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Baby Girl Names: A name lover goes wild

　　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...

Dec 13, 2025

Top Girls’ Names of 2012

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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...

Over-the-Luna About Baby Names

Dec 13, 2025

　　In the Nameberry 9 this week, Appellation Mountain‘s Abby Sandel takes on one of the world’s longest celebrity baby names, Rosalind A. A. A. F. Thurman-Busson aka Luna. 　　As summer slipped into fall, I was convinced we’d never learn the name of Uma Thurman’s new daughter. And then suddenly, there...

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...

Pretty Girl Names: This week’s Nameberry 9

Dec 13, 2025

　　Some pretty girl names–and a couple of attractive boys’ too–are highlighted by Appellation Mountain‘s Abby Sandel for this week’s The Nameberry 9. 　　It was a good week for gorgeous girl names. From current favorites to up and coming possibilities, pop culture gave us a quartet of new daughters with noteworthy...

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10 Years of Beautiful Babyberry Names

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Girl Baby Names: Harlow, Cleo, or Willow?

Dec 13, 2025

　　They’ve narrowed their list to three great names for their new daughter: Cleo, Harlow, or Willow. But how do they decide which is best? 　　Penny–May writes: 　　I’d really appreciate your help with our name choice. We are in Australia, so name trends are different than in the US. 　　My husband...

The Most Popular Baby Names of the Future

Dec 13, 2025

　　What will be the most popular baby names of the future? 　　To find out, we took statistics from the past ten years to calculate the most popular baby names of 2028? Which names will rise the fastest and which will fall? What unexpected names do we see gaining popularity? And...

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...

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How to Make Classic Boy Names Unique

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I Named My Son Liam Before It Got Popular

Dec 13, 2025

　　Fifteen hours into labor, a new nurse came into our hospital room and gave us a cheerful hello. My husband and I looked away from the television. The 2010 Winter Olympics were on though neither of us were paying much attention. 　　Just after midnight, I’d woken up to my water...

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...

Brother Names

Dec 13, 2025

　　Choosing the right brother names involves striking the right balance. Ideally, brother names should be coordinated in a clear way — such as style or origin — but you want the names to be distinctive, so the brother set doesn’t feel too matchy. 　　Looking for brother names with similar style is...

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Unisex Baby Names: But Are They Really?

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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...

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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These Names Are At Their Peak

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Popular Names Your Mom Never Heard Of

Dec 13, 2025

　　The biggest critic of parents’ baby name choice? Yup, that would be Grandma! 　　According to a 2016 survey, almost half of new parents who received negative comments about their newborn’s name said that they came from their own mom. 　　Whether you’re surprised or totally unsurprised by that statistic – no...

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...

Creative Family Names Honor Loved Ones

Dec 13, 2025

　　So long, Junior! Creative family names are a major modern name trend, replacing Jrs and IIIs on the birth certificate. 　　Two years ago, Prince Harry and Meghan Markle named their daughter Lilibet Diana, honoring two of the most important women in Harry’s family. Lilibet pays homage to Harry's grandmother, Queen...

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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...

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...

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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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...

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....

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...