Celebrity Baby Names: The hottest and the nottest
　　The year before Nicole Richie, who’s mainly famous for being famous, named her first child Harlow Winter Kate, that Golden Age of Hollywood first name was given to only 28 baby girls. 　　In 2008, the year Richie gave birth in January, that number shot up to 133, more than doubling...
Dec 12, 2025
Baby Name Spike: People vs pet names
Baby Names of 1912: Hester, Chester & Sylvester
W-Names: Where’s Waldo?
Happy 3rd Birthday to Nameberry!
Nameberry Nine: Trendy with a twist Guess Beyonce’s Baby Name! Too trendy? Or just right…. Bird Names: Avian options beyond Robin and Raven The Hottest Baby Names of 2011 Baby Name News: This week’s most notable names, from Ami to Zia Stylish Names: What’s Their Secret? Baby Names 2012: Heard any new names lately?
Popular recommendations >
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...
Australian Baby Names: What’s up down under
Dec 12, 2025
　　Today’s guest blogger, Aussie Anna Otto, tells us what she sees ahead for Australian baby names in 2012. 　　Baby Name Trends from Australia for 2012 　　Nameberry has brought us the hottest trends in baby trends for next year, and many of them are evident in Australia, as in other countries. But...
Hottest Baby Name Trends: a century ago
Dec 12, 2025
　　If you were naming a baby in 1911, you certainly wouldn’t be thinking about the hottest baby name trends or what was cool or hip.  Ah, those were the days! 　　But it is interesting to look back and see what patterns were in evidence then, which names—some of them really surprising—have obeyed the...
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...
Girl Names >
Muslim Baby Names Are Full of Meaning
Muslim Baby Names Are Full of Meaning
How I Named My Baby: Laíla Brooke Feminizations Carry Girl Power Olive or Olivia, Sophie or Sophia? Fanciful Girl Names Go Over-the-Top Model Names Reflect Diversity on the Runway Transforming Top to Uncommon Girl Names How I Named My Baby: Maudette Eve How I Named My Baby: Leni Jean
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...
Cool Girl Names: Charmed Circles
Dec 12, 2025
　　Cool girl names, much like cool girls themselves, often travel in packs. Once one cool girl name gets popular, similar ones tend to follow. 　　These names often share sounds, but they can also be connected by a theme such as color names, bird names, or virtue names. 　　Certain name groups...
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...
Boy Names >
100+ Best Boy Names Ending in a Vowel
100+ Best Boy Names Ending in a Vowel
Nickname Spotlight: Getting to Gus 80+ Woodsy Names for Boys That Will Make You Want to Have a Son I Named My Son Liam Before It Got Popular Aiden Names: the Rise And Fall of a Mega-Trend Traditional Boy Names: The Ultimate Guide New Geek Chic Names For Boys How I Named My Baby: October Teddy Boy Names: Some Popular Name Cliques
Where To Find A Cool Vintage Boy Name
Dec 12, 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,...
How to Make Classic Boy Names Unique
Dec 12, 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...
150+ European Baby Boy Names
Dec 12, 2025
　　European baby names have a long and illustrious history of use in the US. After all, many of the most popular boy names today – contemporary classics like Leo and Lucas, Mason and Mateo, Oliver and Owen – have European origins. 　　But there is so much cultural and linguistic variety...
Unisex Names >
The Coolest Unisex Nature Names
The Coolest Unisex Nature Names
100 Unique Unisex Middle Names Surnames That Make Great Unisex Baby Names Vintage Surname Names Come Back Around Last Names as First Names: Welcome to the Next Wave Gender Neutral Names Changing Direction Fall’s Biggest Name Trend: Econames The Top Unisex Names in Every US State Unisex Names Across the Atlantic
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...
The Most Nonbinary Names in Every State
Dec 12, 2025
　　Want to know the most gender-neutral nonbinary baby names? Depending where you live, they could be anything from Amani to Zen. 　　The most nonbinary names in the US are different from the most popular unisex names (which usually lean male or female). Here we’re talking about names that strike a...
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...
Trends & Predictions >
Spanish Nature Names Soar Beyond Luna
Spanish Nature Names Soar Beyond Luna
Celebrity Baby Name Trends of 2023 60 Names That Mean You Live in the Midwest Quirky Favorite Baby Names in 10 Top Cities Old Money Names That Will Make You Feel Rich New Study Shows Climate Impact on Baby Names Modern Christian Names With Spirit and Style! What's a Classic Name? Creative Family Names Honor Loved Ones
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...
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...
The Top Names We're Watching for 2024
Dec 12, 2025
　　Which baby names will be on top in 2024? 　　If we're speaking literally, you can expect to see the same few names on the tippy-top of the charts — Olivia and Emma, Liam and Noah. But it's a lot more fun to look at the fastest-rising names — the choices rapidly...
Name Popularity >
Top Baby Name Influencers 2023
Top Baby Name Influencers 2023
New Popular Irish Names Revealed Classic Baby Names on the Rise Top Names in Each State Revealed! 5 Easy Ways to Judge a Baby Name The Top Baby Names A-Z Baby Names Before 1850 20 Chic French Names You Should Know About Popular Twin Names
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...
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....
50 Names That Mean You Live in the North East
Dec 12, 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 Naming Advice >
Name Change Resources
Name Change Resources
How to Pick the Perfect Multilingual Name How Not To Name The Baby: Top 10 Baby-Naming Don’ts The Art of the (Baby Name) Breakup 20 Questions Every Baby Namer Should Ask How to Cope With Baby Name Regret The Best Baby Name Advice Unique Twin Names to Inspire Test-Driving Your Baby 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...
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...
Name Sage: Defining Classic Girl Names
Dec 12, 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...
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