Unusual Names: 5 Ways to Stay on the Right Side of Weird
　　Unusual names can be attractive, distinctive, intriguing….until they cross the line to weird.   Parents in search of unusual names often worry about how to stay on the right side of that line. 　　Here, five ways to choose unusual names that have all the best qualities of the genre and...
Dec 12, 2025
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Baby Name Flow: How First-Middle-Last Names Can Play Nice Together
Dec 12, 2025
　　Middle names are entering a new era for 2023 and beyond. It’s almost imperative today that middle names be meaningful — whether they honor a relative, relate to a parent’s passion, or reflect an important family value. 　　But middle names today should also be fun. Parents are taking advantage of...
5 Routes to Baby Name Happiness
Dec 12, 2025
　　In our best fantasies, here’s how we name our babies: 　　MOM-TO-BE — Darling, I just love the names Susannah and Henry, don’t you? 　　DAD-TO-BE — Oh, yes, dear.  And I might also suggest Jane, after your mother, and John, after my dad. 　　MOM — What excellent ideas, sweetheart.  So if...
Middle Names: How To Make A Distinguished Choice
Dec 12, 2025
　　No sooner had we declared the death of such old-style middle names as Ann, John, and Marie – mere connective tissue between the first name and the last – than we started seeing the rise of a whole new generation of undistinguished middle names. 　　There are now officially enough little...
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Dec 12, 2025
　　Guest blogger JILL BARNETT discovers that yooneek names are more prevalent than she’d realized. And every bit as confusing. 　　On a beautiful Saturday in July, I found myself where most people would love to be on a beautiful Saturday in July: sitting in a painfully boring continuing education seminar, hopelessly...
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Dec 12, 2025
　　They thought finding a name for their daughter would be a snap! But now they’re struggling to narrow down names that are classic, but not too common, to find the perfect unexpected – but not too out-there! – name for Jonah’s sister. 　　Brittany writes: 　　My husband and I have a son...
Vintage Girl Names: 9 Fresh Ideas
Dec 12, 2025
　　Vintage girl names can make great choices for a daughter born today. They’re tied to the past, have plenty of great namesakes, and yet feel fresh and unexpected, too. 　　The only problem? Many of them are far more popular than you might expect. 　　Anna Chlumsky, the My Girl child star...
My Name is Gay
Dec 12, 2025
　　By Gay Cioffi 　　As the youngest in my family of five, I am the only one who was not named for a grandparent or beloved aunt or uncle. As it happened, I was named for a fondly remembered childhood acquaintance of my mother. 　　While not only was breaking from that family...
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Dec 12, 2025
　　By Jen Simon 　　Is there any easier way to judge our fellow parents than by their children’s names? A name is the first thing we learn about a person. It’s how they’re presented to the world. It’s the defining declaration a parent makes when labeling his or her child. Often,...
Great Alternatives to the Top Boy Names
Dec 12, 2025
　　By Kara @ The Art of NamingFor those parents who may secretly like the sound of the top names but hate their popularity, I’ve created a list of alternative options to the Top 10 names for boys. The names may be similar in sound, syllables, initial letter, meaning, origin or...
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Dec 12, 2025
　　By Kara Blakley 　　I recently wrote about some VERy exciting names for girls, and now it’s time for the boys’ list. 　　Recently, Brooke Cussans wrote about PERfect names: a wonderfully diverse list of names all sharing the PER syllable.I was inspired to create a list of VER names, and found...
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Dec 12, 2025
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Surnames That Make Great Unisex Baby Names
Dec 12, 2025
　　Surnames used as unisex baby names offer fresh, modern-sounding options that aren’t too tied to one gender. 　　Last names as first names are always in fashion. Some lean strongly to one gender, as we can see in the USA’s list of popular names. Harper and Avery are mostly given to...
Vintage Surname Names Come Back Around
Dec 12, 2025
　　Vintage surname names — it’s not an oxymoron! 　　Yes, we tend to think of surname names as a modern trend, and in many ways it is. The way we use surname names today is remarkably different from a century ago. 　　Historically, wealthy families passed down surnames as a way to authenticate...
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Dec 12, 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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Dec 12, 2025
　　Old money names conjure the aspirational lifestyle provided by generational wealth — elite country clubs, prep schools, and holidays in the countryside. The old money aesthetic is being felt beyond baby names — this prep-rebrand is suddenly everywhere. 　　Fashion runways are filled with pleated skirts, penny loafers, and pearl necklaces. Americans...
Modern Christian Names With Spirit and Style!
Dec 12, 2025
　　Christian names combine spirituality with style, conveying a faith-based message with contemporary sensibility. 　　These modern Christian names with an evangelical feel aren’t traditional biblical names, well-worn virtues, or even the old prophet names that are so popular nowadays. No, this is a fresh, 21st-century style of Christian names that shout...
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Dec 12, 2025
　　by Linda Rosenkrantz 　　Doesn’t it sometimes seem that just about any word in the dictionary can find its way onto a birth certificate these days? (Yes, looking at you, Kardashians!). And it’s not only color and flower and occupational nouns, but even adjectives and adverbs that were never conceived of...
Top Baby Names 2018!
Dec 12, 2025
　　The top baby names of 2018 are in, with Emma and Liam continuing their reign as the Number 1 girl and boy names. 　　The top baby girl names remain exactly the same as last year in the first five places: Emma, Olivia, Ava, Isabella, and Sophia. 　　Among the most popular baby boy names,...
Best New Names in the Top 1000
Dec 12, 2025
　　According to the latest baby name data from the SSA, the pool of baby names chosen by new parents in the US has never been wider. The percentage of babies receiving a name in the Top 1000 continues to trend downwards, with almost a third of those born in 2018...
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Dec 12, 2025
　　Nameberry has been happy to host Abby Sandel's Name Sage column and to bring our visitors her wise naming advice for several years now. Here, Abby's accumulated naming wisdom (so far). Thank you, Abby, for your wonderful column. 　　The act of choosing a name is deceptively simple. Just a few...
Name Sage: Japanese-inspired Names for Raiden and Renzo's Sister
Dec 12, 2025
　　They're living in Japan, so their new daughter's name needs to bridge two cultures - just like brothers Raiden and Renzo. Plus, they're hoping for something that feels meaningful to their family. The Name Sage tries to check all the boxes! 　　Clarice writes:I'm really hoping you could help me out...
The Best Baby Name Advice
Dec 12, 2025
　　Over the many months of How I Named My Baby, our Berries have shared incredible tips and valuable insight on navigating the baby name process. 　　Here, the best baby name advice from our readers: 　　On where to begin:“Start off by asking your partner what names they don’t like! Are there any names...
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