Hate Your Name? Change It!
　　Guest blogge__r GRETA GOSS went through life as Peggy, a name she hated.  And then one day she ran out of business cards.  This blog originally appeared on More magazine’s site. 　　I’d always hated my name.  When I was fourteen, I found a book in the library called “The History...
Nov 24, 2024
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Unique Baby Names: Is there such a thing??
Nov 24, 2024
　　This blog is adapted from our most recent book, Beyond Ava & Aiden: The Enlightened Guide to Naming Your Baby 　　When people look for baby names online, they often put in a search for unique names. Some of them are trying to find names that are unusual and distinctive, but...
Aviatrix Names: Flying high with the names of pioneer pilots
Nov 24, 2024
　　Everyone knows the name of Amelia Earhart, but how many others do we know of the equally daring female pilots—then called aviatrixes– who made their mark during the early days of flying? 　　In the wild and wooly barnstorming, daredevil days of aviation from its beginnings to World War II, there were few occupations...
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...
President’s Day Names: All the Presidents’ children
Nov 24, 2024
　　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...
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Golden Girl Names
Golden Girl Names
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President’s Day Names: All the Presidents’ children
Nov 24, 2024
　　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...
Heroine Names: Worthy Women with Notable Names, Part I-Trailblazers
Nov 24, 2024
　　What could be a greater gift to bestow on your daughter than a name with a heroic namesake, someone with an inspiring story to add a layer of pride to your little girl’s  feelings about her name–and give her great material for a school report? 　　The following is a list of...
Top English Girls’ Names: Who Are The Most Popular?
Nov 24, 2024
　　The top English girls’ names for the current year are listed on Nameberry here. You can also see popularity statistics for English names on the individual name pages. 　　English name standings have not been published consistently every year. At the beginning of 2009, the UK ‘s Office for National Statistics...
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Top 100 Boy Names of 2013
Top 100 Boy Names of 2013
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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...
What’s your favorite classic boys’ name…and why?
Nov 24, 2024
　　Which classic boys’ name do you love the best? 　　Classic boys’ names encompass those that are traditionally popular such as John, William, and Thomas, along with classics fashionable today like Henry and Alexander. 　　And classic names for boys may also include biblical names such as Jacob and Joshua, along with...
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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America's Top Unisex Names of 2022
Nov 24, 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...
Last Names as First Names: Welcome to the Next Wave
Nov 24, 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...
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...
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Astrology Names: The Ultimate Guide
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How Millennial Is Your Name?
Nov 24, 2024
　　Millennial names define their generation. John and Mary were the Number 1 names for The Greatest Generation, Linda and Gary emblematic names of the Baby Boom, and now Jessica and Michael emerging as the top names for Millennials. 　　Nameberry tabulated the names of all babies born from 1982 until 2004,...
America's Next Top Baby Names
Nov 24, 2024
　　What are America's next top baby names, the future favorites that nobody is using today? 　　A few generations ago, in 1980, names like Luna and Luca, Kennedy and Maverick were shuffling along at the bottom of the charts. Today, they’re among the most popular namesUSA, each ranking within the Top...
The Top Names We're Watching for 2024
Nov 24, 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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Marvel Universe Movie Names: How influential are they?
Nov 24, 2024
　　By Joe Satran 　　Updated with names from Black Panther on March 5. 　　At the movie theater, we’re living in the Age of Marvel. It only took Black Panther three weeks to hit $500 million at the U.S. box office — faster than almost any other movie in history. Thor: Ragnarok, the previous entry in...
Unusual Baby Names: Eclipse, Pancake and Pip
Nov 24, 2024
　　The names in the news this week include word names, bird names, and the top names in two European countries. 　　A girl called Eclipse 　　Did you watch the solar eclipse on Tuesday? I live on the wrong continent, but it was interesting to follow America’s reaction to it. The best...
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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How to Change Your Baby’s Name
How to Change Your Baby’s Name
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It’s Okay to Change Your Baby’s Name
Nov 24, 2024
　　Considering changing your baby's name? You're not alone! 　　A few weeks after their son's birth in February 2022, Kylie Jenner and Travis Scott announced that they had changed their little boy's name. “That was the hardest thing that I’ve ever done in my life...I’m still like, ‘Did I make the...
Rainbow Baby Names Honor and Comfort
Nov 24, 2024
　　Rainbow baby names — names for a child born after the loss of another — can be a way to mark a time of mixed emotions. Some parents find it helpful and meaningful to choose a name that both acknowledges the loss and celebrates new life, commemorating the past and...
How Not To Name The Baby: Top 10 Baby-Naming Don’ts
Nov 24, 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...
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