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Baby Name Theft?

　　They love the name Josephine, but could their choice lead to family drama? Her sister has called dibs on the name, and says they ought to respect her wishes. 　　Alicia writes: 　　I am due with our second daughter in a few weeks. 　　Our first is named Aurora and we call...

Jan 8, 2025

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Influential Baby Names: Beauty Queens & Models

Jan 8, 2025

　　By Nancy Man, Nancy‘s Baby Names 　　Actors, musicians, athletes and politicians are particularly influential when it comes to U.S. baby names, but they aren’t the only public figures that hold sway over the charts. Name trends have also been shaped by other types of public figures such as authors, dancers,...

Is This Baby Name Too Popular?

Jan 8, 2025

　　Their favorite girl names have raced up the charts of popular baby names, sending this couple back to the drawing board for their December daughter. Let’s help them find a vintage, traditional name – that isn’t headed for the Top Ten! 　　Megan writes: 　　My husband and I are at a...

Celebrity Baby Names: Naming the newest Hanson!

Jan 8, 2025

　　We’ve been lucky enough to share some wonderful blogs from celebrity mom/cool baby namer Natalie Hanson, focusing on her and husband Taylor‘s choices of the names Viggo and Wilhelmina. And now we’re delighted to report that our Hanson connection expands with the addition of Natalie‘s sister-in-law Kate, wife of Zak,...

Great Christmas Names Beyond Noel and Natalie

Jan 8, 2025

　　By Linda Rosenkrantz 　　When you’re looking for names for a Christmastime baby, you can go the obvious route with Noel and Noelle, Mary or Merry, or you could consider a more subtle reference. Here are Nameberry’s 2016 picks of 12 great Christmas baby names. 　　Christmas Baby NamesBalthazar 　　Balthazar, also spelled...

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Hello, Baby! O-Ending Surname Names for Girls

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The Orphans of Annie

Jan 8, 2025

　　By Meagan at TulipByAnyName 　　A “hard knock life” is so much sweeter with a great name! 　　Annie is a beloved musical that opened on Broadway in 1977. There have been many stage, film, and TV adaptations of this heart-warming rags-to-riches story. As a child, watching the 1982 film version, I...

Freshly Picked Flowers for the Name Garden

Jan 8, 2025

　　By Nicole Aube 　　For centuries, parents have been drawn to flower names for their little girls, because they strike a perfect balance between romantic and grounded sensibilities. The most obvious examples are Rose and all her variants – Rosalind, Rosamund, Rosetta, Rosa. You’ve probably met one or two. What about...

Name Sage: Kim Kardashian Stole My Baby Name!

Jan 8, 2025

　　Missy writes: 　　We are expecting a girl in December. We thought we had the perfect name picked out for our little darling: Easton Brennan LastName. We loved that Easton is not expected for a girl and Brennan is my best friend’s last name. Our son Nash Anderson‘s middle name is...

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Boy Names: Some Popular Name Cliques

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150+ European Baby Boy Names

Jan 8, 2025

　　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...

Hipster Cowboy Names Buck Tradition

Jan 8, 2025

　　Hipster cowboy names seem completely right for our times. Yes, there are cowboys — babies whose car seats are buckled into the backs of pickups for a day of roaming the range. And then there are the hipster babies more accustomed to riding the L train, the little dudes who may wear...

Strong Boy Names: The Ultimate Guide

Jan 8, 2025

　　Strong boy names are a powerful trend right now, as parents increasingly turn to names with positive meanings of strength and resilience in troubling times. 　　Strong boy names include those that literally mean strength, power or might – from popular classics like Ethan and Ezekiel, to rare and unique choices...

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Fall’s Biggest Name Trend: Econames

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Surnames That Make Great Unisex Baby Names

Jan 8, 2025

　　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...

50 Rare Gender-Neutral Names Heating Up

Jan 8, 2025

　　Gender neutral names are extremely fashionable right now – but that can pose a problem to parents looking for a cool but uncommon unisex baby name. 　　Familiar favorites such as River (Number 105 for boys in 2022, and Number 150 for girls) and Charlie (Number 178 for boys, Number 123...

The Most Nonbinary Names in Every State

Jan 8, 2025

　　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...

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The Top Names We're Watching for 2024

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Babyberries: Class of 2023!

Jan 8, 2025

　　As we finish off another year, it's time for the recap of Nameberry's newest arrivals born in 2023! 　　Birth announcements for 93 new Babyberries – 47 girls and 46 boys – were featured on our forums and Instagram over the past year. The warmest of welcomes to all of our littlest members! 　　Berry parents...

60 Names That Mean You Live in the Midwest

Jan 8, 2025

　　Know a lot of babies named Vivian and Lincoln? You might just live in the Midwest. 　　We analyzed the most popular names by state to find which names are used more in the twelve core Midwestern states — that's Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, Ohio,...

How Millennial Is Your Name?

Jan 8, 2025

　　Millennial names define their generation. John and Mary were the Number 1 names for The Greatest Generation, Linda and Gary emblematic names of the Baby Boom, and now Jessica and Michael emerging as the top names for Millennials. 　　Nameberry tabulated the names of all babies born from 1982 until 2004,...

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Baby Names in the News: Solstice, Atom & Mickey

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Starbaby and Other Name News of the Week

Jan 8, 2025

　　By Clare Green 　　This week’s news includes name announcements from YouTubers, popular names in Canada and Scotland, and debate over a Christmassy name. 　　Stylish starbaby names: Flynn and FreyDo you like keeping up with celebrity baby names? You’re not alone. The most-Googled starbaby names of 2018 included some that you’d...

Newsiest Names this Week: Eamon, Fabian and Florian

Jan 8, 2025

　　This week’s news includes family dynamics – from involving the in-laws to picking a surname – plus a baby named after a fancy dress costume, and what’s hot in Austria. 　　In-law involvement: yea or nay?Announcing a baby’s name before it’s born can be a tricky decision – especially if family...

Baby Name News This Week

Jan 8, 2025

　　By Clare Green 　　This week’s news includes what’s hot in Canada and Iran, rethinking grandpa names, and how to deal with too many Jacobs on a football team. 　　Canadian baby names: popular and uniqueCanada doesn’t publish national baby name statistics, but the provinces release their data one by one over...

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Name Sage: Honoring Grandma Elaine

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Name Sage: Defining Classic Girl Names

Jan 8, 2025

　　Julie writes:We have two boys, Benjamin John, nn Benji, and William Henry, nn Will. Our third on the way is a girl and we are really struggling with her name. 　　For our boys, we quickly settled on classic names and used family names for the middles. There doesn’t seem to...

How to Cope With Baby Name Regret

Jan 8, 2025

　　Baby name regret — also known as baby name remorse — is a common source of shame among new parents. It allegedly affects between 10-20% of new parents, yet the perceived stigma deters many from sharing their feelings or stories. 　　Lately, celebrities have been opening up about their own experiences with baby...

Name Change Resources

Jan 8, 2025

　　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...