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The Long and the Short of Girl Names

　　By Abby Sandel, Appellation Mountain 　　Do you prefer your girls’ names short and simple, or long and elaborate? 　　There’s no right answer, and plenty of parents shortlist Rose and Isabella, Blair and Ellington. 　　From just one syllable to seven or eight, this week’s high profile birth announcements proved that parents...

Jan 9, 2025

The Two Aggies: Agatha and Agnes unbuttoned

Adelaide or Adeline?

Girls’ Name Hazel: Will a new movie make her the next Jennifer?

Girl Baby Names: Something Old, Something New

Medievalizing a Name: Elizabeth to Elisende SOS: Help name this Berry’s imminent girl twins asap! Imaginative Names for Girls: Aurora, Angelou, and Elle Naming a Girl: Cute, classic, or somewhere in-between Baby Name Trendspotting: Hello, Dolly! Modern Girls’ Names: Zhuri, Marlowe, and Vale Happiness is just a thing called Jo What makes a name a name?

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Bye-bye, Meghan. So long, Marisa. Girl names leaving the Top 1000

Jan 9, 2025

　　by Ren Williams 　　Many of the stories about the recent US Popular Names list focus on the names at the top and on the rise: the Sophias and Jacobs, Khaleesis and Jayceons of the baby name world. 　　But, just as some names go up, others must come down. The following...

Boy Names for Girls & New Names for Boys

Jan 9, 2025

　　By Abby Sandel, Appellation Mountain 　　Once again, a famous couple has chosen a favorite boy’s name for their newborn daughter. Last Thursday, Mila Kunis and Ashton Kutcher welcomed Wyatt Isabelle. 　　Some parents of baby boy Wyatts are nervous. Will Wyatt go girl? Others who had shortlisted Wyatt for a possible...

Let’s hear it for the Ola Names: Lola, Viola and Finola

Jan 9, 2025

　　By Linda Rosenkrantz 　　I’ve long loved Lola, and lately I’ve been crushing on Viola and Finola–which inspired me to take a look at what other ola names there are, and was pleased to find that there are lots of options, coming from several different ethnicities. As opposed to the diminutive ina-ending, ola‘s...

The Top Names of 2033: Girls edition–Charlotte Number 1

Jan 9, 2025

　　By Abby Sandel, Appellation Mountain 　　Americans are more daring when it comes to naming daughters, and the numbers bear this out. 　　In 2013, just over 67% of girls born in the US received a Top 1000 name. Boys, on the other hand, received a Top 1000 name nearly 79% of...

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Unusual Baby Names: 10 same-but-different girl names

Pop Culture Names: Cora, Aurora and Devora Most Popular Girls’ Names of 2013….so far The Blooming of Lily Nameberry Picks: 14 jazziest jazz singers’ names Girl Names: Our 100 most popular for 2013 (so far) Luna, Ozzie and Vernon: Bold Girls, Vintage Boys Baby Name Influencers: What name did someone else make you love? Rare Royal Girls’ Names: Christabel, Eugenie and Melita

Georgian Girls Names: Alethea, Augusta and Jane

Jan 9, 2025

　　By Haley Sedgwick 　　I’ve always loved reading classic books. By the time I was twelve, I’d read a few Shakespearean plays, Pride & Prejudice, and Sense & Sensibility. Shakespeare was great of course; however, Jane Austen gave me even more. With her novels, I got the charming, delightful gentlemen I’d...

Baby Name Nicknames: The ubiquitous Addie

Jan 9, 2025

　　By Aimee Reneau Tafreshi__ 　　I was at a 1950’s-style diner with my young daughter Addie when an older waitress asked me what the name was short for. “Adair,” I said, and was shocked when the waitress told me that her grown daughter’s name was also Adair, called “Dare.” I was impressed...

