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　　Yesterday we did a rundown on the divide between the girls’ names that are stylish to the point where it feels like they must be popular and those that are actually, statistically widely used. It’s especially hard to distinguish when it comes to the names we see appearing so often in berry...

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Nickname-Proof Boys’ Names: Ace, Holden, and Ford

Apr 16, 2025

　　This week, Appellation Mountain’s Abby Sandel finds boys’ names that are anything but traditional, and wonders if nickname-free is the new priority when naming a son. 　　Flip through on an old high school yearbook, and you’ll probably find pictures of William “Billy” Jones and Mary “Mimi” Smith. 　　For generations, there...

Boys’ Names in Limbo: Is Roy ready to return? How about Howard?

Apr 16, 2025

　　Last week we took a look at the ladies in limbo, the girls’ names not old enough to fall under the Hundred Year Rule, but were most popular from the 1920s to the 1960s, to question whether any of them were eligible for resuscitation. 　　And now, as promised we perform the...

Literary Character Surnames: Wentworth, Gatsby and Holmes

Apr 16, 2025

　　by Kelli Brady of NameFreak! 　　Wentworth Miller, the actor from the former hit show Prison Break, has a very distinctive name. He is a third, after his father and grandfather, and he may share his name with a few others in the world, but his first name is by no...

Boys’ Names: This week’s newsiest picks, from Barnaby to Jasper to Ned

Apr 16, 2025

　　This week, for her Nameberry 9, Appellation Mountain‘s Abby Sandel picks the newsiest names on the boys’ side of the gender divide. 　　Midway through compiling this week’s list, I realized just how many great boys’ names are out there. 　　This is a subject of some debate. Creativity in naming a...

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Creative Girl Names for Clementine’s Sister

Apr 16, 2025

　　They found a great family name for their firstborn, but now they’re stuck finding something every bit as meaningful and stylish for their new daughter. 　　Meghan writes: 　　My daughter’s name is Clementine Jay and we just love it. 　　Clement is my father’s middle name, and Jay was my father-in-law’s middle name, so...

Girl Names: In Love with Olivia

Apr 16, 2025

　　By Abby Sandel 　　Not only has Olivia been a Top Ten favorite for the entire twenty-first century, it’s currently the second most popular name for girls born in the US, just a tick behind Emma. 　　If you’re in love with Olivia, but aren’t wild about your daughter sharing her name,...

Movie Names: Alfred Hitchcock’s Golden Girls

Apr 16, 2025

　　By Meagan Burke 　　Alfred Hitchcock, often referred to as the “Master of Suspense,” worked with forty-seven lead actresses in his five decades of filmmaking, many of them evidence of his penchant for cool blondes. Let’s explore seven of his most memorable leading ladies. 　　Eva: Eva Marie Saint 　　Eva Marie Saint...

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How I Named My Baby: Lark Berens Hall

Apr 16, 2025

　　Abra Berens, a chef and author, and Erik Hall, a musician, composer, and producer, live in South West Michigan with their son, Lark Berens Hall. 　　They welcomed Lark in November 2021. We sat down with Abra to discuss his name story. 　　Tell me how you named Lark! We accidentally found...

How to Name Your Baby After Your Grandpa

Apr 16, 2025

　　You want to name your son after your beloved grandpa… but Richard just isn’t your style. What to do? 　　The good news is there are lots of other options. You could stick Richard in the middle name slot, or try an alternative honor name that connects to him in a...

How I Named My Baby: Hollis Benjamin Ash

Apr 16, 2025

　　Mandy and Courtney, who work in legal marketing, live in Athens, Pennsylvania with Courtney's daughter Mackenzi and their three sons — Magnus William Linden, Abbott Ivan Hawthorne, and Hollis Benjamin Ash. 　　Their latest addition, Hollis, was born on June 17, 2021. Here, Mandy tells us about nicknames, her and Courtney's...

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Pride Icon Names Celebrate Diversity

Apr 16, 2025

　　Happy Pride 2023! 　　Pride icon names celebrate the LGBTQ+ community and the inspiring history behind the fight for equal rights. 　　It's more than half a century since the first Pride parades took place in New York, Los Angeles, San Francisco and Chicago, commemorating the Stonewall Riots of the previous summer....

Fall’s Biggest Name Trend: Econames

Apr 16, 2025

　　Total Bellas star Brie Bella, mother of three-year-old Birdie Joe and newborn Buddy Dessert, revealed she would have chosen the name Branch or Blossom for her child if she’d had a girl. “People thought I was crazy, but I thought Birdie and Branch would just be like the sweetest, cutest...

Gender Neutral Names Changing Direction

Apr 16, 2025

　　Gender neutral names are susceptible to the same shifts in popularity as traditionally gendered names, but these shifts can differ between the sexes. This makes it more interesting to examine the directions of unisex names, which fluctuate in girl-boy ratio from year to year. 　　Nameberry defines gender neutral names as...

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What's a Classic Name?

Apr 16, 2025

　　What makes a name classic? 　　Anyone who has done a quick search for names has likely come across a variety of lists of "classic names". While some names, such as John, Michael, and Mary, make consistent appearances on these lists, the other names are more variable. 　　So what is a...

The Top Names We're Watching for 2024

Apr 16, 2025

　　Which baby names will be on top in 2024? 　　If we're speaking literally, you can expect to see the same few names on the tippy-top of the charts — Olivia and Emma, Liam and Noah. But it's a lot more fun to look at the fastest-rising names — the choices rapidly...

Creative Family Names Honor Loved Ones

Apr 16, 2025

　　So long, Junior! Creative family names are a major modern name trend, replacing Jrs and IIIs on the birth certificate. 　　Two years ago, Prince Harry and Meghan Markle named their daughter Lilibet Diana, honoring two of the most important women in Harry’s family. Lilibet pays homage to Harry's grandmother, Queen...

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30 Great Names You’re Not Using!

Apr 16, 2025

　　Looking for a cool name that's rare but not too out-there? You've come to the right place. 　　There are lots of reasons to choose an uncommon baby name. Maybe you hated being one of five Jessicas or Joshuas in your class, and don't want the same fate for your child......

Top Czech Names Follow International Trends

Apr 16, 2025

　　This just in: the top Czech baby names for 2022! 　　The Czech Republic is a small country in central Europe with a classic, self-contained naming culture. Traditional Czech names such as Vendula and Zdeněk have made the charts for decades, and proper Czech spellings are favored over streamlined international variations....

100 Names That Deserve To Be Used More

Apr 16, 2025

　　We often cover rare and unique names — from creative modern inventions to unusual place and nature names. The names below are rare too, but with a difference. 　　You've almost certainly heard of them. (And so have your parents.) 　　Even if you don't know someone with them in real life,...

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