Unique New York Baby Names!
　　We got a call yesterday from Don Kaplan, a reporter for the New York Post, who’s doing a story about unique New York (remember that tongue twister?) baby names. 　　Don spent the past week poring over a quarter million names — yes, many of them pretty crazy — given to...
Jan 11, 2025
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Twilight Baby Names: Beyond Bella & Edward
Jan 11, 2025
　　Stephenie Meyer‘s Twilight series has been one of the biggest influencers of baby name trends in recent times, propelling Bella, Edward, Cullen, Esme, and a host of other names up the charts.  Here, nameberry intern DANIELLE MIKSZA, a Twilight fan, analyzes the Twilight baby names. 　　There’s been a vampire epidemic...
Top Names in Scotland: Jack and Sophie rule on
Jan 11, 2025
　　The Scottish Registry General’s Office has released the country’s most popular names for 2009, showing very little change at the top.  Jack and Sophie remained in first place, and the girls’ list wasn’t so dissimilar to ours, with Olivia, Ava, Emily, Chloe and Emma all in the top ten, along...
Baby Names 2010: The Hottest Trends
Jan 11, 2025
　　What are as the hottest 2010 baby names trends?  Here, our 15 top picks: 　　MOST FASHIONABLE CONSONANT 　　L, by far, with the booming fashionableness of almost every L name for girls, and most especially those with two L sounds: Lila, Lola, Layla, Leila, Lily, Lillian, Delilah, Tallulah, even Lulu and...
The Lost Letter P: Whatever happened to Peter, Patti, and Paul?
Jan 11, 2025
　　Just as names move in and out of fashion so do sounds and initial letters.  In the 70s and 80s, J-names ruled, from Jennifer and Jason to Jessica and Joshua, and then came the Ms –Michael, Matthew, Melissa, Megan, the Bs—Brianna, Brittany, Brandon, the Ks—Kayla, Kimberly, Kelsey, and the still continuing...
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Jan 11, 2025
　　By Nancy Man, Nancy’s Baby Names 　　You can tell how much Americans are inspired by famous actresses by looking at the baby name charts! When a new leading lady hits the scene, it’s almost expected that her name will become an influential baby names choice for newborns – at least...
Compromise Girl Names: A Sister for Luella
Jan 11, 2025
　　They’re excited to expecting another girl, but agreeing on a name? That’s another story! They compromised on Luella for their first daughter. Let’s help them find another name they can both love. 　　Kiara writes: 　　I’m hoping you can help my husband and I get on the same page. When it...
Unexpected Girl Names for Jonah’s Sister
Jan 11, 2025
　　They thought finding a name for their daughter would be a snap! But now they’re struggling to narrow down names that are classic, but not too common, to find the perfect unexpected – but not too out-there! – name for Jonah’s sister. 　　Brittany writes: 　　My husband and I have a son...
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80+ Woodsy Names for Boys That Will Make You Want to Have a Son
Jan 11, 2025
　　What do you get if you cross cottagecore with cowboy names? Meet woodsy names for boys. Woodsy names are the best of each trend — the rugged handsomeness of cowboy names blended with the romantic pastorality and natural elements of cottagecore names. 　　These are the names of woodland heroes and forest...
I Named My Son Liam Before It Got Popular
Jan 11, 2025
　　Fifteen hours into labor, a new nurse came into our hospital room and gave us a cheerful hello. My husband and I looked away from the television. The 2010 Winter Olympics were on though neither of us were paying much attention.  　　Just after midnight, I’d woken up to my water...
12 Boy Names That Deserve More Love
Jan 11, 2025
　　Looking for a boy name that feels both fashionable and original, that stands out for its rarity but fits with current trends? 　　Boy names are evolving at lightning speed right now, with parents more willing than ever to branch out from traditional choices and embrace individuality in their sons’ names...
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Pride Icon Names Celebrate Diversity
Jan 11, 2025
　　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....
Vintage Surname Names Come Back Around
Jan 11, 2025
　　Vintage surname names — it’s not an oxymoron! 　　Yes, we tend to think of surname names as a modern trend, and in many ways it is. The way we use surname names today is remarkably different from a century ago. 　　Historically, wealthy families passed down surnames as a way to authenticate...
How I Named My Babies: Nico Gianna & Jasper Graham
Jan 11, 2025
　　Alanna Shore, stay-at-home parent, and her husband Keith, artist and art director of Mikkeller Beer, live in Bucks County, Pennsylvania with their four children. 　　In May they welcomed their latest arrivals, twins named Nico Gianna and Jasper Graham. Here, Alanna shares the story of how she and Keith named their...
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Quirky Favorite Baby Names in 10 Top Cities
Jan 11, 2025
　　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...
Celebrity Baby Name Trends of 2023
Jan 11, 2025
　　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...
Cottagecore Baby Names Turn Back the Clock
Jan 11, 2025
　　Cottagecore baby names are part of a recent aesthetic trend defined by an appreciation for romanticized rural life, according to The New York Times. Hobbies such as bread baking, embroidery, and mushroom foraging are among the wholesome, nostalgic elements of the cottagecore lifestyle. 　　Cottagecore names, too, evoke this bucolic way...
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80 Great New Sweet Spot Names
Jan 11, 2025
　　Ever since we started exploring and writing about baby names, Pam and I have been intrigued by the concept of sweet-spot names, those that fall in that perfect position of not being epidemically popular—so common that their distinctive images to be diluted—yet not extreme enough to raise eyebrows or cause...
The Top Baby Names A-Z
Jan 11, 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...
50 Names That Mean You Live in the North East
Jan 11, 2025
　　Do you know a lot of kids named Maeve and Rowan, Connor and Max? You might just live in the North East of the USA. 　　Behind the national data on the most popular baby names, each region has its own favorites, and the North East — here, the six states...
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Rainbow Baby Names Honor and Comfort
Jan 11, 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...
Name Change Resources
Jan 11, 2025
　　We won't sugar coat it: the legal and administrative logistics of a name change — whether it's your own or your child's — can be overwhelming. To make your process easier, we've compiled a far-reaching collection of name change resources, organized by location. 　　In the United States, name changes are processed at...
Name Sage: Honoring Grandma Elaine
Jan 11, 2025
　　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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