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The 50-Year Rule: 1962 names revisited

　　Conventional wisdom holds that baby names tend to follow the Hundred-Year-Rule, cycling back after a century has passed. But with everything speeding up exponentially in modern life, and with the great interest in all things mid-century, we’re thinking maybe we should change that to the Fifty-Year-Rule. 　　Which prompts us to...

The Nameberry 9: What’s a normal name?

Favorite Baby Names: Your Personal Top 10?

Latin American Names: los nombres del bebe con salsa

International Faves: Top names across the globe

Baby Names 2012: The third quarterly report of Nameberry newbies Newest Babyberries: The quarterly report Popular Baby Names: Tops of the un-pops The Nameberry 9: Unusual but usable boys’names British Baby Names: Anglo-American Relations Question of the Week: How do you feel about sharing your name(s)? Popular baby names: The case for the common name Name Popularity: The Nameberry 9–Ezra, Etta and June

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TV Names: Happy Soap Opera Day!

　　Today is officially Soap Opera Day (woo hoo!) and though this isn’t as big of a deal in the baby name world as it once was, with a lot fewer sudsers on TV than there were when soap operas were the main staple of daytime programming, we have to acknowledge...

Breaking News: Amelia and Harry the new top UK baby names

　　The figures for the most popular names in the UK in 2011 have just been released by the Office for National Statistics, containing plenty of surprises and interesting tidbits. For one thing, it seems that despite a lot of cross-pollination, there is still a considerable divide in name popularity across...

The Nameberry 9: There’s more than one Number 1

　　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...

Swedish Baby Names: What’s stylish in Stockholm?

　　Guest blogger and Sweden native Sarah–known to us Berries as Svea– gives us some insight on the trends behind the list of most popular Swedish baby names. 　　Being a Swedish Sarah (the #1 name the year I was born), I grew up in a sea of Saras and Sarahs, with...

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200 Best Twin Girl Names 2023

200 Best Twin Girl Names 2023

150+ European Baby Girl Names My Name, My Story: Zara African-American Heroine Names Olive or Olivia, Sophie or Sophia? Fanciful Girl Names Go Over-the-Top Feminizations Carry Girl Power How I Named My Baby: Leni Jean How I Named My Baby: Aadya Dash

Model Names Reflect Diversity on the Runway

　　With the spring fashion shows in full swing — showing clothes for next fall, now that the winter has barely thawed — our thoughts turn to models. 　　We could care less about their figures or their style; what we’re interested in, of course, is model names. While Nameberry includes lists...

Transforming Top to Uncommon Girl Names

　　When it comes to baby names — particularly girl names — popularity can get a bad rap. Uncommon girl names are often seen as more desirable — it’s cool to be different! 　　But the popular girl names are at the top for a reason: they’re fashionable, lovable, and appeal to a...

Cool Girl Names: Charmed Circles

　　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...

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Hillbilly Names Have Rugged Charm

Hillbilly Names Have Rugged Charm

Best Z Names for Boys Best E Names for Boys Best J Names for Boys Best D Names for Boys How I Named My Baby: Aden Parker Best O Names for Boys Best B Names for Boys How I Named My Baby: Hugo Kyle

How I Named My Baby: Cyrus Canyon

　　Lauren and Amir Bavani live in Queen Creek, Arizona with their two children: Jasper Julietta and Cyrus Canyon. 　　Their son Cyrus was born on November 22, 2021. Below, we chat with Lauren about how she and Amir named their baby boy. 　　Tell me how you named Cyrus!With both of our...

Baby Name Wolf is Nameberry’s New #1!

　　Nameberry’s new top boy name is a quirky wild nature name with serious starpower. Welcome to the stage, Wolf! 　　When Kylie Jenner and Travis Scott announced the name of their newborn son Wolf Webster last week, this fierce nature-inspired choice leapt to the top of the Nameberry charts overnight. It...

How I Named My Baby: Lark Berens Hall

　　Abra Berens, a chef and author, and Erik Hall, a musician, composer, and producer, live in South West Michigan with their son, Lark Berens Hall. 　　They welcomed Lark in November 2021. We sat down with Abra to discuss his name story. 　　Tell me how you named Lark! We accidentally found...

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The Coolest Unisex Nature Names

The Coolest Unisex Nature Names

Surprisingly International Baby Names Surnames That Make Great Unisex Baby Names Unisex Names That Switched From Boy to Girl Fall’s Biggest Name Trend: Econames How I Named My Babies: Nico Gianna & Jasper Graham Unisex Baby Names: But Are They Really? Vintage Surname Names Come Back Around Pride Icon Names Celebrate Diversity

Gender Neutral Names Changing Direction

　　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...

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...

50 Rare Gender-Neutral Names Heating Up

　　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...

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Latest Starbaby Name Predictions!

Latest Starbaby Name Predictions!

The Top Welsh Names in Wales The Fran Clan: Frances, Francesca and Frankie Return British Baby Name Trends 2017 Celebrity Baby Names: Latest predictions Popularity, trends and a new baby Princess Starbaby Names: The Latest Predictions 100 Top Baby Names 2018 CONTEST: Guess the Newest Names on the List

Starbaby Name Predictions: Sibsets and Singletons

　　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...

Step-Sibling Sibsets: Starbaby predictions

　　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...

Celebrity Baby Names: Brand New Predictions!

　　by Sophie Kihm 　　I’ve been making predictions on Nameberry long enough now that I’m forecasting names of the younger siblings of children whose names I’ve predicted before. Such is the case with Chrissy Teigen and John Legend. In my very first set of predictions for Nameberry, almost two years ago, I...

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Scottish Baby Names: What’s hot with the Scots

Scottish Baby Names: What’s hot with the Scots

Literary Baby Names in the News 9 Names I Can’t Stop Recommending 20 UK Names We Should Steal Happy Hanukkah Baby Names The Berries Have Spoken: 89 More Great Baby Names Now 10 Favorite Colonial Names for Today Strictly Scottish Names: Innis, Jura & Jock Top 100 British Names in 2014

Swedish Baby Names: Elsa tops the list

　　By Linda Rosenkrantz 　　The list of Top 100 Swedish baby names has just been released and it provides an interesting smorgasbord of food for thought, with a blend of internationally used names, Swedish names we’re already familiar with and others that are new to us but definitely exportable. 　　GIRLS 　　Let’s look...

Berry Faves of 2015 IRL

　　By Linda Rosenkrantz with Esmeralda Rocha 　　We recently posted the list of names that our Berries were most interested in over the past year– headed by Ezra and Asher, Charlotte and Amelia—but what names did they actually choose at that crucial moment when the name had to be inscribed onto the...

Buried Treasures on the British List

　　By Kelsey Andersen 　　Now that the 2014 baby name statistics are out for England and Wales, we can see what names are the most popular in these two British countries and we also can look at the names near the bottom of the popularity list and find quite a lot...

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Name Sage: Honoring Grandma Elaine

Name Sage: Honoring Grandma Elaine

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Family Names Are Getting More Adventurous

　　Sure, Thanksgiving is about sweet potatoes with little marshmallows on top, but it’s also about family. That’s why, as we approach the holiday, our coverage of Thanksgiving baby names is focused this year not on Pilgrim names or turkey names but on the new style in family names. 　　Family names...

How to Change Your Baby’s Name

　　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....

Rainbow Baby Names Honor and Comfort

　　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...

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