizabeth is about as traditional a name as you can get. Anyway, congrats on getting a name baby! [People]

As Amelia mentioned earlier, Jennifer Garner gave birth yesterday to her second baby girl by Ben Affleck. This child is going to be the second cutest kid in Hollywood, because Violet is the most adorable of all the famous couple spawn. But what will Jen and Ben name her? When a couple has more than one child, their offspring’s names must mesh well, as they’ll appear together on Christmas cards for many years. We think they could go in a few different directions. Vote below on which category you think the name will fall into, then leave your name suggestion in the comments!

Bristol Palin and her baby daddy Levi Johnston gave birth to healthy boy on Sunday. His name? Tripp Easton Mitchell Johnston. Say what? Is that the name of a new nail polish color? Was little Bristol trippin’ when she bought her baby books? Or perhaps she was paying homage to many “famous” “Tripps” on TV and in movies. After the jump, check out some famous “Tripps” that could have inspired Bristol and Levi…

I’m still laughing about little Bronx Mowgli Simpson-Wentz. It made me wonder what delightful combination of NYC Neighborhood and Disney Character Ashlee and Pete would name ME if I was lucky enough to be their spawn? So I created a baby name generator! Check it out here and then come back and put in the comments what YOUR Simpson-Wentz baby name would be! For the record, you can start calling me Staten Island Aurora, bitches. [Simpson-Wentz Baby Name Generator]

Do you remember when you were a child and it was cool to have a cup, key chain or T-shirt with your name on it? Well, I never had that luxury, you see, because I have a rather unique name. I learned early on in life that I would never be able to walk into a gift shop and purchase anything with my name on it right off the rack. If I wanted a personalized key chain, they’d better have engraving. If I wanted a T-shirt, hopefully they had airbrushing. So as you may have guessed, I wasn’t one of those people who could say, “My name means blah, blah, blah,” either. But most of my life, I’ve been comforted with knowing that my mom always knew she would name me ‘Annika’ after reading Pippi Longstocking as a girl, even if she didn’t know the meaning. And I love being named after the best friend of the most unconventional and assertive redhead ever.

“There’s nothing weird about calling your baby Chewbacca, if that’s what you want to call your baby. It’s no weirder than Sarah - it’s just that people aren’t so used to it.” —Chris Martin [AHN]

The top baby names in the U.S. for 2007 were released, and they’re rather traditional. Jacob topped the list for guys and Emily for girls, and a few on the list are even popular with celebs, check them out…

Text messaging will most assuredly lead to the downfall of our society. What with all the ghastly abbreviations and acronyms, we might as well quit worrying about teaching the kids how to spell. There really won’t be a point, because even their names are being misspelled, perhaps based on the way someone might type it in a quick message: Cam’ron, Flicity, etc. Some people have taken that middle-school need to spell their names differently a little too far (and they’re making their children suffer). [The Guardian, U.K.]