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Springtime in Paris: A New Generation of French Names

　　By Pamela Redmond Satran 　　There’s a new generation of names popular in Paris, all fresh and chic-sounding beyond the French borders. Will they translate to the English-speaking world? The Francophiles among us might like to try. 　　These names are widely used in contemporary France and might make exotic choices for...

Jan 11, 2025

British Baby Names: Two Middle Names

Popular Names 2012: The new top baby names!

Unusual Baby Names: Top choices under the radar

Baby Names Trend: Camilla, Willa, Priscilla–the new killer ‘illa’ names

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Popular Names 2012: Guess the Top 10 and win!

Jan 11, 2025

　　SEE THE WINNERS BELOW!!! 　　The official list of U.S. Most Popular Names 2012 will be revealed later this week — Thursday afternoon or Friday morning, according to the Social Security press office — and so in advance of that announcement, we’re asking YOU to predict: 　　What do you think will...

Dog Names: What’s cool, what’s smart, what’s hot, what’s not

Jan 11, 2025

　　Dog names have become indistinguishable from baby names, with virtually all the most stylish and popular dog names coming from the human lexicon. 　　Cities like New York and Seattle as well as smaller towns such as Wellesley, Massachusetts and several dog-oriented websites publish yearly tallies of most popular dog names....

2013 Baby Names: Predictions from the Nameberry 9

Jan 11, 2025

　　Today, Appellation Mountain‘s Abby Sandel, finds some 2013 baby name predictions embedded in this week’s Nameberry 9 newsiest names. 　　As 2012 faded into 2013, the world welcomed many a new little life. Re-reading birth announcements, I was struck by something. 　　None of them received outlandish names, but every one of...

Baby Names: Once so hot, now so not

Jan 11, 2025

　　The history of baby names is littered with former stars that burned brightly for a decade or two, only to fade from view. 　　It’s hard to believe, from this vantage point, that Gladys or Edna ever made the Top 20, that names such as Harold or Larry were ever popular...

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Name Sage: Baby Names for a Fourth Daughter

Name Sage: Girlish Baby Names with Boyish Nicknames Single-Syllable Names for Girls Naming a Baby (or 2) When You’re Over 40 Name Sage: Do rules make baby naming easier? Happy 100th Birthday, Olivia! Baby Name Patterns: To Keep Going or Break the Mold? Name Sage: English-Spanish Baby Names for a Daughter Short, Sophisticated Girl Names You’ll Love

Name Sage: Long and Lovely Girl Names

Jan 11, 2025

　　After being a longtime local Name Sage, Eloise is now expecting her first child and wants a choice that will live up to her lifelong interest in names. Let’s help her find a spectacular combination for her daughter due this summer. 　　Eloise writes: 　　This is my first pregnancy, due late...

Top Baby Names of 2016 (so far)

Jan 11, 2025

　　by Pamela Redmond Satran 　　The most popular baby names of 2016 (so far) have been tallied, and we have a new Number 1 name for girls: Olivia. 　　This is the first time Olivia has taken the top spot in Nameberry’s popularity polls, unseating Charlotte. Olivia ranks in second place in...

Can These Baby Namers Escape the Top 100?

Jan 11, 2025

　　JAre there any great girl names that aren’t in the Top 100? The Name Sage assures an expectant mama that there are plenty of gorgeous names that aren’t heard everywhere. 　　Sydney writes: 　　I am due this August with boy-girl twins. They already have a big sister named Summer Emilia. 　　In...

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Presidents Day Baby Names: The Veeps

Unusual Boy Names Starting with C and K: Seeking fresh ideas TV Baby Names: Quirky new boy characters 30 vintage boy names not to be laughed off your list Boy Names: Meaningful Minis Traditional Boy Names: Frank, Walter, and George Unique Vintage Boy Names: Roscoe, Cosmo & Clive Best Unusual Boy Names: Cassian, Macsen, and Wolf Leonine Names For Leo Babies

Rule-Breaking Baby Names

Jan 11, 2025

　　They have a well-established formula for naming a son, but this time nothing feels quite right. Is there something they’ve overlooked? Or is it time to break the rules? 　　Rachel writes: 　　We are expecting our third child and I am stumped on a name if it’s a boy. Our two...

