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These 100+ Names Defined the Decade

　　At the end of not just a year but an entire decade, The New York Times asked Nameberry to name the names that defined the adolescence of the 21st century. 　　To find out, we analyzed the names that appear on the list of most popular baby names 2020 that did not...

Dec 12, 2025

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Top Baby Names 2020

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Baby Name Trends: and other news of the week

Dec 12, 2025

　　This week’s name news includes baby name trends, some stunning “sweet spot” celebrity baby names, the thorny issue of baby name theft, and a celebration of unique baby names of all shapes, sizes and sources. 　　Celebrity Baby NewsIt’s aaaaa… baby for Blake Lively and Ryan Reynolds! 　　Blake Lively and Ryan...

Starbaby Predictions: First and middles

Dec 12, 2025

　　by Sophie Kihm 　　My latest starbaby predictions include some thoughts on middle names. 　　Celebrity baby middle names don’t get as much attention as first names, but they can be equally as exciting. Take Anne Hathaway’s son’s middle name, Rosebanks. It’s a portmanteau of two family names—a creative solution to honor...

Why Are Parents Choosing “Evil” Names?

Dec 12, 2025

　　Names with negative meanings are not top of every parent’s list, but does that mean they’re evil names? Each year, hundreds of new babies get names that some would consider controversial at best, downright devilish at worst. 　　The latest attempt? In the most recent sitting of the Icelandic Naming Committee,...

Nameberry’s Newest Arrivals Announced!

Dec 12, 2025

　　Our January birth announcements are in, and they’re the perfect way to set the baby name scene for the decade ahead! 　　Despite the wintry weather, nature names abounded in January. Angelica, Banks, Elder, Fox and Lilac were all used for new Berry babes, with older siblings’ names including cool natural...

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Olive or Olivia, Sophie or Sophia?

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African-American Heroine Names

Dec 12, 2025

　　As Black History Month segues into Women’s History Month this weekend, let's take a look at the names of some inspirational African-American heroines! 　　Compiling a wide-ranging list is not as easy as you might think – nor as it should be. Google and book searches tend to turn up a select list...

150+ European Baby Girl Names

Dec 12, 2025

　　“What’s so special about European names?”, you might ask. After all, the majority of the baby names most widely used in the US have European origins. 　　But the European girl names we're talking about here are not widely used in the US, the UK, and other English-speaking countries. We scoured...

How I Named My Baby: Maudette Eve

Dec 12, 2025

　　Marissa, a project management coordinator, and Mark, a manager, live in Northern Virginia with their two daughters: Maeve Rose and Maudette Eve. 　　Maudette was born on August 11, 2022. Here, we speak to Marissa about how she and Mark named their little girl. 　　How did you name Maudette?We had been...

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Flower Names for Boys Are Blooming

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100+ Best Boy Names Ending in a Vowel

Dec 12, 2025

　　Boy names ending in a vowel (or a vowel sound) feel lively and distinctive, in an era where consonant names for boys – particularly those ending in N and R – have long dominated the list of popular names. 　　There are now five boy names ending in a vowel sound...

Brother Names

Dec 12, 2025

　　Choosing the right brother names involves striking the right balance. Ideally, brother names should be coordinated in a clear way — such as style or origin — but you want the names to be distinctive, so the brother set doesn’t feel too matchy. 　　Looking for brother names with similar style is...

Nickname Spotlight: Getting to Gus

Dec 12, 2025

　　Love Gus as a short name for a boy, but not a fan of Augustus and related names like August and Augustine? 　　One option is to simply use Gus on its own. This vintage nickname is charming, no-nonsense, and you’ll never need to spell it out. It was popular in...

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Vintage Surname Names Come Back Around

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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...

Unisex Baby Names: But Are They Really?

Dec 12, 2025

　　Unisex names are attracting more and more attention for babies of both sexes – but “unisex” doesn’t always mean “gender-neutral”. 　　Unisex vs. Gender Neutral NamesNameberry generally defines unisex names as those given to the minority sex at least 10% of the time. But although those names may qualify as unisex...

Gender Neutral Names Changing Direction

Dec 12, 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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America's Next Top Baby Names

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Babyberries: Class of 2023!

Dec 12, 2025

　　As we finish off another year, it's time for the recap of Nameberry's newest arrivals born in 2023! 　　Birth announcements for 93 new Babyberries – 47 girls and 46 boys – were featured on our forums and Instagram over the past year. The warmest of welcomes to all of our littlest members! 　　Berry parents...

Ancient Names for Babies

Dec 12, 2025

　　Can the rise of ancient names for babies be credited to the prominence of Amelia, Zoe, Sebastian, and Atticus on international lists of popular names? 　　Or maybe it’s a reaction against all the new names and trends that have mushroomed over the past few decades, from word names to nature...

Celebrity Baby Name Trends of 2023

Dec 12, 2025

　　And that’s a wrap on the celebrity names of 2023. This year saw a number of notable celebrity baby names, including Techno Mechanicus, Rocky Thirteen, and Louetta Isley. 　　In addition, many A-list celebrity babies were born in 2023, such as the unnamed babies of Blake Lively and Ryan Reynolds and...

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50 Names That Mean You Live in the North East

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80 Great New Sweet Spot Names

Dec 12, 2025

　　Ever since we started exploring and writing about baby names, Pam and I have been intrigued by the concept of sweet-spot names, those that fall in that perfect position of not being epidemically popular—so common that their distinctive images to be diluted—yet not extreme enough to raise eyebrows or cause...

Popular Twin Names

Dec 12, 2025

　　Popular twin names used to appear on the Social Security top baby names site, but alas, no more. 　　But while there hasn’t been hard data on the top twin names in the US in over a decade, we can extrapolate from the 2010 twin names data to make some educated...

The Best of the Rarest Baby Names

Dec 12, 2025

　　Baby namers desperate for truly undiscovered baby names have always begged us for our secret list of unique names that nobody but nobody else has. You know, the truly wonderful baby names with deep history and wide appeal that somehow remain completely undiscovered. 　　The only problem was we didn’t have...

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The Best Baby Name Advice

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How to Pick the Perfect Multilingual Name

Dec 12, 2025

　　Need an international name that works across different languages? It can be challenging, but here we share our tips and ideas to help you find a marvelously multilingual name that brings your family's cultures together. 　　If your family speaks multiple languages, you probably want your child to have a name...

9 Timeless Rules for Naming Your Baby

Dec 12, 2025

　　On this 98-degree day, I’m doing the only chore that makes sense: cleaning the basement. That’s how, deep in a dusty box, between my now adult daughter’s kindergarten drawings and my ancient college essays, I found a draft of the proposal for our very first baby-naming book. 　　What struck me...

Name Change Resources

Dec 12, 2025

　　We won't sugar coat it: the legal and administrative logistics of a name change — whether it's your own or your child's — can be overwhelming. To make your process easier, we've compiled a far-reaching collection of name change resources, organized by location. 　　In the United States, name changes are processed at...