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...
Nov 25, 2024
Boys’ Names in Limbo: Is Roy ready to return? How about Howard?
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Classic Names: A trio of Theos
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Unusual Boys’ Names: 12 Fresh Biblical Choices
Nov 25, 2024
　　Are there really any good unusual boys’ names left in the Bible?  Old Testament names for boys have been fashionable for going on half a century now, from the 1960s Adam to the present day Asher. Could there possibly be any obscure-yet-usable choices left? 　　Hundreds of them, in fact. The...
Top Boy Names 2011
Nov 25, 2024
　　Nameberry’s top boy names 2011 includes big news: Asher has leapfrogged over Henry and Finn, last year’s number one and two, to take the top spot. 　　The Nameberry popularity lists track which names attracted the most views on our site this year.  Consider them a predictor of which names parents...
Celebrity Babies: Reese Witherspoon’s boy Tennessee James
Nov 25, 2024
　　The revelation of Tennessee as the name of Reese Witherspoon and Jim Toth’s baby boy came as something of a surprise to the celebrity babies‘ name-watching world—but perhaps it shouldn’t have been, what with other recent starkids named Alabama, Indiana and Arizona.  And a simple Google search will tell you that though...
Nameberry Picks: The 12 best ‘You-can-call-me-Al’ names
Nov 25, 2024
　　One of Paul Simon‘s biggest hits was a song titled “You Can Call Me Al.”  But, really, who calls anyone Al anymore? 　　Once upon a time, a century ago or so, Al was almost as commonplace a nickname as Joe or Jim, Bill or Bob.  Al itself stood independently at Number 298,  a casual...
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Modern Girls’ Names: Zhuri, Marlowe, and Vale
Modern Girls’ Names: Zhuri, Marlowe, and Vale
Naming a Girl: Cute, classic, or somewhere in-between Let’s hear it for the Ola Names: Lola, Viola and Finola What makes a name a name? What’s your favorite classic girls’ name…and why? Baby Name Trendspotting: Hello, Dolly! Medievalizing a Name: Elizabeth to Elisende Girls’ Name Hazel: Will a new movie make her the next Jennifer? SOS: Help name this Berry’s imminent girl twins asap!
Your Top 5 Girl Names!
Nov 25, 2024
　　Let’s have some fun. 　　List your Top 5 girls’ names.  In order if possible.  With explanations for why you love them so much, if you like. 　　Your Top 5 might include names you’ve chosen for your own daughter or names you plan to use.  Or it might just be a...
Adelaide or Adeline?
Nov 25, 2024
　　By Brooke Cussans, Baby Name Pondering 　　Both Adelaide and Adeline are beautiful, classic sounding names that have been gaining popularity for the past decade. Although similar, they are also distinct enough that it’s very possible they would both appear on many people’s lists. So how do you choose if you are partial to both? Sometimes it helps...
Bye-bye, Meghan.  So long, Marisa.  Girl names leaving the Top 1000
Nov 25, 2024
　　by Ren Williams 　　Many of the stories about the recent US Popular Names list focus on the names at the top and on the rise: the Sophias and Jacobs, Khaleesis and Jayceons of the baby name world. 　　But, just as some names go up, others must come down. The following...
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Strong Boy Names: The Ultimate Guide
Strong Boy Names: The Ultimate Guide
80+ Woodsy Names for Boys That Will Make You Want to Have a Son Boy Names: Some Popular Name Cliques Nickname Spotlight: Getting to Gus Brother Names How I Named My Baby: Koda Florian Trending Boy Names 12 Boy Names That Deserve More Love 100+ Best Boy Names Ending in a Vowel
Aiden Names: the Rise And Fall of a Mega-Trend
Nov 25, 2024
　　Aiden and boy names that rhyme with it have been all the rage since around the year 2000. Have you ever wondered about the history of this name trend? Or what the most popular Aiden-names are today? 　　Join us for a dive into this wave of names that swept the...
Exploring the Meaning of Julian
Nov 25, 2024
　　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...
