Looking Beyond Emma and Ella: Who’s next?
　　It’s pretty obvious that some popular names start a daisy chain of cousins that become equally popular, as was seen most recently in the progression of a group of top girls’ names beginning with E.  First there was Emily, which was the Number 1 name from 1996 to 2007.  One...
Dec 13, 2025
Baby Names Trend: The Jennifer Juggernaut
Stylish Baby Names: The Nameberry 9–from Winter Victoria to Vivian Vespa
Over-the-Luna About Baby Names
Pretty Girl Names: This week’s Nameberry 9
Girl Detective Names: Trixie, Theolinda, Thursday and Tuppence A Celebrity Mom Talks About Her Surprising Name Choice Greek Names for Girls: 21 unexplored ancient treasures Classic Girls’ Names: All about Alice Classic Girls’ Names: Good Charlotte Baby Girl Names: A name lover goes wild Baby Girl Names: Two-for-One Choices Girls’ Names 2012: Nameberry’s Top 100
Popular recommendations >
Let’s hear it for Auntie Name!
Dec 13, 2025
　　Today being National Aunts and Uncles Day (who knew, right?), here’s a shout-out to some of the most memorable aunts in both literature and pop culture– the sweet and the sour, the doting and the demanding, the over-indulgent and the overbearing—with, in literature at least, the unfortunate majority being the...
Unusual Girls’ Names: Lotus, Arrow, Pehr, and the rest of the Nameberry 9
Dec 13, 2025
　　Abby Sandel of Appellation Mountain focuses this week on some bold and daringly unusual girls’ names that made baby name news. 　　Some weeks I’m astonished by the range of names we can choose for girls. 　　We love our children regardless of gender, but when it comes to talking baby names, many of...
Top Girls’ Names of 2012
Dec 13, 2025
　　Our tally of the 100 most popular girls’ names of 2012 on Nameberry is in, and we have a new Number 1: Katniss. 　　The predominance of Katniss is more a testament to the power of the Hunger Games franchise than to baby name trends. 　　Our Number 2 girls’ name Charlotte,...
Girl Baby Names: The newsiest names, from Talulah to Lula to Rue
Dec 13, 2025
　　It’s an all girl baby names issue of Appellation Mountain‘s Abby Sandel’s Nameberry 9 newsiest names this week. 　　Did you hear?  Barack Obama declined to offer baby name advice. 　　The president hosted a fireside chat on Google+ last week.  He tackled complex, divisive topics like the environment and the economy....
Girl Names >
The Most Popular Baby Names of the Future
The Most Popular Baby Names of the Future
Prince and Princess Names: From fiction and fable and screen Popular Girl Names: Lost in the La-Crowd Baby Naming Advice: Teacher Edition Sister Names: Long or Short? Black History Names: Amazing Women Athletes Celebs are Crazy for Nickname Names! Tailored but Feminine Girl Names Reinventing Grandma Names
Girl Names: For International Women’s Day
Dec 13, 2025
　　Not only is March Women’s History Month, but today, March 8th,  is International Women’s Day. 　　So what better time than this to salute some of the women who are making history right now in the US political sphere? 　　When the 116th Congress recently convened, women made up almost a quarter...
Blending Baby Names for a Modern Brady Bunch Family
Dec 13, 2025
　　After many years apart, these high school sweethearts are welcoming a daughter together. But how do they find a baby name that fits with their modern Brady Bunch? 　　Chelsea writes: 　　My husband and I are at a loss for a name for our baby girl, who will be born this...
Valentine’s Day Names: Lovable Love Words
Dec 13, 2025
　　Valentine baby names mean love and romance in every possible way. Today we look at names that mean love, heart, sweetness, and more, to celebrate the holiday in the name of your own lovebug. 　　The Valentine FamilyLet’s begin with the star of the show. The name Valentine (in Latin, Valentinus)...
Boy Names >
How I Named My Baby: Koda Florian
How I Named My Baby: Koda Florian
Nickname Spotlight: Getting to Gus Aiden Names: the Rise And Fall of a Mega-Trend How I Named My Baby: October Teddy Where To Find A Cool Vintage Boy Name I Named My Son Liam Before It Got Popular 150+ European Baby Boy Names Hipster Cowboy Names Buck Tradition 100+ Best Boy Names Ending in a Vowel
Boy Names: Some Popular Name Cliques
Dec 13, 2025
　　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...
New Geek Chic Names For Boys
Dec 13, 2025
　　Hipster, nerdy, funky-clunky… Call them what you will, there’s no denying that geek chic names for boys and girls are cool. 　　But fashion moves fast, and some of the original names on our Geek Chic Boys master list — like Jasper, Cyrus and Augustus — now feel almost mainstream. 　　So...
