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Top Baby Names 2013: Noah the New Number 1!

　　Noah has unseated Jacob to become the new Number 1 name for boys – the first new top boys’ choice of the 21st century. 　　The boys’ side of the list claims all the hottest news, in a turnaround from the usual pattern in which girls’ names dominate the trend shifts. Liam...

Bold B-Names and Beyond: Booker, Bowie, Bridget and Bijou

The #1 Baby Names: How popular are they?

Taking Stock of Baby Names: A novel approach

Choosing Baby Names: Sense vs sensibility Welsh Nickname Names: Iolo, Betsan and Llio Short, Simple, Chic Baby Names Modern Classic Baby Names: Cecilia, Calvin and Colin Most Popular Baby Names of 2014….so far Occupational Surnames: Far from a fad Twin name trends in this week’s baby names news The Most Popular Names Over Time

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Sasha, Mars, and Wilburn: Strange names, or tomorrow’s Top 100?

　　By Abby Sandel, Appellation Mountain 　　The other night a friend asked me what happens to kids with really strange names. Not made up names, or names with crazy spellings, he clarified. Names like Apple. Or Bartholomew. Names that make you do a double take when you spot them on the...

Baby Names that Bridge Generations: Allison and Kyle

　　by Angela Mastrodonato of Upswing Baby Names 　　One day I had an epiphany. I consider myself part of the “Mom Generation”. When I was in high school, I knew both a Debbie (short for Deborah) and an Allison. 　　Fast forward to 2014 and I would be surprised to see Deborah...

Starbaby News: The Jagger Dynasty, gender-bending and more

　　By Abby Sandel, Appellation Mountain 　　Mick Jagger is a great-grandfather. 　　The frontman of the world’s greatest rock’n’roll band welcomed a new grandson and his first great-granddaughter a few months ago. Their names were just revealed last week. If you’re counting, that brings the Jagger progeny to seven children, five grandchildren,...

Unusual Vintage Names: Which might come back?

　　By Linda Rosenkrantz 　　The folks at the Social Security Administration publish not only the thousand most popular names for every year dating back to 1880, but also the Top 200 names for every decade, making it possible to see broader patterns and trends. 　　I was scanning these decade lists to...

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Baby Naming Advice: Teacher Edition

Baby Naming Advice: Teacher Edition

Valentine’s Day Names: Lovable Love Words Blending Baby Names for a Modern Brady Bunch Family The Most Popular Baby Names of the Future Mom Names: Lady Gaga’s Mama and more! Prince and Princess Names: From fiction and fable and screen Tailored but Feminine Girl Names Black History Names: Amazing Women Athletes Popular Girl Names: Lost in the La-Crowd

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

　　Millennials, those born in the eighties through mid-nineties, are the generation having babies in 2019. These children are a part of the emerging Generation Alpha, defined as anyone born from 2010-2025. Gen Alphas come into the world with iPads in hand and social media handles pre-claimed—a vastly different experience from...

Traditional Girl Names with a Twist

　　Can Penelope’s sister have a name as short as Alice or Claire? More importantly, does this mom want her to? 　　Erin writes: 　　We are expecting our second girl and struggling to agree on a name! Our older daughter is Penelope Reese, and we absolutely love her name. 　　My husband is...

Sister Names: Long or Short?

　　Sibling names add a whole layer of complexity to naming a baby. Naming your first child may have been challenge enough — finding names that you like, agreeing on a single name with your partner — but naming a sibling comes with its own set of tasks. 　　The goal of naming siblings...

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Nameberry Picks: The 12 best ‘You-can-call-me-Al’ names

Nameberry Picks: The 12 best ‘You-can-call-me-Al’ names

Cowboy Names: Back in the saddle again Nameberry Challenge: Name Affleck baby #3!! Can’t Find A Name You Love? Maybe you’ve got BNDD Boys’ Names: Nameberry’s newsiest boys’ names this week Stylish vs Popular: The boys’ edition Celebrity Babies: Reese Witherspoon’s boy Tennessee James To V or Not To V? Can this Mom break family tradition? Cowboy Baby Names: This week’s Nameberry 9

Classic Boys’ Names: Let’s hear it for Henry!

