Top Girls’ Names of 2012
　　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,...
Dec 13, 2025
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Classic Girls’ Names: All about Alice
Dec 13, 2025
　　With a number of classic names taking a downward turn these days, it’s nice to see that a few are going in the other direction—William, James, Charlotte –and one that we’re especially happy to see making a return: our featured name of the day, Alice. 　　Alice is unique among 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...
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....
Looking Beyond Emma and Ella: Who’s next?
Dec 13, 2025
　　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...
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Girl Names in Limbo: Can they escape?
Dec 13, 2025
　　by Linda Rosenkrantz 　　They were once the belles of the ball.  But then they gradually lost their luster and found themselves in baby name limbo. 　　Most of these girls’ names aren’t vintage enough to benefit from the 100-year rule. And many are recent enough to still bring up images of...
10 Years of Beautiful Babyberry Names
Dec 13, 2025
　　By Emma Waterhouse 　　A look back at a decade of brilliant baby names, Nameberry style! 　　It all started with V… 　　Way back in November 2008, we proudly shared the first ever Babyberry birth announcement: a little girl given the beautiful name Vera Adelaide. Her parents had fallen in love with...
9 Glowing Girl Names: Brilliant and bright
Dec 13, 2025
　　By Linda Rosenkrantz 　　There are many girls’ names that mean light.  There’s the whole Lu-name contingent: Lux and Luz, Lucy and Lucia, Lucille and Lucinda, for starters. And the bright and clear Clara, Claire, Clarissa contingent. And all the Helen, Helena, Ellen, Leonora et al names that mean ‘bright, shining...
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Hipster Cowboy Names Buck Tradition
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150+ European Baby Boy Names
Dec 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...
Trending Boy Names
Dec 13, 2025
　　New parents — those who haven't spent much time around today's babies — may not be up on today's trending boy names. Does this sound like you? You might be shocked to learn the hottest boy names right now. 　　What are trendy boy names? Trendy boy names are more popular than...
Nickname Spotlight: Getting to Gus
Dec 13, 2025
　　Love Gus as a short name for a boy, but not a fan of Augustus and related names like August and Augustine? 　　One option is to simply use Gus on its own. This vintage nickname is charming, no-nonsense, and you’ll never need to spell it out. It was popular in...
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Vintage Surname Names Come Back Around
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Pride Icon Names Celebrate Diversity
Dec 13, 2025
　　Happy Pride 2023! 　　Pride icon names celebrate the LGBTQ+ community and the inspiring history behind the fight for equal rights. 　　It's more than half a century since the first Pride parades took place in New York, Los Angeles, San Francisco and Chicago, commemorating the Stonewall Riots of the previous summer....
Unisex Names Across the Atlantic
Dec 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...
The Coolest Unisex Nature Names
Dec 13, 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...
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New Study Shows Climate Impact on Baby Names
Dec 13, 2025
　　Nature-related baby names are a huge trend across the board right now. But did you know that the climate actually influences the type of nature names American parents are choosing for their children? 　　A recent study published in the journal Evolutionary Human Sciences analyzed over a century of baby names...
What's a Classic Name?
Dec 13, 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...
Spanish Nature Names Soar Beyond Luna
Dec 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...
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Top Baby Name Influencers 2023
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Classic Baby Names on the Rise
Dec 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...
Presidential Names for Babies: Who's Winning?
Dec 13, 2025
　　Presidential baby names – the famous last names and, in a few cases, first names of America’s presidents – are more popular than ever in the US. The presidential connection may be more direct in some cases (Lincoln) than others (Taylor). 　　Naming a child for – or, in some cases,...
The Top Baby Names A-Z
Dec 13, 2025
　　Baby names A-Z are a fascinating bunch, with the most popular name starting with every letter of the alphabet often different from what you'd expect. 　　You can probably guess the top girl name starting with O, and the top boy name that starts with L… they’re the current American number...
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It’s Okay to Change Your Baby’s Name
Dec 13, 2025
　　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...
What the Name Sage Knows: Ten Secrets to Loving Your Child's Name
Dec 13, 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...
Updating Popular 1950s Names
Dec 13, 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...
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