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　　Middle names are entering a new era for 2023 and beyond. It’s almost imperative today that middle names be meaningful — whether they honor a relative, relate to a parent’s passion, or reflect an important family value. 　　But middle names today should also be fun. Parents are taking advantage of...

Jan 8, 2025

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

Jan 8, 2025

　　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,...

Name-alytics

Jan 8, 2025

　　By Kelli Brady, thenamefreak.com 　　I am so very excited to finally announce the release of my eBook! Name-alytics: An In-Depth Analysis of the Top 100 Names in the United States Since 1880, a project I have been working on for over a year now. I had the idea and started the...

M Baby Names: Initial of the future?

Jan 8, 2025

　　By Pamela Redmond Satran 　　Let’s forget about the vowel-starting baby names that have dominated the current era. 　　When it comes to consonants, the J names of the 80s — Jennifer and Jason, Jessica and Joshua — were followed by the K names of the 90s were followed by the L names...

Mythological Baby Names: They’re on the rise

Jan 8, 2025

　　By David Taylor, prooffreader.com 　　There is no doubt that mythological names from a variety of ancient cultures have become increasingly popular with baby namers. The graphics below will make this visually—and eminently—clear. 　　As you can see, mythological boys’ names were pretty negligible until the mid-1990s, after which they’ve had quite...

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How I Named My Baby: Larsen Jean

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German Baby Names: Ansel, Arno and Ivo

Jan 8, 2025

　　German baby names fell out of favor in the US during World War II and never really recovered. But now a new generation of German names are softer and more lyrical than the Hildas and Heinrichs of yesteryear—think Emma, Amelia, Liam. I’ve included some smooth and lilting names as well as some...

How I Named My Baby: Colibrí Meraki

Jan 8, 2025

　　Lyjah Simms, a retired Master Dog Groomer turned Stay-at-Home-Mom, and Davante Simms, who works for ComEd, live in New York City with their three children: Tristan Isaiah, Nairobi Dream, and Colibrí Meraki. 　　Their daughter Colibrí was born on December 21, 2021. Below, we chat with Lyjah about how she and...

African-American Heroine Names

Jan 8, 2025

　　As Black History Month segues into Women’s History Month this weekend, let's take a look at the names of some inspirational African-American heroines! 　　Compiling a wide-ranging list is not as easy as you might think – nor as it should be. Google and book searches tend to turn up a select list...

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Are These Word Names for Boys Ready to Pop?

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How Many Baby Names is Too Many?

Jan 8, 2025

　　Rosanna writes: 　　We’re expecting a baby boy, due in May, and our name crisis is twofold. 　　First of all, my partner and I are having a confidence crisis over the name we were previously set on – Leonardo, or Leo. We like Leo as a given name, but we’re not...

New Surname Names for Boys

Jan 8, 2025

　　By Abby Sandel 　　We love surname names for our sons. Mason is a Top Ten pick, and Carter, Logan, Jackson, and Dylan aren’t far behind. 　　But lately there’s a new class of surname baby names in town, and they could replace those familiar favorites. 　　Kelly Clarkson and Brandon Blackstock’s new...

Daredevil Baby Names: Extreme athletes Laird and Wyn

Jan 8, 2025

　　By Tiana Putric 　　Some describe extreme athletes as careless, reckless, and dangerous because their passion-driven sports expose them to unimaginable risks; others characterize them as being born with a ‘daredevil gene’. Here are six extreme athletes with bold names, from Loïc Jean–Albert to Rush Sturges, whose extraordinary in-air, on-cliff, in-water, and...

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Unisex Names Across the Atlantic

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Vintage Surname Names Come Back Around

Jan 8, 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...

Nonbinary Names Achieve Gender Parity

Jan 8, 2025

　　Nonbinary names are balanced in the proportion of girls to boys who receive the name in a given year. At Nameberry, we define this as no less than 35 percent, but no more than 65 percent of a single sex. Compare that to unisex names, which are given to the...

Gender-Bending Baby Names

Jan 8, 2025

　　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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What's a Classic Name?

Jan 8, 2025

　　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...

Old Money Names That Will Make You Feel Rich

Jan 8, 2025

　　Old money names conjure the aspirational lifestyle provided by generational wealth — elite country clubs, prep schools, and holidays in the countryside. The old money aesthetic is being felt beyond baby names — this prep-rebrand is suddenly everywhere. 　　Fashion runways are filled with pleated skirts, penny loafers, and pearl necklaces. Americans...

These Names Are At Their Peak

Jan 8, 2025

　　Looking for a name everyone will love just as much as you do? You can’t go wrong with names at the top of their game. 　　Names that peaked in 2022, calculated in exclusive research and analysis by Nameberry, are baby names that rank higher in the USA than they have...

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Classic Baby Names on the Rise

Jan 8, 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...

Popular Twin Names

Jan 8, 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...

Forgotten Names Making a Comeback

Jan 8, 2025

　　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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Updating Popular 1950s Names

Jan 8, 2025

　　Today the 1950 United States Census has finally been made public, giving us a peek into the post-war lives of our grandparents and great-grandparents. It’s a treasure trove for name lovers and family history enthusiasts alike! 　　You may want to name your child after a family member born in the...

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

Jan 8, 2025

　　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...

9 Timeless Rules for Naming Your Baby

Jan 8, 2025

　　On this 98-degree day, I’m doing the only chore that makes sense: cleaning the basement. That’s how, deep in a dusty box, between my now adult daughter’s kindergarten drawings and my ancient college essays, I found a draft of the proposal for our very first baby-naming book. 　　What struck me...