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Cowboy Names: Back in the saddle again

　　Just as we’ve been heralding the trend towards cowboy names, it looks like we could be in for a posse of new ones. 　　In the L.A. Times the other day, an article talked about prime-time television’s “reinvigorated love of the western, where projects are sprouting like cactus in the desert…and...

Stylish vs Popular: The boys’ edition

Unusual Boys’ Names: 12 Fresh Biblical Choices

Boys’ Names: Regular Guy Names

Boys’ Names in Limbo: Is Roy ready to return? How about Howard?

Nameberry Picks: The 12 best ‘You-can-call-me-Al’ names Boys’ Names: This week’s newsiest picks, from Barnaby to Jasper to Ned Nameberry Challenge: Name Affleck baby #3!! Cowboy Baby Names: This week’s Nameberry 9 Can’t Find A Name You Love? Maybe you’ve got BNDD To V or Not To V? Can this Mom break family tradition? Occupation names: A Labor Day celebration Top Boy Names 2011

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BOYS’ NAMES 2011: The Underground Popularity List

　　Last week we brought you our underground list of most popular girls’ names 2011; now it’s the boys’ turn. 　　You may be familiar with Nameberry’s most popular boys’ names 2011, with Asher, Henry, and Finn at the top all the way down to Axel, Nathan, and Landon. 　　You may even...

Boys’ Names: Nameberry’s newsiest boys’ names this week

　　It’s all-boy week in Abby (Appellation Mountain) Sandel’s latest round-up of the most recent interesting baby names. 　　Happy Halloween, berries! Let’s start off with a very important piece of business. The winner of the bookplate give-away from Etsy shop My Kids Eat Off the Floor is Emily (emily.m******@*****.com). You should have already...

Classic Boys’ Names: Let’s hear it for Henry!

　　Why does Henry consistently rank as one of the top two Nameberry favorite boys’ names? (Finn is the other one.) 　　Because in many ways Henry is the most perfect of the classic boys’ names—as historic as James and John and William –yet with a quirkier edge that makes it seem modern, and even hip. 　　Henry...

Animal Names: Cool bear baby names beyond Paddington and Pooh

　　What with the movie Ted, starring an outrageously potty-mouthed teddy bear, having been a box office sensation, and celebs giving their baby boys the actual first or middle name of Bear, this seems like a perfect time to think about Teddy and other fictional bear names for possible inspiration. 　　So,...

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1950s Girls’ Names: Where are Sharon and Sandra now?

1950s Girls’ Names: Where are Sharon and Sandra now?

Polly put the kettle on and we’ll all have a nursery rhyme name! A Sad Farewell to The Nook of Names The Two Aggies: Agatha and Agnes unbuttoned Modern Girls’ Names: Zhuri, Marlowe, and Vale Naming a Girl: Cute, classic, or somewhere in-between Bye-bye, Meghan. So long, Marisa. Girl names leaving the Top 1000 Accentuating the Positive: Baby names with accents Happiness is just a thing called Jo

Hiding in Plain Sight: the Secret Popularity of Lynn and Lee

　　By Nick Turner 　　In my last post, I wrote about how baby names are getting longer — with choices like Isabella and Olivia (four syllables each) trumping old-fashioned picks such as Mary and Anne. 　　While I was sifting through the data for that piece, I noticed something interesting. Some of...

Buttoned-up Girls’ Names

　　by Pamela Redmond Satran 　　The trendiest girls’ names of recent years have been flowery and elaborate: Isabella and Sophia, Olivia and Arianna. They end in vowels….and often begin with them too. And if they’re not exotic confections, stylish girls’ names are often gender-and-tradition-confounding novelties such as Harper and Hadley and...

Boy Names for Girls & New Names for Boys

　　By Abby Sandel, Appellation Mountain 　　Once again, a famous couple has chosen a favorite boy’s name for their newborn daughter. Last Thursday, Mila Kunis and Ashton Kutcher welcomed Wyatt Isabelle. 　　Some parents of baby boy Wyatts are nervous. Will Wyatt go girl? Others who had shortlisted Wyatt for a possible...

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9 Unique Celebrity Baby Names for Boys

9 Unique Celebrity Baby Names for Boys

Rare Boys’ Names of the 1940s The Brave New World of Boys’ Names: Zion, Dashiell, and Ocean The PERfect Boy Name: PERcival and jasPer New Baby Name Trend: The Lu/Lou boys The Agony of Choosing A Name The ABCs of Boys’ Names 25 Stylish-yet-Unusual Boys’ Names The Super Bowl of Football Names

New McBaby Names for Boys

　　By Abby Sandel 　　Mackenzie, Makayla, and Mckenna have had a long run as go-to names for girls. 　　Is there any energy left in this trend? 　　The answer seems to be yes. And among the more interesting of the Mc- and Mac– names are some great options for boys, as parents...

