Classic Girls’ Names: All about Alice
　　With a number of classic names taking a downward turn these days, it’s nice to see that a few are going in the other direction—William, James, Charlotte –and one that we’re especially happy to see making a return: our featured name of the day, Alice. 　　Alice is unique among the...
Dec 13, 2025
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Girl Detective Names: Trixie, Theolinda, Thursday and Tuppence
Dec 13, 2025
　　Hear the words ‘detective’ or ‘private eye,’ and you probably picture a tough guy like Mickey Spillane or a cooler customer like Sam Spade.  But it turns out that mystery fiction also features a lot more female sleuths than you might think, dating back to Loveday Brooke in the 1890s...
Girl Baby Names: The newsiest names, from Talulah to Lula to Rue
Dec 13, 2025
　　It’s an all girl baby names issue of Appellation Mountain‘s Abby Sandel’s Nameberry 9 newsiest names this week. 　　Did you hear?  Barack Obama declined to offer baby name advice. 　　The president hosted a fireside chat on Google+ last week.  He tackled complex, divisive topics like the environment and the economy....
Top Girls’ Names of 2012
Dec 13, 2025
　　Our tally of the 100 most popular girls’ names of 2012 on Nameberry is in, and we have a new Number 1: Katniss. 　　The predominance of Katniss is more a testament to the power of the Hunger Games franchise than to baby name trends. 　　Our Number 2 girls’ name Charlotte,...
Pretty Girl Names: This week’s Nameberry 9
Dec 13, 2025
　　Some pretty girl names–and a couple of attractive boys’ too–are highlighted by Appellation Mountain‘s Abby Sandel for this week’s The Nameberry 9. 　　It was a good week for gorgeous girl names. From current favorites to up and coming possibilities, pop culture gave us a quartet of new daughters with noteworthy...
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9 Glowing Girl Names: Brilliant and bright
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Girl Names in Limbo: Can they escape?
Dec 13, 2025
　　by Linda Rosenkrantz 　　They were once the belles of the ball.  But then they gradually lost their luster and found themselves in baby name limbo. 　　Most of these girls’ names aren’t vintage enough to benefit from the 100-year rule. And many are recent enough to still bring up images of...
Popular Girl Names: Lost in the La-Crowd
Dec 13, 2025
　　They’ve long loved Lyla for a daughter. But is Lyla too close to all those other lovely, La-la names? 　　Emily writes: 　　We are struggling with choosing a name for our baby girl arriving in March. 　　Our son’s name is Theodore and he goes by Theo.  For years we have liked...
Valentine’s Day Names: Lovable Love Words
Dec 13, 2025
　　Valentine baby names mean love and romance in every possible way. Today we look at names that mean love, heart, sweetness, and more, to celebrate the holiday in the name of your own lovebug. 　　The Valentine FamilyLet’s begin with the star of the show. The name Valentine (in Latin, Valentinus)...
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150+ European Baby Boy Names
150+ European Baby Boy Names
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Where To Find A Cool Vintage Boy Name
Dec 13, 2025
　　The good news for lovers of vintage boy names is that they’ve never been cooler. 　　The bad news? Well... they’ve never been cooler. 　　That means it can feel increasingly difficult to find the perfect “I wish I’d thought of that first!” vintage boy name. You know: the sweet but strong,...
New Geek Chic Names For Boys
Dec 13, 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...
How to Make Classic Boy Names Unique
Dec 13, 2025
　　Classic boy names are wonderful except for the fact that they’re so common. Yes, there have been many august Williams; sure, it’s a name resonant on your family tree; except, there are thousands (11,282, to be exact) of baby Williams out there. 　　But among the wonderful qualities of classic boy...
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100 Unique Unisex Middle Names
100 Unique Unisex Middle Names
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America's Top Unisex Names of 2022
Dec 13, 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...
200 Unique Word Names You Won’t Find Anywhere Else
Dec 13, 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...
Fall’s Biggest Name Trend: Econames
Dec 13, 2025
　　Total Bellas star Brie Bella, mother of three-year-old Birdie Joe and newborn Buddy Dessert, revealed she would have chosen the name Branch or Blossom for her child if she’d had a girl. “People thought I was crazy, but I thought Birdie and Branch would just be like the sweetest, cutest...
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Ancient Names for Babies
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60 Names That Mean You Live in the Midwest
Dec 13, 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,...
Creative Family Names Honor Loved Ones
Dec 13, 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...
Babyberries: Class of 2023!
Dec 13, 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...
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50 Names That Mean You Live in the North East
Dec 13, 2025
　　Do you know a lot of kids named Maeve and Rowan, Connor and Max? You might just live in the North East of the USA. 　　Behind the national data on the most popular baby names, each region has its own favorites, and the North East — here, the six states...
Baby Names Before 1850
Dec 13, 2025
　　Records on baby names only started in the US in 1880, and so getting an accurate read on names from the 1800s before this time can be difficult at best. 　　But researcher Douglas Galbi has compiled lists of baby names drawn from census records of the early 19th century. We...
How Gen Z Is Your Name?
Dec 13, 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...
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Name Sage: Defining Classic Girl Names
Dec 13, 2025
　　Julie writes:We have two boys, Benjamin John, nn Benji, and William Henry, nn Will. Our third on the way is a girl and we are really struggling with her name. 　　For our boys, we quickly settled on classic names and used family names for the middles. There doesn’t seem to...
Name Sage: Honoring Grandma Elaine
Dec 13, 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...
How to Have More Fun Naming Your Baby
Dec 13, 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...
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