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Baby Names of 1912: Hester, Chester & Sylvester

　　Another new year, another opportunity to test out the 100-Year Rule, a chance to look at the pop lists of 1912 to see if we can find some undiscovered gems to excavate and polish up. 　　Looking first at the boys’ 1912 Top 10, we see that it consisted completely of...

Dec 12, 2025

W-Names: Where’s Waldo?

Australian Baby Names: What’s up down under

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

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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...

Stylish Names: What’s Their Secret?

Dec 12, 2025

　　Some stylish names share a first initial: Vowel names are particularly popular right now, for instance. Other times, it’s a rhythm or ending sound: Boys’ names with two syllables that end in N or R are big these days. 　　Still other fashionable names share an ethnic origin such as Irish...

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 Spike: People vs pet names

Dec 12, 2025

　　When Mike Myers named his son Spike recently, there were several comments on our Nameberry Facebook page along the lines of: “Did his wife have a puppy?” and “Bit doggy for me.” Not very kind, perhaps, but it does raise the subject of the blurring of the line between human...

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Model Names Reflect Diversity on the Runway

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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...

Boy Names for Girls Reach New Heights

Dec 12, 2025

　　We all know about boy names for girls like Madison and Addison, Harper and Avery that were once exclusively male, later to be counted among the most popular girl names. 　　Then there are the newer names crossing the gender divide toward the girls’ side. These may still be more widely...

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...

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How I Named My Baby: Koda Florian

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I Named My Son Liam Before It Got Popular

Dec 12, 2025

　　Fifteen hours into labor, a new nurse came into our hospital room and gave us a cheerful hello. My husband and I looked away from the television. The 2010 Winter Olympics were on though neither of us were paying much attention. 　　Just after midnight, I’d woken up to my water...

Strong Boy Names: The Ultimate Guide

Dec 12, 2025

　　Strong boy names are a powerful trend right now, as parents increasingly turn to names with positive meanings of strength and resilience in troubling times. 　　Strong boy names include those that literally mean strength, power or might – from popular classics like Ethan and Ezekiel, to rare and unique choices...

Aiden Names: the Rise And Fall of a Mega-Trend

Dec 12, 2025

　　Aiden and boy names that rhyme with it have been all the rage since around the year 2000. Have you ever wondered about the history of this name trend? Or what the most popular Aiden-names are today? 　　Join us for a dive into this wave of names that swept the...

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The Top Unisex Names in Every US State

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Nonbinary Names Achieve Gender Parity

Dec 12, 2025

　　Nonbinary names are balanced in the proportion of girls to boys who receive the name in a given year. At Nameberry, we define this as no less than 35 percent, but no more than 65 percent of a single sex. Compare that to unisex names, which are given to the...

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...

America's Top Unisex Names of 2022

Dec 12, 2025

　　Want to know the most popular unisex names? We’ve crunched the numbers for you. 　　Our definition of a unisex name is one that’s used for both girls and boys with a split of at least 90-10. (For the most popular names, there are always a few opposites recorded, like the...

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What's a Classic Name?

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60 Names That Mean You Live in the Midwest

Dec 12, 2025

　　Know a lot of babies named Vivian and Lincoln? You might just live in the Midwest. 　　We analyzed the most popular names by state to find which names are used more in the twelve core Midwestern states — that's Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, Ohio,...

How Millennial Is Your Name?

Dec 12, 2025

　　Millennial names define their generation. John and Mary were the Number 1 names for The Greatest Generation, Linda and Gary emblematic names of the Baby Boom, and now Jessica and Michael emerging as the top names for Millennials. 　　Nameberry tabulated the names of all babies born from 1982 until 2004,...

America's Next Top Baby Names

Dec 12, 2025

　　What are America's next top baby names, the future favorites that nobody is using today? 　　A few generations ago, in 1980, names like Luna and Luca, Kennedy and Maverick were shuffling along at the bottom of the charts. Today, they’re among the most popular namesUSA, each ranking within the Top...

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100 Names That Deserve To Be Used More

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Top Baby Name Influencers 2023

Dec 12, 2025

　　Baby name influencers don't set out to start name trends, but ultimately, their names go viral. 　　When it comes to influential names, there’s a formula for success. Whether the name is that of a celebrity or their child, it needs to be connected to someone who’s highly visible in the...

Top Czech Names Follow International Trends

Dec 12, 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....

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...

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Rainbow Baby Names Honor and Comfort

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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...

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 Sage: Honoring Grandma Elaine

Dec 12, 2025

　　Aviva writes:I’m expecting my first child. I was very close to my grandmother Elaine, who passed away, so I’d like to name my son after her. 　　For his first name, I’ve thought of Laine or Lane. Is there anything else I’m missing? 　　I’m leaning toward Laine right now but don’t...