Baby Girl Names: Two-for-One Choices
　　Maybe because Nameberry attracts such serious name lovers, many visitors to the site can’t settle for choosing just one name for their babies. 　　I’m not talking about the trend toward picking two middle names but about the taste for baby girl names that have two very different versions: a classic,...
Dec 13, 2025
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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...
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 Detective Names: Trixie, Theolinda, Thursday and Tuppence
Dec 13, 2025
　　Hear the words ‘detective’ or ‘private eye,’ and you probably picture a tough guy like Mickey Spillane or a cooler customer like Sam Spade.  But it turns out that mystery fiction also features a lot more female sleuths than you might think, dating back to Loveday Brooke in the 1890s...
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...
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Girl Baby Names: Harlow, Cleo, or Willow?
Girl Baby Names: Harlow, Cleo, or Willow?
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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)...
Reinventing Grandma Names
Dec 13, 2025
　　Grandma is over the rainbow about her new little namesake. Except how, exactly, do you honor a Glenda in 2018? 　　Tess writes: 　　My partner and I are expecting our first, a little girl, and are overjoyed! We are debating on first names right now, but know that we want the...
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...
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Hipster Cowboy Names Buck Tradition
Hipster Cowboy Names Buck Tradition
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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...
How I Named My Baby: Koda Florian
Dec 13, 2025
　　Cinthia, a surgical technologist, and Benjamin Shaver, who works in warehouse maintenance, live in Seattle, Washington with their son, Koda Florian. 　　Koda was born on December 8, 2022. Below, we speak with Cinthia about how she and Ben named their little boy. 　　Tell me Koda’s name story!I overwhelmed myself with...
How to Make Classic Boy Names Unique
Dec 13, 2025
　　Classic boy names are wonderful except for the fact that they’re so common. Yes, there have been many august Williams; sure, it’s a name resonant on your family tree; except, there are thousands (11,282, to be exact) of baby Williams out there. 　　But among the wonderful qualities of classic boy...
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50 Rare Gender-Neutral Names Heating Up
50 Rare Gender-Neutral Names Heating Up
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The Top Unisex Names in Every US State
Dec 13, 2025
　　The most popular unisex names in the USA in 2022 were Logan, Avery, and Riley. But does that hold true across every state? 　　Well, sometimes. But as you might guess, each state has its own favorite unisex names. For some, it’s an occupational name like Parker or Sawyer. Other states...
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...
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...
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These Names Are At Their Peak
These Names Are At Their Peak
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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...
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...
Quirky Favorite Baby Names in 10 Top Cities
Dec 13, 2025
　　New York baby namers love sleek, streamlined girl names like Rose and Claire, while Dallas favorites like Willa and Evangeline bring a touch of Southern charm. 　　Scottish namers are drawn to rugged boy names with a local flavor, such as Innes and Struan. And in Auckland, New Zealand, you'll find...
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New Popular Irish Names Revealed
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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...
100 Names That Deserve To Be Used More
Dec 13, 2025
　　We often cover rare and unique names — from creative modern inventions to unusual place and nature names. The names below are rare too, but with a difference. 　　You've almost certainly heard of them. (And so have your parents.) 　　Even if you don't know someone with them in real life,...
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...
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Unique Twin Names to Inspire
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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...
The Art of the (Baby Name) Breakup
Dec 13, 2025
　　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...
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...
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