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Biblical Girl Names for Now

　　When it comes to biblical girl names, it’s been the Old Testament women’s names that have been found on most popularity lists in the recent past. Rachel and Rebecca, Sarah and Hannah have been long-running stalwarts. But the New Testament has some appealing options as well, ranging from the classic...

Tailored but Feminine Girl Names

Girl Names: A sister for Isla and Elodie

Yes, Millennial Mom Names Can Work for Alpha Era Girls!

Girl Names: For International Women’s Day

Cool Short Middle Names for Girls Girl Baby Names: 50 Sweetest Sweet-Spot Names Sibset: A name for Jack’s baby sister Girl Middle Names: What’s best for Gracie? Gorgeous Greek Girl Names Celebrity Baby Names Q+A: Elizabeth Holmes Inspiring International Names from the Women’s World Cup Traditional Girl Names with a Twist

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Mom Names: Lady Gaga’s Mama and more!

　　by Linda Rosenkrantz 　　It’s become a Nameberry tradition. In celebration of Mother’s Day, we honor a dozen moms who not only have raised highly successful offspring, but who also happen to have—yes—memorable names themselves. Here is this year’s list of the Top 12, including the mom names of Lady Gaga,...

Baby Name Compromise: When he hates her favorite

　　by Abby Sandel 　　Seeking their baby name compromise: She’s always known her future daughter’s name. But now they’re expecting a girl, and he’s not a fan of her favorite. How can they compromise on a name they’ll both love? 　　Annabel writes:My husband and I are expecting our first baby and...

Cross-Cultural Names: German American girls

　　Cross-cultural names: Naming across languages means extra challenges – and more choices, too! Let’s help this family find the right cross-cultural name for their German-American daughter. 　　Anna writes: 　　My husband and I are at an impasse for deciding on a name for our baby girl due end of November and...

23 Cool New TV Girl Names: Prairie and Peach

　　by Linda Rosenkrantz 　　Every TV season or so we scan the video landscape to see if any particularly interesting character names have popped up. And each time it becomes more and more daunting as the number of new and newish shows on network, cable and streaming platforms has gone through...

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Compound Names for Girls: The Next Generation

Compound Names for Girls: The Next Generation

New Geek Chic Names For Girls Where to Find A Cool Vintage Girl Name Ann Alternatives: Updating a Classic 12 Girl Names That Deserve More Love The Best Badass Princess Names How I Named My Baby: Kilmer Dove Little Black Dress Names Are Always in Style Disney Princess Names

Hello, Cutie! Rare Vintage Girl Names Ending in -ie

　　Girl names that end in "ie" hold an endless appeal. They're feminine, informal, and innocent yet spirited. Today’s chart-rankers include vintage-sounding names –– Sadie, Millie, Elsie, Annie, Hattie –– as well as ones with a more contemporary feel, like Ellie, Charlie, Kylie, Callie, and Hallie. Androgynous nicknames like Stevie and...

Goddess Names: The Ultimate Guide

　　Goddess names are more fashionable than ever before, with mythology names taking over the charts. Striking a delicate balance between power and feminity with a splash of whimsy and mysticism, it is no wonder that more and more parents are looking to ancient deities for name inspiration. 　　Many Goddesses have...

Stunning Spanish Names for Girls and Boys

　　If you’re interested in Spanish names for your baby-to-be, you’re probably familiar with the many Spanish choices popular in the US, like Sebastián and José, Camila and Sofia. But there are many intriguing baby names that are popular in Spain and Latin America but virtually unknown to anglophones. 　　Sure, classic Spanish names...

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Transforming Top to Uncommon Boy Names

Transforming Top to Uncommon Boy Names

Transforming Top to Uncommon Male Dog Names Exploring the Meaning of Julian Unique Boy Names A to Z Flower Names for Boys Are Blooming Rihanna's Baby Name Revealed! How Chrissy Teigen and John Legend Are Leading Baby Name Trends 100 Best Boy Names Below the Top 1000 How I Named My Baby: Cleo Cruize

12 Boy Names That Deserve More Love

　　Looking for a boy name that feels both fashionable and original, that stands out for its rarity but fits with current trends? 　　Boy names are evolving at lightning speed right now, with parents more willing than ever to branch out from traditional choices and embrace individuality in their sons’ names...

