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Nameberry’s Top Names of the Decade

　　Nameberry’s top names of the decade are led by Charlotte at Number 1 for girls and the biblical Asher in the top spot for boys. 　　Our 2010s baby name popularity list is calculated according to which names attracted the lion’s share of the nearly 125 million views of our name...

Apr 25, 2026

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Japan Announces New Top Baby Names

Apr 25, 2026

　　Japan’s top baby names for 2019 are Rin for girls and Ren for boys, according to a new list released by Meiji Yasuda Life Insurance Co. 　　Top Japanese Girl NamesRin — Pronounced REEN, Rin means “dignified” or “severe.” It’s considered unisex but is clearly much more popular for girls. 　　Himari — A nature...

Top British Baby Names: Some fun facts

Apr 25, 2026

　　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...

Unique Baby Names: Fresh From the Faroes

Apr 25, 2026

　　What’s hot in the Faroe Islands?Well… not much, if you’re talking about the weather! This autonomous Danish territory, located in the North Atlantic about halfway between Norway and Iceland, reaches a mean temperature of just 50°F during the summer months. 　　But if it’s unique and unconventional baby names you’re interested...

Names Meaning Red are Blazing Hot

Apr 25, 2026

　　Names that mean red, in fact all names that are related to the color red, have been red hot recently—and not just for red-haired babies. 　　There all the engaging Irish boy names meaning red that are used in that redhead-heavy country, plus the rosy red names from Rosie to Rosamund, and...

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Name Sage: But what will we name a girl?!?

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Name Sage: Long and Lovely Girl Names

Apr 25, 2026

　　After being a longtime local Name Sage, Eloise is now expecting her first child and wants a choice that will live up to her lifelong interest in names. Let’s help her find a spectacular combination for her daughter due this summer. 　　Eloise writes: 　　This is my first pregnancy, due late...

Name Sage: Can Laura Name Her Daughter Cora?

Apr 25, 2026

　　Laura writes: 　　My husband loves the name Cora for the baby girl (our first) that we are expecting. 　　I initially was opposed, but it really has grown on me. I like its simplicity and sort of vintage feel. 　　The only problem? My name is Laura! 　　The rhyming factor seems very...

International Women’s Day Baby Names: Malala and Mirabai

Apr 25, 2026

　　By Esmeralda Rocha 　　For International Women’s Day on March 8, we celebrate a dozen women (and a dozen names) from around the globe. Some are still alive, some died millennia ago; some were activists, some were scientists, some were artists. All displayed a sense of courage and genius that we...

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Baby Name Ronan: One of these kids–and his name– is not like the others.

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He’s a Gem: Boys’ names Onyx, Jasper, and Jet

Apr 25, 2026

　　By Meagan at Tulipbyanyname 　　Outside of the baby name world I enjoy jewelry design. I love gemstones in jewelry and as names. Ruby, Pearl, Emerald… there are so many lovely jewel names for girls that gemstone names for boys are often overlooked. Today let’s check out some gemstone names for...

Scottish Boys’ Names: Fresh choices beyond Keith and Kyle

Apr 25, 2026

　　By Linda Rosenkrantz 　　There are many Scottish names for boys that have become so familiar that we don’t even recognize their roots—names like Malcolm and Cameron and Gavin and Gordon and Keith and Kyle. But there are others that have never reached our shores and that might be worth considering,...

12 Unusual Literary Lads: Jabez, Japhy & Jolyon

Apr 25, 2026

　　By Linda Rosenkrantz 　　We recently served up a dozen female literary names—some of the more unusual and interesting appellations for girls that have never gained widespread popularity the way Jane Austen’s Emma and GWTW’s Scarlett O’Hara have. 　　We promised to do the same for boys, and here they are—the creatively...

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Fall’s Biggest Name Trend: Econames

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Last Names as First Names: Welcome to the Next Wave

Apr 25, 2026

　　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...

Surnames That Make Great Unisex Baby Names

Apr 25, 2026

　　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...

Gender Neutral Names Changing Direction

Apr 25, 2026

　　Gender neutral names are susceptible to the same shifts in popularity as traditionally gendered names, but these shifts can differ between the sexes. This makes it more interesting to examine the directions of unisex names, which fluctuate in girl-boy ratio from year to year. 　　Nameberry defines gender neutral names as...

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French Baby Names: Prune, Anyone?

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Baby Name Trends: View from the Peak

Apr 25, 2026

　　One of nameberry’s hidden wonders is its lists of names that peaked in every year from 1880 to 2007, the most recent one counted. These lists, created by our brilliant yet anonymous (ironic, huh?) software engineer, give a snapshot not of the most popular but of the trendiest names at...

DE-HIPSTERIZE THAT BABY NAME

Apr 25, 2026

　　One thing we learned when we wrote about hipster baby names is that nobody wants one. Many people were horrified if they found their favorite names — or worse, their actual children’s names — on our list of hipster names. No matter how much they’d loved the name before, they...

THE FOUR-GENERATION RULE

Apr 25, 2026

　　It takes at least four generations for names to sound appealing again for babies. The names of today’s moms and dads – names popular from the late sixties through the eighties – are for the most part too familiar to foist upon an innocent newborn. You’ll find a lot of...

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50 Names That Mean You Live in the North East

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Popular Twin Names

Apr 25, 2026

　　Popular twin names used to appear on the Social Security top baby names site, but alas, no more. 　　But while there hasn’t been hard data on the top twin names in the US in over a decade, we can extrapolate from the 2010 twin names data to make some educated...

New Study Determines the Top Jewish Names

Apr 25, 2026

　　Jewish names are a diverse set, represented by Hebrew names, biblical names, Yiddish names, and gentile names that gained popularity among the American Jewish community. 　　A recent report by the Hebrew Union College Jewish Institute of Religion's Jewish Language Project reveals the most popular Jewish names in the US. This...

Baby Names Before 1850

Apr 25, 2026

　　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...

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Name Sage: Defining Classic Girl Names

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Test-Driving Your Baby Name

Apr 25, 2026

　　When picking a name, it can be hard to find opportunities to test the name in a way that gauges the true ‘wearability’ of the name and the reactions it is likely to elicit. People’s abstract opinions of names (“no-one will ever be able to spell Aoife correctly”, “Harper is...

Rainbow Baby Names Honor and Comfort

Apr 25, 2026

　　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...

Updating Popular 1950s Names

Apr 25, 2026

　　Today the 1950 United States Census has finally been made public, giving us a peek into the post-war lives of our grandparents and great-grandparents. It’s a treasure trove for name lovers and family history enthusiasts alike! 　　You may want to name your child after a family member born in the...