Vintage Boy Names: Grover and Friends

Jan 11, 2025

　　Spoiler alert: we’re talking about the final season of Girls below! 　　Ready for a cardinal rule of baby naming? Names go in and out of style. Every few years, something old feels new again. And a name that was once all the rage teeters on the edge of extinction. Good-bye,...

Boy Names Starting with B: Billy and Bear

Jan 11, 2025

　　By Abby Sandel 　　Last week’s baby name news was brought to us by the letter B. 　　1D’s Liam Payne and Cheryl Cole revealed their new son is called Bear. Meanwhile, Jimmy Kimmel’s moving remarks on his late night talk show introduced his sweet son Billy. 　　At first glance, Billy and...

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Surnames That Make Great Unisex Baby Names

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Vintage Surname Names Come Back Around

Jan 11, 2025

　　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 That Switched From Boy to Girl

Jan 11, 2025

　　It’s hard to imagine Lauren, Lindsay, Madison and Sydney as anything other than girl names. But rewind 100 years and they were used mainly — or even exclusively — for boys. So were a lot of other names that are now more female. 　　Unisex names are rarely perfectly gender-balanced. They’re...

Last Names as First Names: Welcome to the Next Wave

Jan 11, 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...

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Eclectic Naming Trends: Global, Gender-Neutral, Classic

Sibling Names: The latest from London Starbaby News: The Jagger Dynasty, gender-bending and more Twin name trends in this week’s baby names news M Baby Names: Initial of the future? Occupational Surnames: Far from a fad Hot Baby Names: 20 choices heading for the top Most Popular Baby Names of 2014….so far Mythological Baby Names: They’re on the rise

Welsh Nickname Names: Iolo, Betsan and Llio

Jan 11, 2025

　　The major headline for British baby names in the last decade has undoubtedly been the rise of diminutives as given names. Alfie, Archie, Charlie, Tommy, Evie, Millie, Maisie and many others are boundless in our playgrounds as parents opt for cheerful and breezy short forms. But this phenomenon is certainly not...

Unusual Vintage Names: Which might come back?

Jan 11, 2025

　　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...

The Most Popular Names Over Time

Jan 11, 2025

　　By Kelli Brady, NameFreak! 　　Ever wonder which name has been given the most overall? Of course I have! To satisfy my curiosity on the matter, I totaled the raw numbers of all names ever recorded by the SSA since the data has been collected (1880). I must say the results...

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Presidential Names for Babies: Who's Winning?

30 Great Names You’re Not Using! New Popular Irish Names Revealed How Gen Z Is Your Name? 5 Easy Ways to Judge a Baby Name New Study Determines the Top Jewish Names 50 Names That Mean You Live in the North East Forgotten Names Making a Comeback 100 Names That Deserve To Be Used More

Popular Twin Names

Jan 11, 2025

　　Popular twin names used to appear on the Social Security top baby names site, but alas, no more. 　　But while there hasn’t been hard data on the top twin names in the US in over a decade, we can extrapolate from the 2010 twin names data to make some educated...

The Best of the Rarest Baby Names

Jan 11, 2025

　　Baby namers desperate for truly undiscovered baby names have always begged us for our secret list of unique names that nobody but nobody else has. You know, the truly wonderful baby names with deep history and wide appeal that somehow remain completely undiscovered. 　　The only problem was we didn’t have...

Classic Baby Names on the Rise

Jan 11, 2025

　　When it comes to classic names, there are two stories we like to tell. Sometimes it’s that classics have been abandoned. Time to name your baby Chicago, Koala, or True, because nobody would dare call a kid Elizabeth or James in the year 2023. 　　The other story? Classic baby names...

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Name Sage: Honoring Grandma Elaine

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

Jan 11, 2025

　　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...

Name Sage: Japanese-inspired Names for Raiden and Renzo's Sister

Jan 11, 2025

　　They're living in Japan, so their new daughter's name needs to bridge two cultures - just like brothers Raiden and Renzo. Plus, they're hoping for something that feels meaningful to their family. The Name Sage tries to check all the boxes! 　　Clarice writes:I'm really hoping you could help me out...

It’s Okay to Change Your Baby’s Name

Jan 11, 2025

　　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...