Nameberry Nine: Trendy with a twist
　　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,...
Dec 12, 2025
Baby Names of 1912: Hester, Chester & Sylvester
Bird Names: Avian options beyond Robin and Raven
The Hottest Baby Names of 2011
Happy 3rd Birthday to Nameberry!
Australian Baby Names: What’s up down under Guess Beyonce’s Baby Name! Too trendy? Or just right…. Baby Name Trends: Ha Ha names are nothing to laugh at! Celebrity Baby Names: The hottest and the nottest Hottest Baby Name Trends: a century ago Stylish Names: What’s Their Secret? Baby Names 2012: Heard any new names lately?
Popular recommendations >
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...
Baby Names Trends: Cassia, Caspian and Cash
Dec 12, 2025
　　Here in our baby name bubble, in case you haven’t noticed, we tend to parse every element of every name for hints of incipient baby name trends.  This would include first syllables, middle letters (like the current x), and endings like en and er for boys. 　　Just recently we’ve been...
W-Names: Where’s Waldo?
Dec 12, 2025
　　Once upon a time, in the now distant past, popularity lists–particularly for boys–were teeming with names starting with the letter ‘W’. 　　In 1920, for example, there were twenty-seven of them in the boys’ Top 500, including every conceivable appendage to the first syllable Wil. Aside from the eternal William, there were Willie,...
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...
Girl Names >
200 Best Twin Girl Names 2023
200 Best Twin Girl Names 2023
African-American Heroine Names 150+ European Baby Girl Names Transforming Top to Uncommon Girl Names How I Named My Baby: Willamina Joy Model Names Reflect Diversity on the Runway Muslim Baby Names Are Full of Meaning Olive or Olivia, Sophie or Sophia? Cool Girl Names: Charmed Circles
Inspirational Names of Forgotten Feminists
Dec 12, 2025
　　We’re all familiar with Harriet, Emmeline, Malala and Susan as famous women’s rights advocates and potential sources of inspirational feminist names. But what about the women who did amazing things but have slipped into obscurity? 　　If you’re looking for baby names with mountains of feminist cred that are a little...
How I Named My Baby: Georgie Rose
Dec 12, 2025
　　Alison Piepmeyer, Chief Marketing Officer of Color Factory, and Zach Piepmeyer, cofounder of Magical, live in Brooklyn, New York with their two children: Linus Tyler and Georgie Rose. 　　Their daughter Georgie was born on January 8, 2022. Below, we talk with Alison about how she and Zach named their little...
Transforming Top to Uncommon Female Dog Names
Dec 12, 2025
　　Naming a dog and naming a baby, while similar in some respects, are two totally different tasks. We have different requirements for our pet names and our baby names. Children need names that can serve them in multiple contexts over the many stages of life. Dogs don’t. 　　This is why...
Boy Names >
Strong Boy Names: The Ultimate Guide
Strong Boy Names: The Ultimate Guide
Brother Names Nickname Spotlight: Getting to Gus How to Make Classic Boy Names Unique Where To Find A Cool Vintage Boy Name Flower Names for Boys Are Blooming 150+ European Baby Boy Names New Geek Chic Names For Boys How I Named My Baby: Koda Florian
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...
12 Boy Names That Deserve More Love
Dec 12, 2025
　　Looking for a boy name that feels both fashionable and original, that stands out for its rarity but fits with current trends? 　　Boy names are evolving at lightning speed right now, with parents more willing than ever to branch out from traditional choices and embrace individuality in their sons’ names...
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...
Unisex Names >
50 Rare Gender-Neutral Names Heating Up
50 Rare Gender-Neutral Names Heating Up
Fall’s Biggest Name Trend: Econames Gender Neutral Names Changing Direction The Coolest Unisex Nature Names Unisex Names That Switched From Boy to Girl Vintage Surname Names Come Back Around Nonbinary Names Achieve Gender Parity 200 Unique Word Names You Won’t Find Anywhere Else The Top Unisex Names in Every US State
Last Names as First Names: Welcome to the Next Wave
Dec 12, 2025
　　The great thing is that the pool of surnames is so large — and ever more diverse — that there are always more to discover. 　　Sure, they don’t all make good first names. I know families called Beer, Small and Bumstead, but I doubt any babies will get those as...
