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Irish Baby Names: Last Names First

　　The current popularity lists are full of Irish names that are also surname names—Ryan, Riley, Brody, Brady, Brennan, Connor, Keegan, and Quinn, to name just a few—and have been for quite some time. For the most part, they have been two- and occasionally one-syllable names; we’d like to suggest that...

Nameberry Picks: Best Cowboy Names

Super Name Sunday: Names From Super Bowl XLV

NASCAR Baby Names: Racing Towards the Right Name

Nameberry Week in Review: Debut issue

Nameberry Picks: 15 Fantastico Italian Boys’ Names Presidents Day Names: The Veeps’ Turn Top Boys Name For Each Letter: a 130-year survey A Boy Named Chelsea Boys’ Names: The Happy Ending Boys’ Names Ins and Outs Midcentury Nickname Names: Buster and Buddy are back Animal Names: The Wild Kingdom

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Boys’ Names: Naming a son the Pinkett-Smith family way

　　This week Appellation Mountain’s Abby Sandel follows the lead of Jada Pinkett (with son Jaden) in showing us how to find boys’ names honoring a female namesake. 　　Jaden Christopher Syre Smith turns 13 next month. Smith is Hollywood royalty, the son of actors Jada Pinkett Smith and Will Smith, and his name is...

Oscar Nominee Names: Nameberry Week in Review

　　_Covering the week of January 25 to 31st, Abby Sandel– creator of the wonderful AppellationMountain blog– unearths some treasures in the male Oscar nominee names announced this week._ 　　The list of nominees for the 83rd Academy Awards came out last week. Even though the only category in which I’ve actually seen all the...

How About Harvey? What About Walter?

　　The Nameberry Question of the Week: Would you name your baby boy Harvey or Stanley or any of the other up-and-coming oldies appearing on the recently released British pop list? 　　Is this another case where the Yanks will follow the Brits in baby-naming trends and revive such previously verboten Grandpa...

William and Kate’s First Baby Boy: Top Nameberry Picks

　　Yesterday we came up with our suggestions for the name of the first baby daughter of Prince William and his bride. With the variety of girl name possibilities, it was relatively easy—almost an embarrassment of riches—but with the boys, there’s a far less fertile field, especially if we stick within our strict confines...

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The Lost Names of 1880

The Lost Names of 1880

Will This Baby Ever Get A Name? Heroine Names: Worthy Women with Notable Names, Part I-Trailblazers Baby Name Fever: Is There A Cure? Word Names for Babies: What’s in a word? The Magic of Maya A Baby Named ….Seabiscuit? Goodbye Girls’ (Names) Nature Names: Will trees be the new flower names?

Exotic Lite: Girls’ Edition

　　There are some names that are not quite English, or American, but not quite not English either. These include international variations of classic English names – such as Katarina for Katherine – and names that are widely heard around the world but remain unusual in English-speaking countries. 　　The list below...

Hate Your Name? Change It!

　　Guest blogge__r GRETA GOSS went through life as Peggy, a name she hated. And then one day she ran out of business cards. This blog originally appeared on More magazine’s site. 　　I’d always hated my name. When I was fourteen, I found a book in the library called “The History...

Top English Girls’ Names: Who Are The Most Popular?

　　The top English girls’ names for the current year are listed on Nameberry here. You can also see popularity statistics for English names on the individual name pages. 　　English name standings have not been published consistently every year. At the beginning of 2009, the UK ‘s Office for National Statistics...

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William and Kate’s First Baby Boy: Top Nameberry Picks

William and Kate’s First Baby Boy: Top Nameberry Picks

Father’s Day Names: Dads of the rich and famous Super Name Sunday: Names From Super Bowl XLV Boys’ Names: Naming a son the Pinkett-Smith family way Cowboy Baby Names: This week’s Nameberry 9 Boys’ Names: Nameberry’s newsiest boys’ names this week A Boy Named Chelsea Cowboy Names: Back in the saddle again Boys’ Names: Regular Guy Names

Animal Names: The Wild Kingdom

　　This week, Appellation Mountain‘s Abby Sandel leads us into the jungle for some wild animal names. 　　Not so long ago, baby boys were named Jason and Kevin and Joshua, and a lynx was something we saw at the zoo on the kindergarten field trip. 　　Now a growing number of boys...

Nameberry Picks: 15 Fantastico Italian Boys’ Names

　　Until recently, Italian names–particularly for boys– have rarely ventured outside their own neighborhoods, but lately we’ve seen several popping up in the celebrisphere—though usually, if not always, used by celebs with Italian roots. There have been at least four Mateo/Matteos, two Roccos, two Romeos, Annabeth Gish’s Enzo, Ricky Martin’s Valentino, and...

