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Baby Boy Names: The long and short of it

　　A friend is searching for baby boy names that start out long – three or more syllables long – and can be reduced to one-syllable nicknames. 　　If you’ve got a two-syllable last name, this is a good strategy. You end up with not one but two euphonic pairings. And your child...

Jan 12, 2025

Top 100 Boys’ Names of 2013…so far

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Baby Names from Books: 6 choice choices for boys

The Story of O Names: Then and Now

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Goldilocks Classics for Boys: Holden, Noah, Wyatt and Beau

Jan 12, 2025

　　By Abby Sandel of Appellation Mountain 　　It’s been a great week for welcoming boys! 　　Eric Christian Olsen, Kate Levering, Fergie and Josh Duhamel have all brought home new sons. The parents have something in common besides making headlines. Their naming style might be called modern classic. 　　On Friday, Angela wrote...

Honoring a beloved grandfather by taking his name

Jan 12, 2025

　　The following essay is re-published with the permission of its original author Robbie Blair. You can view the full essay here. 　　A name is not a small thing. I didn’t realize its full weight until I read Helen Keller‘s account of her genesis in the world of language and identity....

Your Favorite Literary Names for Boys

Jan 12, 2025

　　Last week we asked you to nominate your favorite literary names for girls and were flooded with wonderful ideas, from the expected Matilda and Eloise to intriguing names such as Remedios (from 100 Years of Solitude) to Adah (of The Poisonwood Bible). 　　And now it’s the boys’ turn. What are...

Boys’ Names: Which do you think is the very best?

Jan 12, 2025

　　For our new book, we winnowed the 20,000 boys’ names on Nameberry down to our picks for the very best: the most stylish classic names, the fashionable choices that transcend trends, the most usable unusual names. 　　It was a difficult task, but now we’re asking you to choose the best...

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Confronting Name Regret

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How I Named My Baby: Callahan Bay

Jan 12, 2025

　　Courtney Williams, a graduate student in behavioral analysis, and Steven Jackson, a locomotive engineer, live outside of Atlanta, Georgia with their daughter Callahan Bay. 　　Here, Courtney talks with us about how she and Steve chose the baby name Callahan for their little girl. 　　　　How long did it take you...

How I Named My Baby: Calla Grace

Jan 12, 2025

　　Jodie Tate and Andrina Sperou live in West Belfast, Northern Ireland. In January, they welcomed their first child, a daughter named Calla Grace. 　　Here, Jodie tells us all about how she and Andrina chose the baby name Calla for their little girl. 　　How long did it take you to decide...

How I Named My Baby: Zara Tiger

Jan 12, 2025

　　Olivia and Rob Peel live in Australia and welcomed their first child, a baby girl, in 2019. Here, we talk to Olivia about how she and Rob chose the baby name Zara Tiger for their daughter. 　　How long did it take you to decide on a name?Zara Tiger! Our little...

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Emerging Biblical Boy Names

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New Royal Baby Name!

Jan 12, 2025

　　Archie! 　　If that name for the newborn son of the Duke and Duchess of Sussex made the bookies’ odds at all, it was down there with Boris and Keith and all the other ridiculous ideas. 　　Archie Harrison Mountbatten-Windsor. It’s kind of perfect. 　　Archie is both quintessentially British and quintessentially American,...

Nickname in the News: Hal

Jan 12, 2025

　　by Linda Rosenkrantz 　　Nickname name news! First Daughter and TV personality Jenna Bush Hager and her husband Henry have just announced the name of their third child and first son: Henry Harold Hager—to be known as Hal. An extremely convenient nickname, actually, since Hal has long been used for both Henry...

Boy Baby Names: 50 sweetest sweet-spot names

Jan 12, 2025

　　By Linda Rosenkrantz 　　A large percentage of parents-to-be are looking for a name that is instantly recognizable yet distinctive, especially appealing and yet not overly popular—aka a sweet-spot name. Well, a readymade place to look for names that fit that perfect fitting in/standing out trope is in the very lower...

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The Top Unisex Names in Every US State

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The Coolest Unisex Nature Names

Jan 12, 2025

　　Unisex nature names blend two of the coolest categories of baby names right now, so it’s no wonder they’re attracting a lot of attention! 　　The top gender neutral names in the US include several nature-inspired options, and the natural world is also a wonderful place to look for unique unisex...

Fall’s Biggest Name Trend: Econames

Jan 12, 2025

　　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...

50 Rare Gender-Neutral Names Heating Up

Jan 12, 2025

　　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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How Millennial Is Your Name?

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What's a Classic Name?

Jan 12, 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...

The Top Names We're Watching for 2024

Jan 12, 2025

　　Which baby names will be on top in 2024? 　　If we're speaking literally, you can expect to see the same few names on the tippy-top of the charts — Olivia and Emma, Liam and Noah. But it's a lot more fun to look at the fastest-rising names — the choices rapidly...

Spanish Nature Names Soar Beyond Luna

Jan 12, 2025

　　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...

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How Gen Z Is Your Name?

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Baby Names Before 1850

Jan 12, 2025

　　Records on baby names only started in the US in 1880, and so getting an accurate read on names from the 1800s before this time can be difficult at best. 　　But researcher Douglas Galbi has compiled lists of baby names drawn from census records of the early 19th century. We...

20 Chic French Names You Should Know About

Jan 12, 2025

　　You know when you see a child (or a picture of one) and think, “Dang, that kid is cooler than I’ll ever be”? That’s how we feel when we hear a lot of the most popular names in France. 　　I mean, imagine having a playdate with little Capucine or Timéo....

Top Czech Names Follow International Trends

Jan 12, 2025

　　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....

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9 Timeless Rules for Naming Your Baby

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Updating Popular 1950s Names

Jan 12, 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...

Rainbow Baby Names Honor and Comfort

Jan 12, 2025

　　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...

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

Jan 12, 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...