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Sweet Spot Baby Names: Fitting in and standing out

　　Obviously, everyone has their own definition of what a perfect name is, but for Pam and me, as expressed in our books, it has always been distilled into the phrase fitting in/standing out. 　　Located in the sweet spot between the hundreds of names that are epidemically popular–common enough for their...

Dec 27, 2024

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Baby Names 2012: The third quarterly report of Nameberry newbies

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Babyberry Roundup: The fourth quarterly report of 2012

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Breaking News: Amelia and Harry the new top UK baby names

Dec 27, 2024

　　The figures for the most popular names in the UK in 2011 have just been released by the Office for National Statistics, containing plenty of surprises and interesting tidbits. For one thing, it seems that despite a lot of cross-pollination, there is still a considerable divide in name popularity across...

Nameberry’s Most Popular Features of 2012

Dec 27, 2024

　　Forget Katniss and Finn: Today we leave individual baby names behind and bring you the most popular features on Nameberry in 2012. 　　Sifting through nearly100 million page views on the site, these are our most-read blogs, our lists that attracted the highest number of viewers, our most commented-on forums, and...

Name Popularity: The Nameberry 9–Ezra, Etta and June

Dec 27, 2024

　　This week, Appellation Mountain‘s Abby Sandel considers the impact of baby name popularity–does it sway our choices more than it should? 　　Lately I’m wondering: is all this talk about baby names changing the names we use? 　　A century ago, parents could draw inspiration from the newspaper, the Bible, literature, music,...

Baby Names Hot in the UK, Not in the US

Dec 27, 2024

　　There are many popular names that are fashionable on both sides of the Atlantic: Olivia and Oliver, Charlotte and William both rank high in the US and the UK. 　　And then there are those baby names that are evidence of how wide the gulf is between the British and the...

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Inspiring International Names from the Women’s World Cup

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Valentine’s Day Names: Lovable Love Words

Dec 27, 2024

　　Valentine baby names mean love and romance in every possible way. Today we look at names that mean love, heart, sweetness, and more, to celebrate the holiday in the name of your own lovebug. 　　The Valentine FamilyLet’s begin with the star of the show. The name Valentine (in Latin, Valentinus)...

Sibset: A name for Jack’s baby sister

Dec 27, 2024

　　They’re naming a sister for Jack, but so far, nothing has that wow factor. What’s the best name for their new daughter – Margot? Felicity? Or something they haven’t thought of yet? 　　Deanna writes: 　　I’m expecting a girl due in July. We have a son named Jack. His name was...

Mom Names: Lady Gaga’s Mama and more!

Dec 27, 2024

　　by Linda Rosenkrantz 　　It’s become a Nameberry tradition. In celebration of Mother’s Day, we honor a dozen moms who not only have raised highly successful offspring, but who also happen to have—yes—memorable names themselves. Here is this year’s list of the Top 12, including the mom names of Lady Gaga,...

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Boys’ Names 2010: Most Popular So Far

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Baby Jock Names: 25 surprising sports star choices

Dec 27, 2024

　　If there’s one arena that may have been kind of neglected in the nameberry search for cool namesakes, it would probably be the wide, wide world of sports. 　　There are a couple of explanations for this. Number One is the fact that so many star athletes were known by nicknames—Mickey...

Classic baby names: Peter, Paul or Mary?

Dec 27, 2024

　　Of course they’re still around, with a few like William and Daniel still in the Top Ten, but most of the standard classics are far from being the power names they once were–Peter, Paul and George, for example, have hit all-time lows. 　　And yes, Edward has that Twilight touch, and Jack is back with...

FATHER’S DAY NAMES: Celebrity Dads

Dec 27, 2024

　　Once more this year we commemorate Father’s Day with a list of some notable names of the paternal parents of celebrities of various times and places, with some truly unusual examples, as in Archulus (Truman Capote) and Belmont (Humphrey Bogart). As with the moms we displayed on Mother’s Day, it turns out that quite...

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The Coolest Unisex Nature Names

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50 Rare Gender-Neutral Names Heating Up

Dec 27, 2024

　　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...

200 Unique Word Names You Won’t Find Anywhere Else

Dec 27, 2024

　　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...

America's Top Unisex Names of 2022

Dec 27, 2024

　　Want to know the most popular unisex names? We’ve crunched the numbers for you. 　　Our definition of a unisex name is one that’s used for both girls and boys with a split of at least 90-10. (For the most popular names, there are always a few opposites recorded, like the...

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Creative Family Names Honor Loved Ones

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Modern Christian Names With Spirit and Style!

Dec 27, 2024

　　Christian names combine spirituality with style, conveying a faith-based message with contemporary sensibility. 　　These modern Christian names with an evangelical feel aren’t traditional biblical names, well-worn virtues, or even the old prophet names that are so popular nowadays. No, this is a fresh, 21st-century style of Christian names that shout...

Quirky Favorite Baby Names in 10 Top Cities

Dec 27, 2024

　　New York baby namers love sleek, streamlined girl names like Rose and Claire, while Dallas favorites like Willa and Evangeline bring a touch of Southern charm. 　　Scottish namers are drawn to rugged boy names with a local flavor, such as Innes and Struan. And in Auckland, New Zealand, you'll find...

How Millennial Is Your Name?

Dec 27, 2024

　　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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Rare Names With Popular Nicknames

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Baby Names Before 1850

Dec 27, 2024

　　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...

Top Names in Each State Revealed!

Dec 27, 2024

　　Popular names by state can look very different from the national count. Find out which states' top names conform to the US popular names list and which go in a different direction. 　　Olivia and Liam held on to their titles as the most popular names in the United States for...

New Popular Irish Names Revealed

Dec 27, 2024

　　Good news for lovers of Irish baby names! The latest popular Irish names data for 2022 has just been released, and it’s a treasure trove of intriguing options from the Emerald Isle. 　　Happy St Patrick’s Day! Lá Fhéile Pádraig sona duit! 　　Top 10 Irish Girl Names 　　There has been a...

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20 Questions Every Baby Namer Should Ask

Dec 27, 2024

　　When I was a waitress, we had a trick to help indecisive customers make up their minds about what they wanted to eat. 　　If it was the main course that had them stumped, we asked, “Meat or fish?” 　　And if it was dessert, the question was “Fruit or chocolate?” 　　Now,...

Rainbow Baby Names Honor and Comfort

Dec 27, 2024

　　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...

Family Names Are Getting More Adventurous

Dec 27, 2024

　　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...