　　Why does Henry consistently rank as one of the top two Nameberry favorite boys’ names? (Finn is the other one.) 　　Because in many ways Henry is the most perfect of the classic boys’ names—as historic as James and John and William –yet with a quirkier edge that makes it seem modern, and even hip. 　　Henry...

Cool Boy Names: The Nameberry 9

　　Just in case you’ve been agonizing about the lack of good names for boys, Appellation Mountain‘s Abby Sandel presents the case for cool boy names in this week’s The Nameberry 9. 　　Convinced there are no great names for boys? 　　Spend a few minutes on message boards and you’ll hear the laments. ...

Would You Crowd-Source Your Baby’s Name?

　　Okay, you’re Berries, of course you wouldn’t. 　　On the other hand, if crowd-sourcing your baby’s name is good enough for the most powerful new mom in corporate America….. 　　Yahoo CEO Marissa Mayer and venture capitalist husband Zack Bogue had their first baby, a boy, on Sunday, and took to Twitter...

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America's Top Unisex Names of 2022

America's Top Unisex Names of 2022

How I Named My Babies: Nico Gianna & Jasper Graham Pride Icon Names Celebrate Diversity Gender Neutral Names Changing Direction The Most Nonbinary Names in Every State Unisex Names That Switched From Boy to Girl The Coolest Unisex Nature Names Last Names as First Names: Welcome to the Next Wave Surnames That Make Great Unisex Baby Names

200 Unique Word Names You Won’t Find Anywhere Else

　　Lovers of unique word names, put down your dictionaries! 　　We’ve found a better way to come up with truly original word names for babies: crowdsource it! We recently asked our brilliant Berry community to suggest cool new word name possibilities that no one’s thought of yet — and they didn’t...

Surprisingly International Baby Names

　　Say “international baby names” — and what springs to mind? 　　Hands up if you said Anna or Adam! It’s true: there are plenty of popular names that feature near the top of the baby name charts in multiple countries. 　　But if your tastes lean towards more uncommon choices, finding a...

Gender-Bending Baby Names

　　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...

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America's Next Top Baby Names

America's Next Top Baby Names

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60 Southern Baby Names With Charm And Style

　　What makes a Southern name? Just a unique blend of tradition and modern style. 　　Parents in the American South are famous for passing on family names to children, for example by repeating first names, or using mom's maiden name as a first name. This means that classics like John and...

The Top Names We're Watching for 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...

How Millennial Is Your Name?

　　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,...

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How Gen Z Is Your Name?

How Gen Z Is Your Name?

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The Top Baby Names A-Z

　　Baby names A-Z are a fascinating bunch, with the most popular name starting with every letter of the alphabet often different from what you'd expect. 　　You can probably guess the top girl name starting with O, and the top boy name that starts with L… they’re the current American number...

80 Great New Sweet Spot Names

　　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...

Forgotten Names Making a Comeback

　　Looking for a niche source of rare baby names? Try the comeback kids of 2022. 　　These names were once used for babies in the US, but then vanished for decades. Just when you might think they were lost forever, they've re-appeared in the official baby name data for 2022. 　　The...

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Name Sage: Defining Classic Girl Names

Name Sage: Defining Classic Girl Names

Name Change Resources How to Pick the Perfect Multilingual Name 9 Timeless Rules for Naming Your Baby Test-Driving Your Baby Name Name Sage: Honoring Grandma Elaine How Not To Name The Baby: Top 10 Baby-Naming Don’ts Family Names Are Getting More Adventurous 20 Questions Every Baby Namer Should Ask

The Best Baby Name Advice

　　Over the many months of How I Named My Baby, our Berries have shared incredible tips and valuable insight on navigating the baby name process. 　　Here, the best baby name advice from our readers: 　　On where to begin:“Start off by asking your partner what names they don’t like! Are there any names...

How to Have More Fun Naming Your Baby

　　Choosing names for hypothetical babies is always fun — why do you think I got into this business? — but when you’re actually expecting, the pressure is on. Suddenly you’re faced with the very big task of naming an actual human being, which (often) requires you to collaborate with your...

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

　　Nameberry has been happy to host Abby Sandel's Name Sage column and to bring our visitors her wise naming advice for several years now. Here, Abby's accumulated naming wisdom (so far). Thank you, Abby, for your wonderful column. 　　The act of choosing a name is deceptively simple. Just a few...

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