Ask the Name Sage: Is Peter a Problem?

　　Welcome to Nameberry’s newest column, The Name Sage. Every week, I’ll answer one reader’s questions about naming a baby-on-the-way, or general baby name angst. And here’s the best part: we’d love it if you would add your thoughtful suggestions and comments to help expectant parents decide. The world needs more...

Celebrity Baby Names for Boys

　　By Abby Sandel 　　Here’s something we hear again and again: naming a boy is hard! 　　Parents tend to play it safe – or at least safer – when it’s time to name a son. The reasons are many: a tendency to hand down family names, fewer possible variations of popular...

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Nonbinary Names Achieve Gender Parity

Nonbinary Names Achieve Gender Parity

Unisex Names That Switched From Boy to Girl 50 Rare Gender-Neutral Names Heating Up America's Top Unisex Names of 2022 Unisex Baby Names: But Are They Really? Vintage Surname Names Come Back Around Unisex Names Across the Atlantic 100 Unique Unisex Middle Names The Coolest Unisex Nature Names

Fall’s Biggest Name Trend: Econames

　　Total Bellas star Brie Bella, mother of three-year-old Birdie Joe and newborn Buddy Dessert, revealed she would have chosen the name Branch or Blossom for her child if she’d had a girl. “People thought I was crazy, but I thought Birdie and Branch would just be like the sweetest, cutest...

The Most Nonbinary Names in Every State

　　Want to know the most gender-neutral nonbinary baby names? Depending where you live, they could be anything from Amani to Zen. 　　The most nonbinary names in the US are different from the most popular unisex names (which usually lean male or female). Here we’re talking about names that strike a...

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...

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60 Names That Mean You Live in the Midwest

60 Names That Mean You Live in the Midwest

New Study Shows Climate Impact on Baby Names Celebrity Baby Name Trends of 2023 Babyberries: Class of 2023! What's a Classic Name? Ancient Names for Babies Spanish Nature Names Soar Beyond Luna Cottagecore Baby Names Turn Back the Clock America's Next Top Baby Names

How Millennial Is Your Name?

　　Millennial names define their generation. John and Mary were the Number 1 names for The Greatest Generation, Linda and Gary emblematic names of the Baby Boom, and now Jessica and Michael emerging as the top names for Millennials. 　　Nameberry tabulated the names of all babies born from 1982 until 2004,...

Quirky Favorite Baby Names in 10 Top Cities

　　New York baby namers love sleek, streamlined girl names like Rose and Claire, while Dallas favorites like Willa and Evangeline bring a touch of Southern charm. 　　Scottish namers are drawn to rugged boy names with a local flavor, such as Innes and Struan. And in Auckland, New Zealand, you'll find...

These Names Are At Their Peak

　　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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The Best of the Rarest Baby Names

The Best of the Rarest Baby Names

Forgotten Names Making a Comeback How Gen Z Is Your Name? 30 Great Names You’re Not Using! New Popular Irish Names Revealed The Top Baby Names A-Z Baby Names Before 1850 Classic Baby Names on the Rise 5 Easy Ways to Judge a Baby Name

Presidential Names for Babies: Who's Winning?

　　Presidential baby names – the famous last names and, in a few cases, first names of America’s presidents – are more popular than ever in the US. The presidential connection may be more direct in some cases (Lincoln) than others (Taylor). 　　Naming a child for – or, in some cases,...

Top Czech Names Follow International Trends

　　This just in: the top Czech baby names for 2022! 　　The Czech Republic is a small country in central Europe with a classic, self-contained naming culture. Traditional Czech names such as Vendula and Zdeněk have made the charts for decades, and proper Czech spellings are favored over streamlined international variations....

80 Great New Sweet Spot Names

　　Ever since we started exploring and writing about baby names, Pam and I have been intrigued by the concept of sweet-spot names, those that fall in that perfect position of not being epidemically popular—so common that their distinctive images to be diluted—yet not extreme enough to raise eyebrows or cause...

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How to Pick the Perfect Multilingual Name

How to Pick the Perfect Multilingual Name

Updating Popular 1950s Names Test-Driving Your Baby Name It’s Okay to Change Your Baby’s Name Name Sage: Honoring Grandma Elaine 20 Questions Every Baby Namer Should Ask How Not To Name The Baby: Top 10 Baby-Naming Don’ts What the Name Sage Knows: Ten Secrets to Loving Your Child's Name Rainbow Baby Names Honor and Comfort

The Art of the (Baby Name) Breakup

　　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...

9 Timeless Rules for Naming Your Baby

　　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...

How to Have More Fun Naming Your Baby

　　Choosing names for hypothetical babies is always fun — why do you think I got into this business? — but when you’re actually expecting, the pressure is on. Suddenly you’re faced with the very big task of naming an actual human being, which (often) requires you to collaborate with your...

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