Untouristy Place Names You Should Visit
　　By Esmeralda Rocha 　　Place names have always been a source of inspiration for baby names, though the practice really gained momentum in the 1980s with destinations like Savannah, Sydney and Siena setting a trend. 　　The trend has become a torrent with vast numbers of locations from all over the world...
Dec 13, 2025
Scottish Baby Names: Announcements from Aberdeen
New Number 1 Boys’ Name!
Hottest Nicknames of 2017
Pop Culture Names Outside the Top 1000
125+ Unique and Amazing Nature Names Name Popularity Countdown: The waiting game! Most Notable Names of 2017 What names are you shocked to find so low on the list? Berry Faves of 2017 IRL Baby Name News from Around the Globe Congrats To Our Name Popularity Contest Winners! Royal Wedding Kids, Starbaby Sibs and State Standouts
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2017 Comeback Kids: Best names newly returned to the list
Dec 13, 2025
　　By Clare Green 　　Let’s look at the comebacks in the US charts this year. These aren’t names that have returned to the Top 100, or even the Top 1000. I’m talking about names that disappeared completely from the official name data – because they were used for less than 5...
The Top Cornish Names in Cornwall
Dec 13, 2025
　　Cornish names are one of the most overlooked, yet up-and-coming, areas of Celtic naming. 　　Unlike their Irish, Scottish and Welsh cousins, Cornish names are still the relative under-dogs in the world of Celtic names. When you look at the overall statistics for England and Wales, Cornish names_—_with the exception of...
Top City Baby Names Around the World
Dec 13, 2025
　　by Pamela Redmond Satran 　　When we published our exclusive lists of most popular urban baby names around the world a few months ago, you cheered….and complained. 　　You loved knowing which names were most popular among Nameberry readers in our cities with the most visitors, from London to Los Angeles, Chicago...
The Best Popular Names–and why to pick one!
Dec 13, 2025
　　Lots of prospective parents today are adamant about not picking popular names, quite possibly because they themselves were victims of the I-was-one of-five-Jennifers-in-my class syndrome and they don’t want the same fate to befall their own offspring. 　　Many not only avoid the Top 10 names, but won’t even consider anything...
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Invented Names Past and Present: From Vanessa to Iridessa
Invented Names Past and Present: From Vanessa to Iridessa
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Nameberry Picks: 14 jazziest jazz singers’ names
Dec 13, 2025
　　By Linda Rosenkrantz 　　The connection to the haunting voice of a well known jazz or blues singer definitely adds an element of –well—rhythm and blues—to a name’s image, an extra infusion of richness and pizzazz. Boyish Billie takes on new depth when listening to Lady Day, Etta goes from fusty...
Disney Princess Names: How influential are they really?
Dec 13, 2025
　　By Abby Sandel, Appellation Mountain 　　As the mother of a five year-old girl, Frozen was required viewing over the recent school holidays.  Somewhere between the first appearance of talking snowman Olaf and the happy ending, I found myself musing about the popularity of Disney-princess names. 　　I’ve long thought that any...
Rare Royal Girls’ Names: Christabel, Eugenie and Melita
Dec 13, 2025
　　If you like names that are classic and timeless, international and deep-rooted, royal names could be the perfect style for you. 　　These are the names worn by kings, queens, princes, princesses and their families (focussing on European ones here) from early medieval times to the present day — some names...
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I Named My Son Liam Before It Got Popular
I Named My Son Liam Before It Got Popular
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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...
Hipster Cowboy Names Buck Tradition
Dec 13, 2025
　　Hipster cowboy names seem completely right for our times. Yes, there are cowboys — babies whose car seats are buckled into the backs of pickups for a day of roaming the range. And then there are the hipster babies more accustomed to riding the L train, the little dudes who may wear...
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...
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200 Unique Word Names You Won’t Find Anywhere Else
200 Unique Word Names You Won’t Find Anywhere Else
Fall’s Biggest Name Trend: Econames Pride Icon Names Celebrate Diversity Unisex Names That Switched From Boy to Girl Vintage Surname Names Come Back Around Last Names as First Names: Welcome to the Next Wave How I Named My Babies: Nico Gianna & Jasper Graham Gender Neutral Names Changing Direction The Top Unisex Names in Every US State
Gender-Bending Baby Names
Dec 13, 2025
　　Gender-bending baby names cross gender boundaries. Some of them are more popular for boys, others for girls, and some are so rare they could go either way. See what you think – are these names more boy or girl to you? 　　Arlo 　　Actor Theo Rossi and his wife chose a...
100 Unique Unisex Middle Names
Dec 13, 2025
　　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...
Surnames That Make Great Unisex Baby Names
Dec 13, 2025
　　Surnames used as unisex baby names offer fresh, modern-sounding options that aren’t too tied to one gender. 　　Last names as first names are always in fashion. Some lean strongly to one gender, as we can see in the USA’s list of popular names. Harper and Avery are mostly given to...
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TV Character Names: Dynasty & Dallas
TV Character Names: Dynasty & Dallas
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Baby Name Timeline
Dec 13, 2025
　　When we were preparing the article “Bizarre Baby Names: A Growing Trend?” for the July issue of  Reader’s Digest magazine that’s just hit the stands, we put together a lonnnnnng timeline of the key markers in American names –much longer than they could possibly use with the story.  So here we offer you...
Children’s Book Names: From Aidan to Zoe
Dec 13, 2025
　　While browsing through a recent issue of The New Yorker magazine, I came across an article about the current generation of picture books and their bratty protagonists.  It was illustrated by an image from a book called Finn Throws a Fit. Aha, I thought, so juvenile authors are on top of...
French Baby Names: The latest trends in French prenoms
Dec 13, 2025
　　Baby names in France have never been shorter: exit Sébastien, Alexandre, Frédéric, Caroline, Nathalie, Angélique—the popular names of the 1980’s.  Emma, Léa, Clara now take the limelight as the most popular French girl names, while Lucas, Enzo and Nathan dominate the popularity list of French boy names. 　　As a result,...
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New Study Determines the Top Jewish Names
New Study Determines the Top Jewish Names
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80 Great New Sweet Spot Names
Dec 13, 2025
　　Ever since we started exploring and writing about baby names, Pam and I have been intrigued by the concept of sweet-spot names, those that fall in that perfect position of not being epidemically popular—so common that their distinctive images to be diluted—yet not extreme enough to raise eyebrows or cause...
30 Great Names You’re Not Using!
Dec 13, 2025
　　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......
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....
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The Best Baby Name Advice
The Best Baby Name Advice
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Test-Driving Your Baby Name
Dec 13, 2025
　　When picking a name, it can be hard to find opportunities to test the name in a way that gauges the true ‘wearability’ of the name and the reactions it is likely to elicit. People’s abstract opinions of names (“no-one will ever be able to spell Aoife correctly”, “Harper is...
Name Change Resources
Dec 13, 2025
　　We won't sugar coat it: the legal and administrative logistics of a name change — whether it's your own or your child's — can be overwhelming. To make your process easier, we've compiled a far-reaching collection of name change resources, organized by location. 　　In the United States, name changes are processed at...
Name Sage: Japanese-inspired Names for Raiden and Renzo's Sister
Dec 13, 2025
　　They're living in Japan, so their new daughter's name needs to bridge two cultures - just like brothers Raiden and Renzo. Plus, they're hoping for something that feels meaningful to their family. The Name Sage tries to check all the boxes! 　　Clarice writes:I'm really hoping you could help me out...
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