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President’s Day Names: All the Presidents’ children

　　We’re all pretty familiar with the names of the presidents whose surnames have beeen commonly used for children–Jackson, Jefferson, Taylor, Tyler, Lincoln, Truman, Madison, Wilson, Kennedy et al– and we’re equally familiar with the names of most of their wives as well. 　　But less well known are the ones they chose for...

Nov 24, 2024

BALLERINA NAMES: Names for the Nutcracker Season

Place Names: New Destinations

Flower Names: A floral bouquet of names for girls

Unique Baby Names: Is there such a thing??

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Black History Names: Cultural heroines of the Harlem Renaissance

Nov 24, 2024

　　Harlem Renaissance names related to the cultural heroines of that movement comprise this year’s celebration of Black history names. These women—novelists, poets, playwrights, painters, sculptors and musicians– all played significant roles in the movement that flourished from the end of World War I through the mid-1930s, during which a group...

New Top Names List: Share Your Predictions!

Nov 24, 2024

　　It’s just a little over a week till the new Most Popular Names list is announced, for 2009. How do you think things are going to change? Will Emma and/or Jacob be toppled from their top spots? What names will rise and which will fall? 　　Here, as refresher, is the Top...

Popular Girls’ Names: The Real Top 10 (or 12 or 13)

Nov 24, 2024

　　What are the most popular girls’ names in the U.S.? If you consult the official Social Security list, or most of the state lists, you’ll get one version. With each name counted individually by spelling — Sophia and Sofia are counted separately, in other words — the national list of...

Romantic Names for Girls

Nov 24, 2024

　　Romantic names for girls – loosely defined as creative and elaborate names that suggest an earlier era and a Latinate emotionality – have become more fashionable in recent years. As we grow more comfortable with the notion of equality for girls, we may also become confident enough to give our...

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Top English Girls’ Names: Who Are The Most Popular?

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Popular Girls’ Names: The Real Top 10 (or 12 or 13)

Nov 24, 2024

Oscar Names: Girls’ edition

Nov 24, 2024

　　In honor of the Academy Award nominations announced yesterday, one of our favorite bloggers, Abby Sandel, creator of the always informative and witty appellationmountain.net, continues the tradition she started last year with boys’ red carpet names, and has again searched through the annals of Oscar history to come up with some great...

Golden Girl Names

Nov 24, 2024

　　When The Golden Girls hit the small screen in 1985, the names of its leading ladies—Rose, Dorothy and Blanche—were late middle aged, and Mama Sophia was old enough to have already been in and out of the Shady Pines Nursing Home. That was 25 years ago, a period of major change in the...

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Baby Names for Boys: Popularity of “S” and “Sh” sounds

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Nameberry Picks: 13 best virtue names for boys

Nov 24, 2024

　　By Linda Rosenkrantz 　　When we hear the phrase ‘virtue names’ we tend to think first and foremost of the girls—Faith, Hope and Grace, Prudence and Patience. But some parents are beginning to acknowledge that there are good boys as well as girls, and considering some of the old male virtue...

Top 100 Boy Names of 2013

Nov 24, 2024

　　Asher is back on top! The hot biblical name has reclaimed the crown as Number One boys’ name from Finn, which snatched it last year. 　　Declan, an Irish choice that flirted with the Number One spot on Nameberry throughout 2013, finished at Number Two. 　　Finn’s star may be flickering, but...

Old Testament Baby Names: On choosing Job

Nov 24, 2024

　　By Rebekah Anderson 　　Our son’s name is Job. No, not “job,” as in a vocation. It is pronounced with a long “o,” and rhymes with robe. As in, the book of Job in the Bible, the story about a man who is visited with overwhelming trials. Yeah—that Job. 　　My husband...

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Pride Icon Names Celebrate Diversity

100 Unique Unisex Middle Names America's Top Unisex Names of 2022 Gender Neutral Names Changing Direction 200 Unique Word Names You Won’t Find Anywhere Else Gender-Bending Baby Names The Most Nonbinary Names in Every State Newsy Names this Week: Aberdeen, Hercules and Via Their Name is Nonbinary

Who gets to judge your baby’s name?

Nov 24, 2024

　　By Clare Green 　　This week’s news includes boys with gemstone names, girls named after a car, sweet British nicknames, and lot of men named Paul. 　　Gendered jewel namesWhat’s your favorite gemstone name for a boy? Maybe you like traditional Jasper, or a modern unisex choice like Jet or Onyx…or Amber?...

10 Years, 10 Name Trends We Called

Nov 24, 2024

　　In 2008, shortly after Pam and I moved our shared baby name expertise from the book world into the virtual universe, we inaugurated a tradition of collaborating towards the end of every year on a blog of our predictions for the following year’s baby name trends, based on the cultural...

10 Years of Baby Names

Nov 24, 2024

　　by Pamela Redmond Satran and Linda Rosenkrantz 　　We launched Nameberry in October 2008, the same month the economy collapsed and a few weeks before Barack Obama was elected president. 　　In that decade, 40 million babies were born in the US, and 235 million people viewed 1.5 billion pages of our...

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The Secret Meanings of Color Names

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60 Names That Mean You Live in the Midwest

Nov 24, 2024

　　Know a lot of babies named Vivian and Lincoln? You might just live in the Midwest. 　　We analyzed the most popular names by state to find which names are used more in the twelve core Midwestern states — that's Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, Ohio,...

Quirky Favorite Baby Names in 10 Top Cities

Nov 24, 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...

Ancient Names for Babies

Nov 24, 2024

　　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...

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Baby Name News from All Over

2016 Baby Names: The Playground Analysis Baby Name News of the Week Marvel Universe Movie Names: How influential are they? Top City Baby Names Around the World Popular Baby Names: Inside the Top 100 of 2016 Top Baby Names: England and Wales, 2016 Popular Baby Names: From Nameberry, Italy and Celebrityville Name Popularity Countdown: The waiting game!

It’s Reigning Baby Names: Duke, Prince and Royalty

Nov 24, 2024

　　By Linda Rosenkrantz 　　In 1789, when George Washington was unanimously elected the first president of the nation—the first elected president in the world– there was a lot of discussion about what he should be called. John Adams and others favored royal titles such as Your Highness and Your Majesty, even...

Baby Name News of the Week

Nov 24, 2024

　　It’s been another week of new discoveries about favorite American names in 2016. 　　The big news was the release of the top names in every state. If you’re based in the US and concerned about the popularity of a name, you may want to know how it ranks in your...

Popular Baby Names Around the World

Nov 24, 2024

　　By Clare Bristow 　　This week’s news includes statistics from England, Wales and Israel, names inspired by musicians, title names, and boats. 　　Top names in England and Wales 　　If you’d like to know what’s hot in Britain, it’s an exciting week: the baby name data for England and Wales in 2016...

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What the Name Sage Knows: Ten Secrets to Loving Your Child's Name

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

Nov 24, 2024

　　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...

Name Change Resources

Nov 24, 2024

　　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...

Family Names Are Getting More Adventurous

Nov 24, 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...