Luna, Ozzie and Vernon: Bold Girls, Vintage Boys
　　by Abby Sandel/Appellation Mountain 　　Do you name boys and girls the same way? 　　We often reserve antique gems for girls – lady-like appellations like Charlotte, Amelia, Lydia, and Hattie. But this week, parents proved that retro picks work for boys, too. Several high-profile birth announcements revived grandpa-chic choices for our...
Nov 23, 2024
Sassy Short Girl Baby Names: Blythe, Blake, Blair
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Four Syllable Middle Names: Longer choices beyond Elizabeth Rare Royal Girls’ Names: Christabel, Eugenie and Melita Name the All-Girl Quints! Your Favorite Literary Names for Girls Kimye Kname Kraziness Creative Girls’ Names: Xia, Djena, and Geneva Pretty Girl Names The Blooming of Lily
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Unusual Baby Names: 10 same-but-different girl names
Nov 23, 2024
　　by Pamela Redmond Satran 　　It’s a common baby name dilemma: You love a name like Cora or Lila forever, holding it close as your own special secret choice, and then bang!  Right when you’re finally in a position to use it, you discover it’s become a trendy new favorite, vaulting...
Classic Girls’ Names: The Claire Contingent–Claire, Clara and Clarissa
Nov 23, 2024
　　by Linda Rosenkrantz 　　The crystalline clear classic Claire has seen an impressive rise recently—entering the Top 50 for the very first time in 2011—and bringing Cousin Clara and other relatives slip-streaming along with her. The perfect time to take a closer look at this clear-eyed family. 　　CLAIRE—Currently favored spelling Claire...
Bold Names for Girls
Nov 23, 2024
　　The news this week includes one notably conservative name for a royal baby boy, and several bold names for girls. 　　His Royal Highness Prince George of Cambridge is just a week old.  We’ve discussed his name – and the names the royals didn’t choose, or might be holding in reserve...
Newest Girl Babyberries: The 3rd Quarterly Report of 2013, from Ada to Xanthe
Nov 23, 2024
　　by Linda Rosenkrantz 　　Wowza! 　　I was completely overwhelmed by the sheer quantity, gorgeousness and wild originality of the names reported in the Birth Announcement forums for this third quarter of the year, from July through the end of September.  So overwhelmed, in fact, that I’m dividing the results into two...
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Inspirational Names of Forgotten Feminists
Inspirational Names of Forgotten Feminists
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African-American Heroine Names
Nov 23, 2024
　　As Black History Month segues into Women’s History Month this weekend, let's take a look at the names of some inspirational African-American heroines! 　　Compiling a wide-ranging list is not as easy as you might think – nor as it should be. Google and book searches tend to turn up a select list...
Cool Girl Names: Charmed Circles
Nov 23, 2024
　　Cool girl names, much like cool girls themselves, often travel in packs. Once one cool girl name gets popular, similar ones tend to follow. 　　These names often share sounds, but they can also be connected by a theme such as color names, bird names, or virtue names. 　　Certain name groups...
150+ European Baby Girl Names
Nov 23, 2024
　　“What’s so special about European names?”, you might ask. After all, the majority of the baby names most widely used in the US have European origins. 　　But the European girl names we're talking about here are not widely used in the US, the UK, and other English-speaking countries. We scoured...
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Todd and Troy, Keith and Kent: Can those old surfer-boy names resurface?
Todd and Troy, Keith and Kent: Can those old surfer-boy names resurface?
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Australian Baby Names: Focus on Banjo
Nov 23, 2024
　　By Anna Otto of Waltzing More Than Matilda 　　February 17th is the birthdate of Andrew Barton Paterson, affectionately known as “Banjo” Paterson.  He was named Andrew after his Scottish-born father, and his middle name Barton was a family name from his mother’s side; he was related to Edmund Barton, who...
Name the All-Boy Quints!
Nov 23, 2024
　　All-boy quintuplets are very rare, so naming them is one of those name nerd fantasies that is unlikely ever to come true. 　　But we can dream, can’t we? 　　Over in our forums, there are nearly 500 pages of responses to the name game challenge to name a set of all-boy...
Biblical Baby Names: Why Noah now?
Nov 23, 2024
　　It seems that just about every few decades since the 1940’s, one Old Testament patriarch name has entered the popularity list’s Top 5, some lingering longer than others.  From the forties through the early eighties it was David,  joined by Joshua in 1983, Daniel for the single year 1985, Jacob...
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Gender Neutral Names Changing Direction
Gender Neutral Names Changing Direction
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Last Names as First Names: Welcome to the Next Wave
Nov 23, 2024
　　The great thing is that the pool of surnames is so large — and ever more diverse — that there are always more to discover. 　　Sure, they don’t all make good first names. I know families called Beer, Small and Bumstead, but I doubt any babies will get those as...
The Top Unisex Names in Every US State
Nov 23, 2024
　　The most popular unisex names in the USA in 2022 were Logan, Avery, and Riley. But does that hold true across every state? 　　Well, sometimes. But as you might guess, each state has its own favorite unisex names. For some, it’s an occupational name like Parker or Sawyer. Other states...
The Coolest Unisex Nature Names
Nov 23, 2024
　　Unisex nature names blend two of the coolest categories of baby names right now, so it’s no wonder they’re attracting a lot of attention! 　　The top gender neutral names in the US include several nature-inspired options, and the natural world is also a wonderful place to look for unique unisex...
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Babyberries: Class of 2023!
Babyberries: Class of 2023!
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Quirky Favorite Baby Names in 10 Top Cities
Nov 23, 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...
New Study Shows Climate Impact on Baby Names
Nov 23, 2024
　　Nature-related baby names are a huge trend across the board right now. But did you know that the climate actually influences the type of nature names American parents are choosing for their children? 　　A recent study published in the journal Evolutionary Human Sciences analyzed over a century of baby names...
The Top Names We're Watching for 2024
Nov 23, 2024
　　Which baby names will be on top in 2024? 　　If we're speaking literally, you can expect to see the same few names on the tippy-top of the charts — Olivia and Emma, Liam and Noah. But it's a lot more fun to look at the fastest-rising names — the choices rapidly...
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Popular Twin Names
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100 Names That Deserve To Be Used More
Nov 23, 2024
　　We often cover rare and unique names — from creative modern inventions to unusual place and nature names. The names below are rare too, but with a difference. 　　You've almost certainly heard of them. (And so have your parents.) 　　Even if you don't know someone with them in real life,...
80 Great New Sweet Spot Names
Nov 23, 2024
　　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...
Top Czech Names Follow International Trends
Nov 23, 2024
　　This just in: the top Czech baby names for 2022! 　　The Czech Republic is a small country in central Europe with a classic, self-contained naming culture. Traditional Czech names such as Vendula and Zdeněk have made the charts for decades, and proper Czech spellings are favored over streamlined international variations....
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Name Sage: Defining Classic Girl Names
Name Sage: Defining Classic Girl Names
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20 Questions Every Baby Namer Should Ask
Nov 23, 2024
　　When I was a waitress, we had a trick to help indecisive customers make up their minds about what they wanted to eat. 　　If it was the main course that had them stumped, we asked, “Meat or fish?” 　　And if it was dessert, the question was “Fruit or chocolate?” 　　Now,...
Name Sage: Honoring Grandma Elaine
Nov 23, 2024
　　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...
How to Change Your Baby’s Name
Nov 23, 2024
　　So you've already put a name on the birth certificate, but now you're feeling baby name regret. Can you change your baby's name? Of course you can! 　　Follow our step-by-step guide to changing a baby name, from navigating the legal process to coping with the emotions of a name change....
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