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Baby Names 2012: Heard any new names lately?

　　For the new year, we thought it would be fun to ask you to post the new baby names 2012 you’ve heard or see lately, on babies or in movie credits or in the newspaper or even new choices you’ve encountered on Nameberry. 　　We think we’ve heard them all…..until we...

Dec 12, 2025

Baby Name Spike: People vs pet names

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The Hottest Baby Names of 2011

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Nameberry Nine: Trendy with a twist

Dec 12, 2025

　　This week, in her Nameberry Nine round-up of the latest newsy names, Abby Sandel, of Appellation Mountain, looks at recent celebrity and other interesting name sightings. Also, take advantage of our CyberMonday Nameberry ebook special! Buy our ebooks for just $3.99 today only, in our store. 　　If you’re an avid follower of all things onomastic,...

Baby Name Trends: Ha Ha names are nothing to laugh at!

Dec 12, 2025

　　Have you noticed the sudden pop in popularity of girls’ names starting with the happy-go-lucky syllable ‘Ha’—some on them shamelessly stolen from the boys? Caught in the spotlight by two recent high-profile starbabies, Harper Seven Beckham and Jessica Alba’s Haven Warren, this is among the baby name trends that seem...

Baby Name News: This week’s most notable names, from Ami to Zia

Dec 12, 2025

　　We’re so pleased to announce that starting today, Appellation Mountain‘s Abby Sandel will be presenting a regular baby name news recap and analysis every Monday. 　　If you’re a Nameberry aficionado, you might recall that this column started out as a week in review, then morphed into a more conventional list of names based...

Too trendy? Or just right….

Dec 12, 2025

　　One of our most popular blogs of the year was the one in which Elisabeth Wilborn of You Can’t Call It It transformed the Top 100 girls’ names — and the following week, the most popular boys’ names — into choices with the same feel but more distinction and style....

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Feminizations Carry Girl Power

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How I Named My Baby: Willamina Joy

Dec 12, 2025

　　Jeanette, a producer on The Rachael Ray Show, and Jimmy, live in Bergen County, New Jersey with their two children: James Joseph IV and Willamina Joy. 　　Their daughter Willamina was born on November 28, 2022. Here, we chat with Jeanette about how she and Jimmy named their little girl. 　　Tell...

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...

How I Named My Baby: Laíla Brooke

Dec 12, 2025

　　Dr. Laria Herod, a veterinarian, and Bradford Herod, a special education teacher, live in Phoenix, Arizona with their two daughters: Lariah Braé and Laíla Brooke. 　　Laíla was born on July 18, 2022. Here, we talk to Laria about how she and Bradford named their little girl. 　　Tell me how you...

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Exploring the Meaning of Julian

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New Geek Chic Names For Boys

Dec 12, 2025

　　Hipster, nerdy, funky-clunky… Call them what you will, there’s no denying that geek chic names for boys and girls are cool. 　　But fashion moves fast, and some of the original names on our Geek Chic Boys master list — like Jasper, Cyrus and Augustus — now feel almost mainstream. 　　So...

Traditional Boy Names: The Ultimate Guide

Dec 12, 2025

　　Traditional boy names remain perennially popular with parents today, in spite of the broader trend towards ever more unique baby names for both sexes. 　　But that doesn’t necessarily mean that all traditional names for boys are popular. As well as the core classic boy names – like John, James and...

Boy Names: Some Popular Name Cliques

Dec 12, 2025

　　When a name gets popular, it’s rarely in isolation. 　　Both boy names and girl names tend to rise and fall in groups based on sound, image, association, or some combination thereof. Sometimes just a pair of names will attract attention, but often entire gangs of names will become fashionable at...

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Surnames That Make Great Unisex Baby Names

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200 Unique Word Names You Won’t Find Anywhere Else

Dec 12, 2025

　　Lovers of unique word names, put down your dictionaries! 　　We’ve found a better way to come up with truly original word names for babies: crowdsource it! We recently asked our brilliant Berry community to suggest cool new word name possibilities that no one’s thought of yet — and they didn’t...

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...

The Top Unisex Names in Every US State

Dec 12, 2025

　　The most popular unisex names in the USA in 2022 were Logan, Avery, and Riley. But does that hold true across every state? 　　Well, sometimes. But as you might guess, each state has its own favorite unisex names. For some, it’s an occupational name like Parker or Sawyer. Other states...

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The Top Names We're Watching for 2024

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Popular Names Your Mom Never Heard Of

Dec 12, 2025

　　The biggest critic of parents’ baby name choice? Yup, that would be Grandma! 　　According to a 2016 survey, almost half of new parents who received negative comments about their newborn’s name said that they came from their own mom. 　　Whether you’re surprised or totally unsurprised by that statistic – no...

Astrology Names: The Ultimate Guide

Dec 12, 2025

　　Astrology names are inspired by the stars and planets, the four elements, and the symbols and characteristics connected to the zodiac signs. 　　Coinciding with the recent cultural obsession with astrology, we’ve observed a rise in names relating to the zodiac and all things celestial. 　　Millennials and Gen Z have taken...

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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100 Names That Deserve To Be Used More

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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...

Forgotten Names Making a Comeback

Dec 12, 2025

　　Looking for a niche source of rare baby names? Try the comeback kids of 2022. 　　These names were once used for babies in the US, but then vanished for decades. Just when you might think they were lost forever, they've re-appeared in the official baby name data for 2022. 　　The...

Classic Baby Names on the Rise

Dec 12, 2025

　　When it comes to classic names, there are two stories we like to tell. Sometimes it’s that classics have been abandoned. Time to name your baby Chicago, Koala, or True, because nobody would dare call a kid Elizabeth or James in the year 2023. 　　The other story? Classic baby names...

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How to Change Your Baby’s Name

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Test-Driving Your Baby Name

Dec 12, 2025

　　When picking a name, it can be hard to find opportunities to test the name in a way that gauges the true ‘wearability’ of the name and the reactions it is likely to elicit. People’s abstract opinions of names (“no-one will ever be able to spell Aoife correctly”, “Harper is...

Rainbow Baby Names Honor and Comfort

Dec 12, 2025

　　Rainbow baby names — names for a child born after the loss of another — can be a way to mark a time of mixed emotions. Some parents find it helpful and meaningful to choose a name that both acknowledges the loss and celebrates new life, commemorating the past and...

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...