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It’s Not Easy Being Donald

　　by Don Kahle 　　As Donald Trump claims every front page of every news source, I believe we’ve overlooked one group of people that his candidacy has already hurt, regardless of the election’s outcome. A Trump loss in November will salve most wounds quickly. But for others, including myself, the damage...

Nov 6, 2024

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Boy Baby Names: More great choices for #5

Nov 6, 2024

　　They’ve named four boys together – and they love every choice so far! Now it’s time for boy number five, and they’re out of ideas. 　　Kate writes: 　　My husband and I are expecting our fifth boy in a few months. 　　After naming four boys, it’s hard to find a name...

Country Boy Names: The best of the west

Nov 6, 2024

　　Country boy baby names are favorites with American parents. Proof is in the current US Top 100: Wyatt and Ryder, Jackson and Hunter, Colton and Easton. 　　Some boys’ names feel country because of their associations, like Wyatt Earp or Johnny and June Carter Cash singing “Jackson.” Others bring to mind rodeo...

Boy Baby Names: A time for compromise

Nov 6, 2024

　　They don’t know if it’s a boy or a girl, but they do know the names – or they did. Now friends have chosen their top boy baby name, and it’s back to the drawing board for Anna and her husband. 　　Anna writes: 　　We’ve got a bit of a dilemma...

Boys’ Baby Names: Little Middles

Nov 6, 2024

　　By Linda Rosenkrantz 　　In the past, most boys were lucky enough to avoid the generic-connector-middle-name syndrome the way girls did, when Ann and Lynn and Beth were pretty ubiquitous. For the most part, boy babies were given double classics, so there were a ton of them dubbed Steven Michael or...

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Fresh Surname Names for Girls

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Girls Baby Names: Hidden Treasures

Nov 6, 2024

　　By Linda Rosenkrantz 　　A couple of months ago, we blogged about names that were given to only ten babies in all of the US in 2016. Well now, for all you popularity-phobes and unique-freaks, we’re prepared to go even further and edge even closer to the absolutely unique –short of...

Don’t pick these baby names if you want to be unique!

Nov 6, 2024

　　By Linda Rosenkrantz 　　So you’ve come up with what you’re sure is a unique name for your baby. A Biblical/word/animal/place name no one else has thought of using. Right? Wrong! That special, singular, clever, utterly distinctive name that you imagine no one else has considered was actually used by as...

Most Popular Baby Names 2017

Nov 6, 2024

　　In a stunning upset, the ancient boys’ name Atticus has jumped to the top of Nameberry’s baby name popularity list for 2017. 　　Atticus is the Number 1 name for boys among the Most Popular Baby Names of 2017, with Olivia the top girls’ name for the second year in a row....

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Trending Boy Names

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150+ European Baby Boy Names

Nov 6, 2024

　　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...

How I Named My Baby: Koda Florian

Nov 6, 2024

　　Cinthia, a surgical technologist, and Benjamin Shaver, who works in warehouse maintenance, live in Seattle, Washington with their son, Koda Florian. 　　Koda was born on December 8, 2022. Below, we speak with Cinthia about how she and Ben named their little boy. 　　Tell me Koda’s name story!I overwhelmed myself with...

How to Make Classic Boy Names Unique

Nov 6, 2024

　　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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Fall’s Biggest Name Trend: Econames

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Surnames That Make Great Unisex Baby Names

Nov 6, 2024

　　Surnames used as unisex baby names offer fresh, modern-sounding options that aren’t too tied to one gender. 　　Last names as first names are always in fashion. Some lean strongly to one gender, as we can see in the USA’s list of popular names. Harper and Avery are mostly given to...

Unisex Names Across the Atlantic

Nov 6, 2024

　　Unisex baby names are increasingly appealing to parents. But which names are considered unisex, and which names are not, is a very subjective matter – one that is influenced by factors like a person’s past experience, age or location. 　　If you live in the United States of America, you can...

Nonbinary Names Achieve Gender Parity

Nov 6, 2024

　　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...

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Spanish Nature Names Soar Beyond Luna

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Astrology Names: The Ultimate Guide

Nov 6, 2024

　　Astrology names are inspired by the stars and planets, the four elements, and the symbols and characteristics connected to the zodiac signs. 　　Coinciding with the recent cultural obsession with astrology, we’ve observed a rise in names relating to the zodiac and all things celestial. 　　Millennials and Gen Z have taken...

Quirky Favorite Baby Names in 10 Top Cities

Nov 6, 2024

　　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...

What's a Classic Name?

Nov 6, 2024

　　What makes a name classic? 　　Anyone who has done a quick search for names has likely come across a variety of lists of "classic names". While some names, such as John, Michael, and Mary, make consistent appearances on these lists, the other names are more variable. 　　So what is a...

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The Hottest Baby Names of 2020

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Top Telegraph Names of 2019 Released

Nov 6, 2024

　　Welcome to the world, Paloma Violet Sheherazade and Hippolyte Jean Simon! 　　British broadsheet newspaper The Telegraph is famed for its wonderful, whimsical, oh-so-British baby name announcements. There’s even a long-running Nameberry Forums thread dedicated to the subject. 　　The paper has recently released its list of the most popular baby names...

New Top British Baby Names

Nov 6, 2024

　　The most popular British names for 2018 are hot off the press from the Office of National Statistics. 　　Once again, Oliver was top in England and Wales, for the sixth year, and Olivia remained the top name for girls for the third year in a row. 　　New (or back) into the Top 100 are Grayson,...

Top British Baby Names: Some fun facts

Nov 6, 2024

　　This week’s news includes fun facts from the new top British baby names data, name inspiration from the football pitch to the pizza parlor, and an out-of-this-world naming challenge for the Teenberries out there… 　　Best of Top British Baby Names: making a splash across the pondOh frabjous day! The England...

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How to Pick the Perfect Multilingual Name

Nov 6, 2024

　　Need an international name that works across different languages? It can be challenging, but here we share our tips and ideas to help you find a marvelously multilingual name that brings your family's cultures together. 　　If your family speaks multiple languages, you probably want your child to have a name...

How Not To Name The Baby: Top 10 Baby-Naming Don’ts

Nov 6, 2024

　　Since parents today invest so much thought and effort into finding the right name for their child, we get a lot of queries asking for advice on what to name the baby, and we do try to accentuate the positive. 　　But we also find it incumbent upon us to point...

Name Change Resources

Nov 6, 2024

　　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...