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New! First-Ever Berry Question of the Week

　　We’re turning around the Question of the Week format, so that you ask the questions of us and of the general Berry population. 　　Looking for advice on naming your baby? Negotiating a name problem with your partner or mother-in-law? Or simply have a larger name question you’d like to ask...

Apr 16, 2026

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Top Girl Names 2011

Apr 16, 2026

　　Nameberry’s top girl names 2011 is our definitive look at which girls’ names attracted the most views on our site this year. 　　Think of it as a predictor for which names parents will choose for their baby girls in the future, rather than what they named their daughters last year....

Girls’ Names: What’s your style? Different for boys and girls?

Apr 16, 2026

　　Today’s Question of the Week is a two-parter: 　　Last week we talked about naming styles for boys, now it’s the girls’ turn. 　　With girls’ names, there are even more style preference category possibilities. How would you characterize the names you like best? Girly girl, boyish, or truly gender neutral names? ...

Girls’ Names: 8 great ones under the radar

Apr 16, 2026

　　The other day we offered eight fresh choices for boys, and now it’s the girls’ turn—girl names ranging from a rare botanical specimen to a nostalgic nickname to an undercrowded place name. 　　1–Acacia—This a a pretty and delicate botanical name that has hardly been heard in this country, though it...

Classic Girls’ Names: Whatever Happened to Baby Jane?

Apr 16, 2026

　　I recently watched one of the seemingly countless Masterpiece Theater/BBC/theatrical versions of Jane Eyre, and I couldn’t help noticing how many times this particularly dreamy Rochester (Toby Stephens) repeated the heroine’s name, imbuing it each time with various shades of sweetness, sadness, passion, and more–and it made me fall in love...

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Gem Names Reappraised

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Word Names: A Dozen of the Best for Girls

Apr 16, 2026

　　The lovely Lemon, one of nameberry’s greatest treasures, guest blogs on her favorite word names. 　　I’d venture to say that many of the frequent posters on the Nameberry message boards consider themselves equipped with a “name-sense” of sorts, but for me it’s more of a “word-sense,” really. After all, at...

How To Update Old Nickname Names

Apr 16, 2026

　　In 1963, there were 23,900 baby girls named Lori, the same year that there were 21,191 little Tammys and 11,000 Cindys, not to mention all the Mindys, Mandys, Marcys, and Marnies with the then modern-sounding nicknamey, quasi-unisex, names popular from the mid-fifties and into the next couple of decades. 　　So is it any wonder that...

Nameberry Week in Review: Oscar-inspired Girls’ Names

Apr 16, 2026

　　Abby Sandel– [_creator of the wonderful](https://nameberry.com/babyname/Abby) AppellationMountain _blog–digs deeper into the Oscar nominee lists, this week on the female side of the fence, and comes up with some real name treasures.__ 　　Last week we explored boys’ names drawn from the nominees for the 83rd Academy Awards. This week we turn...

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How I Named My Baby: October Teddy

Apr 16, 2026

　　Michelle, a breastfeeding counselor, and Neil, a research scientist, live in Ames, Iowa with their four children: Eisley, Avonlea, Idalia Rae, and October Teddy. 　　October was born on March 4, 2023. Here, we talk to Michelle about how she and Neil named their little boy. 　　Tell me October’s name story!I...

Aiden Names: the Rise And Fall of a Mega-Trend

Apr 16, 2026

　　Aiden and boy names that rhyme with it have been all the rage since around the year 2000. Have you ever wondered about the history of this name trend? Or what the most popular Aiden-names are today? 　　Join us for a dive into this wave of names that swept the...

150+ European Baby Boy Names

Apr 16, 2026

　　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...

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Nonbinary Names Achieve Gender Parity

Apr 16, 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...

Gender Neutral Names Changing Direction

Apr 16, 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...

The Top Unisex Names in Every US State

Apr 16, 2026

　　The most popular unisex names in the USA in 2022 were Logan, Avery, and Riley. But does that hold true across every state? 　　Well, sometimes. But as you might guess, each state has its own favorite unisex names. For some, it’s an occupational name like Parker or Sawyer. Other states...

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States’ Most Popular Names 2014

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The New International Names

Apr 16, 2026

　　By Linda Rosenkrantz 　　There was a time when the top baby name lists of different countries reflected their own distinctive native cultures. When John and Mary headed those of most English-speaking countries, just as Giovanni and Maria and Juan and Maria and Jean and Marie et al were in first...

The Hottest Names of 2015

Apr 16, 2026

　　By now we’ve all heard about the most popular baby names of 2014, but what about the top names of 2015 and next year and beyond? 　　How can the intelligent baby namer find out which names will become even hotter — and maybe overheated — in the future? 　　Way back...

The Royals are Coming: King, Prince and Princess

Apr 16, 2026

　　Will and Kate are expecting a prince or princess in 2015, but there could be thousands of royal births in the coming year. 　　Confused? 　　Nameberry’s 2015 trend report started with Defining Names – names that create a clear and powerful identity. 　　A great many of those identities are clad in...

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Top Baby Name Influencers 2023

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Presidential Names for Babies: Who's Winning?

Apr 16, 2026

　　Presidential baby names – the famous last names and, in a few cases, first names of America’s presidents – are more popular than ever in the US. The presidential connection may be more direct in some cases (Lincoln) than others (Taylor). 　　Naming a child for – or, in some cases,...

20 Chic French Names You Should Know About

Apr 16, 2026

　　You know when you see a child (or a picture of one) and think, “Dang, that kid is cooler than I’ll ever be”? That’s how we feel when we hear a lot of the most popular names in France. 　　I mean, imagine having a playdate with little Capucine or Timéo....

The Top Baby Names A-Z

Apr 16, 2026

　　Baby names A-Z are a fascinating bunch, with the most popular name starting with every letter of the alphabet often different from what you'd expect. 　　You can probably guess the top girl name starting with O, and the top boy name that starts with L… they’re the current American number...

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What the Name Sage Knows: Ten Secrets to Loving Your Child's Name

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Family Names Are Getting More Adventurous

Apr 16, 2026

　　Sure, Thanksgiving is about sweet potatoes with little marshmallows on top, but it’s also about family. That’s why, as we approach the holiday, our coverage of Thanksgiving baby names is focused this year not on Pilgrim names or turkey names but on the new style in family names. 　　Family names...

How to Change Your Baby’s Name

Apr 16, 2026

　　So you've already put a name on the birth certificate, but now you're feeling baby name regret. Can you change your baby's name? Of course you can! 　　Follow our step-by-step guide to changing a baby name, from navigating the legal process to coping with the emotions of a name change....

How to Have More Fun Naming Your Baby

Apr 16, 2026

　　Choosing names for hypothetical babies is always fun — why do you think I got into this business? — but when you’re actually expecting, the pressure is on. Suddenly you’re faced with the very big task of naming an actual human being, which (often) requires you to collaborate with your...