How I Named My Babies: Nico Gianna & Jasper Graham
Dec 12, 2025
　　Alanna Shore, stay-at-home parent, and her husband Keith, artist and art director of Mikkeller Beer, live in Bucks County, Pennsylvania with their four children. 　　In May they welcomed their latest arrivals, twins named Nico Gianna and Jasper Graham. Here, Alanna shares the story of how she and Keith named their...
Surprisingly International Baby Names
Dec 12, 2025
　　Say “international baby names” — and what springs to mind? 　　Hands up if you said Anna or Adam! It’s true: there are plenty of popular names that feature near the top of the baby name charts in multiple countries. 　　But if your tastes lean towards more uncommon choices, finding a...
Trends & Predictions >
Babyberries: Class of 2023!
Babyberries: Class of 2023!
America's Next Top Baby Names The Top Names We're Watching for 2024 Old Money Names That Will Make You Feel Rich Cottagecore Baby Names Turn Back the Clock Ancient Names for Babies The Secret Meanings of Color Names Astrology Names: The Ultimate Guide What's a Classic Name?
Quirky Favorite Baby Names in 10 Top Cities
Dec 12, 2025
　　New York baby namers love sleek, streamlined girl names like Rose and Claire, while Dallas favorites like Willa and Evangeline bring a touch of Southern charm. 　　Scottish namers are drawn to rugged boy names with a local flavor, such as Innes and Struan. And in Auckland, New Zealand, you'll find...
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,...
Name Popularity >
100 Names That Deserve To Be Used More
100 Names That Deserve To Be Used More
Top Names in Each State Revealed! 80 Great New Sweet Spot Names 50 Names That Mean You Live in the North East Top Baby Name Influencers 2023 Popular Twin Names Baby Names Before 1850 New Popular Irish Names Revealed The Best of the Rarest Baby Names
Presidential Names for Babies: Who's Winning?
Dec 12, 2025
　　Presidential baby names – the famous last names and, in a few cases, first names of America’s presidents – are more popular than ever in the US. The presidential connection may be more direct in some cases (Lincoln) than others (Taylor). 　　Naming a child for – or, in some cases,...
5 Easy Ways to Judge a Baby Name
Dec 12, 2025
　　Many of us spend an entire nine months — or even longer — weighing the relative merits of names for our babies. 　　But it’s possible to judge most names much more quickly than that, at least accurately enough to tell whether they belong on your shortlist. 　　Here, Nameberry’s top quick...
How Gen Z Is Your Name?
Dec 12, 2025
　　Gen Z names, the most popular names for babies born from 1997 to 2012, are led by Emily and Jacob, according to a new study by Nameberry. 　　The watchword for Generation Z names is diversity, according to Nameberry’s study, with 70% more names in general use for Zoomers than for...
Baby Naming Advice >
It’s Okay to Change Your Baby’s Name
It’s Okay to Change Your Baby’s Name
Rainbow Baby Names Honor and Comfort 20 Questions Every Baby Namer Should Ask How to Cope With Baby Name Regret Name Sage: Japanese-inspired Names for Raiden and Renzo's Sister Updating Popular 1950s Names Test-Driving Your Baby Name What the Name Sage Knows: Ten Secrets to Loving Your Child's Name How Not To Name The Baby: Top 10 Baby-Naming Don’ts
Family Names Are Getting More Adventurous
Dec 12, 2025
　　Sure, Thanksgiving is about sweet potatoes with little marshmallows on top, but it’s also about family. That’s why, as we approach the holiday, our coverage of Thanksgiving baby names is focused this year not on Pilgrim names or turkey names but on the new style in family names. 　　Family names...
How to Have More Fun Naming Your Baby
Dec 12, 2025
　　Choosing names for hypothetical babies is always fun — why do you think I got into this business? — but when you’re actually expecting, the pressure is on. Suddenly you’re faced with the very big task of naming an actual human being, which (often) requires you to collaborate with your...
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...
About
Terms and Conditions Privacy policy Cookie Settings Contact Us
Services
Login register
zdname Baby Names Pet Names Girl Names Boy Names Unisex Names Trends & Predictions Name Popularity Baby Naming Advice
Links
zpostcode Recruit weather mreligion Yellowpages sport constellation shopping name game directory literature Word tour furnish Lottery tftnews lyrics News digital car dir Edu Finance
Copyright 2023-2025 - www.zdname.com All Rights Reserved