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Yes, Millennial Mom Names Can Work for Alpha Era Girls!

　　Millennials, those born in the eighties through mid-nineties, are the generation having babies in 2019. These children are a part of the emerging Generation Alpha, defined as anyone born from 2010-2025. Gen Alphas come into the world with iPads in hand and social media handles pre-claimed—a vastly different experience from...

Jan 10, 2025

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Baby Name Compromise: When he hates her favorite

Jan 10, 2025

　　by Abby Sandel 　　Seeking their baby name compromise: She’s always known her future daughter’s name. But now they’re expecting a girl, and he’s not a fan of her favorite. How can they compromise on a name they’ll both love? 　　Annabel writes:My husband and I are expecting our first baby and...

Cool Short Middle Names for Girls

Jan 10, 2025

　　Think of cool short middle names for girls that go with everything, and May – or another spelling like Mae or Mei – is sure to spring to mind. 　　With its timeless streamlined feel, May can lighten up a long first name (like Elizabeth or Persephone), make a short sweet...

Celebrity Baby Names Q+A: Elizabeth Holmes

Jan 10, 2025

　　by Sophie Kihm 　　Our latest celebrity baby names Q+A: 　　We were so thrilled to talk to Elizabeth Holmes, journalist and creator of “So Many Thoughts.” She and husband Matt Stuart have two sons, and are expecting a daughter later this summer. 　　What are your children’s names? 　　Fitzgerald and Oliver 　　How...

Inspiring International Names from the Women’s World Cup

Jan 10, 2025

　　by Emma Waterhouse 　　The 2019 Women’s World Cup has captured the world’s imagination, with record numbers of viewers — around 1 billion (!), according to FIFA — tuning in over the course of the competition. 　　It’s been a great month for women’s sport, and a fantastic opportunity for some inspiring...

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Artistic Baby Names for Girls: Saskia and Simonetta

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23 Cool New TV Girl Names: Prairie and Peach

Jan 10, 2025

　　by Linda Rosenkrantz 　　Every TV season or so we scan the video landscape to see if any particularly interesting character names have popped up. And each time it becomes more and more daunting as the number of new and newish shows on network, cable and streaming platforms has gone through...

What’s in a VSCO Girl Name?

Jan 10, 2025

　　VSCO girls dominated pop culture in 2019. They popularized natural beauty products, told us all to save the turtles, and somehow even propelled Crocs back into fashion. 　　But unless you know Gen Z girls, you might not completely understand the concept of a VSCO girl. In fact, in Google’s report...

Girl Names: A sister for Isla and Elodie

Jan 10, 2025

　　by Abby Sandel 　　They both have their girl name favorites, but can’t agree! Where’s the middle ground between Olive and Auden for Isla and Elodie’s new sister? 　　Cristen writes: 　　We’re expecting our third girl very soon and are stuck on a name for her. Our first two are Isla and...

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Exploring the Meaning of Julian

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Aiden Names: the Rise And Fall of a Mega-Trend

Jan 10, 2025

　　Aiden and boy names that rhyme with it have been all the rage since around the year 2000. Have you ever wondered about the history of this name trend? Or what the most popular Aiden-names are today? 　　Join us for a dive into this wave of names that swept the...

12 Boy Names That Deserve More Love

Jan 10, 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...

Trending Boy Names

Jan 10, 2025

　　New parents — those who haven't spent much time around today's babies — may not be up on today's trending boy names. Does this sound like you? You might be shocked to learn the hottest boy names right now. 　　What are trendy boy names? Trendy boy names are more popular than...

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100 Unique Unisex Middle Names

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Gender-Bending Baby Names

Jan 10, 2025

　　Gender-bending baby names cross gender boundaries. Some of them are more popular for boys, others for girls, and some are so rare they could go either way. See what you think – are these names more boy or girl to you? 　　Arlo 　　Actor Theo Rossi and his wife chose a...

50 Rare Gender-Neutral Names Heating Up

Jan 10, 2025

　　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...

Unisex Baby Names: But Are They Really?

Jan 10, 2025

　　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...

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Celebrity Baby Name Trends of 2023

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Ancient Names for Babies

Jan 10, 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...

The Secret Meanings of Color Names

Jan 10, 2025

　　Color names, either flat-out color names like Blue or names with colorful meanings like Aurelia, are more and more popular. 　　But do you know the secret meanings behind the color behind that name you love? 　　Color-related meanings are drawn from a wide range of cultures and are often even older...

These Names Are At Their Peak

Jan 10, 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 Now Back On The Charts

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Presidential Names for Babies: Who's Winning?

Jan 10, 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,...

Forgotten Names Making a Comeback

Jan 10, 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...

The Top Global Names Right Now

Jan 10, 2025

　　The popularity of baby names is usually country or even region-specific, with the top names in the US different from those in the UK, which are different again from those in Sweden or Spain. 　　But as the world gets smaller, there’s a growing cadre of names that rank highly on...

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How to Have More Fun Naming Your Baby

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How Not To Name The Baby: Top 10 Baby-Naming Don’ts

Jan 10, 2025

　　Since parents today invest so much thought and effort into finding the right name for their child, we get a lot of queries asking for advice on what to name the baby, and we do try to accentuate the positive. 　　But we also find it incumbent upon us to point...

Name Sage: Japanese-inspired Names for Raiden and Renzo's Sister

Jan 10, 2025

　　They're living in Japan, so their new daughter's name needs to bridge two cultures - just like brothers Raiden and Renzo. Plus, they're hoping for something that feels meaningful to their family. The Name Sage tries to check all the boxes! 　　Clarice writes:I'm really hoping you could help me out...

The Art of the (Baby Name) Breakup

Jan 10, 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...