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Little Black Dress Names Are Always in Style

　　Little black dress baby names ooze style and sophistication, but they do so with classically understated flair. 　　Chic, Sleek and TimelessWhen legendary French fashion icon Coco Chanel designed the first little black dress in the 1920s, Vogue dubbed it “Chanel’s Ford”. Like the car brand, the LBD was designed to...

Apr 13, 2025

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100+ Rare Girl Names You Don’t Know (Yet!)

Apr 13, 2025

　　Rare girl names — the best ones, anyway — are not only uncommon but also unusual, usable, and fit your personal style. 　　You may be looking for a name so rare and cool, it’s intimidating (try Dolucila or Xelat). Or perhaps you’re on the hunt for one that conveys friendliness...

How I Named My Baby: Esme Virginia

Apr 13, 2025

　　Bailey Carroll, who works in healthcare technology, and Jon Wakelin, a strategy consultant, live in Lexington, Massachusetts with their two daughters: Louisa Wu "Lulu", and Esme Virginia Wu. 　　Esme was born on November 25, 2022. Below, we speak to Bailey about how she and Jon named their little girl. 　　Tell...

Lilting Girl Names Lift the Spirits

Apr 13, 2025

　　Names like Lily, Layla, and Leilani have one of the distinctive sounds of this generation. Although they are of different origins and styles, they share the L-vowel-L-vowel pattern: “La-La names”, we call them. Light and lilting, it’s no wonder parents lo-lo-love them. 　　Here's our guide to girl names with this...

Hello, Cutie! Rare Vintage Girl Names Ending in -ie

Apr 13, 2025

　　Girl names that end in "ie" hold an endless appeal. They're feminine, informal, and innocent yet spirited. Today’s chart-rankers include vintage-sounding names –– Sadie, Millie, Elsie, Annie, Hattie –– as well as ones with a more contemporary feel, like Ellie, Charlie, Kylie, Callie, and Hallie. Androgynous nicknames like Stevie and...

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Marian Names Way Beyond Mary, Marie and Maria!

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Poetic Baby Names: Madrigal, Calliope and Ode

Apr 13, 2025

　　March has World Poetry Day and April is Poetry Month, so this seems like a perfect time to turn to the topic of poetic baby names. 　　Of course one obvious source would be the many wonderful surnames of noted poets, such as Auden, Frost, Lorca, Emerson, Tennyson and Poe. 　　Another...

Strong Girl Names: Matilda, Fiona, Adair

Apr 13, 2025

　　Their daughter is facing surgery immediately after birth. Let’s help her mama find a strong name for this little warrior! 　　Ellen writes: 　　We recently found out that our baby girl has a rare condition that will require surgery and a NICU stay when she finally greets the world. 　　I’ve always...

Girl Baby Names: Freddy’s sister needs a name!

Apr 13, 2025

　　They’ve got a long list of maybe-names for their baby girl, but how to narrow it down to just one? Maybe the answer comes from their family tree. 　　Laura writes: 　　We’re expecting a little girl in October, our second. We already have a son, Frederick James, called Freddy. It’s the...

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12 Boy Names That Deserve More Love

Apr 13, 2025

　　Looking for a boy name that feels both fashionable and original, that stands out for its rarity but fits with current trends? 　　Boy names are evolving at lightning speed right now, with parents more willing than ever to branch out from traditional choices and embrace individuality in their sons’ names...

150+ European Baby Boy Names

Apr 13, 2025

　　European baby names have a long and illustrious history of use in the US. After all, many of the most popular boy names today – contemporary classics like Leo and Lucas, Mason and Mateo, Oliver and Owen – have European origins. 　　But there is so much cultural and linguistic variety...

Exploring the Meaning of Julian

Apr 13, 2025

　　Julian is a quiet classic, which has been in steady use throughout history but never wildly popular. It currently ranks at #35 in the US, appreciated for his jolly but understated charm. 　　Up to a point, the origins of the name are clear and undisputed: it comes from the Roman...

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Unisex Names That Switched From Boy to Girl

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Last Names as First Names: Welcome to the Next Wave

Apr 13, 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...

Unisex Names Across the Atlantic

Apr 13, 2025

　　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...

Gender-Bending Baby Names

Apr 13, 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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Astrology Names: The Ultimate Guide

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Spanish Nature Names Soar Beyond Luna

Apr 13, 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...

Quirky Favorite Baby Names in 10 Top Cities

Apr 13, 2025

　　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...

The Secret Meanings of Color Names

Apr 13, 2025

　　Color names, either flat-out color names like Blue or names with colorful meanings like Aurelia, are more and more popular. 　　But do you know the secret meanings behind the color behind that name you love? 　　Color-related meanings are drawn from a wide range of cultures and are often even older...

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Classic Baby Names on the Rise

Apr 13, 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...