Naming your baby is a difficult process. There are a lot of choices. There’s a lot of unsolicited input. There are serious ramifications. Baby name trends come and go, and everything from royal baby names to fantasy characters inform the decisions parents make. It’s a high stakes thing and ultimately an expression of love. Babies are a product of biology. Baby names are a product of care (except when they’re pulled out of those awful baby name generators).

That’s why Fatherly built this guide to picking something as special as baby names. We’ve looked at the latest trends, well-founded predictions, and past popularity to make the process as easy as possible, no matter what you end up settling on.