Baby names | Name list - www.zdname.com

Let’s hear it for Auntie Name!

　　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...

Dec 13, 2025

Girl Detective Names: Trixie, Theolinda, Thursday and Tuppence

Baby Girl Names: Two-for-One Choices

Greek Names for Girls: 21 unexplored ancient treasures

Girls’ Names 2012: Nameberry’s Top 100

Top Girls’ Names of 2012 Classic Girls’ Names: Good Charlotte Unusual Girls’ Names: Lotus, Arrow, Pehr, and the rest of the Nameberry 9 Over-the-Luna About Baby Names Stylish Baby Names: The Nameberry 9–from Winter Victoria to Vivian Vespa Pretty Girl Names: This week’s Nameberry 9 Looking Beyond Emma and Ella: Who’s next? Baby Names Trend: The Jennifer Juggernaut

Popular recommendations >

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...

A Celebrity Mom Talks About Her Surprising Name Choice

Dec 13, 2025

　　In her second blog for Nameberry, celebrity mom and name lover Natalie Hanson, who has five children with musician husband Taylor, reveals how and why they chose the adventurous Wilhelmina for their second daughter’s name. 　　Hello Berries! Last time I wrote to you, I shared that I was expecting a...

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....

Baby Girl Names: A name lover goes wild

Dec 13, 2025

　　Name lover Kristin Alexander, creator of the blog What She Said, went crazy over baby girl names. Her story: 　　“BRAHNwyn!” he said incredulously. “BRAHNwyn?” 　　“Well, when you say it like that, it doesn’t sound very pretty,” I pouted. 　　Granted, Bronwyn was a guilty pleasure. I didn’t really expect my husband...

Girl Names >

The Most Popular Baby Names of the Future

Boys’ Names for Girls Celebs are Crazy for Nickname Names! Girl Baby Names: Harlow, Cleo, or Willow? Warrior Girl Names: Finding the Right Fit for a Fighter Reinventing Grandma Names Sister Names: Long or Short? 9 Glowing Girl Names: Brilliant and bright Girl Baby Names: 50 Sweetest Sweet-Spot Names

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...

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...

Tailored but Feminine Girl Names

Dec 13, 2025

　　Tailored girl names that are also feminine are the order of the day. He says Mary. She says Halston. Where’s the middle ground between those two extremes? The Name Sage sets out to find a compromise for their daughter. 　　Taylor writes: 　　My husband and I are expecting a baby girl...

Boy Names >

New Geek Chic Names For Boys

Trending Boy Names Brother Names I Named My Son Liam Before It Got Popular How to Make Classic Boy Names Unique Boy Names: Some Popular Name Cliques Hipster Cowboy Names Buck Tradition Strong Boy Names: The Ultimate Guide 100+ Best Boy Names Ending in a Vowel

Aiden Names: the Rise And Fall of a Mega-Trend

Dec 13, 2025

　　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...

80+ Woodsy Names for Boys That Will Make You Want to Have a Son

Dec 13, 2025

　　What do you get if you cross cottagecore with cowboy names? Meet woodsy names for boys. Woodsy names are the best of each trend — the rugged handsomeness of cowboy names blended with the romantic pastorality and natural elements of cottagecore names. 　　These are the names of woodland heroes and forest...

Flower Names for Boys Are Blooming

Dec 13, 2025

　　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,...

Unisex Names >

Vintage Surname Names Come Back Around

Unisex Names Across the Atlantic The Top Unisex Names in Every US State Unisex Names That Switched From Boy to Girl Fall’s Biggest Name Trend: Econames How I Named My Babies: Nico Gianna & Jasper Graham 50 Rare Gender-Neutral Names Heating Up The Coolest Unisex Nature Names 200 Unique Word Names You Won’t Find Anywhere Else

Nonbinary Names Achieve Gender Parity

Dec 13, 2025

　　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...

America's Top Unisex Names of 2022

Dec 13, 2025

　　Want to know the most popular unisex names? We’ve crunched the numbers for you. 　　Our definition of a unisex name is one that’s used for both girls and boys with a split of at least 90-10. (For the most popular names, there are always a few opposites recorded, like the...

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....

Trends & Predictions >

America's Next Top Baby Names

Old Money Names That Will Make You Feel Rich Spanish Nature Names Soar Beyond Luna 60 Southern Baby Names With Charm And Style Creative Family Names Honor Loved Ones The Secret Meanings of Color Names What's a Classic Name? New Study Shows Climate Impact on Baby Names Quirky Favorite Baby Names in 10 Top Cities

Ancient Names for Babies

Dec 13, 2025

　　Can the rise of ancient names for babies be credited to the prominence of Amelia, Zoe, Sebastian, and Atticus on international lists of popular names? 　　Or maybe it’s a reaction against all the new names and trends that have mushroomed over the past few decades, from word names to nature...

60 Names That Mean You Live in the Midwest

Dec 13, 2025

　　Know a lot of babies named Vivian and Lincoln? You might just live in the Midwest. 　　We analyzed the most popular names by state to find which names are used more in the twelve core Midwestern states — that's Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, Ohio,...

Astrology Names: The Ultimate Guide

Dec 13, 2025

　　Astrology names are inspired by the stars and planets, the four elements, and the symbols and characteristics connected to the zodiac signs. 　　Coinciding with the recent cultural obsession with astrology, we’ve observed a rise in names relating to the zodiac and all things celestial. 　　Millennials and Gen Z have taken...

Name Popularity >

Rare Names With Popular Nicknames

30 Great Names You’re Not Using! The Top Baby Names A-Z How Gen Z Is Your Name? Classic Baby Names on the Rise 20 Chic French Names You Should Know About 50 Names That Mean You Live in the North East The Best of the Rarest Baby Names Top Names in Each State Revealed!

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,...

Top Czech Names Follow International Trends

Dec 13, 2025

　　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

Dec 13, 2025

　　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...

Baby Naming Advice >

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

Name Change Resources How to Change Your Baby’s Name How to Pick the Perfect Multilingual Name Name Sage: Defining Classic Girl Names Name Sage: Japanese-inspired Names for Raiden and Renzo's Sister It’s Okay to Change Your Baby’s Name Unique Twin Names to Inspire Name Sage: Honoring Grandma Elaine

How to Have More Fun Naming Your Baby

Dec 13, 2025

　　Choosing names for hypothetical babies is always fun — why do you think I got into this business? — but when you’re actually expecting, the pressure is on. Suddenly you’re faced with the very big task of naming an actual human being, which (often) requires you to collaborate with your...

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...

Family Names Are Getting More Adventurous

Dec 13, 2025

　　Sure, Thanksgiving is about sweet potatoes with little marshmallows on top, but it’s also about family. That’s why, as we approach the holiday, our coverage of Thanksgiving baby names is focused this year not on Pilgrim names or turkey names but on the new style in family names. 　　Family names...