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Future Top Ten Names: Avery, Jaxon, and Hadley

　　By Abby Sandel, Appellation Mountain 　　We’re just days away from the new year! As 2014 draws to a close, plenty of websites and hospital systems have released their top baby names for the past twelve months. 　　At Nameberry, Asher, Declan, and Atticus topped the boys’ list, while Imogen, Khaleesi, and...

Jan 14, 2025

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British Name Trends 2014

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Cool Names: Baby names more stylish across the ocean

Jan 14, 2025

　　The Top 100 names of England and Wales are resplendent with choices that feel a lot more chic and surprising in the US than they must in the UK. 　　Freya, for instance, the Norse goddess name that’s become a Top 20 staple on the other side of the pond, just...

Baby Names Ending in R

Jan 14, 2025

　　By Abby Sandel 　　Baby name trends are ever changing. There are overnight sensations like Miley, Nevaeh, and Jayden. Vintage comebacks like Violet and Henry. New names that seem outlandish at first, but soon catch on, like Willow or Chase. 　　And then there are trends that define how an entire generation...

Starbabies 2014: The luscious and the ludicrous

Jan 14, 2025

　　By Linda Rosenkrantz 　　2014 was another amazing year for starbaby names, with some of the most varied, at times contradictory trends, ranging from classics like Rosemary, Frances, Evelyn and Eric to gender-benders, oddball spellings, and words refigured as names. 　　Among the strongest trends of the year: more boys’ names borrowed...

On-Trend Celebrity Babies: Nova, Cy, and Etta

Jan 14, 2025

　　By Abby Sandel, Appellation Mountain 　　Do you remember those fifteen trend predictions for 2015 posted about a month ago? And the trend-spotting from the UK, courtesy of Elea? 　　It’s only been a few weeks, but it feels like high profile parents are following along. Recent birth announcements all reflect the...

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10 German Girls Names To Consider

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12 Best Beachy Names for Girls

Jan 14, 2025

　　By Linda Rosenkrantz 　　If you want to give your summertime daughter a name that reflects the season of her birth, but don’t want to pick the most obvious choices, we’re here to suggest a dozen interesting names that more subtly reflect the sun, surf and sandy beach, either through meaning...

How I Named My Baby: Rozella Jayne

Jan 14, 2025

　　Author Georgia Clark and Lindsay Ratowsky, founder of Brightside and co-founder of Esther Perel Global Media, live in Brooklyn. They welcomed their daughter Rozella Jayne Ratowsky-Clark on February 27, 2022. 　　We spoke with Georgia, whose sixth novel, Island Time, was released on June 14. Below, she shares Rozella's name story...

Should I Change My Toddler's Name?

Jan 14, 2025

　　Kelsey writes:My firstborn’s name is Rylee. I like it, however I definitely waffled when she was born between a few names (Oakleigh, Remi, and Emersyn). When she was approximately 7 months old, I found out that her second cousin (my husband’s family I’m not close with) named their son (who’s...

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Kelly, Mackenzie, and Clare: Great reclaimed names for boys

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Ask the Name Sage: Is Peter a Problem?

Jan 14, 2025

　　Welcome to Nameberry’s newest column, The Name Sage. Every week, I’ll answer one reader’s questions about naming a baby-on-the-way, or general baby name angst. And here’s the best part: we’d love it if you would add your thoughtful suggestions and comments to help expectant parents decide. The world needs more...

Classic Boys’ Names: What’s your favorite?

Jan 14, 2025

　　Last week we asked you to name your favorite classic name for girls; now it’s the boys’ turn. 　　What’s your favorite classic boys’ name? Do you prefer one of the classic classics such as James or William or a fashionable classic such as Henry or (thanks to England‘s young prince)...

Seeking a Science-Inspired Name

Jan 14, 2025

　　Liz writes: 　　I’m a math teacher and science lover, my husband is a history teacher and literary enthusiast. We are expecting our second son, and looking for something that can go with our first son’s name: Truman King, Tru for short. 　　We’re hoping for a name with ties to science,...

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50 Rare Gender-Neutral Names Heating Up

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Fall’s Biggest Name Trend: Econames

Jan 14, 2025

　　Total Bellas star Brie Bella, mother of three-year-old Birdie Joe and newborn Buddy Dessert, revealed she would have chosen the name Branch or Blossom for her child if she’d had a girl. “People thought I was crazy, but I thought Birdie and Branch would just be like the sweetest, cutest...

Gender Neutral Names Changing Direction

Jan 14, 2025

　　Gender neutral names are susceptible to the same shifts in popularity as traditionally gendered names, but these shifts can differ between the sexes. This makes it more interesting to examine the directions of unisex names, which fluctuate in girl-boy ratio from year to year. 　　Nameberry defines gender neutral names as...

Unisex Baby Names: But Are They Really?

Jan 14, 2025

　　Unisex names are attracting more and more attention for babies of both sexes – but “unisex” doesn’t always mean “gender-neutral”. 　　Unisex vs. Gender Neutral NamesNameberry generally defines unisex names as those given to the minority sex at least 10% of the time. But although those names may qualify as unisex...

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The Secret Meanings of Color Names

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Babyberries: Class of 2023!

Jan 14, 2025

　　As we finish off another year, it's time for the recap of Nameberry's newest arrivals born in 2023! 　　Birth announcements for 93 new Babyberries – 47 girls and 46 boys – were featured on our forums and Instagram over the past year. The warmest of welcomes to all of our littlest members! 　　Berry parents...

60 Southern Baby Names With Charm And Style

Jan 14, 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...

These Names Are At Their Peak

Jan 14, 2025

　　Looking for a name everyone will love just as much as you do? You can’t go wrong with names at the top of their game. 　　Names that peaked in 2022, calculated in exclusive research and analysis by Nameberry, are baby names that rank higher in the USA than they have...

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Classic Baby Names on the Rise

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Top Czech Names Follow International Trends

Jan 14, 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....

30 Great Names You’re Not Using!

Jan 14, 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......

New Popular Irish Names Revealed

Jan 14, 2025

　　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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It’s Okay to Change Your Baby’s Name

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How to Have More Fun Naming Your Baby

Jan 14, 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...

How Not To Name The Baby: Top 10 Baby-Naming Don’ts

Jan 14, 2025

　　Since parents today invest so much thought and effort into finding the right name for their child, we get a lot of queries asking for advice on what to name the baby, and we do try to accentuate the positive. 　　But we also find it incumbent upon us to point...

20 Questions Every Baby Namer Should Ask

Jan 14, 2025

　　When I was a waitress, we had a trick to help indecisive customers make up their minds about what they wanted to eat. 　　If it was the main course that had them stumped, we asked, “Meat or fish?” 　　And if it was dessert, the question was “Fruit or chocolate?” 　　Now,...