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How does your own name affect your baby name choice?

　　By Melissa Willets 　　In the 1970s, Melissa was the third most popular name for girls in the country. So naturally, my parents named me Melissa, and thus, not a year went by without me being one of several girls with my name in my class. In case you can’t tell,...

Nov 21, 2024

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Beating the Baby Naming Blahs

Nov 21, 2024

　　Where do you start when choosing baby names feels like a chore? 　　Ashley writes: 　　I’m not technically looking for name advice (although as you’ll soon see we could probably use help on that front as well), I’m looking for advice on where to start when naming has lost its fun....

How to Hide a Problematic Name

Nov 21, 2024

　　By Katherine Morna Towne, sanctanomina.net 　　Though I’m sure most of us would agree that one of the most satisfying parts of choosing a name for a baby is sharing our naming brilliance with the world, what happens if you actually want to hide the name you chose? 　　Sounds crazy, right? 　　But as an...

Help Jessica Alba Name Baby #3

Nov 21, 2024

　　By Sophie Kihm 　　Jessica Alba and Cash Warren are expecting their third child, and they have a strict set of requirements for this baby’s name. Jessica recently gave Jimmy Fallon the run-down, but I’ll summarize for you here: 　　First of all, the name has to be a word name that starts...

10 Big Baby Name Questions That Keep Us Up at night

Nov 21, 2024

　　By Abby Sandel 　　After ten years, our database is chock full of amazing names. But every parent faces the same challenge: how to whittle those nearly 70,000 choices down to just one single name – plus a middle or two – for your child? 　　As Nameberry’s resident Name Sage, I...

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GIRLS’ NAMES 2011: The Secret Popularity List

He Says Shayla, She Says Cecilia: Help this couple agree on a baby name! Annette & Paulette: The ‘ette’ girls Berry Question of the Week: Help name baby #3! Vanishing Names: So long, Susan; Bye bye, Barbara Nameberry Picks: The 12 best feminizations Girls’ Names: Naming a daughter the Pinkett-Smith way Heroine Names: A Memorial Day salute Top Girl Names 2011

Name Trends: Say yes to ‘S’

Nov 21, 2024

　　It’s pretty obvious that the first initial letters of names move in and out of fashion. The last several years have seen a rotation of vowels—A, E, O, I– as favored name-starters. But there have been instances, too, of ending sound name trends as well, which aren’t quite so apparent. Case in...

Girls’ Names: 8 great ones under the radar

Nov 21, 2024

　　The other day we offered eight fresh choices for boys, and now it’s the girls’ turn—girl names ranging from a rare botanical specimen to a nostalgic nickname to an undercrowded place name. 　　1–Acacia—This a a pretty and delicate botanical name that has hardly been heard in this country, though it...

Princess Names: Princesses by Marriage (Hi, Kate!)

Nov 21, 2024

　　Princess names are a subject of fascination for us, one we last covered by detailing all the royal names of the next generation of little princesses, from Aiko to Eleonore. 　　Now, in honor of the newest princess by marriage, Catherine of Wales, we look at the names of women who,...

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12 Boy Names That Deserve More Love

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Hipster Cowboy Names Buck Tradition

Nov 21, 2024

　　Hipster cowboy names seem completely right for our times. Yes, there are cowboys — babies whose car seats are buckled into the backs of pickups for a day of roaming the range. And then there are the hipster babies more accustomed to riding the L train, the little dudes who may wear...

Boy Names: Some Popular Name Cliques

Nov 21, 2024

　　When a name gets popular, it’s rarely in isolation. 　　Both boy names and girl names tend to rise and fall in groups based on sound, image, association, or some combination thereof. Sometimes just a pair of names will attract attention, but often entire gangs of names will become fashionable at...

Trending Boy Names

Nov 21, 2024

　　New parents — those who haven't spent much time around today's babies — may not be up on today's trending boy names. Does this sound like you? You might be shocked to learn the hottest boy names right now. 　　What are trendy boy names? Trendy boy names are more popular than...

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Nonbinary Names Achieve Gender Parity

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America's Top Unisex Names of 2022

Nov 21, 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...

Vintage Surname Names Come Back Around

Nov 21, 2024

　　Vintage surname names — it’s not an oxymoron! 　　Yes, we tend to think of surname names as a modern trend, and in many ways it is. The way we use surname names today is remarkably different from a century ago. 　　Historically, wealthy families passed down surnames as a way to authenticate...

Unisex Names Across the Atlantic

Nov 21, 2024

　　Unisex baby names are increasingly appealing to parents. But which names are considered unisex, and which names are not, is a very subjective matter – one that is influenced by factors like a person’s past experience, age or location. 　　If you live in the United States of America, you can...

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How Millennial Is Your Name?

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Ancient Names for Babies

Nov 21, 2024

　　Can the rise of ancient names for babies be credited to the prominence of Amelia, Zoe, Sebastian, and Atticus on international lists of popular names? 　　Or maybe it’s a reaction against all the new names and trends that have mushroomed over the past few decades, from word names to nature...

Spanish Nature Names Soar Beyond Luna

Nov 21, 2024

　　While for the most part, 2022's Top 10 names looks a whole lot similar to the year before, there was one significant change — the debut of the luminous Luna. The Spanish word for moon has been shooting up the charts after having entered the Top 1000 in 2003, and...

What's a Classic Name?

Nov 21, 2024

　　What makes a name classic? 　　Anyone who has done a quick search for names has likely come across a variety of lists of "classic names". While some names, such as John, Michael, and Mary, make consistent appearances on these lists, the other names are more variable. 　　So what is a...

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The Berries Have Spoken: 89 More Great Baby Names Now

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The 12 Most Influential Celebrity Baby Names

Nov 21, 2024

　　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...

Berry Faves of 2015 IRL

Nov 21, 2024

　　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...

9 Names I Can’t Stop Recommending

Nov 21, 2024

　　By Abby Sandel 　　Are there baby names that you suggest to every expectant friend? Maybe they’re names that you can’t use for one reason or another. Or maybe they’re names you might consider for a future child – assuming your friends don’t follow your suggestions first. 　　In the Nameberry forums...

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

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How to Cope With Baby Name Regret

Nov 21, 2024

　　Baby name regret — also known as baby name remorse — is a common source of shame among new parents. It allegedly affects between 10-20% of new parents, yet the perceived stigma deters many from sharing their feelings or stories. 　　Lately, celebrities have been opening up about their own experiences with baby...

Name Change Resources

Nov 21, 2024

　　We won't sugar coat it: the legal and administrative logistics of a name change — whether it's your own or your child's — can be overwhelming. To make your process easier, we've compiled a far-reaching collection of name change resources, organized by location. 　　In the United States, name changes are processed at...

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

Nov 21, 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...