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Unexpected Names for Girls: Edelweiss, Marceline, and Cee Cee

　　Nameberry 9 by Abby Sandel of Appellation Mountain 　　It’s been a quiet week for high profile arrivals. Sure, Michael Weatherly of NCIS fame and wife Bojana welcomed son Liam. It’s a great name – friendly, upbeat, accessible. Liam is also a solid favorite in the US, just like big sister’s...

Eclectic American Girl Doll Names: Cecile, Kanani, and Marie-Grace

Sundance Catalog Names

Disney Princess Names: How influential are they really?

Nameberry Picks: 14 jazziest jazz singers’ names

40+ Neglected Namesake Names–Girls Edition Unusual Girls’ Names: 100 excellent choices Anything Goes for Girls: Apple, Willow, Mia, and Cai Georgian Girls Names: Alethea, Augusta and Jane Movie Star Character Names: A salute to Shirley Temple and the roles she played Pop Culture Names: Cora, Aurora and Devora Flower Names for Girls: The coolest right now Invented Names Past and Present: From Vanessa to Iridessa

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Doctor Who Names, Part 2–Companion Names: Ace, Tegan and Sarah Jane

　　By Brooke Cussans, Baby Name Pondering 　　The ‘Doctor Who‘ Christmas special aired on Christmas Day, so I thought this would be a good time to follow up my Fiftieth Anniversary Special post on Doctor Who actor names with one inspired by the other stars of the show – the companions....

Baby Names from Books: 6 choice choices for girls

　　by Anna Otto, Waltzing More Than Matilda 　　1. Arrietty 　　Arrietty Clock is a teenage “borrower” from Mary Norton’s classic children’s fantasy book series, The Borrowers. The borrowers are tiny people who live by “borrowing” everyday items from the Big People they call “human beans.” Because of the spirited Arrietty’s curiosity, she and...

Winter Olympics Baby Names–Part 1, The Girls

　　By Tara Ryazansky 　　The roster of US athletes hoping to compete in the Olympic games is a name list as diverse as the nation itself. Here I have curated a list of some girl names that feel like winners for a 2014 baby. 　　Petra– As in Petra Acker, college student...

Our Top 100 Girl Names of 2013

　　There’s a new top girl in town, and her name is Imogen. 　　Imogen seized the crown from the Hunger Games-inspired Katniss as the Number One girls’ name on Nameberry for 2013. 　　Charlotte, which had been the most popular girls’ name in previous years, now stands at Number Two, while Harper,...

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Cool Short Middle Names for Girls

Cool Short Middle Names for Girls

Girl Names: A sister for Isla and Elodie How I Named My Baby: Magnolia James Celebrity Baby Names Q+A: Elizabeth Holmes Cross-Cultural Names: German American girls Wanted: A Girls’ Name That’s NOT Popular Gorgeous Greek Girl Names Baby Name Compromise: When he hates her favorite Biblical Girl Names for Now

Girl Middle Names: What’s best for Gracie?

　　by Abby Sandel 　　Let’s solve the riddle of the girl middle name for their due-in-December daughter. 　　Stephanie writes: 　　We are expecting our first child, a daughter, in December. We are going with Gracie for her first name (not Grace, but Gracie), but we cannot find a middle name we love....

Little Women Sets New Name Trends

　　Greta Gerwig’s new Little Women, the latest remake of the beloved 1868 novel by Louisa May Alcott, is sure to launch a range of style trends, including a fashion for its most celebrated names. 　　 Meg, Jo, Beth, and Amy must be one of the...

Long Middle Names for Girls

　　Wanted: long middle names for a girl. 　　Fill in the blank: take a modern, mini, three-letter first name, add a two-syllable, ends-with-n surname. Now what works in the middle? 　　kbee writes: 　　My husband and I quickly settled on the name Lia for our little girl due in January. We like...

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12 Boy Names That Deserve More Love

12 Boy Names That Deserve More Love

How I Named My Baby: October Teddy Exploring the Meaning of Julian Nickname Spotlight: Getting to Gus Aiden Names: the Rise And Fall of a Mega-Trend How I Named My Baby: Koda Florian I Named My Son Liam Before It Got Popular Traditional Boy Names: The Ultimate Guide Trending Boy Names

　　Choosing the right brother names involves striking the right balance. Ideally, brother names should be coordinated in a clear way — such as style or origin — but you want the names to be distinctive, so the brother set doesn’t feel too matchy. 　　Looking for brother names with similar style is...

Flower Names for Boys Are Blooming

　　Flower names for boys are a rare but beautiful bunch – a subset of the fashionable group of floral baby names which have proved particularly popular for girls in recent years. 　　Cool nature names for boys include tree names like Rowan and Oakley, wild animal names like Fox and Bear,...

Boy Names: Some Popular Name Cliques

　　When a name gets popular, it’s rarely in isolation. 　　Both boy names and girl names tend to rise and fall in groups based on sound, image, association, or some combination thereof. Sometimes just a pair of names will attract attention, but often entire gangs of names will become fashionable at...

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Last Names as First Names: Welcome to the Next Wave

Last Names as First Names: Welcome to the Next Wave

Fall’s Biggest Name Trend: Econames Pride Icon Names Celebrate Diversity America's Top Unisex Names of 2022 Surprisingly International Baby Names Unisex Names That Switched From Boy to Girl Vintage Surname Names Come Back Around 50 Rare Gender-Neutral Names Heating Up Unisex Names Across the Atlantic

How I Named My Babies: Nico Gianna & Jasper Graham

　　Alanna Shore, stay-at-home parent, and her husband Keith, artist and art director of Mikkeller Beer, live in Bucks County, Pennsylvania with their four children. 　　In May they welcomed their latest arrivals, twins named Nico Gianna and Jasper Graham. Here, Alanna shares the story of how she and Keith named their...

Gender Neutral Names Changing Direction

　　Gender neutral names are susceptible to the same shifts in popularity as traditionally gendered names, but these shifts can differ between the sexes. This makes it more interesting to examine the directions of unisex names, which fluctuate in girl-boy ratio from year to year. 　　Nameberry defines gender neutral names as...

Nonbinary Names Achieve Gender Parity

　　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...

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Ancient Names for Babies

Ancient Names for Babies

Popular Names Your Mom Never Heard Of Cottagecore Baby Names Turn Back the Clock The Secret Meanings of Color Names The Top Names We're Watching for 2024 Spanish Nature Names Soar Beyond Luna How Millennial Is Your Name? Celebrity Baby Name Trends of 2023 Astrology Names: The Ultimate Guide

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...

What's a Classic Name?

　　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

　　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...

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Popular Twin Names

Popular Twin Names

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Classic Baby Names on the Rise

　　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...

30 Great Names You’re Not Using!

　　Looking for a cool name that's rare but not too out-there? You've come to the right place. 　　There are lots of reasons to choose an uncommon baby name. Maybe you hated being one of five Jessicas or Joshuas in your class, and don't want the same fate for your child......

Forgotten Names Making a Comeback

　　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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The Best Baby Name Advice

The Best Baby Name Advice

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

　　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...

Unique Twin Names to Inspire

　　Unique twin names that feel well-matched but not too matchy can feel impossible to find. Naming twins is undoubtedly one of the biggest challenges (and greatest pleasures) facing a baby namer – although our ultimate guide to twin names is a great place to start! 　　Many parents naming twins take...

It’s Okay to Change Your Baby’s Name

　　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...

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