Newest Girl Babyberries: The 3rd Quarterly Report of 2013, from Ada to Xanthe

Jan 9, 2025

　　by Linda Rosenkrantz 　　Wowza! 　　I was completely overwhelmed by the sheer quantity, gorgeousness and wild originality of the names reported in the Birth Announcement forums for this third quarter of the year, from July through the end of September. So overwhelmed, in fact, that I’m dividing the results into two...

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Brother Names

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Exploring the Meaning of Julian

Jan 9, 2025

　　Julian is a quiet classic, which has been in steady use throughout history but never wildly popular. It currently ranks at #35 in the US, appreciated for his jolly but understated charm. 　　Up to a point, the origins of the name are clear and undisputed: it comes from the Roman...

Traditional Boy Names: The Ultimate Guide

Jan 9, 2025

　　Traditional boy names remain perennially popular with parents today, in spite of the broader trend towards ever more unique baby names for both sexes. 　　But that doesn’t necessarily mean that all traditional names for boys are popular. As well as the core classic boy names – like John, James and...

150+ European Baby Boy Names

Jan 9, 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...

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Nonbinary Names Achieve Gender Parity

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200 Unique Word Names You Won’t Find Anywhere Else

Jan 9, 2025

　　Lovers of unique word names, put down your dictionaries! 　　We’ve found a better way to come up with truly original word names for babies: crowdsource it! We recently asked our brilliant Berry community to suggest cool new word name possibilities that no one’s thought of yet — and they didn’t...

100 Unique Unisex Middle Names

Jan 9, 2025

　　What’s hot in the middle spot? Unique unisex middle names, of course! 　　With more and more unisex first names in circulation, you’d think that conventionally gendered middles would be holding firm, if only for practicality’s sake. And you’d be right – to a certain extent, at least. 　　Although the SSA...

Surnames That Make Great Unisex Baby Names

Jan 9, 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...

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Top Baby Names 2020

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New Baby Surname Trends

Jan 9, 2025

　　Just when you had the whole first name and middle name thing worked out for your baby, here comes a new name challenge. What will your child’s surname be? 　　One Australian couple blended elements from each of their last names to create a brand-new surname for their child. Courtney Cassar...

Top Baby Names of the Decade

Jan 9, 2025

　　The top baby names of the 2010s — the decade that is drawing to a close — are dominated by classic names still used by a wide range of parents. 　　The top four girl names — Emma, Sophia, Olivia, and Isabella — along with the top three boy names —...

Baby Names 2019

Jan 9, 2025

　　Baby names 2019 promise to be a fascinating crop, with all the newly-expectant parents (December is the month in which the largest number of people get pregnant!) thinking about what they’re going to name their babies in the year ahead. 　　What new baby names will start appearing on birth certificates...

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80 Great New Sweet Spot Names

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Popular Twin Names

Jan 9, 2025

　　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...

The Top Baby Names A-Z

Jan 9, 2025

　　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...

Presidential Names for Babies: Who's Winning?

Jan 9, 2025

　　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,...

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Updating Popular 1950s Names

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Rainbow Baby Names Honor and Comfort

Jan 9, 2025

　　Rainbow baby names — names for a child born after the loss of another — can be a way to mark a time of mixed emotions. Some parents find it helpful and meaningful to choose a name that both acknowledges the loss and celebrates new life, commemorating the past and...

How to Pick the Perfect Multilingual Name

Jan 9, 2025

　　Need an international name that works across different languages? It can be challenging, but here we share our tips and ideas to help you find a marvelously multilingual name that brings your family's cultures together. 　　If your family speaks multiple languages, you probably want your child to have a name...

The Art of the (Baby Name) Breakup

Jan 9, 2025

　　You never forget your first breakup. 　　Benjamin – Ben – had so many attractive qualities. Strong yet sensitive, timeless and classic, with an easy likeability and appeal. 　　I wasn’t the only one who fell fast for his charms. Everywhere I went, people gushed about how much they loved Ben. At...