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Baby Boy Names: Strong Classics

　　When you’re facing a challenging pregnancy, choosing a strong name can feel auspicious, maybe even necessary. Let’s help this mom find the right boy name for her little fighter! 　　Elizabeth writes: 　　I’ve just found out that I’ll be delivering early due to some complications that have also landed me in...

Jan 12, 2025

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Sibsets: Finding a name for baby #3

Jan 12, 2025

　　They’ve set quite the pattern with their first two kids’ names! Now they’re expecting again, and need to complete the sibset with a name they love every bit as much. 　　Valerie writes: 　　We are struggling with a name for our third child. 　　We have a son, Christopher Joseph, and a...

Surprise Name News of the Week: Archie Harrison

Jan 12, 2025

　　By Clare Green 　　What a week this is for baby name lovers! We’ve had some long-awaited announcements in this week’s name news, including a royal baby, and new popularity charts from several countries. And that’s just for starters: tomorrow we’re expecting the main course of the USA 2018 baby name...

Boy Baby Names: 50 sweetest sweet-spot names

Jan 12, 2025

　　By Linda Rosenkrantz 　　A large percentage of parents-to-be are looking for a name that is instantly recognizable yet distinctive, especially appealing and yet not overly popular—aka a sweet-spot name. Well, a readymade place to look for names that fit that perfect fitting in/standing out trope is in the very lower...

Old Man Names: What’s next?

Jan 12, 2025

　　Old man names are a perennially popular category among parents. There’s something so adorable about the juxtaposition of a fresh-faced baby boy and a vintage—perhaps even slightly dusty—baby name. 　　The names that qualify as old man names are always changing. As these names rise in popularity, they begin to be...

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100 Gorgeous Girl Names in Translation

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Blockbuster Baby Names: The Movie Girls of Summer

Jan 12, 2025

　　By Abby Sandel 　　Memorial Day weekend marks the unofficial start of summer in the US, and that means movies. 　　Not just any movies, either. The summer schedule is packed with potential blockbusters – as much romance and action and intrigue as you can stuff into two hours and a bucket...

Baby Names: Spelling Counts

Jan 12, 2025

　　She’s found the perfect name for her Fall 2016 baby. But how to spell it? The Name Sage wades into the data to find the best answer – but wants to hear your opinion, too! 　　Lindsey writes: 　　I’m trying to decide on a name for my little girl and I’m...

Double Trouble: Name plus Nickname Search

Jan 12, 2025

　　UPDATE: She’s here! Scroll to the bottom to learn the name Kate and her husband chose for their new daughter. 　　Kate writes: 　　I am driving myself crazy trying to find a name for our baby girl due in October. Our son is named Oliver Mark. We call him Ollie. Our last name...

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Strong Boy Names: The Ultimate Guide

Jan 12, 2025

　　Strong boy names are a powerful trend right now, as parents increasingly turn to names with positive meanings of strength and resilience in troubling times. 　　Strong boy names include those that literally mean strength, power or might – from popular classics like Ethan and Ezekiel, to rare and unique choices...

How I Named My Baby: Koda Florian

Jan 12, 2025

　　Cinthia, a surgical technologist, and Benjamin Shaver, who works in warehouse maintenance, live in Seattle, Washington with their son, Koda Florian. 　　Koda was born on December 8, 2022. Below, we speak with Cinthia about how she and Ben named their little boy. 　　Tell me Koda’s name story!I overwhelmed myself with...

80+ Woodsy Names for Boys That Will Make You Want to Have a Son

Jan 12, 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...

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Surprisingly International Baby Names

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Gender-Bending Baby Names

Jan 12, 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...

Gender Neutral Names Changing Direction

Jan 12, 2025

　　Gender neutral names are susceptible to the same shifts in popularity as traditionally gendered names, but these shifts can differ between the sexes. This makes it more interesting to examine the directions of unisex names, which fluctuate in girl-boy ratio from year to year. 　　Nameberry defines gender neutral names as...

America's Top Unisex Names of 2022

Jan 12, 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...

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What's a Classic Name?

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Babyberries: Class of 2023!

Jan 12, 2025

　　As we finish off another year, it's time for the recap of Nameberry's newest arrivals born in 2023! 　　Birth announcements for 93 new Babyberries – 47 girls and 46 boys – were featured on our forums and Instagram over the past year. The warmest of welcomes to all of our littlest members! 　　Berry parents...

60 Names That Mean You Live in the Midwest

Jan 12, 2025

　　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,...

Spanish Nature Names Soar Beyond Luna

Jan 12, 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...

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The Top Baby Names A-Z

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New Popular Irish Names Revealed

Jan 12, 2025

　　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...

Top Baby Name Influencers 2023

Jan 12, 2025

　　Baby name influencers don't set out to start name trends, but ultimately, their names go viral. 　　When it comes to influential names, there’s a formula for success. Whether the name is that of a celebrity or their child, it needs to be connected to someone who’s highly visible in the...

Baby Names Before 1850

Jan 12, 2025

　　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...

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Test-Driving Your Baby Name

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Name Sage: Honoring Grandma Elaine

Jan 12, 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...

Unique Twin Names to Inspire

Jan 12, 2025

　　Unique twin names that feel well-matched but not too matchy can feel impossible to find. Naming twins is undoubtedly one of the biggest challenges (and greatest pleasures) facing a baby namer – although our ultimate guide to twin names is a great place to start! 　　Many parents naming twins take...

How to Cope With Baby Name Regret

Jan 12, 2025

　　Baby name regret — also known as baby name remorse — is a common source of shame among new parents. It allegedly affects between 10-20% of new parents, yet the perceived stigma deters many from sharing their feelings or stories. 　　Lately, celebrities have been opening up about their own experiences with baby...