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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...

Jan 13, 2025

Cool Short Middle Names for Girls

Traditional Girl Names with a Twist

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Biblical Girl Names for Now

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Celebrity Baby Names Q+A: Elizabeth Holmes

Jan 13, 2025

　　by Sophie Kihm 　　Our latest celebrity baby names Q+A: 　　We were so thrilled to talk to Elizabeth Holmes, journalist and creator of “So Many Thoughts.” She and husband Matt Stuart have two sons, and are expecting a daughter later this summer. 　　What are your children’s names? 　　Fitzgerald and Oliver 　　How...

Girl Baby Names: 50 Sweetest Sweet-Spot Names

Jan 13, 2025

　　by Linda Rosenkrantz 　　We recently posted a list of fifty boys’ names that we consider to be currently in the sweetest sweet spot—that is, instantly recognizable but not mega-popular—just the kind of fitting in/standing out name that many parents are looking for. These were all found in the lower regions...

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

Jan 13, 2025

　　Millennials, those born in the eighties through mid-nineties, are the generation having babies in 2019. These children are a part of the emerging Generation Alpha, defined as anyone born from 2010-2025. Gen Alphas come into the world with iPads in hand and social media handles pre-claimed—a vastly different experience from...

Tailored but Feminine Girl Names

Jan 13, 2025

　　Tailored girl names that are also feminine are the order of the day. He says Mary. She says Halston. Where’s the middle ground between those two extremes? The Name Sage sets out to find a compromise for their daughter. 　　Taylor writes: 　　My husband and I are expecting a baby girl...

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How I Named My Baby: Kilmer Dove

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Disney Princess Names

Jan 13, 2025

　　Disney Princess names are full of magic and wonder. From the timeless Aurora and Belle to more recent protagonists Elsa or Raya, Disney Princess movies give us a plethora of pretty names to choose from. 　　Many successful Disney movies have significantly impacted naming trends, and the princess characters are historically...

Traditional Girl Names: The Ultimate Guide

Jan 13, 2025

　　Traditional girl names feel warm and familiar – even those that are far from common for babies born today. 　　First, there are the core classic girl names, popular since naming records began in the US in 1880. True classics like Anna, Elizabeth and Katherine have all ranked in – or...

Lilting Girl Names Lift the Spirits

Jan 13, 2025

　　Names like Lily, Layla, and Leilani have one of the distinctive sounds of this generation. Although they are of different origins and styles, they share the L-vowel-L-vowel pattern: “La-La names”, we call them. Light and lilting, it’s no wonder parents lo-lo-love them. 　　Here's our guide to girl names with this...

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How I Named My Baby: Cleo Cruize

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100 Best Boy Names Below the Top 1000

Jan 13, 2025

　　Unconventional and unique boy names have boomed in recent years. In 2022, the proportion of American baby boys receiving a name below the Top 1000 reached a record high of almost 29%. Proof that parents are increasingly willing to think outside the box when naming their sons. 　　Boy names have...

Extravagant Boy Names Stand Out

Jan 13, 2025

　　Extravagant boy names aren’t just uncommon or unconventional or even unique. Like the fanciful names for girls that we spotlighted last month, these are the ones that really make a statement! 　　Historically, parents have always been much more conservative when naming their sons. Since US naming records began in 1880,...

How I Named My Baby: Arrow Lee

Jan 13, 2025

　　Sarah and Dave, who own and operate a Dryer Vent Cleaning company, live in Prescott, Arizona with their two children: Willow June and Arrow Lee. 　　Arrow was born on October 2, 2022. Below, we talk to Sarah about how she and Dave named their little boy. 　　Tell me how you...

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Unisex Names That Switched From Boy to Girl

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The Coolest Unisex Nature Names

Jan 13, 2025

　　Unisex nature names blend two of the coolest categories of baby names right now, so it’s no wonder they’re attracting a lot of attention! 　　The top gender neutral names in the US include several nature-inspired options, and the natural world is also a wonderful place to look for unique unisex...

Gender Neutral Names Changing Direction

Jan 13, 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...

Nonbinary Names Achieve Gender Parity

Jan 13, 2025

　　Nonbinary names are balanced in the proportion of girls to boys who receive the name in a given year. At Nameberry, we define this as no less than 35 percent, but no more than 65 percent of a single sex. Compare that to unisex names, which are given to the...

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DE-HIPSTERIZE THAT BABY NAME

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Newest Baby Names: Clara Is This Year’s Claire

Jan 13, 2025

　　Love a name but fear it’s overused? Think one name is stylish, yet want something even more stylish? 　　You’re not alone. Many parents are looking for names that are like those that have been popular and fashionable in recent years….but different. Something with a similar look and feel, but in...

Top Names of 2008: Emma and Jacob Rule

Jan 13, 2025

　　The day every baby name addict waits for all year is finally here, as the Social Security Administration released its list of Top 1000 Boy and Girl Names this morning. To many people’s surprise–including a sizable number of our contest entrants–Emma leapfrogged over Isabella–last year’s #2– to become the most...

COWBOY (& COWGIRL) NAMES

Jan 13, 2025

　　Cowboy names first galloped onto the scene in the 1950s and 1960s, along with the cool Western TV shows and movies of the era. A lot of these were Old Testament names that had not been heard much since, well, since the real Old West. Some of the early choices...

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Classic Baby Names on the Rise

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New Study Determines the Top Jewish Names

Jan 13, 2025

　　Jewish names are a diverse set, represented by Hebrew names, biblical names, Yiddish names, and gentile names that gained popularity among the American Jewish community. 　　A recent report by the Hebrew Union College Jewish Institute of Religion's Jewish Language Project reveals the most popular Jewish names in the US. This...

50 Names That Mean You Live in the North East

Jan 13, 2025

　　Do you know a lot of kids named Maeve and Rowan, Connor and Max? You might just live in the North East of the USA. 　　Behind the national data on the most popular baby names, each region has its own favorites, and the North East — here, the six states...

Popular Twin Names

Jan 13, 2025

　　Popular twin names used to appear on the Social Security top baby names site, but alas, no more. 　　But while there hasn’t been hard data on the top twin names in the US in over a decade, we can extrapolate from the 2010 twin names data to make some educated...

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How to Have More Fun Naming Your Baby

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Updating Popular 1950s Names

Jan 13, 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...

Name Sage: Japanese-inspired Names for Raiden and Renzo's Sister

Jan 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...

Test-Driving Your Baby Name

Jan 13, 2025

　　When picking a name, it can be hard to find opportunities to test the name in a way that gauges the true ‘wearability’ of the name and the reactions it is likely to elicit. People’s abstract opinions of names (“no-one will ever be able to spell Aoife correctly”, “Harper is...