The Two Aggies: Agatha and Agnes unbuttoned
　　By Linda Rosenkrantz 　　For what seems like forever, this pair of sainted sister names, Agnes and Agatha, have seemed like the quintessential starched, buttoned-up, high-lace-collared, mauve-dressed Great-Great-Grandmother appellations. 　　I’d like to propose that we let the unbuttoning commence. 　　Agnes has a bit of a leg up on several counts: 　　1....
Jan 10, 2025
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Girls’ Name Hazel: Will a new movie make her the next Jennifer?
Jan 10, 2025
　　By Nick Turner 　　In 1970, the novel Love Story captured America‘s imagination with the tale of a wealthy Harvard jock who meets a girl from the other side of the tracks. It was soon followed by a movie of the same name — a tear-jerker that became the top box-office draw...
What makes a name a name?
Jan 10, 2025
　　By Abby Sandel, AppellationMountain 　　What makes a name real? 　　To think bigger, what makes a word real?  That’s the question raised by English professor and language historian Anne Curzan in her TED talk. 　　They’re long-standing questions, but the speed of our modern age means that change happens fast.  Imagine a...
Boy Names for Girls & New Names for Boys
Jan 10, 2025
　　By Abby Sandel, Appellation Mountain 　　Once again, a famous couple has chosen a favorite boy’s name for their newborn daughter.  Last Thursday, Mila Kunis and Ashton Kutcher welcomed Wyatt Isabelle. 　　Some parents of baby boy Wyatts are nervous.  Will Wyatt go girl?  Others who had shortlisted Wyatt for a possible...
Girl Baby Names: Something Old, Something New
Jan 10, 2025
　　By Abby Sandel, Appellation Mountain 　　The good news about naming a girl: the options are limitless. 　　The bad news about naming a girl: the options?  Limitless!  How do you choose? 　　In the US, around two-thirds of all newborn girls are given a Top 1000 name.  We play it safe with...
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Name Sage: Naming Kiddo #4
Jan 10, 2025
　　Elisabeth writes: 　　I am great with child, due March 25. My babies have all come early, so we are literally down to the last few weeks! 　　It has been increasingly difficult to decide on a name with each pregnancy. This is Baby #4. (And no, I don’t know if we’re...
Name Sage: Can Laura Name Her Daughter Cora?
Jan 10, 2025
　　Laura writes: 　　My husband loves the name Cora for the baby girl (our first) that we are expecting. 　　I initially was opposed, but it really has grown on me. I like its simplicity and sort of vintage feel. 　　The only problem? My name is Laura! 　　The rhyming factor seems very...
The Reason I Didn’t Tell My Baby’s Unusual Name
Jan 10, 2025
　　By Ceilidhe Wynn 　　Our sincere thanks for permission to reprint this moving article which appeared recently on romper.com. 　　When you’re pregnant, it can often seem like your body, your baby, your decisions, your life are public domain. Everyone wants to touch your belly. Everyone wants to know what kind of genitalia...
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100+ Best Boy Names Ending in a Vowel
Jan 10, 2025
　　Boy names ending in a vowel (or a vowel sound) feel lively and distinctive, in an era where consonant names for boys – particularly those ending in N and R – have long dominated the list of popular names. 　　There are now five boy names ending in a vowel sound...
150+ European Baby Boy Names
Jan 10, 2025
　　European baby names have a long and illustrious history of use in the US. After all, many of the most popular boy names today – contemporary classics like Leo and Lucas, Mason and Mateo, Oliver and Owen – have European origins. 　　But there is so much cultural and linguistic variety...
Flower Names for Boys Are Blooming
Jan 10, 2025
　　Flower names for boys are a rare but beautiful bunch – a subset of the fashionable group of floral baby names which have proved particularly popular for girls in recent years. 　　Cool nature names for boys include tree names like Rowan and Oakley, wild animal names like Fox and Bear,...
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Jan 10, 2025
　　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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Jan 10, 2025
　　Happy Pride 2023! 　　Pride icon names celebrate the LGBTQ+ community and the inspiring history behind the fight for equal rights. 　　It's more than half a century since the first Pride parades took place in New York, Los Angeles, San Francisco and Chicago, commemorating the Stonewall Riots of the previous summer....
America's Top Unisex Names of 2022
Jan 10, 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...
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Jan 10, 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...
60 Southern Baby Names With Charm And Style
Jan 10, 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 10, 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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The Hottest Baby Names of 2020
Jan 10, 2025
　　These are the hottest baby names of 2020, and we’ve got the data to prove it. We looked at the viewer figures for all our name pages over the last month, compared it with the same period last year, and found which names had the biggest rise in views over...
The Top Baby Names of 2019 Are Here!
Jan 10, 2025
　　The top baby names of 2019 are (finally!) here, and we have a brand-new Number 1 girl name! Olivia usurps Emma for the title of most popular name for girls, while reigning champ Liam stays in the top spot for boys. 　　Emma and Isabella each dropped a position, ranking at...
And the Next Big Baby Names Are….
Jan 10, 2025
　　What will the next popular baby names be? Lots of parents would love to know… and name experts love to guess! 　　If you’re naming a child, you might be interested in whether your favorite names are likely to rise in the next few years. Maybe you want to avoid anything...
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Jan 10, 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,...
How to Cope With Baby Name Regret
Jan 10, 2025
　　Baby name regret — also known as baby name remorse — is a common source of shame among new parents. It allegedly affects between 10-20% of new parents, yet the perceived stigma deters many from sharing their feelings or stories. 　　Lately, celebrities have been opening up about their own experiences with baby...
Updating Popular 1950s Names
Jan 10, 2025
　　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...
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