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New Surname Names for Boys

　　By Abby Sandel 　　We love surname names for our sons. Mason is a Top Ten pick, and Carter, Logan, Jackson, and Dylan aren’t far behind. 　　But lately there’s a new class of surname baby names in town, and they could replace those familiar favorites. 　　Kelly Clarkson and Brandon Blackstock’s new...

Jan 1, 2025

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Name Sage: Choosing a Family Name for Baby #3

Jan 1, 2025

　　Tania writes: 　　We are expecting our third child this June and are super excited – although I am tired of calling him my little Ninja! 　　It’s a boy. 　　My name is Titania. I was named for the character from Shakespeare, though I go by Tania. Our last name sounds like...

Smart Boys’ Baby Names

Jan 1, 2025

　　by Pamela Redmond Satran 　　Some parents want their babies to be beautiful, some put an upbeat disposition first, while others wish most for an intelligent child. 　　If you’re interested names that mean intelligence and wisdom, here are a range of choices for boys. (Of course there are wonderful choices in...

Daredevil Baby Names: Extreme athletes Laird and Wyn

Jan 1, 2025

　　By Tiana Putric 　　Some describe extreme athletes as careless, reckless, and dangerous because their passion-driven sports expose them to unimaginable risks; others characterize them as being born with a ‘daredevil gene’. Here are six extreme athletes with bold names, from Loïc Jean–Albert to Rush Sturges, whose extraordinary in-air, on-cliff, in-water, and...

Rock Star Baby Names: Bowie, Part 2

Jan 1, 2025

　　During his long career, rock icon David Bowie was the master of reinvention, constantly changing image and donning guises, until it has become a cliche to describe him as chameleon-like. 　　More unusually, the masks that Bowie wore and the roles he assumed were often given a name, becoming characters in...

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Name Sage: A Sister for Rex

Jan 1, 2025

　　Livy writes: 　　We are expecting our second child, a daughter, in four weeks and we are completely stumped on girl names. We already have a son called Rex and his name was really the only one we could agree on but we both loved it; it fitted instantly. This time...

The Orphans of Annie

Jan 1, 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...

Hello, Baby! O-Ending Surname Names for Girls

Jan 1, 2025

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15 Offbeat Occupational Baby Names for Labor Day

Jan 1, 2025

　　By Linda Rosenkrantz 　　It’s become a Nameberry tradition every Labor Day to offer a blog on occupational surname names. This year, we’ve tried to find some examples beyond the usual Coopers and Hunters and Masons and look for less obvious ones. And though many, if not most, of these original...

Unusual Boy Baby Names: A brother for Sage and Rocco

Jan 1, 2025

　　Her husband is wild about Harry in the middle spot, but they’re struggling to agree on a first name if baby number three is a boy. 　　Emma writes: 　　We are expecting baby number three and are stuck for a name if the baby is a boy. 　　Our first child is...

TV Baby Names: Quirky new boy characters

Jan 1, 2025

　　Last week we covered the quirky girl side of the character lists of the current TV shows and now, as promised, here come the boys. Some of these shows are just launching, joining the hundreds of shows currently found on the plethora of platforms now available. Below, some of the...

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Unisex Names Across the Atlantic

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America's Top Unisex Names of 2022

Jan 1, 2025

　　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...

Unisex Baby Names: But Are They Really?

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　　Unisex names are attracting more and more attention for babies of both sexes – but “unisex” doesn’t always mean “gender-neutral”. 　　Unisex vs. Gender Neutral NamesNameberry generally defines unisex names as those given to the minority sex at least 10% of the time. But although those names may qualify as unisex...

Surprisingly International Baby Names

Jan 1, 2025

　　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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Spanish Nature Names Soar Beyond Luna

Jan 1, 2025

　　While for the most part, 2022's Top 10 names looks a whole lot similar to the year before, there was one significant change — the debut of the luminous Luna. The Spanish word for moon has been shooting up the charts after having entered the Top 1000 in 2003, and...

Ancient Names for Babies

Jan 1, 2025

　　Can the rise of ancient names for babies be credited to the prominence of Amelia, Zoe, Sebastian, and Atticus on international lists of popular names? 　　Or maybe it’s a reaction against all the new names and trends that have mushroomed over the past few decades, from word names to nature...

These Names Are At Their Peak

Jan 1, 2025

　　Looking for a name everyone will love just as much as you do? You can’t go wrong with names at the top of their game. 　　Names that peaked in 2022, calculated in exclusive research and analysis by Nameberry, are baby names that rank higher in the USA than they have...

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Forgotten Names Making a Comeback

Jan 1, 2025

　　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...

30 Great Names You’re Not Using!

Jan 1, 2025

　　Looking for a cool name that's rare but not too out-there? You've come to the right place. 　　There are lots of reasons to choose an uncommon baby name. Maybe you hated being one of five Jessicas or Joshuas in your class, and don't want the same fate for your child......

Popular Twin Names

Jan 1, 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...

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It’s Okay to Change Your Baby’s Name

Jan 1, 2025

　　Considering changing your baby's name? You're not alone! 　　A few weeks after their son's birth in February 2022, Kylie Jenner and Travis Scott announced that they had changed their little boy's name. “That was the hardest thing that I’ve ever done in my life...I’m still like, ‘Did I make the...

Updating Popular 1950s Names

Jan 1, 2025

　　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...

The Art of the (Baby Name) Breakup

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　　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...