Oscar Nominee Names: Nameberry Week in Review

　　_Covering the week of January 25 to 31st, Abby Sandel– creator of the wonderful AppellationMountain blog– unearths some treasures in the male Oscar nominee names announced this week._ 　　The list of nominees for the 83rd Academy Awards came out last week. Even though the only category in which I’ve actually seen all the...

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Gender-Bending Baby Names

Gender-Bending Baby Names

Modern Virtue Names Most Popular, Most Unisex Baby Names Baby Name News: From fashion, sports and teentown Gender Neutral Baby Names Baby Name Trends: Sleek, simple, cool names Newsy Names this Week: Aberdeen, Hercules and Via The Subconscious Bias of Unisex Baby Name Trends Irish Baby Names 2018

Unisex Names: Which names work best for both genders?

　　A lot of people complain about unisex names. 　　Names like Riley and Rory, they say — never mind Maxwell or James — should never be used for girls. Those are boys’ names, and should stay on the boys’ side of the fence. 　　And then there are those people who campaign...

Baby Names: The gender reshuffle

　　By Eve Newman 　　What actually makes a name female or male? Most names seem to have been assigned a strict gender based on previous usage, but recently more and more we are seeing boy names used for girls and girl names used for boys. You could say this is the...

Baby Name News of the Week

　　By Clare Bristow 　　This week’s news includes a wealth of names from Canada, lots of celebrity boy names, and naming stories from the worlds of rugby and baseball. 　　Names around the world: Octavian and EmilieThere’s a lot of online fanfare about the release of new name data, but have you...

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Favorite Name Too Popular? Here Are Some Fresh Substitutes

Favorite Name Too Popular? Here Are Some Fresh Substitutes

Taking Baby Names Seriously CAREFUL, KAL-EL; WATCH OUT WHIZDOM! TV Character Names: Dynasty & Dallas Celebrity Baby Names: Brooklyn yes, Bronx no Cheery-O Names Number One Names: So Long, Jacob and Emily? Baby Name Timeline L Names to Love

70’s Baby Names: Beyond Tiffany & Todd

　　When we talk about vintage names, we’re usually harking back to the Gay ’90s or the Roaring ’20s at the latest. But what about more recent vintage vintages? Are there any names that were popular just a couple of decades ago that are already ready for revival?–or are they all...

GOODBYE, GLADYS?

　　There’s a lively discussion going on over at our message boards on what names have gone out of style and will probably never come back. On the permanent Out List, by consensus, are: 　　BERTHA 　　BEULAH 　　BRUNHILDA (was this ever in, I mean since the 11th century?) 　　CLORIS 　　DORCAS 　　DORIS 　　EUNICE...

Enter the New Nameberry Contest!!!

　　Mother’s Day is fast approaching, and to baby name fanatics that means one thing beyond cards and flowers: that the release date of the latest figures from the Social Security Administration is only a few weeks away. We’ll soon know whether or not Emily and Jacob have finally been overtaken...

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British Baby Names: Tops of the pops

British Baby Names: Tops of the pops

Name Stories for Kids: For name-nerds-in-training! Irish Baby Names: What’s Hot Now Belgian Names: Beyond Flemish and French The Nameberry 9: There’s more than one Number 1 Question of the Week: How do you feel about sharing your name(s)? Popular Baby Names: Tops of the un-pops How Popular is Too Popular? New Zealand Name Report

Latin American Names: los nombres del bebe con salsa

　　The term Latin American, of course, takes in a number of countries and cultures, with both shared name histories and trends and distinctly individual ones. The names in Portuguese-speaking Brazil are, for example, quite different from those in the various Spanish-speaking cultures. Some currently popular names prove to be international...

International Faves: Top names across the globe

　　As we eagerly await the revelation of what the top names were in the US last year, we thought it might be fun to see what international faves were heading the lists in other parts of the world. Which American favorites were also among the three preferred choices in other...

Baby Names 2010: The Also-Rans

　　We’ve obviously been spending too much time in the depths of nameberry, checking out which names our visitors have been checking out. 　　And while Finn and Charlotte are the most-searched names for the first nine months of the year, and while we recently brought you our own nameberry Top 100...

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Unique Twin Names to Inspire

Unique Twin Names to Inspire

Test-Driving Your Baby Name The Art of the (Baby Name) Breakup 20 Questions Every Baby Namer Should Ask 9 Timeless Rules for Naming Your Baby How to Change Your Baby’s Name How to Pick the Perfect Multilingual Name How to Have More Fun Naming Your Baby The Best Baby Name Advice

Updating Popular 1950s Names

　　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...

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...

Name Sage: Honoring Grandma Elaine

　　Aviva writes:I’m expecting my first child. I was very close to my grandmother Elaine, who passed away, so I’d like to name my son after her. 　　For his first name, I’ve thought of Laine or Lane. Is there anything else I’m missing? 　　I’m leaning toward Laine right now but don’t...

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