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Baby Name Advice: Use the Name You Love

　　By Abby Sandel 　　When it comes to baby naming, here’s my number one rule: Use the name you love. 　　That sounds straightforward. And yet, as we consider names, we come across all sorts of concerns – often from those closest to us. 　　The result? A shortlist of three or four great names starts to...

2016 Baby Names: The Playground Analysis

The Trendiest Name in US History?

Not Your Mother’s Baby Names

8 Biggest Baby Naming Mistakes …

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Poshest Names in Britain: Crunching the Numbers

　　Posh. It’s a term I dread, and try to avoid whenever I can. You see, it’s a very tetchy and subjective word that brings up all sorts of connotations. To call something “posh” can equally be a compliment of elegance and refinement as much as it can be a derogatory...

Baby Name News of the Week

　　It’s been another week of new discoveries about favorite American names in 2016. 　　The big news was the release of the top names in every state. If you’re based in the US and concerned about the popularity of a name, you may want to know how it ranks in your...

TV Baby Names: “Stranger Things” are happening in names

　　By Lilibeth Leda at The Well-Informed Namer 　　“I’m a big fan of the Netflix series Stranger Things. 　　The sci-fi horror series, released in July, has everyone buzzing. A second season has already been announced, and while the show received no Emmy nominations, three of its young actors made very hyped appearances....

The Most Influential Celebrity Baby Names 2016

　　By Abby Sandel 　　We know that celebrity baby names can impact the popularity charts for years to come. Way before Emily Blunt welcomed baby Hazel, its choice by Julia Roberts pushed it an astonishing 600 places up the US popularity chart. Heather Locklear and Reese Witherspoon were moms to early Avas, which turned that old Hollywood Glamour name into...

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Top-Ten-Then Girls: Shirley, Bertha and Bessie

Top-Ten-Then Girls: Shirley, Bertha and Bessie

Taylor Swift-Inspired Baby Names Rare Girls’ Names of the 1940s: Avis, Marigold and Jinx Polly put the kettle on and we’ll all have a nursery rhyme name! The Spellings of Classic Name Katherine A Sad Farewell to The Nook of Names Top Royal Baby Girl Names Girls’ Baby Names: A plethora of P-names Cute Comeback-Kid Nicknames for Girls

Perfect P Baby Names for Girls: Poppy and Pauline

　　By Abby Sandel 　　The two biggest celebrity baby name announcements featured girl names starting with P, and both of those names are pretty unusual in the US. Designer Nate Berkus became the dad of a little girl with the P-starting name Poppy, and actor Vin Diesel became the father of...

Princess Charlotte Elizabeth Diana!

　　Charlotte Elizabeth Diana is the official name of the newborn Princess of Cambridge. 　　Prince William and the Duchess of Cambridge have named their new daughter Charlotte, the recent favorite with the betting public. The baby’s middle names are Elizabeth, after the queen, the baby’s great-grandmother, and Diana, after William‘s late mother...

PERfect Girls’ Names: juniPER, harPER and PERsephone

　　By Brooke Cussans at Baby Name Pondering 　　Just starting your name search or stuck in a rut? Not sure where to start, or just need some fresh inspiration? Then how about one for every day of the week! Here are seven names containing the PER sound – one “per” day...

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100+ Best Boy Names Ending in a Vowel

100+ Best Boy Names Ending in a Vowel

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How to Make Classic Boy Names Unique

　　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...

Flower Names for Boys Are Blooming

　　Flower names for boys are a rare but beautiful bunch – a subset of the fashionable group of floral baby names which have proved particularly popular for girls in recent years. 　　Cool nature names for boys include tree names like Rowan and Oakley, wild animal names like Fox and Bear,...

Strong Boy Names: The Ultimate Guide

　　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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100 Unique Unisex Middle Names

100 Unique Unisex Middle Names

Unisex Baby Names: But Are They Really? The Top Unisex Names in Every US State Unisex Names That Switched From Boy to Girl America's Top Unisex Names of 2022 Vintage Surname Names Come Back Around Gender-Bending Baby Names 50 Rare Gender-Neutral Names Heating Up How I Named My Babies: Nico Gianna & Jasper Graham

Nonbinary Names Achieve Gender Parity

　　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...

Pride Icon Names Celebrate Diversity

　　Happy Pride 2023! 　　Pride icon names celebrate the LGBTQ+ community and the inspiring history behind the fight for equal rights. 　　It's more than half a century since the first Pride parades took place in New York, Los Angeles, San Francisco and Chicago, commemorating the Stonewall Riots of the previous summer....

Surprisingly International Baby Names

　　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...

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What's a Classic Name?

What's a Classic Name?

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Celebrity Baby Name Trends of 2023

　　And that’s a wrap on the celebrity names of 2023. This year saw a number of notable celebrity baby names, including Techno Mechanicus, Rocky Thirteen, and Louetta Isley. 　　In addition, many A-list celebrity babies were born in 2023, such as the unnamed babies of Blake Lively and Ryan Reynolds and...

Creative Family Names Honor Loved Ones

　　So long, Junior! Creative family names are a major modern name trend, replacing Jrs and IIIs on the birth certificate. 　　Two years ago, Prince Harry and Meghan Markle named their daughter Lilibet Diana, honoring two of the most important women in Harry’s family. Lilibet pays homage to Harry's grandmother, Queen...

America's Next Top Baby Names

　　What are America's next top baby names, the future favorites that nobody is using today? 　　A few generations ago, in 1980, names like Luna and Luca, Kennedy and Maverick were shuffling along at the bottom of the charts. Today, they’re among the most popular namesUSA, each ranking within the Top...

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30 Great Names You’re Not Using!

30 Great Names You’re Not Using!

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5 Easy Ways to Judge a Baby Name

　　Many of us spend an entire nine months — or even longer — weighing the relative merits of names for our babies. 　　But it’s possible to judge most names much more quickly than that, at least accurately enough to tell whether they belong on your shortlist. 　　Here, Nameberry’s top quick...

Baby Names Before 1850

　　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...

Forgotten Names Making a Comeback

　　Looking for a niche source of rare baby names? Try the comeback kids of 2022. 　　These names were once used for babies in the US, but then vanished for decades. Just when you might think they were lost forever, they've re-appeared in the official baby name data for 2022. 　　The...

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Test-Driving Your Baby Name

Test-Driving Your Baby Name

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How to Cope With Baby Name Regret

　　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...

How to Have More Fun Naming Your Baby

　　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...

9 Timeless Rules for Naming Your Baby

　　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...

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