Even though being a professional baby namer may sound quite simple, Taylor A. Humphrey would disagree. She says there’s a lot more to her profession than people may assume. She’s a 33-year-old N.Y.U. graduate and last year, she named over 100 new babies. Let’s see what she actually does!

Haven’t Heard of a Professional Baby Namer?

Taylor’s career as a baby namer began in 2015 when she created the Instagram account “What’s in a Baby Name” where she wanted to simply share her love for baby names. The account eventually became very popular and naming babies became her full-time job. Now, she gets paid $1,500 to create a bespoke baby name list, which is based on a questionnaire filled out by the parents-to-be. Coming up with names that “will be on-brand with a parents’ business” costs $10,000.

Most Parents Already Know the Perfect Name But…

When it comes to picking the perfect name for a newborn, the professional baby namer says that parents already know what to pick but they just need a little push. She also commented that it’s easy to say she’s naming babies for a living but her job goes way beyond that. She’s providing spiritual, emotional, and physical support for clients in their journey to becoming parents. In addition, she said that she’s leading the expecting parents back to their inner place of intuition and wisdom. Her job is more about helping the parents find the right answer that already exists inside of them.

When She’s Most Wanted

Most of the clients Humphrey has are people who already exhausted the baby names they had. Many families with 3-4 children turn to her to get advice on what to choose. Some even needed help when a name they chose is sounding too close to the one colleagues of theirs have picked. The professional baby namer also commented that what makes a good baby name is not your opinion of it but how it suits the child who bears it.

Renee Zellweger took a starring role in the popular NBC true crime series The Thing About Pam. The thriller is based on Dateline’s 2019 podcast of the same name and follows the twisted tale of the murder of Betsy Faria in 2011. Zellweger will take the lead role of Pamela Hupp, who is now serving a life sentence for killing Louis Gumpenberger and is thought to be linked with Faria’s unsolved murder.

Renee Zellweger Will Both Executive Produce and Star In the Project

The award-winning actress will not only star in the project but will also take on an executive producing role. Developed by NBC News Studios, Blumhouse Television, and Zellweger’s Big Picture Co., the show will reveal the events related to the murders of Louis Gumpenberger and Betsy Faria. Susan Rovner, the chairman of entertainment content for NBCUniversal, recently said in a statement that the show would be a must-watch. According to her, the fact that it will be made by the undeniable trifecta of Renée Zellweger, Dateline, and Blumhouse is evidence enough.

The Thing About Pam Is Among the Most Downloaded Podcast Series On iTunes

The real-life story of Pamela Hupp is quite unbelievable, and The Thing About Pam highlights it perfectly. It shows the wrongful conviction of Russ Faria – Betsy’s husband, and Hupp’s involvement in the events revealing his innocence. Back in 2019, the incredible story was detailed by Dateline NBC’s Keith Morrison during a podcast of the same name. Ever since then, The Thing About Pam has been at the top of iTunes’ most downloaded podcast series list.

Despite that the story was already told in the podcast series, true-crime fans will be able to look forward to the new production. According to Rovner, the twists and turns of the saga are stranger than fiction, and the incredibly talented artistic team behind the series has managed to bring a completely new perspective to the story of Pamela Hupp and Betsy Faria. The writer and showrunner for the new show will be Jessica Borsiczky, who will work on the six-episode series alongside Renee Zellweger and others.