Taking Stock of Baby Names: A novel approach
　　By Nick Turner 　　Investors often rely on charts and technical analysis to decide whether to buy or sell a stock. That means they focus less on the fundamental qualities of the company (say, whether sales are growing or it has a good CEO), and instead concentrate on the movements of...
Jul 9, 2026
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Short, Simple, Chic Baby Names
Jul 9, 2026
　　When Americans think about chic European names, they tend to imagine the exotic, the elaborate, the intriguingly complicated and foreign. 　　Yet when Europeans think about chic names, they often these days mean the short and simple and sometimes even the Anglo-Saxon: Tom, Emma, Lou.  Think of them as the baby...
Starbaby News: The Jagger Dynasty, gender-bending and more
Jul 9, 2026
　　By Abby Sandel, Appellation Mountain 　　Mick Jagger is a great-grandfather. 　　The frontman of the world’s greatest rock’n’roll band welcomed a new grandson and his first great-granddaughter a few months ago.  Their names were just revealed last week.  If you’re counting, that brings the Jagger progeny to seven children, five grandchildren,...
The #1 Baby Names: How popular are they?
Jul 9, 2026
　　By Kelli Brady, NameFreak! 　　Most of us know that the top names on the Social Security list aren’t given to as many babies as they once were.  Here, data whiz Kelli shows how the Number 1 names have become less and less popular through the years, tracing the percentages of babies...
M Baby Names: Initial of the future?
Jul 9, 2026
　　By Pamela Redmond Satran 　　Let’s forget about the vowel-starting baby names that have dominated the current era. 　　When it comes to consonants, the J names of the 80s — Jennifer and Jason, Jessica and Joshua — were followed by the K names of the 90s were followed by the L names...
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Ask the Name Guru: Can I Use an Honor Name Without the Honor?
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How I Named My Baby: Gwen Catherine
Jul 9, 2026
　　Jessica Lopez, a writer, and Kyle Lopez, restaurant owner, live in Southern California with their baby girl. Their daughter Gwen Catherine was born on September 24, 2020. 　　We met with Jessica and discussed spiritual signs, celebrity associations, and how she and Kyle chose the name Gwen for their little girl....
12 Best Beachy Names for Girls
Jul 9, 2026
　　By Linda Rosenkrantz 　　If you want to give your summertime daughter a name that reflects the season of her birth, but don’t want to pick the most obvious choices, we’re here to suggest a dozen interesting names that more subtly reflect the sun, surf and sandy beach, either through meaning...
Doll Names: Traveling Back in Time
Jul 9, 2026
　　Doll names are time capsules of trends and popularity during different eras. Of course, the manufacturers tried to pick names that they thought would be especially appealing and attractive to little girls, which is why Barbara Lou appears in the 1930s, while Barbie comes around in the 1960s. 　　Here, doll...
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All-American Boy Names
Jul 9, 2026
　　What are the standout all-American boy names? 　　We’ve exported a long list of modern names across the English-speaking world – Jayden, Jaxon, and Kai have all been spotted in the UK and Australia. But perhaps the truest red, white, and blue American baby names tie to our history and culture....
Rare Bible Names for Boys
Jul 9, 2026
　　Once the preserve of deeply religious parents, historically unique Bible names for boys are becoming an increasingly mainstream trend. 　　Just look at Noah, Elijah, Levi, Asher, Josiah and Ezra: six contemporary Biblical favorites, all in the current US Top 50 for boys, none of which had ever ranked in the...
Transforming Top to Uncommon Boy Names
Jul 9, 2026
　　Parents’ desire to use uncommon boy names is relatively recent. Historically, sons were given family names passed down through generations, but over time, the emphasis has shifted from tradition to distinction. Many modern parents are seeking out boy names that make their sons stand out not only within the family,...
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Unisex Baby Names: But Are They Really?
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The Most Nonbinary Names in Every State
Jul 9, 2026
　　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...
Surprisingly International Baby Names
Jul 9, 2026
　　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...
Nonbinary Names Achieve Gender Parity
Jul 9, 2026
　　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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The #1 Baby Names: How popular are they?
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Hot Baby Names: 20 choices heading for the top
Jul 9, 2026
　　What are the hottest baby names today, those zooming toward the top of the popularity list? 　　Identifying which names are moving fastest toward the top is an art, but there can also be some science to it.  We asked the Wizard of Nameberry, our engineer Hugh Hunter, to plot the...
From Mary to Isabella: Baby names get longer and longer
Jul 9, 2026
　　By Nick Turner 　　Baby-name fads have come and gone over the decades, but one trend has held true: Names are getting longer. 　　A hundred years ago, boys’ names were typically less than two syllables. John, James, George and Frank were all popular picks, and there were no three-syllable names anywhere...
Eclectic Naming Trends: Global, Gender-Neutral, Classic
Jul 9, 2026
　　It’s tempting to predict the future.  Difficult, too. 　　Last week, I stumbled across a 1994 article in the L.A. Times.  Nameberry’s chief name expert Pamela Redmond predicted the stylish names of the future would be Felix and Frances, Charlotte and Claire, Hazel and Dexter. 　　Twenty years later, it’s all come...
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Rare Names With Popular Nicknames
Jul 9, 2026
　　Have you ever known the excitement of meeting a Ben who is not Just Another Benjamin but is, in fact, Benedict? Or Nicki whose “secret” full name is Danika? If so, this list is for you. 　　Rare full names with familiar nicknames can be the best of both worlds, for...
Popular Twin Names
Jul 9, 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...
30 Great Names You’re Not Using!
Jul 9, 2026
　　Looking for a cool name that's rare but not too out-there? You've come to the right place. 　　There are lots of reasons to choose an uncommon baby name. Maybe you hated being one of five Jessicas or Joshuas in your class, and don't want the same fate for your child......
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Updating Popular 1950s Names
Jul 9, 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...
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Jul 9, 2026
　　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...
Name Sage: Seeking Timeless Names
Jul 9, 2026
　　They’re not sure what to name their firstborn. But they’re certain the right name should be easy to spell and recognizable. Ideally, they’d love to choose timeless names, too. Sounds reasonable, but it’s more of a challenge than they expected! 　　Holly writes:I’ve enjoyed your blog for a long time and...
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