O Boy! The Best Boy Names Ending in O

　　Boy names ending in O are trendsetters, offering a sound that’s unexpected and fun amid reams of names ending in a consonant. 　　How do we know they’re style-forward? O-ending names are always among the most popular names on Nameberry. This is a good indicator of what parents-to-be are interested in...

　　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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Surnames That Make Great Unisex Baby Names

Surnames That Make Great Unisex Baby Names

The Coolest Unisex Nature Names Last Names as First Names: Welcome to the Next Wave Unisex Names Across the Atlantic Unisex Baby Names: But Are They Really? 50 Rare Gender-Neutral Names Heating Up The Top Unisex Names in Every US State 100 Unique Unisex Middle Names Nonbinary Names Achieve Gender Parity

Gender-Bending Baby Names

　　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...

The Most Nonbinary Names in Every State

　　Want to know the most gender-neutral nonbinary baby names? Depending where you live, they could be anything from Amani to Zen. 　　The most nonbinary names in the US are different from the most popular unisex names (which usually lean male or female). Here we’re talking about names that strike a...

Surprisingly International Baby Names

　　Say “international baby names” — and what springs to mind? 　　Hands up if you said Anna or Adam! It’s true: there are plenty of popular names that feature near the top of the baby name charts in multiple countries. 　　But if your tastes lean towards more uncommon choices, finding a...

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Celebrity Baby Names: Brooklyn yes, Bronx no

Celebrity Baby Names: Brooklyn yes, Bronx no

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CAREFUL, KAL-EL; WATCH OUT WHIZDOM!

　　We all know how the media likes to jump on every new ‘weird’ starbaby name, predicting dire consequences down the road for the likes of poor little Moxie CrimeFighter, Pilot Inspektor, Bronx Mowgli, and Apple. Well, only time will tell how these kids will actually meet that particular challenge as...

French Baby Names: Prune, Anyone?

　　I was lucky enough to go to Paris recently, and like most tourists, I ate croissants in sidewalk cafes, visited museums, and walked along the Seine. Unlike most tourists, I also investigated the chicest French baby names. 　　“Prune,” pronounced a very stylish and knowledgeable Parisian woman of my acquaintance. “Prune...

Irish Baby Names: Hot Off The Press

　　Our latest book, Cool Irish Names for Babies, will be hitting the bookstores in a few weeks and we’ll be offering you a few hors d’oeuvres (that doesn’t sound very Irish) before then. The book contains lots of undiscovered Irish baby names drawn from myth, legend and history, cool celebrity and...

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5 Easy Ways to Judge a Baby Name

5 Easy Ways to Judge a Baby Name

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20 Chic French Names You Should Know About

　　You know when you see a child (or a picture of one) and think, “Dang, that kid is cooler than I’ll ever be”? That’s how we feel when we hear a lot of the most popular names in France. 　　I mean, imagine having a playdate with little Capucine or Timéo....

Baby Names Before 1850

　　Records on baby names only started in the US in 1880, and so getting an accurate read on names from the 1800s before this time can be difficult at best. 　　But researcher Douglas Galbi has compiled lists of baby names drawn from census records of the early 19th century. We...

Forgotten Names Making a Comeback

　　Looking for a niche source of rare baby names? Try the comeback kids of 2022. 　　These names were once used for babies in the US, but then vanished for decades. Just when you might think they were lost forever, they've re-appeared in the official baby name data for 2022. 　　The...

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Name Sage: Honoring Grandma Elaine

Name Sage: Honoring Grandma Elaine

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How to Pick the Perfect Multilingual Name

　　Need an international name that works across different languages? It can be challenging, but here we share our tips and ideas to help you find a marvelously multilingual name that brings your family's cultures together. 　　If your family speaks multiple languages, you probably want your child to have a name...

Name Sage: Defining Classic Girl Names

　　Julie writes:We have two boys, Benjamin John, nn Benji, and William Henry, nn Will. Our third on the way is a girl and we are really struggling with her name. 　　For our boys, we quickly settled on classic names and used family names for the middles. There doesn’t seem to...

What the Name Sage Knows: Ten Secrets to Loving Your Child's Name

　　Nameberry has been happy to host Abby Sandel's Name Sage column and to bring our visitors her wise naming advice for several years now. Here, Abby's accumulated naming wisdom (so far). Thank you, Abby, for your wonderful column. 　　The act of choosing a name is deceptively simple. Just a few...

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