Strong Boy Names: The Ultimate Guide
Dec 13, 2025
　　Strong boy names are a powerful trend right now, as parents increasingly turn to names with positive meanings of strength and resilience in troubling times. 　　Strong boy names include those that literally mean strength, power or might – from popular classics like Ethan and Ezekiel, to rare and unique choices...
Unisex Names >
Unisex Names Across the Atlantic
Unisex Names Across the Atlantic
Gender-Bending Baby Names 100 Unique Unisex Middle Names America's Top Unisex Names of 2022 Nonbinary Names Achieve Gender Parity 50 Rare Gender-Neutral Names Heating Up Unisex Baby Names: But Are They Really? 200 Unique Word Names You Won’t Find Anywhere Else Unisex Names That Switched From Boy to Girl
How I Named My Babies: Nico Gianna & Jasper Graham
Dec 13, 2025
　　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...
Fall’s Biggest Name Trend: Econames
Dec 13, 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...
Last Names as First Names: Welcome to the Next Wave
Dec 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...
Trends & Predictions >
Cottagecore Baby Names Turn Back the Clock
Cottagecore Baby Names Turn Back the Clock
Astrology Names: The Ultimate Guide Creative Family Names Honor Loved Ones Quirky Favorite Baby Names in 10 Top Cities Ancient Names for Babies Babyberries: Class of 2023! The Top Names We're Watching for 2024 How Millennial Is Your Name? The Secret Meanings of Color Names
Celebrity Baby Name Trends of 2023
Dec 13, 2025
　　And that’s a wrap on the celebrity names of 2023. This year saw a number of notable celebrity baby names, including Techno Mechanicus, Rocky Thirteen, and Louetta Isley. 　　In addition, many A-list celebrity babies were born in 2023, such as the unnamed babies of Blake Lively and Ryan Reynolds and...
60 Southern Baby Names With Charm And Style
Dec 13, 2025
　　What makes a Southern name? Just a unique blend of tradition and modern style. 　　Parents in the American South are famous for passing on family names to children, for example by repeating first names, or using mom's maiden name as a first name. This means that classics like John and...
Old Money Names That Will Make You Feel Rich
Dec 13, 2025
　　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...
Name Popularity >
20 Chic French Names You Should Know About
20 Chic French Names You Should Know About
Forgotten Names Making a Comeback Top Baby Name Influencers 2023 The Top Baby Names A-Z 5 Easy Ways to Judge a Baby Name Top Czech Names Follow International Trends 100 Names That Deserve To Be Used More Popular Twin Names Classic Baby Names on the Rise
Top Names in Each State Revealed!
Dec 13, 2025
　　Popular names by state can look very different from the national count. Find out which states' top names conform to the US popular names list and which go in a different direction. 　　Olivia and Liam held on to their titles as the most popular names in the United States for...
The Best of the Rarest Baby Names
Dec 13, 2025
　　Baby namers desperate for truly undiscovered baby names have always begged us for our secret list of unique names that nobody but nobody else has. You know, the truly wonderful baby names with deep history and wide appeal that somehow remain completely undiscovered. 　　The only problem was we didn’t have...
New Study Determines the Top Jewish Names
Dec 13, 2025
　　Jewish names are a diverse set, represented by Hebrew names, biblical names, Yiddish names, and gentile names that gained popularity among the American Jewish community. 　　A recent report by the Hebrew Union College Jewish Institute of Religion's Jewish Language Project reveals the most popular Jewish names in the US. This...
Baby Naming Advice >
Name Sage: Japanese-inspired Names for Raiden and Renzo's Sister
Name Sage: Japanese-inspired Names for Raiden and Renzo's Sister
What the Name Sage Knows: Ten Secrets to Loving Your Child's Name How to Cope With Baby Name Regret Name Sage: Honoring Grandma Elaine 20 Questions Every Baby Namer Should Ask Rainbow Baby Names Honor and Comfort How Not To Name The Baby: Top 10 Baby-Naming Don’ts Family Names Are Getting More Adventurous How to Pick the Perfect Multilingual Name
How to Change Your Baby’s Name
Dec 13, 2025
　　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....
9 Timeless Rules for Naming Your Baby
Dec 13, 2025
　　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...
Unique Twin Names to Inspire
Dec 13, 2025
　　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...
About
Terms and Conditions Privacy policy Cookie Settings Contact Us
Services
Login register
zdname Baby Names Pet Names Girl Names Boy Names Unisex Names Trends & Predictions Name Popularity Baby Naming Advice
Links
zpostcode Recruit weather mreligion Yellowpages sport constellation shopping name game directory literature Word tour furnish Lottery tftnews lyrics News digital car dir Edu Finance
Copyright 2023-2025 - www.zdname.com All Rights Reserved