The Nameberry 9: What’s a normal name?
　　In The Nameberry 9 blog this week, Appellation Mountain‘s Abby Sandel, addresseses the question of “What is a ‘normal name?” 　　The news was filled with so-called normal names this week.  But what defines a normal name?  Is it a Top Ten choice that plenty of people your age share?  Or...
Jan 10, 2025
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Favorite Baby Names: Your Personal Top 10?
Jan 10, 2025
　　Popular baby names are the Number 1 topic of the week, but today we thought we’d turn the tables and ask instead about favorite baby names.  What are your personal Top 10 names for each gender? 　　The criteria: Those you love best, period.  Put them in order, with Number 1...
The Nameberry 9: There’s more than one Number 1
Jan 10, 2025
　　This week, Appellation Mountain ‘s Abby Sandel travels around the country and across the pond to discover which  names ranked Number 1 where. 　　Baby name news is fast and furious at year’s end.  Lists of Worst and Best Celebrity Baby Names abound.  (Did anyone else notice that Zuzu Audrey, daughter of Top...
Name Popularity: The Nameberry 9–Ezra, Etta and June
Jan 10, 2025
　　This week, Appellation Mountain‘s Abby Sandel considers the impact of baby name popularity–does it sway our choices more than it should? 　　Lately I’m wondering: is all this talk about baby names changing the names we use? 　　A century ago, parents could draw inspiration from the newspaper, the Bible, literature, music,...
Popular baby names: The case for the common name
Jan 10, 2025
　　Today’s guest blogger Kristen, aka Swistle, confronts the question of popular baby names–and explains why it’s okay to use them. 　　More common than the name is this naming concern heard from parents: “We don’t want her to be one of five  in every class.” 　　We know they don’t need to worry about...
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Transforming Top to Uncommon Female Dog Names
Transforming Top to Uncommon Female Dog Names
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Fanciful Girl Names Go Over-the-Top
Jan 10, 2025
　　There’s never been a better time to give a daughter a fanciful, over-the-top name. Over the past few years, everyone has had to cut back and restrain themselves from life’s normal luxuries. But one place where you can still really go for it is with your child’s name. 　　Fanciful girl...
How I Named My Baby: Leni Jean
Jan 10, 2025
　　Hannah Lily Williams, a digital creator and Matt Graber, a digital producer, live in Joshua Tree, California with their four children: Jackson Henry, Wyatt Packard, Henry John Aaron, and Leni Jean. 　　Leni was born on October 12, 2022. Here, we talk to Hannah about her daughter's name story. 　　Tell me...
My Name, My Story: Zara
Jan 10, 2025
　　Names can tell a powerful story, but as a US immigrant from China, the English names I was given didn’t mean anything to me. This is my journey through those names, to choosing my own English name that continues my story. 　　Chinese Names 101Born in China to Chinese parents, I...
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The Boys of Summer: Apollo, Elio and Leo
The Boys of Summer: Apollo, Elio and Leo
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Hillbilly Names Have Rugged Charm
Jan 10, 2025
　　Blame Li'l Abner, The Beverly Hillbillies, Petticoat Junction, Andy Griffith and even The Simpsons for the fact that some names have long been stereotyped as aw shucks, rube, hick, hayseed, country bumpkin names. 　　But lately, cowboy names have undergone something of a style revolution. With the rise of all things...
Best J Names for Boys
Jan 10, 2025
　　Boy names starting with J have been hugely popular ever since the days (okay, centuries) when John was number one. Today, the J names at the top of the charts include other biblical classics like James, Jacob and Joseph, and modern favorites like Jackson and Jayden. 　　If you’re looking for...
Cool Boy Names
Jan 10, 2025
　　Cool boy names have one thing in common: They tend to be part of a pack of other cool boy names. Like actual cool boys, cool boy names tend to hang out in a gang with other boys’ names that have a similar look and feel. 　　If you’re a parent...
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Surprisingly International Baby Names
Surprisingly International Baby Names
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Last Names as First Names: Welcome to the Next Wave
Jan 10, 2025
　　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...
Gender Neutral Names Changing Direction
Jan 10, 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...
Surnames That Make Great Unisex Baby Names
Jan 10, 2025
　　Surnames used as unisex baby names offer fresh, modern-sounding options that aren’t too tied to one gender. 　　Last names as first names are always in fashion. Some lean strongly to one gender, as we can see in the USA’s list of popular names. Harper and Avery are mostly given to...
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The Hottest Trends in Baby Names Today
The Hottest Trends in Baby Names Today
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Step-Sibling Sibsets: Starbaby predictions
Jan 10, 2025
　　Sibsets with half-siblings can be tricky. Often there is the desire to create a completely cohesive sibset. But new partners can introduce new tastes and preferences for baby names, so a harmonious posse isn’t always possible. 　　When it does work out though, it is incredibly satisfying. Stanley Tucci has done...
Starbaby Name Predictions: Sibsets and Singletons
Jan 10, 2025
　　by Sophie Kihm 　　Baby name sibset patterns can be very cute and add cohesion when done well. But sometimes it can get you into trouble. Take Ayesha and Steph Curry. They have two daughters named Riley and Ryan, and now Ayesha is pregnant with their third child. Ryker or Ryder...
100 Top Baby Names 2018
Jan 10, 2025
　　Our list of 100 baby names that should be on everyone’s list this year includes more choices than in the past of names that are obscure and surprising. 　　That’s because there are so many more unusual names coming into widespread use and baby namers have become a lot more adventurous....
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Buried Treasures on the British List
Buried Treasures on the British List
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The Berries Have Spoken: 89 More Great Baby Names Now
Jan 10, 2025
　　By Abby Sandel 　　Earlier this month, we shared our list of the Best Baby Names Right Now. We declared them the right mix of authentic and creativie, perfect for 2016, and wearable into the 22nd century, too. 　　It was so much fun to hear your reactions. Perhaps the most controversial...
A Different Kind of College Ranking
Jan 10, 2025
　　By Nick Turner 　　What are the best colleges in America? Well, you could consult rankings published by U.S. News & World Report and others. They’ll probably tell you the answer is Harvard or Princeton or some other predictable choice. 　　But in my view, no college is worth anything if people...
The 12 Most Influential Celebrity Baby Names
Jan 10, 2025
　　Celebrities have the power to turn unusual or outmoded baby names into contemporary hits. Many of the baby names in the Top 100 have Hollywood roots, from Ava to Violet, Jayden to Wyatt, and once-bizarre names from Hazel to Huckleberry have come to seem normal after celebrities chose them. Which...
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How Not To Name The Baby: Top 10 Baby-Naming Don’ts
How Not To Name The Baby: Top 10 Baby-Naming Don’ts
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The Art of the (Baby Name) Breakup
Jan 10, 2025
　　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 to Pick the Perfect Multilingual Name
Jan 10, 2025
　　Need an international name that works across different languages? It can be challenging, but here we share our tips and ideas to help you find a marvelously multilingual name that brings your family's cultures together. 　　If your family speaks multiple languages, you probably want your child to have a name...
The Best Baby Name Advice
Jan 10, 2025
　　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...
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