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Biblical Girl Names for Now

　　When it comes to biblical girl names, it’s been the Old Testament women’s names that have been found on most popularity lists in the recent past. Rachel and Rebecca, Sarah and Hannah have been long-running stalwarts. But the New Testament has some appealing options as well, ranging from the classic...

Dec 28, 2024

Traditional Girl Names with a Twist

Gorgeous Greek Girl Names

Inspiring International Names from the Women’s World Cup

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

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Girl Baby Names: 50 Sweetest Sweet-Spot Names

Dec 28, 2024

　　by Linda Rosenkrantz 　　We recently posted a list of fifty boys’ names that we consider to be currently in the sweetest sweet spot—that is, instantly recognizable but not mega-popular—just the kind of fitting in/standing out name that many parents are looking for. These were all found in the lower regions...

Mom Names: Lady Gaga’s Mama and more!

Dec 28, 2024

　　by Linda Rosenkrantz 　　It’s become a Nameberry tradition. In celebration of Mother’s Day, we honor a dozen moms who not only have raised highly successful offspring, but who also happen to have—yes—memorable names themselves. Here is this year’s list of the Top 12, including the mom names of Lady Gaga,...

Valentine’s Day Names: Lovable Love Words

Dec 28, 2024

　　Valentine baby names mean love and romance in every possible way. Today we look at names that mean love, heart, sweetness, and more, to celebrate the holiday in the name of your own lovebug. 　　The Valentine FamilyLet’s begin with the star of the show. The name Valentine (in Latin, Valentinus)...

Celebrity Baby Names Q+A: Elizabeth Holmes

Dec 28, 2024

　　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...

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Mermaid Names: Beyond Madison and Ariel

Vanishing Names: So long, Susan; Bye bye, Barbara Power Girl Baby Names Girls’ Names: Naming a daughter the Pinkett-Smith way Bridesmaid Names: Pippa and beyond Heroine Names: A Memorial Day salute Berry Question of the Week: Help name baby #3! Girls’ Names: What’s your style? Different for boys and girls? Princess Names: Princesses by Marriage (Hi, Kate!)

New! First-Ever Berry Question of the Week

Dec 28, 2024

　　We’re turning around the Question of the Week format, so that you ask the questions of us and of the general Berry population. 　　Looking for advice on naming your baby? Negotiating a name problem with your partner or mother-in-law? Or simply have a larger name question you’d like to ask...

The Mary Month of May

Dec 28, 2024

　　For the arrival of May, official month of the Virgin Mary, we revisit her classic name and some of its many variations as possibilities for May baby names. 　　May, as any Catholic schoolchild can tell you, is the official month of the Virgin Mary, Mother of God. Which might make Mary an appropriate name...

The Florodora Girls: Cora, Dora, Flora & Nora

Dec 28, 2024

　　There’s been a lot of berry-buzz lately around the names Cora, Flora and Dora, a nostalgic bevy of beauties we might call the Floradora girls. 　　If you’re wondering about the origins of the term, it dates back to Florodora, one of the first big Broadway musical hits of the twentieth...

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10 Appealing German Boys’ Names to Consider

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Name Sage: A Brother for Charles Alasdair

Dec 28, 2024

　　Kristen writes: 　　We put lots of thought into naming our first son, and I couldn’t be happier with what we settled on: Charles Alasdair, Cal for short. 　　Both his first and middle names honor his great-grandparents, Charles and Al. Cal is the name of my favorite character from my favorite...

Boys’ Names: 10 New Favorites

Dec 28, 2024

　　by Esmeralda Rocha 　　In Part one of our blog on names new to the Nameberry database, we discussed highlights of our recent additions to the girls’ database. Part two focuses on our favorite ten additions to the boys’ name database. 　　Armel – This Welsh name, also used in France, means...

Name Sage: If Not Riley, What?

Dec 28, 2024

　　Nicole writes: 　　I love the name Riley James for my baby boy, but my husband is liking it less and less as we learn how popular it is becoming for girls. 　　We’d love some other suggestions – preferably not unisex. 　　Other names we considered: 　　Quinn – Also unisex 　　Henry –...

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The Most Nonbinary Names in Every State

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50 Rare Gender-Neutral Names Heating Up

Dec 28, 2024

　　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...

Last Names as First Names: Welcome to the Next Wave

Dec 28, 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...

America's Top Unisex Names of 2022

Dec 28, 2024

　　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 Uncommon Names Do You Hear a Lot?

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Your Most Surprising Future Top Baby Names?

Dec 28, 2024

　　We recently shared our predictions for the Top 10 baby names of 2028, based on statistical analysis of the annual Social Security data. 　　According to our projections, three new girl names and a whopping seven new boy names will be among those occupying the top spots in a decade’s time:...

Top Baby Names 2020

Dec 28, 2024

　　The top baby names 2020 feature a host of names that went virtually unused a generation ago. These include newly-minted names, rediscovered antiques, plus names imported from around the world. 　　We predict 2020’s top baby names by calculating which names saw the biggest increases in interest from Nameberry readers so...

Classic Baby Names: Current comebacks

Dec 28, 2024

　　When the new US popularity data comes out, we all look for certain things. Are we still giving our babies for Game of Thrones names? (Most certainly yes.) How about the royal family? (Meghan, I’m looking at you.) 　　But there’s a quieter trend to watch, something that happens in the...

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These Names are Not Gone With the Wind

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Undiscovered Baby Names: What New Names Have You Heard Lately?

Dec 28, 2024

　　Our first crowd-sourced blog, on original names that lead to popular nicknames, was such a hit that we’ve decided to give it another go. Our new topic: Undiscovered baby names — undiscovered by you, that is, at least until recently. 　　I first thought of this subject last September at a...

Scottish Baby Names: the latest from Leith

Dec 28, 2024

　　We’ve been keeping a pretty close watch on English and Irish birth announcements, but it’s been a while since we’ve checked out the Scottish. 　　Traditional Scottish names still prevail—for boys lots of Calums and Callums, Finlays, Camerons, Lewises and Murrays, along with Jacks, Gabriels, Charlies and Aarons. For girls, Charlotte, Chloe,...

Popular Baby Names: The Top of the Top

Dec 28, 2024

　　Popular baby names get that way for a reason: Most offer a lot to like to a wide range of parents. The upshot: the list of 100 Most Popular Baby Names is studded with great names. While many parents have a horror of choosing a name that’s overexposed, some of...

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

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The Art of the (Baby Name) Breakup

Dec 28, 2024

　　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...

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

Dec 28, 2024

　　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...

20 Questions Every Baby Namer Should Ask

Dec 28, 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,...