150+ European Baby Boy Names
Nov 25, 2024
　　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...
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Nonbinary Names Achieve Gender Parity
Nonbinary Names Achieve Gender Parity
Last Names as First Names: Welcome to the Next Wave 50 Rare Gender-Neutral Names Heating Up Surprisingly International Baby Names Unisex Names That Switched From Boy to Girl The Most Nonbinary Names in Every State America's Top Unisex Names of 2022 Pride Icon Names Celebrate Diversity Unisex Names Across the Atlantic
100 Unique Unisex Middle Names
Nov 25, 2024
　　What’s hot in the middle spot? Unique unisex middle names, of course! 　　With more and more unisex first names in circulation, you’d think that conventionally gendered middles would be holding firm, if only for practicality’s sake. And you’d be right – to a certain extent, at least. 　　Although the SSA...
How I Named My Babies: Nico Gianna & Jasper Graham
Nov 25, 2024
　　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...
200 Unique Word Names You Won’t Find Anywhere Else
Nov 25, 2024
　　Lovers of unique word names, put down your dictionaries! 　　We’ve found a better way to come up with truly original word names for babies: crowdsource it! We recently asked our brilliant Berry community to suggest cool new word name possibilities that no one’s thought of yet — and they didn’t...
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US vs UK Baby Names: Vive la difference!
US vs UK Baby Names: Vive la difference!
How Gen-Z Will Revolutionize Baby Names New Top Baby Names UK Announced! 16 Wild Baby Names You're About to Hear a Lot More Of Top Baby Names 2021: The Playground Analysis Baby Names Yearbook 2021 Younger Parents Most Adventurous Baby Namers Latest Babyberry Names Are Full of Love The Biggest Baby Name Trends of the Year
The Best Baby Names of 2022
Nov 25, 2024
　　What are the biggest baby names for 2022? The top choices we’re watching for the year ahead? 　　We’ve rounded up 50 baby names that hit all the hottest trend notes for 2022. These names combine all the right ingredients for success right now – blending a fashionable sound and style...
The Top Names We’re Watching for 2023
Nov 25, 2024
　　It’s that time of year when we can’t help but indulge in a spot of crystal ball-gazing here at Nameberry HQ. 　　We all have names we’d love to see get more use – as well as those we’d rather stayed well under the radar. (I may be done having kids,...
Old People Names: Predicting the Next Wave
Nov 25, 2024
　　Old people names are those edgy old-fashioned choices that make a real style statement. 　　Popular vintage baby names like Violet and Ezra certainly don’t make the cut, and nor do retro rising stars like Winnie and Zelda, Franklin and Otis.  　　No – to truly qualify, a name needs to be...
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How Gen Z Is Your Name?
How Gen Z Is Your Name?
100 Names That Deserve To Be Used More Baby Names Before 1850 50 Names That Mean You Live in the North East The Top Baby Names A-Z 30 Great Names You’re Not Using! Popular Twin Names Top Names in Each State Revealed! The Best of the Rarest Baby Names
Top Czech Names Follow International Trends
Nov 25, 2024
　　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....
Forgotten Names Making a Comeback
Nov 25, 2024
　　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...
20 Chic French Names You Should Know About
Nov 25, 2024
　　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....
Baby Naming Advice >
Name Sage: Honoring Grandma Elaine
Name Sage: Honoring Grandma Elaine
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Name Sage: Defining Classic Girl Names
Nov 25, 2024
　　Julie writes:We have two boys, Benjamin John, nn Benji, and William Henry, nn Will. Our third on the way is a girl and we are really struggling with her name. 　　For our boys, we quickly settled on classic names and used family names for the middles. There doesn’t seem to...
How to Change Your Baby’s Name
Nov 25, 2024
　　So you've already put a name on the birth certificate, but now you're feeling baby name regret. Can you change your baby's name? Of course you can! 　　Follow our step-by-step guide to changing a baby name, from navigating the legal process to coping with the emotions of a name change....
The Art of the (Baby Name) Breakup
Nov 25, 2024
　　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...
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