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  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 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...
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...
Bird Names: Avian options beyond Robin and Raven
Dec 12, 2025
  Bird names are flying onto baby name lists, and guest blogger Kristen Gregg, of the popular blog marginamia, finds a flock of rare species to add to the aviary.   I am absolutely chirping with delight to be here today on Nameberry! I’m almost equally delighted to watch an ever growing...
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