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North West: Behind Kim and Kanye’s baby name

　　by Pamela Redmond Satran and Linda Rosenkrantz 　　Kim Kardashian and Kanye West have reportedly named their newborn daughter North, and less than 24 hours after the announcement, all directional jokes have officially been cracked. 　　Although that won’t stop anyone from continuing to make them for the rest of little North...

Dec 12, 2024

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Girls’ Names 2013: Our 10 newest choices

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Girl Names: Our 100 most popular for 2013 (so far)

Dec 12, 2024

　　See all the girl names on Nameberry here. 　　There’s a new girl in town, and her name is Imogen — the breakout Number 1 among girl names on Nameberry for the first half of 2013. 　　Imogen unseated longtime favorite Charlotte as our most-viewed girl name so far this year. In...

Baby Names Trend: I-Ending Girl Names To Keep An Eye On

Dec 12, 2024

　　Angela Mastrodonato, creator of the trend-watching blog Upswing Baby Names, will be a regular contributor to our Bonus Blog. Today she looks at girls’ names with a new twist at the end. 　　There’s one vowel that’s found at the end of seemingly every girl name. That vowel, of course, is...

Sassy Short Girl Baby Names: Blythe, Blake, Blair

Dec 12, 2024

　　by Angela Mastrodonato of Upswing Baby Names 　　After years of long-frilly girl names, the winds of fashion are once again shifting and one syllable names are getting recognition. 　　There are several lovely one syllable names with quaint femininity such as Jane, Rose, and Mae. And then there are one syllable...

A Celebrity Mom Talks About Her Surprising Name Choice

Dec 12, 2024

　　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...

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How I Named My Baby: Kinsley Arin

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How I Named My Baby: Gwen Catherine

Dec 12, 2024

　　Jessica Lopez, a writer, and Kyle Lopez, restaurant owner, live in Southern California with their baby girl. Their daughter Gwen Catherine was born on September 24, 2020. 　　We met with Jessica and discussed spiritual signs, celebrity associations, and how she and Kyle chose the name Gwen for their little girl....

Name Sage: Naming a Sister for Nora Penelope

Dec 12, 2024

　　Erin writes:I am a huge baby name lover, and have had name lists for years. 　　But I can’t come up with just the right name for our second daughter. 　　Our first child is named Nora Penelope. We loved it and settled on it right away. 　　For this second girl, I...

How to Name Your Baby After Your Grandma

Dec 12, 2024

　　So you want to name your daughter after your dear grandma… but you can’t quite bring yourself to call her Barbara. If this sounds familiar, you’re not alone. Let us help you re-invent outdated names into sparkly fresh ones that still connect to the original. 　　Many parents choose children’s names...

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12 Boy Names That Deserve More Love

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Boy Names: Some Popular Name Cliques

Dec 12, 2024

　　When a name gets popular, it’s rarely in isolation. 　　Both boy names and girl names tend to rise and fall in groups based on sound, image, association, or some combination thereof. Sometimes just a pair of names will attract attention, but often entire gangs of names will become fashionable at...

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

Dec 12, 2024

　　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...

Exploring the Meaning of Julian

Dec 12, 2024

　　Julian is a quiet classic, which has been in steady use throughout history but never wildly popular. It currently ranks at #35 in the US, appreciated for his jolly but understated charm. 　　Up to a point, the origins of the name are clear and undisputed: it comes from the Roman...

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Baby Names 2013: Our Latest Finds

Dec 12, 2024

　　We’re always adding new names to the database, and here are Nameberry’s ten newest baby names 2013: 　　Sunniva — Thanks, Mom2Seven, for urging us to add the ancient saint’s name Sunniva to the Nameberry database. Saint Sunniva was born in Ireland but fled to Norway when an invading heathen king...

Unisex Baby Names: Five new entries

Dec 12, 2024

　　By Brooke Cussans, aka bluejuniper, of baby name pondering 　　Every year names move up and down, on and off the US Social Security Administration (SSA) charts of popular names. A name will appear on the charts if it has been given to more than four babies of one gender in...

Gender-Bending Baby Names

Dec 12, 2024

　　Gender-bending baby names are crossing conventional boundaries that define male and female names. Down at the very bottom of the Social Security extended list of baby names, among the hundreds of names given to only five babies in that particular year, are a few dozen names that have radically crossed...

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Unusual Vintage Names: Which might come back?

Top Baby Names 2013: Noah the New Number 1! Modern Classic Baby Names: Cecilia, Calvin and Colin Do The Next Big Names Appear In Pottery Barn Catalogs? Short, Simple, Chic Baby Names Most Popular Baby Names of 2014….so far Ava, Sid, and Bodhi: The New Reality of Baby Naming The Most Popular Names Over Time Welsh Nickname Names: Iolo, Betsan and Llio

Occupational Surnames: Far from a fad

Dec 12, 2024

　　By Nick Turner 　　Back in 2012, I heard about parents naming their babies Draper in honor of Mad Men. I remember thinking the idea was daring but a little silly. These people were taking the last-name-as-first-name trend to an absurd conclusion, I griped. 　　It had been a few years since...

Starbaby News: The Jagger Dynasty, gender-bending and more

Dec 12, 2024

　　By Abby Sandel, Appellation Mountain 　　Mick Jagger is a great-grandfather. 　　The frontman of the world’s greatest rock’n’roll band welcomed a new grandson and his first great-granddaughter a few months ago. Their names were just revealed last week. If you’re counting, that brings the Jagger progeny to seven children, five grandchildren,...

Bold B-Names and Beyond: Booker, Bowie, Bridget and Bijou

Dec 12, 2024

　　By Abby Sandel, Appellation Mountain 　　Brian is your brother-in-law, Bill’s your uncle, and Barbara is your mom. But could B be the new letter to watch for baby names? 　　Up until recently we were all mad for Aiden and Ava, Amelia and Alexander. A was the most popular letter for...

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The Best of the Rarest Baby Names

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100 Names That Deserve To Be Used More

Dec 12, 2024

　　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,...

Rare Names With Popular Nicknames

Dec 12, 2024

　　Have you ever known the excitement of meeting a Ben who is not Just Another Benjamin but is, in fact, Benedict? Or Nicki whose “secret” full name is Danika? If so, this list is for you. 　　Rare full names with familiar nicknames can be the best of both worlds, for...

New Popular Irish Names Revealed

Dec 12, 2024

　　Good news for lovers of Irish baby names! The latest popular Irish names data for 2022 has just been released, and it’s a treasure trove of intriguing options from the Emerald Isle. 　　Happy St Patrick’s Day! Lá Fhéile Pádraig sona duit! 　　Top 10 Irish Girl Names 　　There has been a...

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Name Sage: Defining Classic Girl Names

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9 Timeless Rules for Naming Your Baby

Dec 12, 2024

　　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...

Updating Popular 1950s Names

Dec 12, 2024

　　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...

Rainbow Baby Names Honor and Comfort

Dec 12, 2024

　　Rainbow baby names — names for a child born after the loss of another — can be a way to mark a time of mixed emotions. Some parents find it helpful and meaningful to choose a name that both acknowledges the loss and celebrates new life, commemorating the past and...